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3 hours ago, Stan` said:

 

I came across this a while ago, I have yet to try it out, but it looks fantastic. It's one of the things that I'd like to pick up or help with, if only I had more time.

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On 17/05/2025 at 1:28 PM, ShadowOfHassen said:

Offhand, do both.

Alright, that's what I'll do, likely starting with the parchment overlay. There's some other stuff I have to finish first, but I will get to this soon.

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I need some help with naming. How should one instance of the story parchment overlay, text and image together, be called in the game? E.g. for the button tooltip: "Switch to the next/previous ______". Something like a "chapter", but shorter than that.

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17 hours ago, Vantha said:

I need some help with naming. How should one instance of the story parchment overlay, text and image together, be called in the game? E.g. for the button tooltip: "Switch to the next/previous ______". Something like a "chapter", but shorter than that.

Some further possible names:

  • Story
  • Topic
  • Page
  • Subject
  • Point
  • Item
  • Line
  • Aspect
  • Article
  • Episode
  • Saga
  • Poem
  • Epic (my favourite at the moment)
  • Book (too large, but nice and short)

An if you build it like the Iliad or an old Saga: 

  • Verse
  • Line
  • Saw that might be in ancient Greek στίχος (stichos)

 

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An issue may be to match the character and style of the text to that naming convention. If it was a "page", "item" or "point" then it would refer to more sober academic style, while naming it "epic","verse" or the like it would require a bit more stylish language. And that might need to be adapted to the respective subject and region, e.g. are we talking about something in ancient Greece or Rome, or in a Britannic, Indian, Persian or East Asian environment. 

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