Merge pull request #3078 from myk002/myk_orders

add minimize button to orders overlay panel

docs/changelog.txt

@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ changelog.txt uses a syntax similar to RST, with a few special sequences:
 - `stockpiles`: write player-exported stockpile configurations to the ``dfhack-config/stockpiles`` folder. If you have any stockpile configs in other directories, please move them to that folder.
 - `stockpiles`: now includes a library of useful stockpile configs (see docs for details)
 - `automelt`: now allows metal chests to be melted (workaround for DF bug 2493 is no longer needed)
+- `orders`: add minimize button to overlay panel so you can get it out of the way to read long statue descriptions when choosing a subject in the details screen
 
 ## Documentation
 

docs/plugins/orders.rst

@@ -48,8 +48,11 @@ is open via an `overlay` widget. There are hotkeys assigned to export, import,
 sort, and clear. You can also click on the hotkey hints as if they were buttons.
 Clearing will ask for confirmation before acting.
 
-If you want to change where the hotkey hints appear, you can move them via
+If you want to change where the overlay panel appears, you can move it via
-`gui/overlay`.
+`gui/overlay`. If you just need to get the overlay out of the way temporarily,
+for example to read a long description of a historical figure when choosing a
+subject for a statue, click on the small arrow in the upper right corner of the
+overlay panel. Click on the arrow again to restore the panel.
 
 The orders library
 ------------------

plugins/lua/orders.lua

@@ -46,39 +46,89 @@ OrdersOverlay.ATTRS{
     default_enabled=true,
     viewscreens='dwarfmode/Info/WORK_ORDERS',
     frame={w=30, h=4},
-    frame_style=gui.MEDIUM_FRAME,
-    frame_background=gui.CLEAR_PEN,
 }
 
 function OrdersOverlay:init()
-    self:addviews{
+    self.minimized = false
+
+    local main_panel = widgets.Panel{
+        frame={t=0, l=0, r=0, h=4},
+        frame_style=gui.MEDIUM_FRAME,
+        frame_background=gui.CLEAR_PEN,
+        visible=function() return not self.minimized end,
+        subviews={
             widgets.HotkeyLabel{
                 frame={t=0, l=0},
                 label='import',
                 key='CUSTOM_CTRL_I',
+                auto_width=true,
                 on_activate=do_import,
             },
             widgets.HotkeyLabel{
                 frame={t=1, l=0},
                 label='export',
                 key='CUSTOM_CTRL_E',
+                auto_width=true,
                 on_activate=do_export,
             },
             widgets.HotkeyLabel{
                 frame={t=0, l=15},
                 label='sort',
                 key='CUSTOM_CTRL_O',
+                auto_width=true,
                 on_activate=do_sort,
             },
             widgets.HotkeyLabel{
                 frame={t=1, l=15},
                 label='clear',
                 key='CUSTOM_CTRL_C',
+                auto_width=true,
                 on_activate=do_clear,
             },
+        },
+    }
+
+    local minimized_panel = widgets.Panel{
+        frame={t=0, r=0, w=3, h=1},
+        subviews={
+            widgets.Label{
+                frame={t=0, l=0, w=1, h=1},
+                text='[',
+                text_pen=COLOR_RED,
+                visible=function() return self.minimized end,
+            },
+            widgets.Label{
+                frame={t=0, l=1, w=1, h=1},
+                text={{text=function() return self.minimized and string.char(31) or string.char(30) end}},
+                text_pen=dfhack.pen.parse{fg=COLOR_BLACK, bg=COLOR_GREY},
+                text_hpen=dfhack.pen.parse{fg=COLOR_BLACK, bg=COLOR_WHITE},
+                on_click=function() self.minimized = not self.minimized end,
+            },
+            widgets.Label{
+                frame={t=0, r=0, w=1, h=1},
+                text=']',
+                text_pen=COLOR_RED,
+                visible=function() return self.minimized end,
+            },
+        },
+    }
+
+    self:addviews{
+        main_panel,
+        minimized_panel,
     }
 end
 
+function OrdersOverlay:onInput(keys)
+    if keys.CUSTOM_ALT_M then
+        self.minimized = not self.minimized
+        return true
+    end
+    if OrdersOverlay.super.onInput(self, keys) then
+        return true
+    end
+end
+
 OVERLAY_WIDGETS = {
     overlay=OrdersOverlay,
 }