"Improvements" to UI
 

So I log in and I see this annoying HP Percentage crap on my hp bar. I've never tried to modify the UI so I'm a newb when it comes to this kind of stuff.

I read the FAQ and followed the instructions there for loading only modified files into a seperate skin directory and typing /load dir to test it out.

The first thing I tried to do was remove the code, for the Player_HPPercLabel label, in EQUI_PlayerWindow.xml. Then I removed the <Pieces>Player_HPPercLabel</Pieces>.

That didn't work.

So I started looking at the boards here and read that if you remove the info between the tags you could keep the text from showing up, but I might have misunderstood.

I also tried changing the location and size variables to 0.

Is there any way to get rid of this "improvement?"

If you just set size and location to 0, 0 it should get rid of it for you.

size/location 0
 

I figured that would fix the problem as well, but it's still popping up. Here's the edited code that I have saved in the dir Trakeen under uifiles\
<Label item ="Player_HPPercLabel">
<ScreenID>HPPerLabel</ScreenID>
<RelativePosition>true</RelativePosition>
<Location>
<X>0</X>
<Y>0</Y>
</Location>
<Size>
<CX>0</CX>
<CY>0</CY>
</Size>
<Text>%</Text>
<TextColor>
<R>255</R>
<G>155</G>
<B>55</B>
</TextColor>
<NoWrap>true</NoWrap>
<AlignCenter>false</AlignCenter>
<AlignRight>false</AlignRight>
</Label>

And this is in my ui_trakeen_x.ini file UISkin=Trakeen

Changing the RGB values didn't have an effect on it at all either. Please forgive the lost newb. I should have paid attention in my xml/asp classes heh

Just remove the label definitions at the bottom.

re: Label Definitions
 

Were you refering to the <Pieces> tags?

Yes, remove the new label definition <pieces> at the bottom, the <pieces> tag defines the labels (tags) that were added, without them they are never executed, can't remember the name of the new labels but I believe Cairenn had the new stuff posted somewhere on this forum.

more pieces
 

I tried removing those as well but no luck. I must get some sleep. Have to bup nice and early to see the matrix tomorrow :) I'll see if I can find some xml tutorial sites. The AboutSIDL, but I didn't really read it all. Been doing searches on how to remove certain things, but no luck there either. Knowing me I'll think of something a teacher said to me 2 years ago and nail it if the ideas here don't work.

Thanks for the help guys. I'm probably just doing something wrong heh.

Even after setting them to 0,0 they are showing up? *blink* Works just fine for me to get rid of them that way.

Are you doing this to custom Player/Group/Target windows? You can't change the default ones, the patcher will just re-download it to the original. You have to create a custom folder, copy (just) the files you want changed into it, make the changes, and /loadskin CustomFolder when in game.

/edit NM, going back and re-reading myself, yes you are. Very odd. Can you zip up your files and attach them here? I'll take a look at them tomorrow.

Just to throw in my guess at the problem, you say you're changing "<Pieces>Player_HPPercLabel</Pieces>" but that is just to display the actual "%" text. To get rid of the numbers as well, you need to change (or remover or whatever) the <Pieces>Player_HPLabel</Pieces>.

I know it's a little late
 

But thanks for the tips guys. Removing the hp_label finally got rid of the problem.