Graphical alert

ID:270389
 
Apr 13 2006, 5:47 pm
People, i want to transform the alert proc in a graphical alert that appears in the player's screen.But i want know how, i know the DmiFonts demo, but i want know how to transform it to a alert box(its too small)...
If someone could help...
Apr 13 2006, 5:48 pm
Uh... What? More detail? More explanation? More legibility?
Apr 13 2006, 5:52 pm
In response to Jp
have you played pokémon?the mesages dont appear on a txt, they appear graphically on the screen.I want make these rectangles, the "DmiFonts" demo helps, but im confused and the boxes are too small.
Apr 13 2006, 5:54 pm
In response to Jp
He wants the alert box to appear on screen, something like of which Acheron's Awakening.




Correct, Pharaoh?
Apr 13 2006, 5:56 pm
In response to Cheetoz
Cheetoz wrote:
He wants the alert box to appear on screen, something like of which Acheron's Awakening.




Correct, Pharaoh?

yes, but... hoy I do this?
Apr 13 2006, 6:19 pm
In response to Pharaoh Atem
people, i compiled my game with some new thinks, and when i pressed ctrl+R, appeared this on the dream seeker: BYOND Error: bad world
Connection failed.

Whadda i do now?My BYOND version its 348.905 and i need to finish this update until sunday!!Help please!
Apr 14 2006, 7:43 am
In response to Pharaoh Atem
Pharaoh Atem wrote:
people, i compiled my game with some new thinks, and when i pressed ctrl+R, appeared this on the dream seeker: BYOND Error: bad world
Connection failed.

Whadda i do now?My BYOND version its 348.905 and i need to finish this update until sunday!!Help please!

Ok, bug fixed, but... How i make these graphical alert things???
Apr 14 2006, 7:46 am
In response to Pharaoh Atem
Look up information on huds, what you want is a form of a hud.
Apr 14 2006, 9:08 am
In response to Scoobert
Scoobert wrote:
Look up information on huds, what you want is a form of a hud.

the maximum that i've found its a Screen Messages demo, but i want make the messages appearing in the middle of the usr's screen and with an edge.
Apr 14 2006, 12:14 pm
In response to Pharaoh Atem
Ppl, i've modified the "MapText" demo, but i have some problems:

#define FILE_DIR .

proc
    MapText(To, Text as text, turf/Loc, Layer = FLY_LAYER, line = 0, offset = 0, charset = 'charset.dmi')
        if(!Loc || !Text) return
        if(offset > 3)
            world.log << "Invalid offset in MapText:\n\t\
                To:[To]   Text:[Text]   Loc:[Loc]\n\t\
                line:[line]   offset:[offset]"
            return
        var
            Image
            list/Images = list()
            len = lentext(Text)
            obj/O = new()
        if(line) line = 4
        O.icon = charset
        O.layer = Layer
        for(var/position = 1, position <= len,)  // no increment here because I do it in the next line
            O.icon_state = "[copytext(Text, position, ++position)][offset+line]"    // increment position here to avoid redundant math operations
            Image = image(O,Loc)
            Images += Image
            To << Image
            if(++offset > 3)
                offset = 0
                Loc = locate(Loc.x+1,Loc.y, Loc.z)
                if(!Loc) break
        return Images

    OverlayText(Text as text, turf/Loc, Layer = FLY_LAYER, line = 0, offset = 0, charset = 'charset.dmi')
        if(!Loc || !Text) return
        if(offset > 3)
            world.log << "Invalid offset in MapText:\n\t\
                Text:[Text]   Loc:[Loc]\n\t\
                line:[line]   offset:[offset]"
            return 0
        var
            len = lentext(Text)
            obj/O = new()
        if(line) line = 4
        O.icon = charset
        O.layer = Layer
        for(var/position = 1, position <= len,)  // no increment here because I do it in the next line
            O.icon_state = "[copytext(Text, position, ++position)][offset+line]"    // increment position here to avoid redundant math operations
            Loc.overlays += O
            if(++offset > 3)
                offset = 0
                Loc = locate(Loc.x+1,Loc.y, Loc.z)
                if(!Loc) break
        return 1

    MapFrame(To,Left,Right,Top,Bottom,Z, Layer = FLY_LAYER, frame = 'balloon50.dmi')
        var
            obj/O = new()
            Image
            list/Images = list()

        O.icon = frame
        O.layer = Layer
        O.icon_state = "tl"
        O.screen_loc = "8,10"
        Image = image(O,locate(Left,Top,Z))
        To << Image
        Images += Image

        O.icon_state = "tr"
        O.screen_loc = "10,10"
        Image = image(O,locate(Right,Top,Z))
        To << Image
        Images += Image

        O.icon_state = "bl"
        O.screen_loc = "8,8"
        Image = image(O,locate(Left,Bottom,Z))
        To << Image
        Images += Image

        O.icon_state = "br"
        O.screen_loc = "10,8"
        Image = image(O,locate(Right,Bottom,Z))
        To << Image
        Images += Image

        for(var/X = Left + 1, X < Right, ++X)
            O.icon_state = "tm"
            O.screen_loc = "9,8"
            Image = image(O,locate(X,Top,Z))
            To << Image
            Images += Image

            O.icon_state = "bm"
            O.screen_loc = "9,10"
            Image = image(O,locate(X,Bottom,Z))
            To << Image
            Images += Image

            for(var/Y = Bottom+1, Y < Top, ++Y)
                O.icon_state = "cl"
                O.screen_loc = "8,9"
                Image = image(O,locate(Left,Y,Z))
                To << Image
                Images += Image

                O.icon_state = "cr"
                O.screen_loc = "10,9"
                Image = image(O,locate(Right,Y,Z))
                To << Image
                Images += Image

                O.icon_state = "cm"
                O.screen_loc = "9,9"
                Image = image(O,locate(X, Y, Z))
                To << Image
                Images += Image

        return Images


    OverlayFrame(Left,Right,Top,Bottom,Z, Layer = FLY_LAYER, frame = 'balloon50.dmi')
        var
            obj/O = new()
            turf/T = locate(Left,Top,Z)

        O.icon = frame
        O.layer = Layer
        O.icon_state = "tl"
        O.screen_loc = "8,10"
        T.overlays += O

        O.icon_state = "tr"
        O.screen_loc = "10,10"
        T.overlays += O

        O.icon_state = "bl"
        O.screen_loc = "8,8"
        T.overlays += O

        O.icon_state = "br"
        O.screen_loc = "10,8"
        T.overlays += O

        for(var/X = Left + 1, X < Right, ++X)
            O.icon_state = "tm"
            O.screen_loc = "9,10"
            T.overlays += O

            O.icon_state = "bm"
            O.screen_loc = "9,8"
            T.overlays += O

            for(var/Y = Bottom+1, Y < Top, ++Y)
                O.icon_state = "cl"
                O.screen_loc = "8,9"
                T.overlays += O

                O.icon_state = "cr"
                O.screen_loc = "10,9"
                T.overlays += O

                O.icon_state = "cm"
                O.screen_loc = "9,9"
                T.overlays += O


    BalloonText(Text as text, turf/Loc, delay = 5, charset = 'charset.dmi', balloon = 'balloon50.dmi')
        if(!Loc || !Text) return
        var
            Len = lentext(Text)
            width
            height
            Top
            Bottom
            Left
            Right
            Z = Loc.z
            obj/O = new()
            Image
            list/Images = list()

        // find height and width
        if(Len == 0)
            height = 0
            width = 0
        else if(Len < 41)
            height = 1
            width = 1
            if(Len > 41)
                Text = copytext(Text,1,106) + "..."
                Len = 41

        Top = Loc.y + height + 2
        if(Top > world.maxy) Top = Loc.y - 1
        Bottom = Top - height - 1

        Left = Loc.x - round((height/2),1) - 1
        if(Left < 1 ) Left = 1
        Right = Left + width + 1
        if(Right > world.maxx)
            Right = world.maxx
            Left = Right - width - 1

        // draw the balloon
        Images = MapFrame(view(Loc), Left, Right, Top, Bottom, Z,, balloon)

        // draw the tail
        O.icon = balloon
        O.layer = FLY_LAYER

        // draw the text
        width = 6 + 4 * width // width in characters
        var high = 0
        var turf/Turf = locate(Left,Top,Z)
        for(var/Y = 0, Y < ((height+1)*2), Y++)
            Images += MapText(view(Loc),copytext(Text,Y*width+1,(Y+1)*width+1),Turf,,high,1,charset)
            high = !high
            if(high)
                Turf = locate(Left,Turf.y-1,Z)
        
        for(var/I in Images)
            client.screen += I

        spawn(delay)
            for(var/I in Images)
                del(I)


Errors: loading MapText.dme
MapText.dm:221:error:client.screen:undefined var
MapText.dm:178:Image :warning: variable defined but not used

MapText.dmb - 1 error, 1 warning (double-click on an error to jump to it)



Where are the error?=( Please help me!
Apr 14 2006, 1:34 pm
In response to Pharaoh Atem
people, i need this really fast, please answer me, im very confused =( =(
Apr 14 2006, 4:39 pm
In response to Pharaoh Atem
Show us what lines it is, double click the error and it will highlight the line.

-Doh

EDIT: I am guessing that the client.screen error is at the bottom, and it's because there is no client, this is a global proc. I am guessing the person your showing it to is "To", so replace client.screen with To.client.screen
Apr 15 2006, 7:02 am
In response to XxDohxX
XxDohxX wrote:
Show us what lines it is, double click the error and it will highlight the line.

-Doh

EDIT: I am guessing that the client.screen error is at the bottom, and it's because there is no client, this is a global proc. I am guessing the person your showing it to is "To", so replace client.screen with To.client.screen

I fixed this errors, and when i tested, it only "says" on the text, no pop-up appears.If someone knows a demo that do that, or knows the code, please help me.
Apr 15 2006, 7:54 am
In response to Pharaoh Atem
MapText is far outdated. sd_Text is now available for free and has built in HUD based input. You should get sd_Text version 9 (http://developer.byond.com/hub/Shadowdarke/sd_TextV9) for accurate mouse hits with sd_Input().
Apr 15 2006, 9:50 am
In response to Shadowdarke
That's a cool library shadow, thanks for pointing that out. Mind explaining how you would implement that into your own game or did you already do it in the lib.? I didn't read it yet.
Apr 15 2006, 10:05 pm
In response to Pyro_dragons
The demo shows you some examples of how it works. There is complete documentation included. :)