UI Rework

[ChrisDKN]

Amethyst uses tkinter and custom tkinter which for an application of this scale, sucks. This was done because I just wanted a basic gui to add mods and deploy them. It was never meant to be as complex as it is now, I genuinely didn't think other people would be so interested in it.

The user interface is going to be remade completely, Note that the images here don't represent the final look

Tabs

One thing to keep in mind, the current application is made with the steam deck in mind. It has to work on it's small screen and in gaming mode.

Currently when opening windows they will either overlay with the modlist panel or plugins panel. The reason for this is in Steam deck gaming mode when an application opens a new window, it can open silently in the background and switching between windows means pressing the steam button and navigating to the new window.

Instead with the UI rework, things will open in new tabs that can be switched between and tabs can also be undocked into windows. This also gives us more space to work with.

New Nexus browser window

Collection installer

Export codes

There are 2 ways to export a modlist/profile, Amethyst has always had the ability to export a profile as an archive that can be reimported. This will save add any downloadable mods to a manifest including fomod settings. It can also include non nexus mods and settings so that reimporting restores the modlist to its exact state before it was exported

A new method was added to v2 that is simpler in scope but makes it easier to quickly share a modlist. Exporting a profile via the Export code option in the profile dropdown will generate a string that includes all of the mod's Mod ids, file id's, fomod setting and load order. Importing this code will open a collection interface where you can install the mods and fomod settings and load order are applied

Below is an example for Skyrim SE that installs some basic mods. Try it by clicking the profile dropdown > import code

AMMCODE1:eNrFVlFP2zAQ_iuWX1a0EjmO47R9K1A2NjohMvYCaDKpWyzSOIpTIEL97zu30AYwTWGT9lIljfPdfd99d5cH3J_K8roy5VBkaixNiXtlMZNtrLKxxr0HPNJTobIfYipxD5ubqlBTk8tEiVSOVKl0httY5PkvWRh708PUIx7ZvZKl8DrwLFu--RQGz9t4qkcG984fnp7FC1QUJ4XKSzS4L2U2kgVqxd_jAWc7AGL0rEikTQfePRrhXkCCqNvGY5VKe8s4DaKojVM9UYlID-HvLbEhHZ1bGiLFvbFIDVC_rXGhHof4iSjlRBeVzUDZ8N0VsbNSpaCDNHg-b68o5fpOFnpcXhdSfjLo550UN8ZFJPRJFKyJcO5T4ruIuBE3p-97fuj5jvy74Sr_vdkEHap7ucBKrrVK4BKOlVVuH481JPrbyFQmNsyCw_oGzhH7c3B8DAXFcTxAt77HPU67n1HrAvezTNl0RFGhwdIuF3gHX87ndbHsawfK5KmoNigVsIiEtZKHjFsLOEr-Gm6zTMQDlT5UZrCVmF5BJyCQ0aBd5CCMWo-KeASJbIRSCFI4Tc2CMKBrhgHvBFHHyfDjYRv8vr1ZaioM94foq0xzWTgdHhBC1qwixn3udHgNpsnW3KNbl-vjrv4CWGg12M5Xs2Q5_p6EBje3sW_Pn6SziVqcHMTH-LKNT-VSDTvt8F7cf2n8E5FXxcysxpJLPko7IavJxykJQpd8r8A2i8g95hGHiB26EnGoR4Bj0JrGPxwRvh-Rd8yIfpoilSGdSdQScD2xtXlkY9wrgjJWF46SKOQu4RqgG7zov1vDGqtTkcihzGbOBr4lLlp-l3SetVPAGXHRasJumonMo8TpELZmd2Zglx5lMFnGEO35aLypzo6cBCgn9bqwLmHBG6sbEJpc7CzAdikOMmhXuRxoMESH8J2DbHxn1hEN6rLTMAqdWb8JuplIBF9NlPyHVW37cPs2_LavsxIoWUvHA6dQnHVrazqKfB45hXoBtVkeMKPnB95fNduLyiy_ANFJIVMt3hi-r6tO3burCbuh-Ntv3cv5H0tAxQM=

Here's one for Cyberpunk that installs the core framework mods

AMMCODE1:eNqdk01vgkAQhv8KmTOSXUBAbsbapEntwZqmSdPDCoNuBJYs-BXDf-9qi9JmK63H3Zl555mvAwwzrJb7spqwnCdYVhBWco0m8DwREB4gFhnj-RPLEEKI9nOUxTpf2cT3wQRWFC8oSy5yZbQtYpHeHCtmBcqWf4Y0-lCbkIm4hPDt0NhGIsYtk6i8S7GWER4TKqeHGELfD4gJCU_x-KKuSz3XhFQseMTSe_X9U0Ppi6JSKCyFMGFpqYrYnOGoZRPLUYkiVuFCyP0x1ZfERMSxcjSm-ElRQl2bZ-tsi2z1-qhjdOnAbzE6JCCOjrGR6EKk9DZEiXEZSV5UOkjap7QFaRPXpjrIi8h1TGL1LYfegjmU0ZJv8NdeBu15e6SvxbyIdA7cO-3hvzFH45mhBuFb1OgZz6eW8HxhJHynHHUNJu0lsB3qDbSLek22q5Zj2C21TMd3Lu60e2E73w7MGRBXy91IdCKq6_874nv9AQA8crc=

[DanGM96]

Hi! I want to suggest you, since you are already on the remaking of the UI, to also focus on Localization support.
I have never used customtkinter or don't program frequently in python but if you have a folder structure for localization such as i18n I will gladly help translating to my language.

[ChrisDKN]

I can do that. I can also run it through the deepl api and if you notice anything off you can change it, should remove the bulk of the effort. What language do you want?

[DanGM96]

Nice! Brazilian Portuguese is what I am looking for to share this with friends.

[Steinardarri]

New UI looks nice and intuitive

Not sure the status of your issue tracker is but here are some things:

• Pressing the conflict icons no longer opens the conflict manager
• The text editor looks really good but the left side margin is sometimes too small and the text clips into the left boundary, seems to be on files with 1000+ lines like FalloutNV Stewie Tweaks INI
  • Edit: Scrolling seems to fix it in some files
• In the Text Files menu, it would be nice to be able to open another text file in a new tab, via double-click or context menu
• I miss the old 'move to separator' drop-down menu to quickly place mods
• An ability to move files between locations in the Downloads menu would be nice, ex. to move from 'Downloads' to 'Mod Manager Cache'
• The ability to name backups, maybe just the kept ones, would be nice
• The ability to hide & remove files from within the conflict manager

[ChrisDKN]

Added/fixed all of those in the latest beta. Except for The ability to hide & remove files from within the conflict manager

That window is not really a conflict "manager" it's meant to be a read only overview of which mods are overwriting specific files

[Steinardarri]

I see, no problem.

Thank you for your work, keep it up 👍

[almushtary]

Perhaps consider using shades of purple to fit with the amethyst name.