There is a couple of things i think Celestia could benefit greatly from, and that should be simple to do - at least some of it, since the functionality is basically present already, but in a more rudimentary form. There are two things i wish for:
1. Formatting Cel and CelX scripts:
- Make it possible to add <title> and <subtitle> attributes to the text output. For title, perhaps a 4p increase in font size, for subtitle, bold (but then the regular text must not be bold, of course, like it is today). If that is not practical, a 1p increase in font size.
- Add an option to make a semi-transparent background for the text. If we get that, it will become unecessary to have the standard text outputted in bold...
Of course it would be nice to have parameters for tweaking the output further - like bold/regular, arbitrary font sizes etc - but that is less important than the ability to add titling.
2. Auto-run InfoUrls
I understand doing this can be a security hazard, but one can fix that by having a preference for it in the config file, by default set to OFF.
This function would work like this: the InfoUrl activates when the user clicks on the object that has the InfoUrl definition. One can throw up a warning dialog if the URL contains dangerous filetypes - like executables.
The reason i would like this is because it will add greatly to possibilities for interactivity. Just imagine an add-on where everything is cross-linked via scripts and CelUrls via single clicks - or, for example, how much could be done with it in a Kiosk Mode setting.
- rthorvald
