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Sep 14 2015, 12:50 pm
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I was considering making a bug report, but I am not quite sure of the actual intent of "\icon". So, suggestion for now, bug report if someone can confirm the actual full purpose of it.
So, as far as I am aware, the only way to show an image on the statpanel is via either using a manually-defined
"<img>"
My suggestion is thus; A new version of \icon, which does include the overlays of the referenced object. No idea how feasible it is. | |||||||
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Sep 14 2015, 1:21 pm
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Lummox JR
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You can build the icon yourself using the /icon datum and Blend(). I do see a point in allowing the macro to be expanded so it can handle taking a known object's appearance, though.
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Being able to assign an icon a known appearance would be a godsend in replacing certain functions in our code (linked below) that artificially remake the appearance on the icon object.
For OP's purposes our implementation would probably be sufficient, if a little costly when called often. It is general enough that it could probably be operational with almost any code with just a little bit of tweaking. http://puu.sh/kbD9m/d794e66553.txt | |
Looks like a heavily modified version of Get Flat Icon. Might be easier for Tigercat2000 to include the library, since otherwise they'll have to tear out the extra directional_turfs foo. As a bonus, it includes a demo and documentation :)
+1 to having this built-in, though. The soft-coded versions are far from full coverage of BYOND's features. | |
That is precisely the case, nice catch
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I do see a point in allowing the macro to be expanded so it can handle taking a known object's appearance, though. So much this. | |
A big plus one to this, especially if it could be made faster than a soft coded approach!
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Bump, this would be awesome to have
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The ability to turn appearances into /icons would also solve this.
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