Hide certain windows in an interface file.

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Oct 30 2010, 3:04 am
Is it possible to have items in your interface that are not open to everyone who edits the skin at one point or another. I am planning on adding an admin panel and using a window is the easiest/ most visualy appealing option. However i am not sure i want the everyday joe to know all the administrative capabilities of my team.
Oct 30 2010, 3:06 am
One way is to, well, entirely disable the ability to modify the interface (therefore not allowing anyone to access the administration console) by setting control_freak.

Another way would be... well, have the administration console but don't let non-administrative users have the ability to use them.
Oct 30 2010, 3:16 am
In response to LordAndrew
control_freak seems abit much :D i only want to hide the interface.

As of option two, ofcourse non-admins cant use the verbs. i just dont want them to see them in the first place.

I have thought of a third way though. Ill have the window labels/buttons set to some gibberish and only load the required text when needed.

however hiding the interface w/o control_freak is still preferable to me if anyone knows how...
Oct 30 2010, 12:12 pm
In response to Rapmaster
Rapmaster wrote:
control_freak seems abit much :D i only want to hide the interface.

As of option two, ofcourse non-admins cant use the verbs. i just dont want them to see them in the first place.

I have thought of a third way though. Ill have the window labels/buttons set to some gibberish and only load the required text when needed.

however hiding the interface w/o control_freak is still preferable to me if anyone knows how...

<small>winset()</small> is what you're looking for.

Don't make an admin panel on the interface editor, make one at runtime.
Oct 30 2010, 3:43 pm
In response to Neimo
making one with code is a long process and I can make a better one on html with the same ammount brainpower . In the interface editor you click and drag a few buttons... i think it should be a feature in the editor add little padlocks for "classified" windows
Oct 30 2010, 3:46 pm
In response to Rapmaster
Rapmaster wrote:
making one with code is a long process and I can make a better one on html with the same ammount brainpower . In the interface editor you click and drag a few buttons... i think it should be a feature in the editor add little padlocks for "classified" windows

I went down the same road as you to look for a solution. <small>winset()</small> was it.

client
    proc
        admin_check()
            if(src.key in Admin_List)
                winset(src, "Admin", "parent=menu;name=Admin") // the menu
                winset(src, "Add_Overlay","parent=Admin;name=\"&Add Overlay\";command=Add-Overlay") // adding the verb to the menu