Changing GUI editor ctrl types

[gc8 970]

Hi

I wanted to change the root class of some GUI controls in my mission but I cannot find where the class types are set.

 

For example (GUI editor output):

 

$[
	1.063,
	["dbgStats",[["safezoneX","safezoneY","safezoneW","safeZoneH"],"5 * 0.5 * pixelW * pixelGrid","5 * 0.5 * pixelH * pixelGrid","UI_GRID"],0,0,0],
	[1800,"",[2,"Side",["16 * UI_GRID_W + UI_GRID_X","8 * UI_GRID_H + UI_GRID_Y","22 * UI_GRID_W","4.5 * UI_GRID_H"],[-1,-1,-1,-1],[-1,-1,-1,-1],[-1,-1,-1,-1],"","-1"],[]],
	[1801,"",[2,"All",["16 * UI_GRID_W + UI_GRID_X","14.5 * UI_GRID_H + UI_GRID_Y","16 * UI_GRID_W","11.5 * UI_GRID_H"],[-1,-1,-1,-1],[-1,-1,-1,-1],[-1,-1,-1,-1],"","-1"],[]],
	[1201,"UsedArmyBar : RscProgress",[2,"#(argb,8,8,3)color(1,1,1,1)",["16.5 * UI_GRID_W + UI_GRID_X","10.5 * UI_GRID_H + UI_GRID_Y","11 * UI_GRID_W","1 * UI_GRID_H"],[-1,-1,-1,-1],[-1,-1,-1,-1],[-1,-1,-1,-1],"","-1"],[]],
	[1600,"",[2,"Close",["28.5 * UI_GRID_W + UI_GRID_X","27 * UI_GRID_H + UI_GRID_Y","5.5 * UI_GRID_W","2 * UI_GRID_H"],[-1,-1,-1,-1],[-1,-1,-1,-1],[-1,-1,-1,-1],"","-1"],["action = |call closeDbgStatsDlg|;"]],
	[1000,"",[2,"Response time",["25 * UI_GRID_W + UI_GRID_X","6.5 * UI_GRID_H + UI_GRID_Y","13 * UI_GRID_W","1 * UI_GRID_H"],[-1,-1,-1,-1],[-1,-1,-1,-1],[-1,-1,-1,-1],"","-1"],[]],
	[1001,"",[2,"0 / 0",["18 * UI_GRID_W + UI_GRID_X","9 * UI_GRID_H + UI_GRID_Y","9 * UI_GRID_W","1 * UI_GRID_H"],[-1,-1,-1,-1],[-1,-1,-1,-1],[-1,-1,-1,-1],"","-1"],[]],
	[1002,"",[2,"Num men spawned: 0",["17 * UI_GRID_W + UI_GRID_X","15.5 * UI_GRID_H + UI_GRID_Y","10 * UI_GRID_W","1 * UI_GRID_H"],[-1,-1,-1,-1],[-1,-1,-1,-1],[-1,-1,-1,-1],"","-1"],[]],
	[1003,"",[2,"Total groups: 0",["17 * UI_GRID_W + UI_GRID_X","17 * UI_GRID_H + UI_GRID_Y","7.5 * UI_GRID_W","1 * UI_GRID_H"],[-1,-1,-1,-1],[-1,-1,-1,-1],[-1,-1,-1,-1],"","-1"],[]],
	[1004,"",[2,"Num veh spawned: 0",["17 * UI_GRID_W + UI_GRID_X","18.5 * UI_GRID_H + UI_GRID_Y","10 * UI_GRID_W","1 * UI_GRID_H"],[-1,-1,-1,-1],[-1,-1,-1,-1],[-1,-1,-1,-1],"","-1"],[]],
	[2100,"",[2,"",["28.5 * UI_GRID_W + UI_GRID_X","10 * UI_GRID_H + UI_GRID_Y","9 * UI_GRID_W","1.5 * UI_GRID_H"],[-1,-1,-1,-1],[-1,-1,-1,-1],[-1,-1,-1,-1],"","-1"],["onLBSelChanged = |call dbgSelectSide|;"]],
	[1005,"",[2,"Vehs in use:",["18 * UI_GRID_W + UI_GRID_X","20 * UI_GRID_H + UI_GRID_Y","6 * UI_GRID_W","1 * UI_GRID_H"],[-1,-1,-1,-1],[-1,-1,-1,-1],[-1,-1,-1,-1],"","-1"],[]],
	[1006,"",[2,"Static weapons:",["17.5 * UI_GRID_W + UI_GRID_X","24.5 * UI_GRID_H + UI_GRID_Y","7 * UI_GRID_W","1 * UI_GRID_H"],[-1,-1,-1,-1],[-1,-1,-1,-1],[-1,-1,-1,-1],"","-1"],["idc = 1670;"]],
	[1007,"",[2,"Num air:",["18 * UI_GRID_W + UI_GRID_X","21 * UI_GRID_H + UI_GRID_Y","8 * UI_GRID_W","1 * UI_GRID_H"],[-1,-1,-1,-1],[-1,-1,-1,-1],[-1,-1,-1,-1],"","-1"],[]],
	[1008,"",[2,"Num land:",["18 * UI_GRID_W + UI_GRID_X","22 * UI_GRID_H + UI_GRID_Y","8 * UI_GRID_W","1 * UI_GRID_H"],[-1,-1,-1,-1],[-1,-1,-1,-1],[-1,-1,-1,-1],"","-1"],[]],
	[1009,"",[2,"Num water:",["18 * UI_GRID_W + UI_GRID_X","23 * UI_GRID_H + UI_GRID_Y","8 * UI_GRID_W","1 * UI_GRID_H"],[-1,-1,-1,-1],[-1,-1,-1,-1],[-1,-1,-1,-1],"","-1"],[]]
]

 

I cant see where the control types are defined. Except for "UsedArmyBar : RscProgress" etc. But where are the rest defined?

thx!

[gc8 970]

Ok figured it out. The control type comes from the IDC. so 16XX = button, etc

[7erra 629]

Yeah the GUI Editor is an ancient piece of technology. It doesn't make use of the ctrlCreate command but rather has hundreds of controls stored in its config and as @gc8 said, they are identified via their IDC.