Add possibility to hide or move the watermark

[je-schindler]

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe. I've found out that the watermark is overlaying instructional buttons. This is very ugly.

Describe the solution you'd like It would be nice, if there was a way to hide the watermark.

Describe alternatives you've considered An alternative would be moving the watermark to a better position, adding a possibilty to let developers move the watermark to a position which fits best for them or hiding it only if instructional buttons are shown.

Additional context Screenshot for better understanding:

[FabianTerhorst]

Instead of hiding it maybe try to replace it with altv logo and add a setting for server owners to define the position with left, top, right, bottom, bottom-center, top-center.

[je-schindler]

Instead of hiding it maybe try to replace it with altv logo and add a setting for server owners to define the position with left, top, right, bottom, bottom-center, top-center.

Another alternative, but making it possible to hide it completely would be the better way I think. I am afraid about conflicts or interference with other UI stuff. But using the logo instead of the text is a good idea too. Maybe this could also get configureable.

[Stolzenberg]

In my opinion it is not fair to be able to hide it. We are using this mod, so it should be displayed somwhere. I like Fabian's idea, but I'd suggest a combination. You can choose between logo (colored and black' 'n white) or text branding and its position on the screen.

[yoranjj]

In my opinion it is not fair to be able to hide it. We are using this mod, so it should be displayed somwhere. I like Fabian's idea, but I'd suggest a combination. You can choose between logo (colored and black' 'n white) or text branding and its position on the screen.

I agree, the watermark should stay but it should be able to be moved to different corners of the screen.

[je-schindler]

@Stolzenberg @yoranjj If it's fair enough or not depends on the alt:v developers opinion and will be only their decision. But if I think about other multiplayer mods, there was no permanent watermark (except GTA:Network). If they decide to keep the watermark not hideable, it's their right to do so. But it's kinda contradiction to their plan to get opensource. I've just found out, that dispaying it permanently at one static position is not the best.

[FabianTerhorst]

I can tell you there are more mods using a none removable watermark. And i think thats the best way to do.

[Matspyder51]

Some others mods take you 5$ each month just to change watermark icon 😂 Maybe right top by default is a better place since no HUD element is at that position, could be great for example to add console command to hide it clientside only, and resetted at every start, that will allow to record some trailers ... without the watermark

[EtzBetz]

Hey, I just wanted to chime in on this.

While I think watermarking final products is kinda ugly, in this case I think it's okay to promote alt:V in streams and screenshots. It could also be discussed to just be removed later on when alt:V is more popular and people in the scene know it.

But in the end for now I'd like to have an option to move the watermark to other places, since the current location is quite the spot you'd usually put UI things first, like a smartphone UI, speedometer, interactions, etc. Also, just as an additional plus point: If we are able to move the watermark to not interfere with a server's UI, it will be more attractive for developers to choose alt:V since they have options and also it will look better to the users.

I'd propose two options for this:

1. Predefine several locations, e.g. every screen corner, centered on any screen edge, corners right of or above the minimap, then just provide a function for us to move the watermark to those places.

2. Provide a function for us to give a top/bottom offset and left/right offset and the watermark will then be placed on that spot.

While the 2nd option is more customizable, some things would not be able to be done, like relative positioning for the screen layout, and also there's the "danger" of being able to position the watermark out of screen view, effectively hiding the watermark. I'd be fine with just the first option and I think it's not that much work, AFAIK the watermark is just a webview, so for each predefined position there could a css class which gets applied when the function is called?

[je-schindler]

Any updates here?

[FabianTerhorst]

@je-schindler there will be updates on this after merge.

[zziger]

Anything new about this?

[tomasvvv]

watermark takes up an important space now, please make it optional or let server developers change the position of it.

[martonp96]

added alt.setWatermarkPosition client function in rc/6.0-rc14