Changeset 8453 for code/branches/tutoriallevel3/data/gui/scripts/NotificationLayer.lua

Timestamp:

May 12, 2011, 12:31:23 AM (13 years ago)

Author:

dafrick

Message:

Merging tutoriallevel2 branch into tutoriallevel3 branch.

Location:

code/branches/tutoriallevel3

Files:

• . (modified) (1 prop)
• data/gui/scripts/NotificationLayer.lua (modified) (7 diffs)

code/branches/tutoriallevel3/data/gui/scripts/NotificationLayer.lua

@@ -4 +4 @@
 
 P.queueList = {}
-P.editMode = false
 
 P.sampleWindow = nil
@@ -17 +16 @@
 function P.createQueue(name, size)
     local root = winMgr:getWindow("orxonox/NotificationLayer/Root")
-    local queue = winMgr:createWindow("MenuWidgets/Listbox", "orxonox/NotificationLayer/Root/Queue/" .. name)
-    queue:setProperty("BackgroundColor", "00FFFFFF") -- Set background to be fully transparent.
+    --local queue = winMgr:createWindow("MenuWidgets/Listbox", "orxonox/NotificationLayer/Root/Queue/" .. name)
+    --queue:setProperty("BackgroundColor", "00FFFFFF") -- Set background to be fully transparent.
+    local queue = winMgr:createWindow("MenuWidgets/ScrollablePane", "orxonox/NotificationLayer/Root/Queue/" .. name)
+    queue:setProperty("Alpha", 0.0)
+    --queue:setProperty("FrameEnabled", "false")
     root:addChildWindow(queue)
-
-    queue:setPosition(CEGUI.UVector2(CEGUI.UDim(0, 0), CEGUI.UDim(0, 0)))
-    queue:setSize(CEGUI.UVector2(CEGUI.UDim(1.0, 0), CEGUI.UDim(0, P.queueHeightHelper(queue, size))))
 
     local queueTuple =
     {
-        ["window"]  = queue,
-        ["name"]    = name,
-        ["edit"]    = nil,
-        ["visible"] = false
+        ["window"]    = queue,
+        ["name"]      = name,
+        ["maxSize"]      = size,
+        ["visible"]   = false,
+        ["fontSize"]  = 12,
+        ["fontColor"] = "FFFFFFFF",
+        ["alignment"] = "LeftAligned",
+        ["items"]     = {},
+        ["first"]     = 1,
+        ["last"]      = 1
     }
+    
+    queue:setPosition(CEGUI.UVector2(CEGUI.UDim(0, 0), CEGUI.UDim(0, 0)))
+    queue:setSize(CEGUI.UVector2(CEGUI.UDim(1.0, 0), CEGUI.UDim(0, P.queueHeightHelper(queueTuple, size))))
 
     P.queueList[name] = queueTuple -- name access
@@ -52 +60 @@
         return
     end
-    item = CEGUI.createListboxTextItem(notification)
-    local listbox = CEGUI.toListbox(queue.window)
-    -- Add the item to the top of the listbox.
-    if listbox:getItemCount() == 0 then
-        listbox:addItem(item)
-    else
-        listbox:insertItem(item, listbox:getListboxItemFromIndex(0))
-    end
+
+    local item = winMgr:createWindow("MenuWidgets/StaticText", "orxonox/NotificationLayer/Root/Queue/" .. queueName .. "/" .. queue.last)
+    item:setText(notification)
+    P.setItemFontHelper(item, queue, true)
+    -- Add the item to the top of the queue.
+    local itemHeight = P.itemHeightHelper(queue)
+    if queue.last-queue.first > 0 then -- If the queue is not empty move all items down
+        for i=queue.first,queue.last-1 do
+            local item = queue.items[i]
+            item:setYPosition(CEGUI.UDim(0, itemHeight*(queue.last-i)))
+        end
+    end
+    queue.window:addChildWindow(item)
+    item:setSize(CEGUI.UVector2(CEGUI.UDim(1, 0), CEGUI.UDim(0, itemHeight)))
+    item:setPosition(CEGUI.UVector2(CEGUI.UDim(0, 0), CEGUI.UDim(0, 0)))
+    item:setProperty("Alpha", 1.0)
+    item:setProperty("InheritsAlpha", "false")
+    item:setProperty("BackgroundEnabled", "false")
+    item:setProperty("FrameEnabled", "false")
+    item:setProperty("HorzFormatting", queue.alignment)
+    queue.items[queue.last] = item
+    queue.last = queue.last+1
 
     -- If the queue has been invisible, set it to visible.
@@ -73 +95 @@
         return
     end
-    local listbox = CEGUI.toListbox(queue.window)
-    -- Removes the item from the bottom of the listbox.
-    listbox:removeItem(listbox:getListboxItemFromIndex(listbox:getItemCount()-1))
+    local item = queue.items[queue.first]
+    -- Removes the item from the bottom of the queue.
+    queue.window:removeChildWindow(item)
+    winMgr:destroyWindow(item)
+    queue.first = queue.first+1
 
     -- Sets the queue to invisible if there are no more notifications in it.
-    if listbox:getItemCount() == 0 then
+    if queue.last-queue.first == 0 then
         P.setVisible(queue, false)
     end
 end
 
--- Removes a notification at a given index from the queue.
+-- Removes a notification at a given index from the queue. Where the 0th item is the newest and the nth the (n+1)th newest.
 function P.removeNotification(queueName, index)
     local queue = P.queueList[queueName]
@@ -89 +113 @@
         return
     end
-    local listbox = CEGUI.toListbox(queue.window)
+
+    index = queue.last-tonumber(index)-1
+    --if index == queue.first then -- If we want to remove the oldest notification, we can just use pop.
+    --    P.popNotification(queueName)
+    --    return
+    --end
+
     -- Removes the item.
-    listbox:removeItem(listbox:getListboxItemFromIndex(tonumber(index)))
+    local item = queue.items[index]
+    queue.window:removeChildWindow(item)
+    winMgr:destroyWindow(item)
+    queue.items[index] = nil
+
+    -- Move the items below, up.
+    local itemHeight = P.itemHeightHelper(queue)
+    local moved = false
+    if index > queue.first then -- Move all older notifications up in the list.
+        for i=index-1,-1,queue.first do
+            cout(0, i)
+            item = queue.items[i]
+            item:setYposition(CEGUI.UDim(0, itemHeight*(queue.last-i-1)))
+            queue.items[i+1] = item
+        end
+    end
+    queue.items[queue.first] = nil
+    queue.first = queue.first+1
 
     -- Sets the queue to invisible if there are no more notifications in it.
-    if listbox:getItemCount() == 0 then
+    if queue.last-queue.first == 0 then
         P.setVisible(queue, false)
     end
@@ -105 +152 @@
         return
     end
-    local listbox = CEGUI.toListbox(queue.window)
-    CEGUI.toListbox(queue.window):resetList()
+    for i=queue.first,queue.last-1 do
+        local item = queue.items[i]
+        queue.window:removeChildWindow(item)
+        winMgr:destroyWindow(item)
+    end
+    queue.items = {}
+    queue.first = 1
+    queue.last = 1
 
     -- Sets the queue to invisible.
@@ -121 +174 @@
 end
 
--- Enter the edit mode of the notification layer.
-function P.enterEditMode()
-    P.editMode = true
-
-    local root = winMgr:getWindow("orxonox/NotificationLayer/Root")
-
-    --Add control frame window.
-    local window = winMgr:createWindow("MenuWidgets/FrameWindow", "orxonox/NotificationLayer/Root/EditMode/ControlWindow")
-    local frame = tolua.cast(window, "CEGUI::FrameWindow")
-    frame:setCloseButtonEnabled(false)
-    frame:setText("NotificationLayer Control Window")
-    frame:setSize(CEGUI.UVector2(CEGUI.UDim(0.7, 0), CEGUI.UDim(0.2, 0)))
-    root:addChildWindow(window)
-    local pane = winMgr:createWindow("MenuWidgets/ScrollablePane", "orxonox/NotificationLayer/Root/EditMode/ControlWindow/ScrollingPane")
-    pane:setSize(CEGUI.UVector2(CEGUI.UDim(1,-20), CEGUI.UDim(1,-30)))
-    pane:setPosition(CEGUI.UVector2(CEGUI.UDim(0, 10), CEGUI.UDim(0, 26)))
-    window:addChildWindow(pane)
-
-    vertOffset = 0
-    horzOffset = 0
-    -- Line to be able to create a new queue.
-    local newQueueTitle = winMgr:createWindow("MenuWidgets/StaticText", "orxonox/NotificationLayer/Root/EditMode/ControlWindow/NewQueueTitle")
-    newQueueTitle:setText("Create a new NotificationQueue:")
-    local size = getMinTextSize(newQueueTitle)
-    local textHeight = size[1]
-    newQueueTitle:setSize(CEGUI.UVector2(CEGUI.UDim(0, size[2]), CEGUI.UDim(0, textHeight)))
-    newQueueTitle:setPosition(CEGUI.UVector2(CEGUI.UDim(0, horzOffset), CEGUI.UDim(0, vertOffset)))
-    pane:addChildWindow(newQueueTitle)
-    horzOffset = horzOffset + size[2] + 5
-    local newQueueName = winMgr:createWindow("MenuWidgets/Editbox", "orxonox/NotificationLayer/Root/EditMode/ControlWindow/NewQueueName")
-    newQueueName:setProperty("ReadOnly", "set:False")
-    newQueueName:setSize(CEGUI.UVector2(CEGUI.UDim(0, size[2]), CEGUI.UDim(0, textHeight)))
-    newQueueName:setPosition(CEGUI.UVector2(CEGUI.UDim(0, horzOffset), CEGUI.UDim(0, vertOffset)))
-    horzOffset = horzOffset + size[2] + 5
-    pane:addChildWindow(newQueueName)
-    local create = winMgr:createWindow("MenuWidgets/Button", "orxonox/NotificationLayer/Root/EditMode/ControlWindow/CreateNewQueue")
-    create:setText("create")
-    P.sampleWindow:setText("create")
-    size = getMinTextSize(P.sampleWindow)
-    create:setSize(CEGUI.UVector2(CEGUI.UDim(0, size[2]+20), CEGUI.UDim(0, textHeight)))
-    create:setPosition(CEGUI.UVector2(CEGUI.UDim(0, horzOffset), CEGUI.UDim(0, vertOffset)))
-    orxonox.GUIManager:subscribeEventHelper(create, "Clicked", P.name .. ".createNewQueue_clicked")
-    pane:addChildWindow(create)
-    horzOffset = horzOffset + size[2]+20 + 5
-    vertOffset = vertOffset + textHeight + 5
-
-    horzOffset = 0
-    -- Button to leave the edit mode.
-    local leave = winMgr:createWindow("MenuWidgets/Button", "orxonox/NotificationLayer/Root/EditMode/ControlWindow/LeaveEditModeButton")
-    leave:setText("leave Edit Mode")
-    P.sampleWindow:setText("leave Edit Mode")
-    size = getMinTextSize(P.sampleWindow)
-    leave:setSize(CEGUI.UVector2(CEGUI.UDim(0, size[2]+20), CEGUI.UDim(0, textHeight)))
-    leave:setPosition(CEGUI.UVector2(CEGUI.UDim(0, horzOffset), CEGUI.UDim(0, vertOffset)))
-    orxonox.GUIManager:subscribeEventHelper(leave, "Clicked", P.name .. ".leaveEditMode_clicked")
-    pane:addChildWindow(leave)
-    horzOffset = horzOffset + size[2]+20 + 5
-    vertOffset = vertOffset + textHeight + 5
-
-    --Replace all queues with FrameWindows
-    for k,v in pairs(P.queueList) do
-        if v ~= nil then
-            local queue = P.queueList[k]
-            -- Remove the window that displays the queue from the root window such that it is no longer displayed.
-            root:removeChildWindow(v.window)
-
-            -- Create the frame window, with options to edit the queue, that is displayed instead of the queue.
-            local window = P.createQueueEditFrame(v.name)
-            window:setArea(v.window:getArea()) -- Set the frame window size and position to the same as the queue.
-
-            v.edit = window
-        end
-    end
-end
-
--- Helper function. Creates a frame for the input queue.
-function P.createQueueEditFrame(queueName)
-    local root = winMgr:getWindow("orxonox/NotificationLayer/Root")
-
-    window = winMgr:createWindow("MenuWidgets/FrameWindow", "orxonox/NotificationLayer/Root/EditMode/" .. queueName)
-    local frame = tolua.cast(window, "CEGUI::FrameWindow")
-    frame:setCloseButtonEnabled(true)
-    orxonox.GUIManager:subscribeEventHelper(frame, "CloseClicked", P.name .. ".closeQueue_clicked")
-    frame:setText("NotificationQueue \"" .. queueName .. "\"")
-    root:addChildWindow(window)
-    local pane = winMgr:createWindow("MenuWidgets/ScrollablePane", "orxonox/NotificationLayer/Root/EditMode/" .. queueName .. "/ScrollingPane")
-    pane:setSize(CEGUI.UVector2(CEGUI.UDim(1,-20), CEGUI.UDim(1,-30)))
-    pane:setPosition(CEGUI.UVector2(CEGUI.UDim(0, 10), CEGUI.UDim(0, 26)))
-    window:addChildWindow(pane)
-
-    local horzOffset = 0
-    local vertOffset = 0
-
-    -- The line that lets you edit the targets of the queue.
-    local targetsTitle = winMgr:createWindow("MenuWidgets/StaticText", "orxonox/NotificationLayer/Root/EditMode/" .. queueName .. "/TargetsTitle")
-    targetsTitle:setText("Targets:")
-    local size = getMinTextSize(targetsTitle)
-    local textHeight = size[1]
-    targetsTitle:setSize(CEGUI.UVector2(CEGUI.UDim(0, size[2]), CEGUI.UDim(0, textHeight)))
-    targetsTitle:setPosition(CEGUI.UVector2(CEGUI.UDim(0, horzOffset), CEGUI.UDim(0, vertOffset)))
-    pane:addChildWindow(targetsTitle)
-    horzOffset = horzOffset + size[2] + 5
-    local targets = winMgr:createWindow("MenuWidgets/Editbox", "orxonox/NotificationLayer/Root/EditMode/" .. queueName .. "/Targets")
-    targets:setProperty("ReadOnly", "set:False")
-    local targetsText = orxonox.NotificationManager:getInstance():getQueue(queueName):getTargets()
-    targets:setText(targetsText)
-    P.sampleWindow:setText(targetsText)
-    size = getMinTextSize(P.sampleWindow)
-    targets:setSize(CEGUI.UVector2(CEGUI.UDim(0, size[2]*2+20), CEGUI.UDim(0, textHeight)))
-    targets:setPosition(CEGUI.UVector2(CEGUI.UDim(0, horzOffset), CEGUI.UDim(0, vertOffset)))
-    horzOffset = horzOffset + size[2]*2+20 + 5
-    pane:addChildWindow(targets)
-    local save = winMgr:createWindow("MenuWidgets/Button", "orxonox/NotificationLayer/Root/EditMode/" .. queueName .. "/Targets/Save")
-    save:setText("save")
-    P.sampleWindow:setText("save")
-    size = getMinTextSize(P.sampleWindow)
-    local saveTextWidth = size[2]+20
-    save:setSize(CEGUI.UVector2(CEGUI.UDim(0, saveTextWidth), CEGUI.UDim(0, textHeight)))
-    save:setPosition(CEGUI.UVector2(CEGUI.UDim(0, horzOffset), CEGUI.UDim(0, vertOffset)))
-    orxonox.GUIManager:subscribeEventHelper(save, "Clicked", P.name .. ".saveTargets_clicked")
-    pane:addChildWindow(save)
-    horzOffset = horzOffset + saveTextWidth
-    vertOffset = vertOffset + textHeight + 5
-
-    horzOffset = 0
-    -- The line that lets you edit the size of the queue.
-    local sizeTitle = winMgr:createWindow("MenuWidgets/StaticText", "orxonox/NotificationLayer/Root/EditMode/" .. queueName .. "/SizeTitle")
-    sizeTitle:setText("Size:")
-    size = getMinTextSize(sizeTitle)
-    sizeTitle:setSize(CEGUI.UVector2(CEGUI.UDim(0, size[2]), CEGUI.UDim(0, textHeight)))
-    sizeTitle:setPosition(CEGUI.UVector2(CEGUI.UDim(0, horzOffset), CEGUI.UDim(0, vertOffset)))
-    pane:addChildWindow(sizeTitle)
-    horzOffset = horzOffset + size[2] + 5
-    local queueSize = winMgr:createWindow("MenuWidgets/Editbox", "orxonox/NotificationLayer/Root/EditMode/" .. queueName .. "/Size")
-    queueSize:setProperty("ReadOnly", "set:False")
-    local maxSize = orxonox.NotificationManager:getInstance():getQueue(queueName):getMaxSize()
-    queueSize:setText(maxSize)
-    P.sampleWindow:setText(maxSize)
-    size = getMinTextSize(P.sampleWindow)
-    queueSize:setSize(CEGUI.UVector2(CEGUI.UDim(0, size[2]*2+20), CEGUI.UDim(0, textHeight)))
-    queueSize:setPosition(CEGUI.UVector2(CEGUI.UDim(0, horzOffset), CEGUI.UDim(0, vertOffset)))
-    horzOffset = horzOffset + size[2]*2+20 + 5
-    pane:addChildWindow(queueSize)
-    save = winMgr:createWindow("MenuWidgets/Button", "orxonox/NotificationLayer/Root/EditMode/" .. queueName .. "/Size/Save")
-    save:setText("save")
-    P.sampleWindow:setText("save")
-    size = getMinTextSize(P.sampleWindow)
-    local saveTextWidth = size[2]+20
-    save:setSize(CEGUI.UVector2(CEGUI.UDim(0, saveTextWidth), CEGUI.UDim(0, textHeight)))
-    save:setPosition(CEGUI.UVector2(CEGUI.UDim(0, horzOffset), CEGUI.UDim(0, vertOffset)))
-    orxonox.GUIManager:subscribeEventHelper(save, "Clicked", P.name .. ".saveSize_clicked")
-    pane:addChildWindow(save)
-    horzOffset = horzOffset + saveTextWidth
-    vertOffset = vertOffset + textHeight + 5
-
-    horzOffset = 0
-    -- The line that lets you edit the display time of the queue.
-    local displayTimeTitle = winMgr:createWindow("MenuWidgets/StaticText", "orxonox/NotificationLayer/Root/EditMode/" .. queueName .. "/DisplayTimeTitle")
-    displayTimeTitle:setText("Display time:")
-    size = getMinTextSize(displayTimeTitle)
-    displayTimeTitle:setSize(CEGUI.UVector2(CEGUI.UDim(0, size[2]), CEGUI.UDim(0, textHeight)))
-    displayTimeTitle:setPosition(CEGUI.UVector2(CEGUI.UDim(0, horzOffset), CEGUI.UDim(0, vertOffset)))
-    pane:addChildWindow(displayTimeTitle)
-    horzOffset = horzOffset + size[2] + 5
-    local displayTime = winMgr:createWindow("MenuWidgets/Editbox", "orxonox/NotificationLayer/Root/EditMode/" .. queueName .. "/DisplayTime")
-    displayTime:setProperty("ReadOnly", "set:False")
-    local time = orxonox.NotificationManager:getInstance():getQueue(queueName):getDisplayTime()
-    displayTime:setText(time)
-    P.sampleWindow:setText(time)
-    size = getMinTextSize(P.sampleWindow)
-    displayTime:setSize(CEGUI.UVector2(CEGUI.UDim(0, size[2]*2+20), CEGUI.UDim(0, textHeight)))
-    displayTime:setPosition(CEGUI.UVector2(CEGUI.UDim(0, horzOffset), CEGUI.UDim(0, vertOffset)))
-    horzOffset = horzOffset + size[2]*2+20 + 5
-    pane:addChildWindow(displayTime)
-    save = winMgr:createWindow("MenuWidgets/Button", "orxonox/NotificationLayer/Root/EditMode/" .. queueName .. "/DisplayTime/Save")
-    save:setText("save")
-    P.sampleWindow:setText("save")
-    size = getMinTextSize(P.sampleWindow)
-    local saveTextWidth = size[2]+20
-    save:setSize(CEGUI.UVector2(CEGUI.UDim(0, saveTextWidth), CEGUI.UDim(0, textHeight)))
-    save:setPosition(CEGUI.UVector2(CEGUI.UDim(0, horzOffset), CEGUI.UDim(0, vertOffset)))
-    orxonox.GUIManager:subscribeEventHelper(save, "Clicked", P.name .. ".saveDisplayTime_clicked")
-    pane:addChildWindow(save)
-    horzOffset = horzOffset + saveTextWidth
-    vertOffset = vertOffset + textHeight + 5
-
-    return window
-end
-
--- Leave the edit mode.
-function P.leaveEditMode()
-    P.editMode = false
-
-    local root = winMgr:getWindow("orxonox/NotificationLayer/Root")
-    --Replace all queues with FrameWindows
-    for k,v in pairs(P.queueList) do
-        if v ~= nil then
-            -- Add the queue window to the root window to have it displayed again.
-            root:addChildWindow(v.window)
-            -- Set the size and position of the queue window to the size and position of the queue edit frame.
-            v.window:setArea(v.edit:getArea())
-            -- Destroy the edit frame.
-            winMgr:destroyWindow(v.edit)
-            v.edit = nil
-        end
-    end
-
-    --Remove control window
-    winMgr:destroyWindow(winMgr:getWindow("orxonox/NotificationLayer/Root/EditMode/ControlWindow"))
-end
-
--- Is called after the sheet has been hidden.
-function P.onQuit()
-    -- If we leave the edit mode we show the sheet again.
-    if P.editMode then
-        P.leaveEditMode()
-        showMenuSheet(P.name, false, true)
-    end
-end
-
--- If the button to save the targets of a queue has been clicked.
-function P. saveTargets_clicked(e)
-    local we = CEGUI.toWindowEventArgs(e)
-    local name = we.window:getName()
-
-    local match = string.gmatch(name, "EditMode/.*/Targets/Save")
-    local nameStr = match()
-    local queueName = string.sub(nameStr, 10, string.len(nameStr)-13)
-
-    local window = winMgr:getWindow("orxonox/NotificationLayer/Root/EditMode/" .. queueName .. "/Targets")
-    local save = winMgr:getWindow("orxonox/NotificationLayer/Root/EditMode/" .. queueName .. "/Targets/Save")
-    local width = window:getWidth():asAbsolute(1)
-
-    local queue = orxonox.NotificationManager:getInstance():getQueue(queueName)
-    -- Set the new targets.
-    queue:setTargets(window:getText())
-    local targets = queue:getTargets()
-
-    window:setText(targets)
-    P.sampleWindow:setText(targets)
-    local size = getMinTextSize(P.sampleWindow)
-    -- Adjust the width of the targets field.
-    window:setWidth(CEGUI.UDim(0, size[2]*2+20))
-    -- Adjust the position of the save button after the targets field.
-    save:setXPosition(CEGUI.UDim(0, save:getXPosition():asAbsolute(1)-width+window:getWidth():asAbsolute(1)))
-end
-
--- If the button to save the size if a queue has been clicked.
-function P. saveSize_clicked(e)
-    local we = CEGUI.toWindowEventArgs(e)
-    local name = we.window:getName()
-
-    local match = string.gmatch(name, "EditMode/.*/Size/Save")
-    local nameStr = match()
-    local queueName = string.sub(nameStr, 10, string.len(nameStr)-10)
-
-    local window = winMgr:getWindow("orxonox/NotificationLayer/Root/EditMode/" .. queueName .. "/Size")
-    local save = winMgr:getWindow("orxonox/NotificationLayer/Root/EditMode/" .. queueName .. "/Size/Save")
-    local width = window:getWidth():asAbsolute(1)
-
-    local queue = orxonox.NotificationManager:getInstance():getQueue(queueName)
-    -- Set the new size.
-    queue:setMaxSize(tonumber(window:getText()))
-    local maxSize = queue:getMaxSize()
-
-    window:setText(maxSize)
-    P.sampleWindow:setText(maxSize)
-    local size = getMinTextSize(P.sampleWindow)
-    -- Adjust the width of the size field.
-    window:setWidth(CEGUI.UDim(0, size[2]*2+20))
-    -- Adjust the position of the save button after the size field.
-    save:setXPosition(CEGUI.UDim(0, save:getXPosition():asAbsolute(1)-width+window:getWidth():asAbsolute(1)))
-end
-
--- If the button to save the display time if a queue has been clicked.
-function P. saveDisplayTime_clicked(e)
-    local we = CEGUI.toWindowEventArgs(e)
-    local name = we.window:getName()
-
-    local match = string.gmatch(name, "EditMode/.*/DisplayTime/Save")
-    local nameStr = match()
-    local queueName = string.sub(nameStr, 10, string.len(nameStr)-17)
-
-    local window = winMgr:getWindow("orxonox/NotificationLayer/Root/EditMode/" .. queueName .. "/DisplayTime")
-    local save = winMgr:getWindow("orxonox/NotificationLayer/Root/EditMode/" .. queueName .. "/DisplayTime/Save")
-    local width = window:getWidth():asAbsolute(1)
-
-    local queue = orxonox.NotificationManager:getInstance():getQueue(queueName)
-    -- Set the new display time.
-    queue:setDisplayTime(tonumber(window:getText()))
-    local time = queue:getDisplayTime()
-
-    window:setText(time)
-    P.sampleWindow:setText(time)
-    local size = getMinTextSize(P.sampleWindow)
-    -- Adjust the width of the display time field.
-    window:setWidth(CEGUI.UDim(0, size[2]*2+20))
-    -- Adjust the position of the save button after the display time field.
-    save:setXPosition(CEGUI.UDim(0, save:getXPosition():asAbsolute(1)-width+window:getWidth():asAbsolute(1)))
-end
-
--- if the button to create a new queue has been clicked.
-function P.createNewQueue_clicked(e)
-    local window = winMgr:getWindow("orxonox/NotificationLayer/Root/EditMode/ControlWindow/NewQueueName")
-    local name = window:getText()
-
-    local queue = P.queueList[name]
-    -- Test if a queue with that name already exists.
-    if queue ~= nil then
-        window:setText("Queue with that name already exists.")
-        return
-    end
-
-    -- Creates the new queue.
-    orxonox.NotificationManager:getInstance():createQueue(name)
-
-    queue = P.queueList[name]
-    if queue == nil then
-        return
-    end
-
-    -- Create the frame that represents the queue in edit mode, since that's what we're in.
-    local frame = P.createQueueEditFrame(name)
-    local root = winMgr:getWindow("orxonox/NotificationLayer/Root")
-    -- Remove the queue window from the root window, since we're in edit mode.
-    root:removeChildWindow(queue.window)
-    -- Set the frame window size and position to that of the queue window.
-    frame:setArea(queue.window:getArea())
-    queue.edit = frame
-
-    -- Reset the text to create a new queue.
-    window:setText("")
-end
-
--- If the button to leave the edit mode has been clicked.
-function P.leaveEditMode_clicked(e)
-    hideMenuSheet(P.name)
-end
-
--- If the button to close the queue has been clicked.
-function P.closeQueue_clicked(e)
-    local we = CEGUI.toWindowEventArgs(e)
-    local name = we.window:getName()
-
-    local match = string.gmatch(name, "EditMode/.*")
-    local nameStr = match()
-    local queueName = string.sub(nameStr, 10, string.len(nameStr))
-
-    -- Destroy the frame window,
-    winMgr:destroyWindow(P.queueList[queueName].edit)
-    P.queueList[queueName].edit = nil
-    -- Destroy the queue.
-    orxonox.NotificationManager:getInstance():getQueue(queueName):destroy()
+-- Change the position of the queue.
+-- The parameters are (in order) 'name of the queue', 'relative x-position', 'absolute x-position in pixel', 'relative y-position', 'absolute y-position in pixel'.
+function P.moveQueue(queueName, relativeXPos, absoluteXPos, relativeYpos, absoluteYPos)
+    local queueWindow = P.queueList[queueName].window
+    queueWindow:setPosition(CEGUI.UVector2(CEGUI.UDim(relativeXPos, absoluteXPos), CEGUI.UDim(relativeYpos, absoluteYPos)))
+end
+
+-- Change the size of the queue.
+-- The parameters are (in order) 'name of the queue', 'relative width', 'absolute width in pixel', 'relative height', 'absolute heigth in pixel'.
+-- Additionally the last two parameters can be ommitted, which leads to the height being set such that all notifications can be displayed. using the size of the queue.
+function P.resizeQueue(queueName, relativeWidth, absoluteWidth, relativeHeight, absoluteHeigth)
+    local queue = P.queueList[queueName]
+    local queueWindow = queue.window
+    if queueWindow == nil then
+        return
+    end
+    if absoluteHeigth == nil then
+        absoluteHeigth = P.queueHeightHelper(queue, queue.maxSize)
+        relativeHeight = 0
+    end
+    queueWindow:setSize(CEGUI.UVector2(CEGUI.UDim(relativeWidth, absoluteWidth), CEGUI.UDim(relativeHeight, absoluteHeigth)))
+end
+
+-- Change the horizontal alignment of the displayed notifications.
+-- The parameters are the name of the queue and the alignment parameter,
+function P.changeQueueAlignment(queueName, alignment)
+    local queue = P.queueList[queueName]
+    local queueWindow = queue.window
+    if queueWindow == nil then
+        return
+    end
+
+    queue.alignment = alignment
+    local item = nil
+    for i=queue.first,queue.last-1 do
+        item = queue.items[i]
+        item:setProperty("HorzFormatting", queue.alignment)
+    end
+end
+
+-- Change the font size  of all notifications in a queue.
+-- The parameters are (in order) 'name of the queue', 'font size'.
+function P.changeQueueFontSize(queueName, size)
+    local queue = P.queueList[queueName]
+    local queueWindow = queue.window
+    if queueWindow == nil then
+        return
+    end
+
+    queue.fontSize = size
+    for i=queue.first,queue.last-1 do
+        P.setItemFontHelper(queue.items[i], queue, false)
+    end
+end
+
+-- Change the font color of all notifications in a queue.
+-- The parameters are (in order) 'name of the queue', 'ARGB of the font color in hex notation'.
+function P.changeQueueFontColor(queueName, color)
+    local queue = P.queueList[queueName]
+    local queueWindow = queue.window
+    if queueWindow == nil then
+        return
+    end
+
+    queue.fontColor = color
+    for i=queue.first,queue.last-1 do
+        P.setItemFontHelper(queue.items[i], queue, true)
+    end
+end
+
+-- Helper function to set the font size and color of a item of a queue.
+-- The parameters are (in order) 'the ListboxItem', 'the queue table', 'whether color should be changed as well'
+function P.setItemFontHelper(item, queue, changeColor)
+    --local item = tolua.cast(item, "CEGUI::ListboxTextItem")
+    local fontMgr = CEGUI.FontManager:getSingleton()
+    if fontMgr:isFontPresent("BlueHighway-" .. queue.fontSize) then
+        item:setFont("BlueHighway-" .. queue.fontSize)
+    else
+        orxonox.GUIManager:addFontHelper("BlueHighway-" .. queue.fontSize, queue.fontSize, "bluehigh.ttf")
+        item:setFont("BlueHighway-" .. queue.fontSize)
+    end
+    if changeColor then
+        item:setProperty("TextColours", "tl:" .. queue.fontColor .. " tr:" .. queue.fontColor .. " bl:" .. queue.fontColor .. " br:" .. queue.fontColor .. "")
+    end
 end
 
 -- Helper function. Returns height a queue needs to have to display 'size' items.
 function P.queueHeightHelper(queue, size)
-    local listbox = CEGUI.toListbox(queue)
-    local item = CEGUI.createListboxTextItem("Text")
-    listbox:addItem(item)
-    local singleItemHeight = listbox:getTotalItemsHeight()
-    local lookAndFeel = CEGUI.WidgetLookManager:getSingleton():getWidgetLook(queue:getLookNFeel())
-    local formattedArea = lookAndFeel:getNamedArea("ItemRenderingArea"):getArea():getPixelRect(queue)
-    local frameHeight = queue:getUnclippedOuterRect():getHeight() - formattedArea:getHeight()
-    listbox:removeItem(item)
-    return frameHeight + singleItemHeight*size
+    --local listbox = CEGUI.toListbox(queue.window)
+    --local item = CEGUI.createListboxTextItem("Text")
+    --P.setItemFontHelper(item, queue, false)
+    --listbox:addItem(item)
+    --local singleItemHeight = listbox:getTotalItemsHeight()
+    local singleItemHeight = P.itemHeightHelper(queue)
+    --local lookAndFeel = CEGUI.WidgetLookManager:getSingleton():getWidgetLook(queue.window:getLookNFeel())
+    --local formattedArea = lookAndFeel:getNamedArea("ItemRenderingArea"):getArea():getPixelRect(queue.window)
+    --local frameHeight = queue.window:getUnclippedOuterRect():getHeight() - formattedArea:getHeight()
+    --listbox:removeItem(item)
+    --return frameHeight + singleItemHeight*size
+    return singleItemHeight*size + 1
+end
+
+function P.itemHeightHelper(queue)
+    local item = winMgr:createWindow("MenuWidgets/StaticText", "orxonox/NotificationLayer/Root/Test/")
+    item:setText("text")
+    P.setItemFontHelper(item, queue, true)
+    queue.window:addChildWindow(item)
+    item:setSize(CEGUI.UVector2(CEGUI.UDim(1, 0), CEGUI.UDim(1, 0)))
+    item:setProperty("FrameEnabled", "false")
+    local height = getStaticTextWindowHeight(item)
+    queue.window:removeChildWindow(item)
+    winMgr:destroyWindow(item)
+    return height
 end