HUD Buttons in Developer Help

ID:144739
 
Sep 9 2006, 10:01 am
Code:
This is my code for the HUD button which should Hide the usr behind the object
var/obj/hud/Hide/A = new() //Defines the HUD
obj/hud/Hide
    icon='Hide.dmi'
    screen_loc="1,1"
    New()
        usr.client.screen+=src
    Click()
        for(var/obj/hud/Hide/O in oview(1))
            if(usr.loc==O.loc)
                usr.loc=locate(O.x,O.y+1,O.z)
            else
                usr.loc=O.loc


This is how it is defined under the object
Cloud1
        icon = 'Cloud.dmi'
        icon_state="1"
        layer=6
        density=1
        verb
            Hide()
                set src in oview(1)
                if(usr.it)
                    return
                else if(usr.frozen)
                    return
                else
                    usr.loc=locate(src.x,src.y,src.z)
            Shake()
                set src in oview(1)
                if(usr.it)
                    src.icon_state="Shake2"
                    spawn(10)
                    src.icon_state="2"
                    var/mob/m = locate(/mob) in src.loc
                    if(m)
                        m.loc = locate(src.x,src.y-1,src.z)
                    else
                        return
                else
                    return

Problem description: sorry for having so many questions on here but I've tried everything I can do to get this to work but to no avail. Any Ideas?

#1 Sep 9 2006, 10:43 am
How exactly is this not working? What's happening with this code that isn't behaving as you would like?

Lummox JR
#2 Sep 9 2006, 10:50 am
In response to Lummox JR (#1)
when I click the button it does absolutely nothing, it should hide the usr behind a hideable object that he/she is next to
#3 Sep 9 2006, 11:38 am
In response to KirbyAllStar (#2)
What is the full type path of the Cloud1?

If it isn't "/obj/hud/Hide", than that's the problem.. because in the HUD Click() code, you are searching for that certain path

for(var/obj/hud/Hide/O in oview(1))


If Cloud1 was under /obj/Hide, the HUD for() (the one above) would ignore it...

Solution: Change your for() path

- GhostAnime
#4 Sep 9 2006, 11:52 am
In response to GhostAnime (#3)
ok I kind of understand that but there are many different hideable objects how would I make it to where it could work with them all.

obj
cloud1

thats the path do I need to put all the hideable ones under
obj
Hide
cloud1
something like that?
#5 Sep 9 2006, 12:14 pm (Edited on Sep 9 2006, 12:59 pm)
In response to KirbyAllStar (#4)
Yes, that is one way.. actually, that would be a preferable way to do it, group all hidable objects under one path (/obj/Hide in this case).


Another method, which I recommand the first one over this, is checking if the object had the verb Hide... but like I said, I prefer the first one as this would cause a lot of hassel

Edit: And it would be easier for your too, as you can have one or so general verb for all those objects:
obj/something
   verb/Yay() world<<"Yay"
   verb/Meh() world<<"Meh"
   si1
   sk3
   sl2
     verb/Boo() world<<"Boo"

In the above example, everything under /obj/something (si1, sk3 and sl2) WILL have the verb Yay and Meh... but only sl2 will have an additional verb, Boo

Edit 2: If you have a screen sizing option, I recommand that you change the way you do screen_loc (though 1,1 would be okay anyways) to something like "SOUTH,WEST"

Lets say you want a certain HUD background extending at the bottom, you would have this line in that background code: "SOUTH,WEST to SOUTH,EAST"

and lets say we want something 1 tile before the screen's X ends.. than you would want to put "SOUTH,EAST-1"..

- GhostAnime
#6 Sep 9 2006, 9:01 pm (Edited on Sep 9 2006, 10:12 pm)
In response to GhostAnime (#5)
Thank you very much, this helped a lot I've got it working now. I've been trying to get this to work since I began Freeze Tag HideAway and now it works. Thanks Again

Now I have troubles with this

obj/hud/Shake
    icon='Shake.dmi'
    screen_loc="2,1"
    layer=7
    Click()
        for(var/obj/Hide)
            set src in oview(1)
            if(usr.it)
                src.icon_state="Shake1"
                spawn(10)
                src.icon_state="1"
                var/mob/m = locate(/mob) in src.loc
                if(m)
                    m.loc = locate(src.x,src.y-1,src.z)
            else
                return


It shows up on the screen but Will not shake the shakeable obj. all the shakeable obj's are under the obj/Hide path, and it should let the IT usr shake the object he/she is next to. Any way to fix this
#7 Sep 10 2006, 12:26 am (Edited on Sep 10 2006, 12:46 am)
In response to KirbyAllStar (#6)
lol the last one I made was fully working you juss changed somthing
obj/hud/Shake
    icon='Shake.dmi'
    layer=22
    New()
        src.screen_loc="2,1"
        usr.client.screen+=src
    Click()
        for(var/obj/Hide/H in oview(1))
            if(usr.it)
                H.icon_state="Shake1"
                spawn(10)
                    H.icon_state="1"
                    var/mob/m = locate(/mob) in H.loc
                    if(m)
                        m.loc = locate(H.x,H.y-1,H.z)
            else
                return


Ok am not sure but this should ba able to work ~~
and remember when a person has choose's there character make sure you put. 
usr.client.screen += new/obj/hud/Hide
,
But if you juss want this for the person whos it than place this whereever you put the thing that makes the person it ~~.