Jazz Creation Station Help Parallax View |
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What does
this view do?
The parallax view shows a
representation of what the current level would look like
in the game. It shows the different layers combined in
the right order. Normally, the parallax view is centered
on the same part of the layer as the layer view is. So
when you're editing layer view, the parallax view keeps
track of you and shows you what you are doing in
combination with the rest of the layers. The parallax view isn't accurate however, it doesn't do automatic scrolling of layers and it doesn't show the textured background effects. If you'd want to see these effects, you'll have to run Jazz Jackrabbit 2. There is a white frame in the parallax view, this frame is 320 by 200 in size (the smallest resolution at which Jazz2 can run). It is there to help you imagine what a person, playing this level on the smallest display size, will be able to see. |
The
Parallax View Toolbar
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Keys
in the Parallax view
The parallax view doesn't use any key controls. |
Mouse Controls
As long as you hold down
the left mouse button inside the parallax view, it will
be in Absolute mouse scrolling mode. In this
mode, your mouse position inside of the parallax view
will determine what position the parallax view will be
centered on. If you move the mouse to the upper-left
corner of the parallax view (still holding down the left
mouse button) you will see the parallax view scrolling to
the upper-left corner of your level. Just move your mouse
slowly around the Parallax view to get the hang of it. Absolute
mouse scrolling is especially useful to track
through your level, following the path of where the
players can go. As long as you hold down the right mouse button inside the parallax view, it will be in Relative mouse scrolling mode. The parallax view will scroll up, down, left or right, depending on the position of the mouse in the parallax view. If the mouse is in the middle of the parallax view, the parallax view won't scroll. If you move the mouse to the upper-left part of the parallax view, the parallax view will also start scrolling to the upper-left corner of your level. The distance from the middle of the parallax view is a measure for the speed of scrolling in that direction. |