How do i make icons appear next to verbs?

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Sep 8 2001, 3:08 pm
The title pretty much sums up my question.
Sep 8 2001, 3:22 pm

Currently, there is no way to assign an icon to a verb. However, you can achieve a similar effect by creating "command" objects for each action and displaying these in a stat panel.

Example:

mob/var
   commands[] = newlist(/obj/command/say,/obj/command/grin)
mob/Stat()
   statpanel("Commands",commands)

obj/command
   say
      icon = 'say.dmi'
      Click()
         //prompt for further input
   grin
      icon = 'grin.dmi'
      Click()
         view() << "[usr] grins."

Sep 8 2001, 3:26 pm
In response to Dan
Dan wrote:
Currently, there is no way to assign an icon to a verb. However, you can achieve a similar effect by creating "command" objects for each action and displaying these in a stat panel.

Hey Dan! I haven't heard from you in a while!

That is remarkable! I didn't know you could do that! Wowee, gee willickers!

Thanks!
Sep 8 2001, 3:39 pm
In response to Vortezz
I have seen it done in a few games it is setup like this
[Commands Tab]

[icon of a sword] Sword Attack.







i wanna know how to do that.
Sep 8 2001, 3:51 pm
In response to SonVegitto
SonVegitto wrote:
I have seen it done in a few games it is setup like this
[Commands Tab]

[icon of a sword] Sword Attack.


i wanna know how to do that.

The example I posted does exactly that. You just have to substitute "say" with "sword".

Sep 8 2001, 4:03 pm (Edited on Sep 8 2001, 4:08 pm)
In response to Dan
Hmm... I just tried that, and they're not appearing! Ack, how odd.. I wouldn't know the reason for it, because I've never used objs in lists, and whatnot, very much.. Here's what I've tried.

mob/var
    commands[] = list(/obj/command/say,/obj/command/shout)
mob/Stat()
    statpanel("Commands",commands)
    
obj/command
    icon = 'commands.dmi'
    say
        icon_state = "say"
        Click()
            var/msg = input("Speak to those in view.")
            oview() << "[usr] says, <small>\"[msg]\".</small>"
    shout
        icon_state = "shout"
        Click()
            var/msg = input("Shout, so everyone can hear you.")
            world << "[usr] shouts, <big>\"[msg]\".</big>"



When running that, I get nothing in my commands panel. I could just do a New() workaround, but then it'd be in my inventory panel, no?
Sep 8 2001, 5:04 pm
In response to Vortezz
I had the same sort of problem with stat panels until I finally figured it out. Try this code instead:

statpanel("Commands")
stat(commands)

I found out by hard example that for some reason, stat("Inventory",src.contents) doesn't work, but inventory works if you add the list on its own.

Lummox JR
Sep 8 2001, 11:12 pm
In response to Dan
Dan wrote:
Currently, there is no way to assign an icon to a verb. However, you can achieve a similar effect by creating "command" objects for each action and displaying these in a stat panel.

Example:

> mob/var
>    commands[] = newlist(/obj/command/say,/obj/command/grin)
> mob/Stat()
>    statpanel("Commands",commands)
>
> obj/command
>    say
>       icon = 'say.dmi'
>       Click()
>          //prompt for further input
>    grin
>       icon = 'grin.dmi'
>       Click()
>          view() << "[usr] grins."
>



o.o ! Thats a nice idea :) thanks Dan!