additional data/core/menu/credits.txt file can be given for about screen

source/glest_game/menu/menu_state_about.cpp

@@ -17,10 +17,14 @@
 #include "core_data.h"
 #include "config.h"
 #include "menu_state_options.h"
+#include <iostream>
 
 #include "leak_dumper.h"
 
-namespace Glest{ namespace Game{
+using namespace std;
+
+namespace Glest {
+namespace Game {
 
 // =====================================================
 // 	class MenuStateAbout
@@ -32,22 +36,44 @@ MenuStateAbout::MenuStateAbout(Program *program, MainMenu *mainMenu) :
 	containerName= "About";
 	Lang &lang= Lang::getInstance();
 
+	string additionalCredits= loadAdditionalCredits();
+
 	//init
 	buttonReturn.registerGraphicComponent(containerName, "buttonReturn");
 	buttonReturn.init(460, 100, 125);
 	buttonReturn.setText(lang.get("Return"));
 
+	labelAdditionalCredits.registerGraphicComponent(containerName, "labelAdditionalCredits");
+	labelAdditionalCredits.init(500, 700);
+	labelAdditionalCredits.setText(additionalCredits);
+
+	if(additionalCredits == NULL){
 		for(int i= 0; i < aboutStringCount1; ++i){
 			labelAbout1[i].registerGraphicComponent(containerName, "labelAbout1" + intToStr(i));
-		labelAbout1[i].init(100, 650-i*20);
+			labelAbout1[i].init(100, 750 - i * 20);
 			labelAbout1[i].setText(getAboutString1(i));
 		}
 
 		for(int i= 0; i < aboutStringCount2; ++i){
 			labelAbout2[i].registerGraphicComponent(containerName, "labelAbout2" + intToStr(i));
-		labelAbout2[i].init(460, 650-i*20);
+			labelAbout2[i].init(450, 650 - i * 20);
 			labelAbout2[i].setText(getAboutString2(i));
 		}
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		for(int i= 0; i < aboutStringCount1; ++i){
+					labelAbout1[i].registerGraphicComponent(containerName, "labelAbout1" + intToStr(i));
+					labelAbout1[i].init(100, 700 - i * 20);
+					labelAbout1[i].setText(getAboutString1(i));
+				}
+
+				for(int i= 0; i < aboutStringCount2; ++i){
+					labelAbout2[i].registerGraphicComponent(containerName, "labelAbout2" + intToStr(i));
+					labelAbout2[i].init(100, 620 - i * 20);
+					labelAbout2[i].setText(getAboutString2(i));
+				}
+	}
 
 	for(int i= 0; i < teammateCount; ++i){
 		labelTeammateName[i].registerGraphicComponent(containerName, "labelTeammateName" + intToStr(i));
@@ -70,6 +96,24 @@ MenuStateAbout::MenuStateAbout(Program *program, MainMenu *mainMenu) :
 	GraphicComponent::applyAllCustomProperties(containerName);
 }
 
+string MenuStateAbout::loadAdditionalCredits(){
+	string data_path= getGameReadWritePath(GameConstants::path_data_CacheLookupKey);
+	if(data_path != ""){
+		endPathWithSlash(data_path);
+	}
+	string result= "";
+	const string dir= data_path + "data/core/menu/credits.txt";
+	ifstream file(dir.c_str());
+	std::string buffer;
+	while(!file.eof()){
+		getline(file, buffer);
+		result+= buffer + "\n";
+	}
+	std::cout << buffer << std::endl;
+	file.close();
+	return result;
+}
+
 void MenuStateAbout::mouseClick(int x, int y, MouseButton mouseButton){
 
 	CoreData &coreData= CoreData::getInstance();
@@ -89,6 +133,7 @@ void MenuStateAbout::mouseMove(int x, int y, const MouseState *ms){
 void MenuStateAbout::render(){
 	Renderer &renderer= Renderer::getInstance();
 
+	renderer.renderLabel(&labelAdditionalCredits);
 	renderer.renderButton(&buttonReturn);
 	for(int i= 0; i < aboutStringCount1; ++i){
 		renderer.renderLabel(&labelAbout1[i]);
@@ -101,7 +146,8 @@ void MenuStateAbout::render(){
 		renderer.renderLabel(&labelTeammateRole[i]);
 	}
 
-	if(program != NULL) program->renderProgramMsgBox();
+	if(program != NULL)
+		program->renderProgramMsgBox();
 
 }
 
@@ -114,4 +160,5 @@ void MenuStateAbout::keyDown(char key) {
 	}
 }
 
-}}//end namespace
+}
+}//end namespace

source/glest_game/menu/menu_state_about.h

@@ -29,11 +29,14 @@ public:
 
 private:
 	GraphicButton buttonReturn;
+	GraphicLabel labelAdditionalCredits;
 	GraphicLabel labelAbout1[aboutStringCount1];
 	GraphicLabel labelAbout2[aboutStringCount2];
 	GraphicLabel labelTeammateName[teammateCount];
 	GraphicLabel labelTeammateRole[teammateCount];
 
+	string loadAdditionalCredits();
+
 public:
 	MenuStateAbout(Program *program, MainMenu *mainMenu);