/// <summary>
/// Allows the screen the chance to position the menu entries. By default
/// all menu entries are lined up in a vertical list, centered on the screen.
/// </summary>
protected virtual void UpdateMenuEntryLocations()
{
// Make the menu slide into place during transitions, using a
// power curve to make things look more interesting (this makes
// the movement slow down as it nears the end).
float transitionOffset = (float)Math.Pow(TransitionPosition, 2);
// start at Y = 175; each X value is generated per entry
Vector2 position = new Vector2(0f, 600f);
// update each menu entry's location in turn
for (int i = 0; i < menuEntries.Count; i++)
{
MenuEntry menuEntry = menuEntries[i];
// each menu entry should be near the right side of the screen
position.X = ScreenManager.GraphicsDevice.Viewport.Width / 1.1f - menuEntry.GetWidth(this) / 1.1f;
if (ScreenState == ScreenState.TransitionOn)
position.X -= transitionOffset * 256;
else
position.X += transitionOffset * 512;
// set the entry's position
menuEntry.Position = position;
// move down for the next entry the size of this entry
position.Y += menuEntry.GetHeight(this);
}
}
