once again revamped help system, also changed particle color

src/guiconsole/console.cpp

@@ -129,12 +129,15 @@ void ConsoleManager::handleCommand()
                 App::procClose();
                 break;
             case consolecommands::HELP:
-                printToConsole("list of available commands:%    get%    set%    reset%    exit%%type help <command> for additional information");
+                printToConsole("list of available commands:%    get%    set%    reset%    exit%    vars%%type help <command> for additional information");
                 handleHelpCommand(command);
                 break;
             case consolecommands::RESET:
                 d_particle_manager->resetParticles();
                 break;
+            case consolecommands::VARS:
+                printToConsole("Invalid Command");
+            break;
         }
     }
 }
@@ -257,6 +260,12 @@ void ConsoleManager::handleSetCommand(const std::string& str)
                 case consolecommands::COLOR_A:
                     d_particle_manager->setColorA(numeric_value);
                 break;
+                case consolecommands::COLOR_RAND:
+                    d_particle_manager->setColorRand(numeric_value);
+                break;
+                case consolecommands::COLORS:
+                    printToConsole("cannot set command 'colors', specify each value with color_r/g/b");
+                break;
             }
         }
     }
@@ -310,6 +319,13 @@ void ConsoleManager::handleGetCommand(const std::string& str)
             case consolecommands::COLOR_A:
                 ss << d_particle_manager->getColorA();
             break;
+            case consolecommands::COLOR_RAND:
+                ss << "cannot get color_rand, command is specific to set";
+            break;
+            case consolecommands::COLORS:
+                ss << "R " << d_particle_manager->getColorR() 
+                   << "%G " << d_particle_manager->getColorG() 
+                   << "%B " << d_particle_manager->getColorB();
         }
         printToConsole(ss.str());
     }
@@ -341,17 +357,20 @@ void ConsoleManager::handleHelpCommand(const std::string& str)
     }else{
         switch(key) {
             case consolecommands::GET:
-                printToConsole("get:%    retrieve variable values, list of var's:%    mass,drag,mouseforce%    particlecount,color_r/g/b/a");
+                printToConsole("get:%    retrieve variable values, to list of vars:%    help vars");
             break;
             case consolecommands::SET:
-                printToConsole("set:%    set value of variable, list of var's allowed:%    mass,drag,mouseforce%    color_r/g/b/a");
+                printToConsole("set:%    set value of variable, to list of vars:%    help vars");
             break;
             case consolecommands::RESET:
                 printToConsole("reset:%    remove all acting force on particles and%    position them at the center of the screen");
             break;
             case consolecommands::EXIT:
                 printToConsole("exit:%    exit the program, esc will also exit the%    program");
             break;
+            case consolecommands::VARS:
+                printToConsole("list of available program variables:%    drag,mass,mouseforce,particlecount%    color_r/g/b/a,colors,color_rand");
+            break;
         }
     }
 }

src/guiconsole/consolecommands.hpp

@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ namespace consolecommands {
         "set",
         "get",
         "help",
-        "reset"
+        "reset",
+        "vars"
     };
 
     std::string valid_variables[] = {
@@ -22,15 +23,18 @@ namespace consolecommands {
         "color_r",
         "color_g",
         "color_b",
-        "color_a"
+        "color_a",
+        "color_rand",
+        "colors"
     };
 
     enum Key {
         EXIT=0,
         SET,
         GET,
         HELP,
-        RESET
+        RESET,
+        VARS
     };
 
     enum VarKey {
@@ -41,7 +45,9 @@ namespace consolecommands {
         COLOR_R,
         COLOR_G,
         COLOR_B,
-        COLOR_A
+        COLOR_A,
+        COLOR_RAND,
+        COLORS
     };
 
     bool isValidCommandKey(const std::string& key, Key& k) 

src/particlemanager.cpp

@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ const GLfloat ParticleManager::g_vertex_buffer_data[] = {
 ParticleManager::ParticleManager(sf::Window* parent_window, int maxparticles, float drag,
                                  float mass, float size, float mouseforce):
 d_MAXPARTICLES(maxparticles), d_DRAG(drag), d_MASS(mass),
-d_SIZE(size), d_MOUSEFORCE(mouseforce), d_R(120), d_G(200),
-d_B(10), d_A(255)
+d_SIZE(size), d_MOUSEFORCE(mouseforce), d_R(15), d_G(200),
+d_B(75), d_A(255)
 {
     d_parent_window = parent_window;
 
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ void ParticleManager::initParticles()
     for(int i=0; i<(int)sqrt(d_MAXPARTICLES); i++) {
         for(int j=0; j<(int)sqrt(d_MAXPARTICLES); j++) {
             Particle particle;
-            glm::vec2 d2Pos = glm::vec2(j*0.06, i*0.06) + glm::vec2(-20.0f,-20.0f);
+            glm::vec2 d2Pos = glm::vec2(j*0.06, i*0.06) + glm::vec2(-17.0f,-17.0f);
             particle.pos = glm::vec3(d2Pos.x,d2Pos.y,-70);
 
             particle.life = 1000.0f;
@@ -355,6 +355,14 @@ void ParticleManager::setColorA(const unsigned char& val)
     d_A = val;
 }
 
+void ParticleManager::setColorRand(const int& val)
+{
+    if(val > 255 || val < 0) return;
+    d_R = std::rand() % 255 - val;
+    d_G = std::rand() % 255 - val;
+    d_B = std::rand() % 255 - val;
+}
+
 void ParticleManager::resetParticles()
 {
     d_particles_container.clear();
@@ -416,4 +424,5 @@ int ParticleManager::getColorB()
 int ParticleManager::getColorA()
 {
     return d_A;
-}
+}
+

src/particlemanager.hpp

@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ class ParticleManager{
         void setColorG(const unsigned char& val);
         void setColorB(const unsigned char& val);
         void setColorA(const unsigned char& val);
+        void setColorRand(const int& val);
 
 
         //get functions