[0.4.8] Texture pack selection

[Nore]

For 0.4.8, there will be texture pack selection in the main menu. Texture pack folders should be put in the textures/ folder, and the main menu allows to choose the texture pack.

Moreover, the "all" folder is removed, and will be shown as a texture pack. The "server" folder (and texture pack) are textures that the server will send to client.

Example structure:

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textures/
├── HDX/
│ ├── info.txt
│ ├── screenshot.png
│ ├── default_wood.png
│ └── ...
└── Misa/
  ├── info.txt
  ├── screenshot.png
  ├── default_brick.png
  └── ...

For texture pack creators:
- there should be a "info.txt" file in the texture pack folder, that will hold information on the texture pack that will be displayed
- there should be a "screenshot.png" that will be a screenshot of the TP. Its format must be 4:3 (at least 160×120).

[Evergreen]

Awesome! More updates for mt-faithful are coming because of this. :D

[rubenwardy]

Wow! Very nice!

Now all we need is sound packs, and we will be pack-ed up!

[Inocudom]

This is a good idea, but so is sound packs support.

[webdesigner97]

Yep, this is a great improvement!

[Casimir]

Very nice.
Now info.txt for games and mods too, please.
Also you don't need a big red text "no screenshot available", just don't show it.

[Mossmanikin]

Absolutely great.
I've been waiting for this. :)

[Evergreen]

Also, why isn't the mod manager more like this? Making an image for a mod + an explanation isn't a bad idea.

[andressonpaullo]

ai dentro

[Mito551]

great!

[Josh]

Great Texture Pack new system you got going there, +1

[cHyper]

awesome feature...

+1

[BlauerEisRegen]

I simply like that! Good job!
Will there be a feauture where you can change the textures in the running game?

[Gambit]

Is there a limit on how many letters can be in the info.txt? Will the summery be cutoff or spill out of it's boundaries?

[Jordach]

Is there a limit on how many letters can be in the info.txt? Will the summery be cutoff or spill out of it's boundaries?

Try it and find out. (To be fair, nobody has actually done this test.)

[Gambit]

Is there a limit on how many letters can be in the info.txt? Will the summery be cutoff or spill out of it's boundaries?

Try it and find out. (To be fair, nobody has actually done this test.)

Eww... yeah you might need to fix it... X_x

[PilzAdam]

Is there a limit on how many letters can be in the info.txt? Will the summery be cutoff or spill out of it's boundaries?

Try it and find out. (To be fair, nobody has actually done this test.)

Eww... yeah you might need to fix it... X_x

info.txt:

Your phone or window isn't wide enough to display the code box. If it's a phone, try rotating it to landscape mode.

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Z

Thats about 80 characters for the first line.

I wonder why you cant test this yourself, though.

[Mito551]

Try it and find out. (To be fair, nobody has actually done this test.)

Eww... yeah you might need to fix it... X_x

http://mg.viewskew.com/mgoblin_media/media_entries/323/TPInfo.png
info.txt:

Your phone or window isn't wide enough to display the code box. If it's a phone, try rotating it to landscape mode.

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This is an epicly long Texture Pack description to show how long a description can be.
Z

Thats about 80 characters for the first line.

I wonder why you cant test this yourself, though.

it looks like he did. and that's his reaction to the result of his little test.

[Gambit]

Eww... yeah you might need to fix it... X_x

http://mg.viewskew.com/mgoblin_media/media_entries/323/TPInfo.png
info.txt:

Your phone or window isn't wide enough to display the code box. If it's a phone, try rotating it to landscape mode.

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This is an epicly long Texture Pack description to show how long a description can be.
Z

Thats about 80 characters for the first line.

I wonder why you cant test this yourself, though.

it looks like he did. and that's his reaction to the result of his little test.

I did test it. so Yep.

[Prestotron562]

Yeah Sfan5 had that in his builds

[Gambit]

I wish there was a slideshow feature for the preview images that way we can show multiple shots of the texture pack.

[Prestotron562]

Yeah sfan5 has a build of Minetest with this feature.