On-Screen "Buttons" [Not Huds, -_-"]

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Nov 10 2009, 4:10 pm
I haven't seen it anywhere on the forums after searching time and time again so I guess I'll make the post myself and ask [Though, for some reason, I get the feeling I've already made this topic some time already].

I've seen it done only once but since I'm not in contact with the person responsible for it, I've no idea how to get it done, but anyway, to the point:

I'd like it be possible for images to appear on-screen corresponding to what macro a player presses. I've been trying to do this by using the same concepts of a normal verb where when the player uses it, his icon performs the action though, in the end, it only ends up in lag. I've seen something quite similar to this done in the growing RPG, Sigrogana Legends, though, it sometimes gets a lag spike when you, "Engage a Battle", this being the command that brings the icons up on the screen. Mines, though similar, or quite different. I'm asking for any ideas on how it would be possible to do the following:

A player presses the, "Num1" Macro and below him on the screen, comes up the word, "Num1" in a .dmi file. There's a small delay before, "Num1" disappears but if he was to press, "Num2", it would appear as well under the screen next to, "Num1" making both of them centered under the player as much as possible, also in a .dmi file. "Num3" does the same thing but still, they are all centered under the player, never all going straight across the screen to the point it looks as if it's going through another mob on the screen.

I've been telling myself over and over again it's a simple task but after trying many different theories, all of it resulted in lag 'n' missing what macroes was pressed / bugs [Maybe because I've been going with the concept of using it similar to how a normal verb is used, not sure].

If any one could give me some advice or link me to anything that could help, it'd be a great help. =D
Nov 12 2009, 3:42 pm
Bump!

Bump! Bump!

Was just checking for any responses on the thread. None so far it seems. I'd really love someone who knows anything, be it even a link on something that could help, to help me out here a bit.

Bump! Bump!

Bump!
Nov 12 2009, 4:14 pm
In response to YoukoSieg
Something like this, essentially:

//width of each icon for the move list
var/const/move_icon_width = 32
//y-offset of the move list
var/const/move_icon_y_offset = -16
client
  var/list/movelist = list()
  proc
    addmove(var/moveicon)
      /* add the new image to our list */
      var/image/newimage = image(moveicon, mob)
      newimage.pixel_y = move_icon_y_offset
      movelist += newimage
      src.images += newimage
      
      /* center the list on our mob again */
      //the pixel_x of where the leftmost icon should now be:
      var/offset = move_icon_width * (movelist.len-1) / -2
      for(var/image/I in movelist)
        I.pixel_x = offset
        offset += move_icon_width
    
    clearmovelist()
      for(var/image/I in movelist)
        src.images -= I
      movelist.Cut()
Nov 12 2009, 5:07 pm
In response to Garthor
Ohhh! I see! At first, looking at this, I didn't quite get it. But after trial and error a bit with it, twisting it around some. It's helped me figured out something quite interesting. Thanks alot. You've been great help.