Name Tag

ID:1163861
 
Feb 16 2013, 6:47 pm
(See the best response by Midgetbuster.)
Code:
image
    Textarea
        maptext_width = 128
        maptext_height = 16

mob
    var
        image/Textarea/Textarea = new

client
    MouseEntered(atom/o)
        ..()
        if(src!=mob||istype(o, /mob/player)||istype(o, /mob/Enemies)||istype(o, /mob/npc))
            for(var/image/Textarea/t in mob.client.images)del(t)
            var/image/Textarea/t = image(mob.Textarea, o)
            t.pixel_y=32
            t.maptext = "<font size = 1>[o.name]"
            mob.client.images+=t
    MouseExited()
        for(var/image/Textarea/t in mob.client.images)del(t)


Problem description: I'm trying get players to view other mobs' name when the mouse is on top of them if that makes sense. My first problem, is that I can't get the Textarea to delete once the mouse has left. Number two how can I center the name over the mob. Number 3, how can I stop it from showing the user's name meaning the one who is checking the names of over players not his.

Regards ^_^
Feb 17 2013, 4:37 pm
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Feb 17 2013, 6:36 pm (Edited on Feb 17 2013, 6:56 pm)
Best response
Originally posted the solution to your problem but deleted it since i didnt know if you had viewed it or not..

Also tried doing this yesterday with no luck (admittedly i was trying to use dmifonts lib and wasnt watching tbh) but no response so gave it another go

here is a revised edition which is abit more code-friendly.

image
    Textarea
        maptext_width = 128
        maptext_height = 16

mob
    var
        tmp/image/Textarea/nametag = new //we dont want to save this ideally

    Login()
        ..()
        nametag = image(nametag, src)                   //we want to create an easily accessible tag (may aswell use that mob var)
        nametag.maptext = "<font size = 1>[src.name]"

client
    MouseEntered(mob/o)
        ..()
        if(!istype(o,/mob)) return
        images += o.nametag  //we just grab the entered mobs nametag and voola

    MouseExited(mob/o)
        if(!istype(o,/mob)) return
        images -= o.nametag //and delete it.


may even be a better way to do this as im not sure how this would work online but yea.

Also fiddle around with the pixel y loc some more. but getting a precise centering may be hard cause you would need to grab the loc of your mouse or something else, gives you something to experiment with :P

Enjoy

EDIT: Prolly not a precise thing but i gave it a quick shot anyway using my name (Midgetbuster) -shrug-
place this under the nametag.maptext line
        nametag.pixel_x = -lentext(src.name)
        nametag.pixel_y = 32


~Midget
Feb 17 2013, 8:45 pm
So I tried to implement what you bestowed upon me but unfortunately, it did not work. Have you tested this? or i'm I doing something wrong?

Regards my good man.
Feb 17 2013, 8:55 pm
hmm.. odd it seemed to work fine for me, did you change anything? if so what changes did you make?
Feb 17 2013, 9:07 pm
No changes just copy and paste. Umm would it help to know that my clients are mob/player?
Feb 17 2013, 10:25 pm
Its working for him now, still havnt got the centering to work yet, if anyone has any insight as to how to do that we are both all ears :P

-Midget
Feb 17 2013, 11:15 pm
You can use <center>text</center>. Make sure you set the maptext_width and pixel_x properly.