Categories and sub-categories... in Developer Help

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Aug 17 2006, 7:23 pm
Ok, So I need help on how to do this..

Imagine you had a building game and in a stat panel you had buildable obj's you could double click and place. Now I imagine that if you had alot of items you could build it would get disorganized. So can someone show me how to make it so that all the Walls have a category you can click and it shows all the walls you can build, or a category like floors were you can click it and it shows the floors you can place. I already know how to make the buildables but I need help organizing them into categories.
#1 Aug 17 2006, 8:13 pm
Um, here's one method (though I doubt it's the best): 
mob/Stat()
  statpanel("Wall")
  for(var/obj/build/wall/W in src.contents)stat(W)
  statpanel("Door")
  for(var/obj/build/door/D in src.contents)stat(D)


- GhostAnime
#2 Aug 17 2006, 9:16 pm
In response to GhostAnime (#1)
Not like that >.>
That's just a stat. I actually want to be able to click it so it minimizes/maximizes the items for that certain category.
#3 Aug 18 2006, 10:52 am
In response to Morf (#2)
bump
#4 Aug 18 2006, 12:01 pm
In response to Morf (#2)
I think i know what you mean ahh Like inside one statpanel it has diferent categories and sub directories and headings and stuff like that...Well ive never tryed to do that so i dont know
#5 Aug 18 2006, 1:22 pm
In response to Morf (#3)
It would be really helpful to know where the items are listed in... Is it in a stat panel? HUD? Something else? We need a lil' bit mre information to help you out... (I assumed statpanel since they're the most commonly used things for click->build things)

- GhostAnime
#6 Aug 18 2006, 1:46 pm
In response to GhostAnime (#5)
Yes. They are in stat panels. Havn't you played ne arena games or Zelldot's Evermore game which have max/minimize things within the statpanels
#7 Aug 18 2006, 1:51 pm
In response to Morf (#6)
Yeah like when your placing objects or whatever in map maker..except he wants that in the statpanel