H1 and Halo Custom edition name: madkiller92
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Creative editing indeed!
Here's the fix:
0. Copy \games\Halo\CONTENT\1200editbox.ksml to \games\Halo\CONTENT\1200editbox.ksml.good so you have a backup in case you really break your text box.
1. If you've set your resolution to be larger than 1280x1024, edit the file \games\Halo\CONTENT\1200editbox.ksml using WordPad. (right-click, open with...)
2. In the line
<editbox width="1060" left="220" top="1160" background="gallery
change top="1160" to, say, top="1000".
* The logic here is that the game is using the profile for 1600x1200 resolution since we the game have specified 'something' larger than 1280x1024. The 'top' attribute is getting cut off since 1050 is smaller than 1160. So, if we pick a number we know to be within the bounds of 1680x1050 -- like 1000 -- we can thus see the text.
3. Save and exit.
There can probably be further editing -- for instance, the 'width' attribute probably specifies the width of the edit box and 'left' probably specifies how many pixels from the left the typing should start. Play around with it and you should be able to have a nice looking text box in no time. I'll post good numbers if I find anything.
Also, if you're using a resolution different from 1680x1050, you'll have to adjust accordingly. So, if you are using 1440x900, you'll probably want to set the "top" attribute to be "800" or "850" or something. You may also need to edit a different file. (I think the text box is only 36 pixels high, so you can probably just subtract 36 from your resolution's Y number and have the text box right at the bottom of the screen.
08.12.2008 8:46
Thanks for the fix! I just decided to visit here because I got bored.
It says "access denied" when I try to save, but I'll try to find a way around it.