[MOD 0.14] Vertical Left GUI

[Mooncat]

Type: Mod
Name: Vertical Left GUI
Description: Makes GUI elements on the left-hand side of the screen (gui.left) to be vertically aligned, instead of horizontally aligned.
License: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Version: 0.1.0
Release: 2016-10-16
Tested-With-Factorio-Version: 0.14.14
Category: (Helper Mod)
Tags: gui, left, direction, vertical
Download-Url: https://mods.factorio.com/mods/Mooncat/ ... l-left-gui
Website: viewtopic.php?f=97&t=34380

License

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Long description

This mod changes the direction of gui.left, the left part of GUI, from horizontal to vertical.

Currently, there is an issue about gui.left: its direction is horizontal, same as gui.top. It wastes screen space. This is discussed here.
Here is a situation with two GUI elements in gui.left:


After you have installed and enabled this mod:


This mod is for Factorio 0.14 only, because as kovarex had said in that discussion thread (link), this will be fixed in 0.15.

Version history

Version 0.1.0 (Oct 16): The first version.

Known issues

Some mods rely on the horizontal behaviour of gui.left. They may not be compatible with this mod.

[Mooncat]

I can't stand the wrong direction of gui.left anymore, and it seems there is still time before the release of 0.15, so I made this mod.

[Arumba]

This mod is rather appealing to me because I play some fairly heavily modded games, but it doesn't appear to be working. Here is my current modlist:

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FARL
vertical-left-gui
what-is-it-used-for
advanced-logistics-system
always-show-recipe-products
angelstrigger-refining-enableproductivity
arumbalights
Arumba_Accelerated_Start
auto-research
AutoDeconstruct
autofill
bobconfig
bobinserters
boblibrary
Bottleneck
BurnerLeech
Crafting_Speed_Research
Enhanced_Map_Colors
Expanded_Robot_Tech
Foreman
ItemCount
Larger Inventory
launch-control
long-reach
manual-inventory-sort
RailTanker
Robot_Cleanup
SmallFixes
Squeak Through
tree_collision
upgrade-planner
Warehousing
YARM
ZGroupChange
bobenemies
bobores
bobtech
rso-mod
bobplates
angelsrefining
bobassembly
bobelectronics
bobgreenhouse
boblogistics
bobmining
bobpower
bobrevamp
add-loader
angelsinfiniteores
bobmodules
bobwarfare
longer-belts-redux
Upgrade
Laser_Beam_Turrets

[Mooncat]

This mod is rather appealing to me because I play some fairly heavily modded games, but it doesn't appear to be working. Here is my current modlist:

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FARL
vertical-left-gui
what-is-it-used-for
advanced-logistics-system
always-show-recipe-products
angelstrigger-refining-enableproductivity
arumbalights
Arumba_Accelerated_Start
auto-research
AutoDeconstruct
autofill
bobconfig
bobinserters
boblibrary
Bottleneck
BurnerLeech
Crafting_Speed_Research
Enhanced_Map_Colors
Expanded_Robot_Tech
Foreman
ItemCount
Larger Inventory
launch-control
long-reach
manual-inventory-sort
RailTanker
Robot_Cleanup
SmallFixes
Squeak Through
tree_collision
upgrade-planner
Warehousing
YARM
ZGroupChange
bobenemies
bobores
bobtech
rso-mod
bobplates
angelsrefining
bobassembly
bobelectronics
bobgreenhouse
boblogistics
bobmining
bobpower
bobrevamp
add-loader
angelsinfiniteores
bobmodules
bobwarfare
longer-belts-redux
Upgrade
Laser_Beam_Turrets

May I know is there any specific GUI that doesn't align correctly?

[Arumba]

All of them I think. Here is what a fresh game looks like with a console command to research all technology. Seen here: http://imgur.com/a/pmNdO

[Mooncat]

All of them I think. Here is what a fresh game looks like with a console command to research all technology. Seen here: http://imgur.com/a/pmNdO

Your image showed the top bar instead of the left bar.... just want to make sure you didn't get the idea wrong, because those buttons are using the Top GUI, which is out of scope of this mod.
Would you mind show me more GUIs that use the left bar, or those you think having problems on alignment?

[Arumba]

Oh I see, I guess I was misunderstanding what your mod does. I thought it would take all the top bar stuff and make it go along the left edge instead. Sounds like there isn't any problem with it as is !

[Mooncat]

Oh I see, I guess I was misunderstanding what your mod does. I thought it would take all the top bar stuff and make it go along the left edge instead. Sounds like there isn't any problem with it as is !

Ah ha. It is ok. I think I know why you have that idea.... is it because the EMC button taking too much space when it is opened?
Unfortunately, there is nothing I can do to make the top GUI align vertically without affecting the left GUI. So, I would suggest contacting osldgoth, the author of Enhanced Map Color, tell him to use the left GUI for displaying the long panel, like Upgrade Planner.

[osldgoth]

Ah ha. It is ok. I think I know why you have that idea.... is it because the EMC button taking too much space when it is opened?
Unfortunately, there is nothing I can do to make the top GUI align vertically without affecting the left GUI. So, I would suggest contacting osldgoth, the author of Enhanced Map Color, tell him to use the left GUI for displaying the long panel, like Upgrade Planner.

I have an update (WIP) that includes changes such as the legend being created on gui.left instead, but one reason I haven't released it is because gui.left is horizontal. was waiting for the gui rework to come out.

[Mooncat]

I have an update (WIP) that includes changes such as the legend being created on gui.left instead, but one reason I haven't released it is because gui.left is horizontal. was waiting for the gui rework to come out.

It's great that you already have the solution.
I think there is no need to wait for the gui rework before releasing updates, because we still don't know when will 0.15 come out. To give the best experience of our mod users without requiring them to wait too long, I would still release updates of existing mods.

And as you can see, gui.left is vertical now (with my mod)!