[Items] Displaying an amount over an item. in Developer Help

ID:139406
 
Jan 21 2011, 4:25 am (Edited on Jan 21 2011, 4:38 am)
Code:
atom/proc/Display_Number(items/o,num)
    if(num>999999)
        num=999999
    var/numlength=num2text(num,7)

    var/image/num1
    var/image/num2
    var/image/num3
    var/image/num4
    var/image/num5
    var/image/num6

    if(length(string)>=0)
        num1=image('Images/numbers.dmi',icon_state="[copytext(numlength,length(numlength),length(numlength)+1)]",pixel_x=-1,pixel_y=-12)
        o.overlays+=num1
    if(length(numlength)>=2)
        num2=image('Images/numbers.dmi',icon_state="[copytext(numlength,(length(numlength)-1),(length(numlength)))]",pixel_x=-6,pixel_y=-12)
        o.overlays+=num2
    if(length(numlength)>=3)
        num3=image('Images/numbers.dmi',icon_state="[copytext(numlength,(length(numlength)-2),(length(numlength)-1))]",pixel_x=-11,pixel_y=-12)
        o.overlays+=num3
    if(length(string)>=4)
        num4=image('Images/numbers.dmi',icon_state="[copytext(numlength,(length(numlength)-3),(length(numlength)-2))]",pixel_x=-16,pixel_y=-12)
        o.overlays+=num4
    if(length(numlength)>=5)
        num5=image('Images/numbers.dmi',icon_state="[copytext(numlength,(length(numlength)-4),(length(numlength)-3))]",pixel_x=-21)
        o.overlays+=num5
    if(length(numlength)>=6)
        num6=image('Images/numbers.dmi',icon_state="[copytext(numlength,(length(numlength)-5),(length(numlength)-4))]",pixel_x=-26)
        o.overlays+=num6
----

mob/proc/Update_Inventory()
    var/no  =   0
    for(var/items/item in src)
        Display_Number(item, item.amount) //send it to the item being looped and display its amount.
        src << output(item, "viewchild_gridtwo:[++no]")

--extra clip to show my items that i want it to display to.. full clip of items.dm :D
items
    parent_type     =   /obj

    var
        amount      =   1

    Equipment
        var
            colour  =   "#000000"
            defense =   0
            list/bonuses
            eqslot
            eqwear



        TempClick
            icon = 'NOICON.dmi'
            bonuses = list()
            Click()
                if(src in usr.contents)
                    usr << "Clicked"


                    Display_Number(usr, 90)

                //  if(src.bonuses.len>0)
                //      usr << "G"
                    for(var/bonus in bonuses)
                        usr.vars[bonus] += bonuses[bonus]
                else
                    src.Move(usr)


Problem description:
Ok so there shouldnt be anything wrong with getting this to display correctly. but for some reason whenever it goes to run it and output the numbers using the pixel_x's to align them it stacks them all up in one area (the first location and the default location of the numbers in the numbers.dmi)

Now ive even made it send to display on top of a player and it displays perfectly all the way upto the 999,999 which is the max that byond handles without doing that annoying 1+e006 bs.

so is it possible for anyone to explain why it works when outputting it to the player and aligns perfectly but when aligning to an object it fails to overlay properly.

~Midget
#1 Jan 22 2011, 5:20 am
I moved the Display number proc onto just the basic click command when its not inside the user. and it outputs perfectly there to.

So anyone know whats going exactly.

Displays Perfectly when
~Outputting ontop of a player
~Outputting ontop of an item whens its NOT inside the player

Does not display when
~Inside a player.
#2 Jan 22 2011, 5:27 am
In response to Midgetbuster (#1)
Could you show screenshot? Preferably two, one where it's right, and one where it's wrong.
#3 Jan 22 2011, 5:37 am
In response to Ripiz (#2)


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obviously the two that say 90 are correct and the one that says 9 is wrong. the 0 is there to but squished under
#4 Jan 22 2011, 5:46 am
In response to Midgetbuster (#3)
It's BYOND limitation, it cannot display icons with offset in statpanel/grid. It would make icon bigger so it would have to make statpanel/grid bigger too.
It can be done but I guess staff doesn't want to add it (or maybe it's hard), it's not really needed either.
#5 Jan 22 2011, 5:49 am
In response to Ripiz (#4)
Arr yea i thought it would be something like that.

Is there any way around this to be able to display an items amount as an overlay to an object inside a grid. as i want to use that instead of text numbers beside the name. =\
#6 Jan 22 2011, 5:50 am
In response to Midgetbuster (#5)
You could try to make icon, containing numbers, to make smaller, exactly size of numbers, 3x6 or so. It MIGHT work then.
#7 Jan 22 2011, 5:53 am
In response to Ripiz (#6)
XD that sentence is kind of confusing.

The icon part i understand sort of like i dunno making them all into one icon then overlaying the completed icon? but ensuring it doesnt extend the regions of the 32x32 pixel (which it doesnt even with 6 numbers)
#8 Jan 22 2011, 5:55 am
In response to Midgetbuster (#7)
When your icon file is empty you can specify icon size in top right corner, default is 32x32 and cannot be changed after you add any icon_state inside.

But I have doubts it'll work.

There is one way that'll work for sure... Make different icon_state for every number.
#9 Jan 23 2011, 6:10 am
In response to Ripiz (#8)
Orig: Hmm yea thats true. but that will produce a large .dmi file i guess =\ bugger such a pain indeed

After making new icon states for every position for each number. 6 digits, 9 numbers. 54 states later. +2 random states. the .dmi file size is still 1kb..

So yea. went with the mass icon states.

Thanks. And bugger stupid byond limitations :p