- use original menu spacing for skill and episode menus if all elements are patches.

src/menu/doommenu.cpp

@@ -571,8 +571,21 @@ void M_StartupEpisodeMenu(FNewGameStartup *gs)
 				if (y < topy) topy = y;
 			}
 
+			int spacing = ld->mLinespacing;
+			for (unsigned i = 0; i < AllEpisodes.Size(); i++)
+			{
+				if (AllEpisodes[i].mPicName.IsNotEmpty())
+				{
+					FTextureID tex = GetMenuTexture(AllEpisodes[i].mPicName);
+					if (AllEpisodes[i].mEpisodeName.IsEmpty() || OkForLocalization(tex, AllEpisodes[i].mEpisodeName))
+						continue;
+				}
+				if ((gameinfo.gametype & GAME_DoomStrifeChex) && spacing == 16) spacing = 18;
+				break;
+			}
+
 			// center the menu on the screen if the top space is larger than the bottom space
-			int totalheight = posy + AllEpisodes.Size() * ld->mLinespacing - topy;
+			int totalheight = posy + AllEpisodes.Size() * spacing - topy;
 
 			if (totalheight < 190 || AllEpisodes.Size() == 1)
 			{
@@ -613,15 +626,15 @@ void M_StartupEpisodeMenu(FNewGameStartup *gs)
 					{
 						FTextureID tex = GetMenuTexture(AllEpisodes[i].mPicName);
 						if (AllEpisodes[i].mEpisodeName.IsEmpty() || OkForLocalization(tex, AllEpisodes[i].mEpisodeName))
-							it = CreateListMenuItemPatch(posx, posy, ld->mLinespacing, AllEpisodes[i].mShortcut, tex, NAME_Skillmenu, i);
+							it = CreateListMenuItemPatch(posx, posy, spacing, AllEpisodes[i].mShortcut, tex, NAME_Skillmenu, i);
 					}
 					if (it == nullptr)
 					{
-						it = CreateListMenuItemText(posx, posy, ld->mLinespacing, AllEpisodes[i].mShortcut, 
+						it = CreateListMenuItemText(posx, posy, spacing, AllEpisodes[i].mShortcut, 
 							AllEpisodes[i].mEpisodeName, ld->mFont, ld->mFontColor, ld->mFontColor2, NAME_Skillmenu, i);
 					}
 					ld->mItems.Push(it);
-					posy += ld->mLinespacing;
+					posy += spacing;
 				}
 				if (AllEpisodes.Size() == 1)
 				{
@@ -1073,9 +1086,10 @@ void M_StartupSkillMenu(FNewGameStartup *gs)
 				}
 			}
 
-			if (done != restart)
+			int spacing = ld->mLinespacing;
+			//if (done != restart)
 			{
-				done = restart;
+				//done = restart;
 				ld->mSelectedItem = ld->mItems.Size() + defindex;
 
 				int posy = y;
@@ -1088,8 +1102,20 @@ void M_StartupSkillMenu(FNewGameStartup *gs)
 					if (y < topy) topy = y;
 				}
 
+				for (unsigned i = 0; i < MenuSkills.Size(); i++)
+				{
+					if (MenuSkills[i]->PicName.IsNotEmpty())
+					{
+						FTextureID tex = GetMenuTexture(MenuSkills[i]->PicName);
+						if (MenuSkills[i]->MenuName.IsEmpty() || OkForLocalization(tex, MenuSkills[i]->MenuName))
+							continue;
+					}
+					if ((gameinfo.gametype & GAME_DoomStrifeChex) && spacing == 16) spacing = 18;
+					break;
+				}
+
 				// center the menu on the screen if the top space is larger than the bottom space
-				int totalheight = posy + MenuSkills.Size() * ld->mLinespacing - topy;
+				int totalheight = posy + MenuSkills.Size() * spacing - topy;
 
 				if (totalheight < 190 || MenuSkills.Size() == 1)
 				{
@@ -1157,16 +1183,16 @@ void M_StartupSkillMenu(FNewGameStartup *gs)
 				{
 					FTextureID tex = GetMenuTexture(skill.PicName);
 					if (skill.MenuName.IsEmpty() || OkForLocalization(tex, skill.MenuName))
-						li = CreateListMenuItemPatch(posx, y, ld->mLinespacing, skill.Shortcut, tex, action, SkillIndices[i]);
+						li = CreateListMenuItemPatch(posx, y, spacing, skill.Shortcut, tex, action, SkillIndices[i]);
 				}
 				if (li == nullptr)
 				{
-					li = CreateListMenuItemText(posx, y, ld->mLinespacing, skill.Shortcut,
+					li = CreateListMenuItemText(posx, y, spacing, skill.Shortcut,
 									pItemText? *pItemText : skill.MenuName, ld->mFont, color,ld->mFontColor2, action, SkillIndices[i]);
 				}
 				ld->mItems.Push(li);
 				GC::WriteBarrier(*desc, li);
-				y += ld->mLinespacing;
+				y += spacing;
 			}
 			if (AllEpisodes[gs->Episode].mNoSkill || MenuSkills.Size() == 1)
 			{

wadsrc/static/menudef.txt

@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ ListMenu "EpisodeMenu"
 	{
 		Position 48, 63
 		StaticPatch 54, 38, "M_EPISOD", 0 , "$MNU_EPISODE"
+		linespacing 16
 	}
 	IfGame(Strife)
 	{
@@ -234,6 +235,7 @@ ListMenu "SkillMenu"
 	IfGame(Doom, Chex)
 	{
 		StaticPatch 96, 14, "M_NEWG", 0, "$MNU_NEWGAME"
+		linespacing 16
 	}
 	IfGame(Strife)
 	{

wadsrc/static/zscript/engine/ui/menu/listmenu.zs

@@ -328,6 +328,36 @@ class ListMenu : Menu
 	{
 		mFocusControl = NULL;
 	}
+
+	//=============================================================================
+	//
+	//
+	//
+	//=============================================================================
+
+	void ChangeLineSpacing(int newspace)
+	{
+		double top = -32767;
+
+		for (int i = 0; i < mDesc.mItems.Size(); i++)
+		{
+			let selitem = ListMenuItemSelectable(mDesc.mItems[i]);
+			if (selitem)
+			{
+				let y = mDesc.mItems[i].GetY();
+				if (top == -32767)
+				{
+					top = y;
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					let newy = top + (y - top) / mDesc.mLineSpacing * newspace;
+					mDesc.mItems[i].SetY(newy);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		mDesc.mLineSpacing = newspace;
+	}
 }
 
 

wadsrc/static/zscript/engine/ui/menu/menuitembase.zs

@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ class MenuItemBase : Object native ui version("2.4")
 	double GetY() { return mYpos; }
 	double GetX() { return mXpos; }
 	void SetX(double x) { mXpos = x; }
+	void SetY(double x) { mYpos = x; }
 	virtual void OnMenuCreated() {}
 }