Interface Bars, Buttons & Inputs to Vars

ID:1483225
 
Jan 28 2014, 11:45 am
Applies to:DM Language
Status: Open
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It will be nice to be able to set interface bars, buttons & inputs to set vars instead of calling verbs to set vars, like this:
mob/verb
    Vol()//Bar as abjustable slider Command: Vol
        src.vol = winget(src,"Vol","value")
    Race(R as text)//Button set as Command: Race Human
        set hidden = 1
        src.race = R
    Name(N as text)//Input set as Command: Name
        src.name = N

Instead make it a build-in proc, like this:
setvar(Var,var)//Var = var to set, var = value for Var to be set to
    if(exists(src.vars[Var])) src.vars[Var] = var//or how ever BYOND handles it
    else world.log<<{"Undefined variable /mob/var/test"}

The Options tabs can look like this:




Jan 28 2014, 2:09 pm
I think it'd be interesting to make "adjustable slider" bars pass their value to their command. I don't think there's a way to actually use adjustable slider bars without needing text2num(winget(src, bar, "value")) somewhere. Of course, this has nothing to do with the original request, but eh.
Mar 24 2014, 9:35 am
Bump
Mar 26 2014, 6:02 am
Wouldn't it be pretty easy to just pass the verb a reference of what you want to set?

SetValue "VarName" "ControlName" "ControlProperty"



mob/verb/SetValue(varname, ctlname, ctlproperty)
    if(exists(src.vars[varname])) src.vars[varname] = winget(src,ctlname,ctlproperty)//or how ever BYOND handles it
    else world.log<<{"Undefined variable /mob/var/[varname]"}


This would be more flexible, as you could have a button set a value from an input instead. Also, it should be secure against malicious users as you'll never allow them to pass the value in, you'll get it yourself.