Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: UI Essentials; Introduction; Setting up a 2D texture to be a bordered sprite; Resizing the UI according to the screen size and resolution; Adding and placing an image in the UI; Adding a circular mask to an image; Making an image scrollable; Making text scrollable with a vertical slider; Selecting buttons through the keyboard; Using UI layout components; Chapter 2: Implementing Counters and Health Bars; Introduction; Implementing a score counter.
Implementing a lives counter Creating a modular coin counter; Creating a symbolic lives counter; Implementing a linear health bar; Implementing a radial health bar; Creating a health bar with armor; Using multiple bars to make a multibar; Developing a kingdom hearts health bar style; Chapter 3: Implementing Timers; Introduction; Implementing a numeric timer; Creating a linear timer; Implementing a radial timer; Creating a mixed timer; Creating a well-formatted timer; Developing a well-formatted countdown that changes; Chapter 4: Creating Panels for Menus; Introduction.
Creating a toggle group Showing the slider value as a percentage; Adding upper and lower bounds to the slider; Making UI elements affected by different lights; Making a draggable panel; Making a resizable panel; Creating a drag-and-drop element; Developing an MP3 player; Chapter 5: Decorating the UI; Introduction; Creating an extendable element with a final fade effect; Creating an extendable and rotating element with a final fade effect; Creating bars that go up and down; Making a floating UI element; Adding shadows to text; Adding outlines to text; Chapter 6: Animating the UI; Introduction.
Appearing and disappearing menu Creating a menu with an entrance transition; Creating a menu with an idle animation; Animating a button when the cursor is over it; Creating a pop-up menu; Animating hearts of the symbolic lives counter; Changing animation of the hearts of the symbolic lives counter through the script; Chapter 7: Applying Runtime Customizations; Introduction; Making a button that changes color; Creating a slider that changes colors gradually; Creating a slide shower using a discrete slider; Creating a slider that changes a single color channel.
Making an input field with personal text validation at runtime Making an input field for a password with a lower bound limit for characters; Changing the cursor at runtime; Chapter 8: Applying Runtime Customizations; Introduction; Creating a distance displayer; Creating a directional radar; Developing a subtitle shower; Chapter 9: Diving into 3D UIs; Introduction; Creating a 3D menu; Adding a smooth tilt effect; Creating and placing a 3D UI; Making an animated 3D UI warning; Chapter 10: Creating Minimaps; Introduction; Creating a minimap; Implementing advanced features for minimaps; Index.
