UI elements in total

Windows
	Normal
	Event
	Many bookmarks

	Error
		Generic (ok, yes/no)
			Destroyable
			Content is dynamic and is given to window

		Inbox
			Destroyable
			Content is dynamic and is given to window

	Splash
	W with 3d characters
	W with scene, camera and 3d characters (pre arena)

Panel that jump from window to window
	Tutorial
		- why tutorial should be inside the window ?

Elements which always have to be on top of windows
	Screen message

Elements that belong to 3d objects in a current scene

Wait
	Loader
	Blur


UI Pool (Contains links to sprites)

UI events


Rules

Architectural rules
	windows stack one on top of another
	lower windows can be clicked
	window can be shown above splash and that makes splash just another window
	window is responsible for localization for its elements
	window is responsible for giving elements back to pool if needed
	windows have to scale if game window changes
		- how?

	tutorial must be SOMEHOW updated in all opened windows


Technical rules
	Separate elements in static and dynamic (i.e. many canvases)


Questions
	How to send data between windows?


Problems I have in current system

GUIMan in general

Redundant code to instantiate attachables

Redundant code to instantiate/open windows
public void OpenWindow(GUICanvasBaseWindow.WindowType type, bool animate)
void ShowWindow(GUICanvasWindow addWindow, bool animate = true)
public bool TryOpenCurrWindow(bool animate = true)


Redundant code to handle tutorial
Redundant code to animate buttons
Redundant code to show different error messages
Redundant code to show splashes
Icons must be moved to guipool


Windows in general

1 One window can be invoked several times while it’s being opened
	- look at the bug w event window - battle history
2 Event window can be shown below the current window
	- look at the bug w event window - battle history
3 While window is being opened, I can still make clicks on area of a lower window
4 WindowType does NOT exist until I open a window
5 In many bookmarks window WindowType is changing depending on a shortcut
6 I have several ways to open a window, when in fact I need just one
7 Still not clear HOWTO go to the store from any part of the interface
8 Cut scene at the beginning (tutorial) -> I need to hide my interface before the game starts
9 Window with a scene and 3d objects can be fake hidden, to show another window on top (transparent)
10 Event windows can NOT be shown above ANY window, there is a list of restrictions
11 Windows can have a callback for logic, I have a collapse situation when a window is being closed and callback is invoked
12 Use Crystals is bad - close, no tutorial, callbacks
13 Generic is bad - close, no tutorial, callbacks
14 When generic and use crystals are being closed , most of the time there is an external callback to be invoked

15 Animation of window itself collapsed with animation inside window (check league change )
16 Dialog bubbles should be done as an attachable
	- look ShowBubble in GUIMan

Window with bookmarks

1 UpdateContent - is a bad solution for updating page
2


Loader
	Both blur and loader can be accessed by windows (logic) from very distinct parts of code, so that I will get a collapse or even a dead lock.
	While blur is working and before it throws a callback that a window can be invoked, other logic can invoke another ui element, and I will he

	Solution for loader: make a counter for loader and unblock everything when count = 0
	Solution for blur


Buttons

They use exceeding code from GUIMan in order to open anything

Attachables

Attachable elements are instantiated immediately when window access them
There is no type for attachables

Tutorial

I do not know how to handle tutorial while several windows are visible
I do not know how better solve tutorial for bookmark window
There is no logic to skip tutorial in UI
We have a separate talk window with a character, which is supposed to be a part of the tutorial (GUIMan - Show talk)


Questions
	Where did he see multiple overlapping windows in Summoners wars which are also interactive?
		- small dialog boxes in Monsters
	What if we will have 2 overlap windows and I will need to show tutorial elements in both of them?

	Separate Scenes?
		- Pasha doesn’t know




Thoughts

Make a queue of windows which are going to be opened now
Block of characteristics
We need tables
We might have a vertical orientation
We won’t have orientation




TODO
Check class - GUICanvasSpendResources
Check set as last sibling
Check why iOS is shown down
	1st - in arena
	Unity
	check on iPhone
Check scene load vs instantiate the window


TIMING

Andoird in Russia in april
In a month - go to a conference and show the game