Show a label on the HUD with the cell name when it changes (visible for a few seconds) - like Morrowind

apps/openmw/mwgui/hud.cpp

@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ HUD::HUD(int width, int height, int fpsLevel, DragAndDrop* dragAndDrop)
     , effectBoxBaseRight(0)
     , minimapBoxBaseRight(0)
     , mDragAndDrop(dragAndDrop)
+    , mCellNameTimer(0.0f)
+    , mCellNameBox(NULL)
 {
     setCoord(0,0, width, height);
 
@@ -83,6 +85,8 @@ HUD::HUD(int width, int height, int fpsLevel, DragAndDrop* dragAndDrop)
     getWidget(minimap, "MiniMap");
     getWidget(compass, "Compass");
 
+    getWidget(mCellNameBox, "CellName");
+
     getWidget(crosshair, "Crosshair");
 
     setFpsLevel(fpsLevel);
@@ -324,3 +328,22 @@ void HUD::onMagicClicked(MyGUI::Widget* _sender)
 {
     MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->toggleVisible(GW_Magic);
 }
+
+void HUD::setCellName(const std::string& cellName)
+{
+    if (mCellName != cellName)
+    {
+        mCellNameTimer = 5.0f;
+        mCellName = cellName;
+
+        mCellNameBox->setCaption(mCellName);
+        mCellNameBox->setVisible(true);
+    }
+}
+
+void HUD::onFrame(float dt)
+{
+    mCellNameTimer -= dt;
+    if (mCellNameTimer < 0)
+        mCellNameBox->setVisible(false);
+}

apps/openmw/mwgui/hud.hpp

@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ namespace MWGui
         void setBottomRightVisibility(bool effectBoxVisible, bool minimapVisible);
         void setFpsLevel(const int level);
 
+        void onFrame(float dt);
+
+        void setCellName(const std::string& cellName);
+
         MyGUI::ProgressPtr health, magicka, stamina;
         MyGUI::Widget *weapBox, *spellBox;
         MyGUI::ImageBox *weapImage, *spellImage;
@@ -34,6 +38,7 @@ namespace MWGui
         MyGUI::ScrollView* minimap;
         MyGUI::ImageBox* compass;
         MyGUI::ImageBox* crosshair;
+        MyGUI::TextBox* mCellNameBox;
 
         MyGUI::WidgetPtr fpsbox;
         MyGUI::TextBox* fpscounter;
@@ -48,6 +53,9 @@ namespace MWGui
 
         DragAndDrop* mDragAndDrop;
 
+        std::string mCellName;
+        float mCellNameTimer;
+
         void onWorldClicked(MyGUI::Widget* _sender);
         void onWorldMouseOver(MyGUI::Widget* _sender, int x, int y);
         void onWorldMouseLostFocus(MyGUI::Widget* _sender, MyGUI::Widget* _new);

apps/openmw/mwgui/window_manager.cpp

@@ -470,6 +470,8 @@ void WindowManager::onFrame (float frameDuration)
     mInventoryWindow->onFrame();
 
     mStatsWindow->onFrame();
+
+    hud->onFrame(frameDuration);
 }
 
 const ESMS::ESMStore& WindowManager::getStore() const
@@ -494,6 +496,7 @@ void WindowManager::changeCell(MWWorld::Ptr::CellStore* cell)
         }
 
         map->setCellName( name );
+        hud->setCellName( name );
 
         map->setCellPrefix("Cell");
         hud->setCellPrefix("Cell");
@@ -503,6 +506,7 @@ void WindowManager::changeCell(MWWorld::Ptr::CellStore* cell)
     else
     {
         map->setCellName( cell->cell->name );
+        hud->setCellName( cell->cell->name );
         map->setCellPrefix( cell->cell->name );
         hud->setCellPrefix( cell->cell->name );
     }

files/mygui/openmw_hud_layout.xml

@@ -59,6 +59,14 @@
                 name="Effect1"/>
         </Widget>
 
+        <!-- Cell name display when cell changes -->
+        <Widget type="TextBox" skin="SandText" position="0 89 288 24" name="CellName" align="Left Bottom HStretch">
+            <Property key="Visible" value="false"/>
+            <Property key="TextAlign" value="Right"/>
+            <Property key="TextShadow" value="true"/>
+            <Property key="TextShadowColour" value="0 0 0"/>
+        </Widget>
+
         <!-- Map box -->
         <Widget type="Button" skin="" position="223 123 65 65" name="MiniMapBox" align="Right Bottom">
             <Widget type="Widget" skin="HUD_Box" position="0 0 65 65" align="Center">