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| ====== Overview html ====== | ====== OFP Overview html ====== |
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| | **Operation Flashpoint (OFP)** aka ArmA: Cold War Assault (CWA) |
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| The //overview.html// is an optional file, which simply means the game won't crash without it, but it adds polish to your creative efforts. It appears on the notebook before you start a mission or campaign. When you click on a mission, on the right you see an overview, which is mostly comprised of a picture and one or two lines of text. Alternatively, you could de-PBO an existing mission and use its overview file as a template. | The //overview.html// is an optional file, which simply means the game won't crash without it, but it adds polish to your creative efforts. It appears on the notebook before you start a mission or campaign. When you click on a mission, on the right you see an overview, which is mostly comprised of a picture and one or two lines of text. Alternatively, you could de-PBO an existing mission and use its overview file as a template. |
| * single missions, | * single missions, |
| * a campaign, and | * a campaign, and |
| * individual missions of a campaign. | * individual missions of a campaign. |
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| The overview of a mission within a campaign is not visible until after you have played that mission. The intent of all overviews is to provide a brief idea of what the mission is about. The keyword is 'brief', because space in the notepad is at a premium. | The overview of a mission within a campaign is not visible until after you have played that mission. The intent of all overviews is to provide a brief idea of what the mission is about. The keyword is 'brief', because space in the notepad is at a premium. |
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| Version numbers and mission author details should really be kept to the //ReadMe.txt// file, but many authors choose to include this information within the overview for reference. | Version numbers and mission author details should really be kept to the //ReadMe.txt// file, but many authors choose to include this information within the overview for reference. |
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| ====== Anatomy of the overview.html ====== | ====== Anatomy of the overview.html ====== |
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| <code> | <code html> |
| <html><br> | <html><br> |
| <head><title>Overview or anything you like or nothing at all</title></head><br> | <head><title>Overview or anything you like or nothing at all</title></head><br> |
| The three displayed elements of this html are | The three displayed elements of this html are |
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| * A centred title | * A centered title |
| * A centered picture | * A centered picture |
| * One or more sentence descriptions | * One or more sentence descriptions |
| The title of the overview (not the html <title> above, the name of the mission this overview represents) comes from one of two sources: | The title of the overview (not the html <title> above, the name of the mission this overview represents) comes from one of two sources: |
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| * The filename of the mission folder will be displayed. Eg Apples.Pbo.Cain OR | * The file name of the mission folder will be displayed. Eg Apples.Pbo.Cain OR |
| * The briefingName= contained in the //mission.sqm// of the mission folder, written as follows: | * The briefingName= contained in the //mission.sqm// of the mission folder, written as follows: |
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| <code> | <code cpp> |
| class Intel | class Intel |
| { | { |
| </code> | </code> |
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| It would be rare for you to want the mission filename to be displayed. In order to work 'correctly' | It would be rare for you to want the mission file name to be displayed. In order to work 'correctly' |
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| * the briefingName= must exist | * the briefingName= must exist |
| * the briefingName= must be different to the filename. | * the briefingName= must be different to the file name. |
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| There is a "bug" in OFP, in that if the briefing name is identical to the primary name of the mission folder the mission folder is displayed. | There is a "bug" in OFP, in that if the briefing name is identical to the primary name of the mission folder the mission folder is displayed. |
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| **Example:** folder name apples.cain (or apples.pbo.cain) | **Example:** folder name apples.cain (or apples.pbo.cain) |
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| <code> | <code cpp> |
| breifingName="apples"; results in the briefing name effectively being ignored. For this reason, you will often see | breifingName="apples"; //results in the briefing name effectively being ignored. For this reason, you will often see |
| </code> | </code> |
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| <code> | <code cpp> |
| breifingName="apples "; (a space is added to force correct display) | breifingName="apples "; //(a space is added to force correct display) |
| </code> | </code> |
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| Or, the name of the folder containing the mission has underlines or some other device to make it different. | Or, the name of the folder containing the mission has underlines or some other device to make it different. |
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| **Note:** Filename title is also displayed as a diagnostic aid if you use cheat sequence -campaign. | **Note:** File name title is also displayed as a diagnostic aid if you use cheat sequence -campaign. |
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| **Pictures** | **Pictures** |
| </code> | </code> |
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| Many simple HTML tags will work in the [[ofp:missions:briefing.html|briefing.html]] or //overview.html//. For an added touch of professionalism, centre your text by adding the following above your main body of description. | Many simple HTML tags will work in the [[ofp:missions:briefing.html|briefing.html]] or //overview.html//. For an added touch of professionalism, center your text by adding the following above your main body of description. |
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| <code> | <code html> |
| < p align="center" > | < p align="center" > |
| </code> | </code> |
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| A tutorial for creating mission pictures is available Overview Picture. | A tutorial for creating mission pictures is available Overview Picture. |
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| ====== See Also ====== | ====== See Also ====== |
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| [[ofp:missions:briefing.html|briefing.html]] | [[ofp:missions:briefing.html|briefing.html]] |
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| ====== Resources ====== | |
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| [[http://www.flashpoint1985.com/index2.html|BI]] has a few tools to get you started. | |
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