#arma3_gui

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quasi granite
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yep that is possible

full mural
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Also i was wondering is it possible to make the background of the dialog blurry or would you have to create the blur with post processing?

quasi granite
full mural
cunning arrow
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A quick sanity check for myself, GUI editor pictures always are on top of anything else, but as long as I put the things on top after the picture in the config it'll be fine in game?

ruby swallow
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Last focused will be on top

cunning arrow
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And also, for RscProgressBar, I can use colorBar[]={0,0.3,0.6,1}; to set the bar colour, anyone know how I can set the 'background' of the bar to a different colour?

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So the 'not filled in' bit can be a colour other then transparent

quiet arrow
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It can't. But you can create a CT_STATIC control as background.

cunning arrow
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Ah ok, not ideal but it'll have to work

vernal ginkgo
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does anyone know the idd of your inventory, ive been looking for several minutes and i just cannot find anything on it. the wiki says 602 but i cant find a display with that idd

quasi granite
vernal ginkgo
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why does findDisplay return no display?

quasi granite
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it does?

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when are you running the command?

vernal ginkgo
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i am running it in debug console while playing

quasi granite
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the inventory has to be open

vernal ginkgo
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ok

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so what would be the best method to add controls to the inventory display? running a script when the player opens their inventory since the display doesnt exist until then?

quasi granite
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use the inventoryopened eventhandler, waitUntil the display is opened:

player addEventhandler ["InventoryOpened", {
  _this spawn {
    waitUntil {!isNull findDisplay 602};
    // do stuff
  };
};
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my mistake, inventory opened is not a mission eventhandler. code fixed

vernal ginkgo
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i see, i always forget that waituntil is a thing, super useful. thanks

turbid glacier
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@quiet arrow Hello. I posted all the coding i have already in Pastebin, does it need anything to work?

quiet arrow
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This is a GUI for a mission right?

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And the image is in the mission folder?

turbid glacier
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the GUI will be spawned by an addaction

quiet arrow
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You path is not correct to the image

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ctrlSetText "path\to\texture\image.paa";

Should be

_control ctrlSetText "someImage.paa";

if the image is in the root of your mission, if it's in a subfolder it should be "folder\image.paa"

turbid glacier
strange arrow
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That's a reference to the actual control object; I didn't really read your config / code, but in your case it should probably be _ctrlPicture instead instead of _control.

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Without that reference to the control, how should ctrlSetText know which control's text it is supposed to modify?

turbid glacier
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The object the picture would display on is a ctrlPicture object. Is that a problem?

strange arrow
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No of course not!

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You were asking what _control is, that's what I was explaining.

turbid glacier
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I feel like I have tried so many things, but i can't seem to find anything related to my problem

strange arrow
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Your problem is that a picture is not working, is that correct?

turbid glacier
strange arrow
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And the image should be in the control with the IDC 1200?

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So basically, listboxaction.sqf does not work properly?

turbid glacier
turbid glacier
strange arrow
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_selectedIndex = lbCurSel 1500;
_ctrlPicture = lbCurSel 1200;
if (_selectedIndex == 0) exitWith {
  hint "You have selected index 0.";
  ctrlSetText "path\to\texture\image.paa";
};
```1) Line 2 (`_ctrlPicture = lbCurSel 1200;`) doesn't make sense, the control with IDC 1200 is a `class PictureDisplay: RscPicture` control, `lbCurSel` can't be used with those.
2) In order for `ctrlSetText` to work, we first need to get a reference to the control it is supposed to be applied to. Hopefully, `(findDisplay 2017) displayCtrl 1200` does the trick, so that we can change line 5 like so:
```sqf
((findDisplay 2017) displayCtrl 1200) ctrlSetText "path\to\texture\image.paa";
```3) As R3vo pointed out, the path to your image is not correct.
turbid glacier
strange arrow
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I'm not sure what you mean. Controls, Displays, Dialogs and HUDs are entirely local; every player has different control objects.

turbid glacier
strange arrow
turbid glacier
turbid glacier
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@strange arrow one more thing.. If i want a trigger to lbadd how would I do this?

example: player has an tablet, which shows nothing.

  • If player kills enemy1 & enemy2, pic1 and pic2 can be shown
  • if player kills enemy 3 & enemy4, pic3 and pic4 can be shown

Got it working. Added a waituntil, now the problem is that if the player kills enemy4 first, pic1 will show instead of pic4. How can I fix this?

strange arrow
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@turbid glacier What code did you use with waitUntil?

turbid glacier
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It doesn't work like I really wanted it to lol

opaque lynx
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Q: is it possible to swap event handler code in and out for a UI event mid-stream? i.e. I have handler A called by default, then in another mode, swap in with handler B

distant axle
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Simply use if

opaque lynx
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just in the callback itself then? i.e. detect the conditions and branch?

distant axle
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ctrlAddEventHandler ["whatever",{
  if (some_switch) then {
    //A
  } else {
    //B
  };
}];```
opaque lynx
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yep I see; fair enough. thank you.

vernal ginkgo
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im having issues editing controls inside a control group (checking/unchecking and even deleting). Is there something extra i have to do to edit controls inside of a control group?

vernal ginkgo
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its almost as if the controls inside the control group are completely inaccessible, but i can still interact with them by clicking.

quiet arrow
vernal ginkgo
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that doesnt help me

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i have the child controls stored as variables but any time i try to make a change it just doesnt work

strange arrow
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Code?

vernal ginkgo
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which part, do you want the control class definitions as well? also im using ctrlcreate for the ctrlgroup instead of creating a display, in case that has something to do with it

strange arrow
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Creating controls without a dialog, display or HUD containing them?

vernal ginkgo
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yes, im creating it on the inventory display

strange arrow
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So there is a display, good.

strange arrow
vernal ginkgo
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that is my control group class. the onload in the last checkbox doesnt work, and any attempts to edit it through scripts in game doesnt work either

strange arrow
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The onLoad is missing a ".

vernal ginkgo
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idk how but that got lost in the copy paste, its in my code though

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it all works when i create the control group, i can click the checkbox, but i cant ctrlSetChecked with scripts

quiet arrow
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its helpful to read the docs

vernal ginkgo
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omfg

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ive been using ctrlSetChecked

turbid glacier
turbid glacier
strange arrow
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@turbid glacier Post the code please.

turbid glacier
strange arrow
turbid glacier
turbid glacier
strange arrow
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Your variable PC1Hacked is undefined.

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Option 1: Place this code in initServer.sqf or some place like that.

PC1Hacked = false;
```Option 2: Use `getVariable`.
```sqf
waitUntil {missionNamespace getVariable ["PC1Hacked", false]};
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Is it a multiplayer mission?

turbid glacier
agile sinew
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RscTextMulti adds a weird border when the element is selected

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it has no additional parameters though:

# 
{
    style = 16;
};```
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RscText doesnt look like anything relevant either, does it?

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{
    deletable = 0;
    fade = 0;
    access = 0;
    type = 0;
    idc = -1;
    colorBackground[] = {0,0,0,0};
    colorText[] = {1,1,1,1};
    text = "";
    fixedWidth = 0;
    x = 0;
    y = 0;
    h = 0.037;
    w = 0.3;
    style = 0;
    shadow = 1;
    colorShadow[] = {0,0,0,0.5};
    font = "RobotoCondensed";
    SizeEx = "(            (            (            ((safezoneW / safezoneH) min 1.2) / 1.2) / 25) * 1)";
    linespacing = 1;
    tooltipColorText[] = {1,1,1,1};
    tooltipColorBox[] = {1,1,1,1};
    tooltipColorShade[] = {0,0,0,0.65};
};```
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so is this a bug?

quiet arrow
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Maybe a hardcoded style?

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We are talking about the control which shows "No servers found with current filter..." right?

agile sinew
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yep

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solved it by this code

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            _ctrlWidth = ctrlTextWidth _ctrlServerListEmptyTxt;
            _ctrlHeight = ctrlTextHeight _ctrlServerListEmptyTxt;

            _ctrlServerListEmptyTxt ctrlSetPositionX ((safeZoneW - _ctrlWidth) / 2 + safeZoneX);// center it horizontally
            _ctrlServerListEmptyTxt ctrlSetPositionY (ctrlPosition _ctrlLoadingSpinner#1);
            _ctrlServerListEmptyTxt ctrlSetPositionW _ctrlWidth;
            _ctrlServerListEmptyTxt ctrlSetPositionH _ctrlHeight;
            _ctrlServerListEmptyTxt ctrlCommit 0;```
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for some reason you can no longer select the control or the border no longer shows at least

agile sinew
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i guess there is no way to give tooltips a background color?

agile sinew
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how does one position a control inside a control group from the right?
like x = rightSideOfControlGroup - widthOfThisControl;

quiet arrow
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x = widthCTGROUP - widthOfCtrl / 2

quiet arrow
agile sinew
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meh ty

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why the / 2 @quiet arrow ?

strange arrow
quiet arrow
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I understood so that it needs to be set per column

quiet arrow
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You need to substract the whole width to align it right

agile sinew
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ok ty

opaque lynx
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hello, Q: concerning mouse and key gestures, using the onMouseZChanged event, is there a way to also capture the key gesture? i.e. I'd like to respond to a naked mouse wheel, versus one like ctrl+mouse wheel, and so forth.

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like perhaps we monitor for onKeyDown and onKeyUp surrounding the onMouseZChanged for that sort of gesture?

stuck nest
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I'm trying to create a radar style GUI. I was told to use displays. I got a very basic window working, but how should I go around creating multiple icons? I'm reading the Biki on displays but it's rather confusing. There aren't that many tutorials for displays compared to normal dialogs, so anything that would send me on a right path would be welcome.

uneven ruin
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    private _controlTxTMarkers = findDisplay 155 displayCtrl 1300;
    _controlTxTMarkers ctrlSetTextColor [0.004,0.992,0.09,1];
    _txt2 = format ["%1 \n%2", _BullsStatus, _HomePlateStatus];
    _controlTxTMarkers ctrlSetStructuredText parseText _txt2;

        class info_panel_markers: RscText
        {
            idc = 1300;
            text = "text here"; //--- ToDo: Localize;
            x = 0.350469 * safezoneW + safezoneX;
            y = 0.379 * safezoneH + safezoneY;
            w = 0.175313 * safezoneW;
            h = 0.055 * safezoneH;
            colorText[] = {0.004,0.992,0.09,1};
        };

Why is the text not updating? "text here" still showing there

quiet arrow
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because rscText does not like structured text

uneven ruin
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jesus

agile sinew
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@stuck nest did you check for existing mods doing what you have in mind as reference?

stuck nest
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I just found the forward sonar mod. I will be taking a close look on that one

wicked talon
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What is the difference between rsc and ctrl classes?

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Say, RscButton vs a ctrlButton

strange portal
quasi granite
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just as @strange portal said. ctrl for 3den, Rsc for "normal" dialogs. they are different in appearance and GUI coordinate usage (see sizeEx attribute for example)

wicked talon
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If I'm working with pixelgrid on fresh GUIs, should I use ctrl, or stick with Rsc?

quiet arrow
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@wicked talon use ctrlXXX

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Mixing it with Rsc will cause issues since size/sizeEx is calculated differently

wicked talon
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gotcha

tribal dagger
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Hi, I have a question regarding RscListNBox. When I select an item in the list, the text color starts to fade in and out. https://i.gyazo.com/a1fd84d647906be9c05d8e87ef983551.gif

However I want the color to be constant white without the fade. I've tried setting colorSelect[] and colorSelect2[] to {1,1,1,1} but it continues to happen. So which property controls this fading behavior?

wicked talon
tribal dagger
amber coral
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Hey all,
I'm trying to make an EditBox, with no border (or frame), but I cant find the property or style to remove the border. colorText seems to also influence the border color, but I obviously don't want transparent text πŸ˜…
The CT_EDIT wiki page even has an image showing that it should be possible:

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Any ideas?
Thanks in advance πŸ˜„

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Never mind I just found the solution myself. There is a Style ST_NO_RECT

wicked talon
quasi granite
quiet arrow
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I am still thinking about requesting a diag_command to get all supported properties

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to finally get a proper control doc

quasi granite
quiet arrow
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yeah, just need to find a way to persuade the green army πŸ˜‰

tranquil iron
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there is no "list of supported properties" in engine that could be returned with a command

quiet arrow
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Any other way? I mean, we just need it once to make the gui doc like 500% better

tranquil iron
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ask a programmer to go through the code and collect all properties

quiet arrow
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yeah, I guess that's not gonna happen.

weary imp
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the docs have 99.99% properties, spending a day sifting through the code for 0.01% is not worth it

wicked talon
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Can you somehow control the order that displays are stacked on top of each other?

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And a second question, can you make a control click-through?

weary imp
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<parentdisplay> createDisplay then you can use created display as parent and create another display

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try adding eh to control under your control, not sure how it is now but used to trigger eh this way

tropic brook
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I cannot find a single good Gui Guide to get started does any1 have 1

quiet arrow
wicked talon
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Is there any performance benefit to hiding controls via ctrlShow, vs just leaving them?

tranquil iron
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yes.

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But I don't know of any controls where that would matter. After the latest fixes for some controls

wicked talon
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Building a spectator view where it will be used for a bunch of tags

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was wondering if it would actually be worth hiding controls that are outside of the screen

tranquil iron
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probably not

dusty aurora
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Hey, reaching out to see if anyone can help figure out why a structured text class wont display a .paa image here is a bit of the code ////// //
class controls { class structuredText { access = 0; type = CT_STATIC; idc = 997106; style = ST_PICTURE; // lineSpacing = 1; x = 0.740 * safezoneW + safezoneX; y = 0.540 * safezoneH + safezoneY; w = 0.020 * safezoneW; h = 0.020 * safezoneH; sizeEx = 0.020; colorBackground[] = {1,1,1,0.6}; colorText[] = {0,0,0,1}; text = "images\ekg.paa"; font = "PuristaSemiBold";
////
It displays the image path instead of the .paa , not sure why since doing( text = "image.paa"; ) usually works , thanks

quiet arrow
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This is not structured text nor does structured text takes an image

dusty aurora
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I mean to reference the class structured text above , and im not sure what you mean since regular structured text does accept images like this <img image='\a3\Data_f\Flags\flag_Altis_co.paa'/>

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Is this an incorrect way to define this portion of the control?

quiet arrow
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yes but not like you posted it above

# 
class RscPicture
{
  deletable = 0;
  fade = 0;
  access = 0;
  type = 0;
  idc = -1;
  style = 48;
  colorBackground[] = {0,0,0,0};
  colorText[] = {1,1,1,1};
  font = "TahomaB";
  sizeEx = 0;
  lineSpacing = 0;
  text = "";
  fixedWidth = 0;
  shadow = 0;
  x = 0;
  y = 0;
  w = 0.2;
  h = 0.15;
  tooltipColorText[] = {1,1,1,1};
  tooltipColorBox[] = {1,1,1,1};
  tooltipColorShade[] = {0,0,0,0.65};
};
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If you just want to display an image use RscPicture

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if you want an image and text use RscStructuredText

class RscStructuredText
{
  deletable = 0;
  fade = 0;
  access = 0;
  type = 13;
  idc = -1;
  style = 0;
  colorText[] = {1,1,1,1};
  class Attributes
  {
    font = "RobotoCondensed";
    color = "#ffffff";
    colorLink = "#D09B43";
    align = "left";
    shadow = 1;
  };
  x = 0;
  y = 0;
  h = 0.035;
  w = 0.1;
  text = "";
  size = "(            (            (            ((safezoneW / safezoneH) min 1.2) / 1.2) / 25) * 1)";
  shadow = 1;
};
dusty aurora
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Ok i think the rsc structured text is what we need after all , thank you for your help @quiet arrow

quiet arrow
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yw. Feel free to ask again if something doesn't work.

distant axle
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Is it even possible to remove every location names from a CT_MAP_MAIN control so completely empty control is possible?

quiet arrow
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Not via scripting. Perhaps if you remove the fonts from the config etc.

distant axle
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I'm looking for config solution, but no joy yet

spring halo
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I'm having issues getting a tooltip to show on a control in the inventory UI (IDD: 602). The cause seems to be specific to the inventory, because it works as expected if I createDisplay.

Inventory:

if (!isNil "DEBUG_InvOpenEH") then { player removeEventHandler ["InventoryOpened", DEBUG_InvOpenEH]; DEBUG_InvOpenEH = nil; };
DEBUG_InvOpenEH = player addEventHandler ["InventoryOpened", {
    0 spawn {
        disableSerialization;
        waitUntil { !isNull findDisplay 602 };
        private _display = findDisplay 602;

        ctrlPosition (_display displayCtrl 1001) params ["_x", "_y"]; // CA_ContainerBackground
        ctrlPosition (_display displayCtrl 1020) params ["_x2", "_y2", "_w", "_h"]; // TitleBackground

        private _ctrlHeader = _display ctrlCreate ["RscText", -1];
        _ctrlHeader ctrlSetPosition [_x, _y - _h, _x2 - _x + _w, _h];
        _ctrlHeader ctrlCommit 0;
        _ctrlHeader ctrlSetBackgroundColor [1, 0, 0, 0.5];
        _ctrlHeader ctrlSetText "Tooltip?";
        _ctrlHeader ctrlSetTooltip "Yes!";
    };
}];

createDisplay:

private _display = findDisplay 46 createDisplay "RscDisplayEmpty";
private _ctrlHeader = _display ctrlCreate ["RscText", -1];
_ctrlHeader ctrlSetPosition [0, 0, 0.3, 0.037];
_ctrlHeader ctrlCommit 0;
_ctrlHeader ctrlSetBackgroundColor [1, 0, 0, 0.5];
_ctrlHeader ctrlSetText "Tooltip?";
_ctrlHeader ctrlSetTooltip "Yes!";
magic blade
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Hi can any help me with a GUI, I’ve made it in GUI Editor in Arma 3 and exported into a file and done all that stuff, included it into MasterHandler in Dialog folder, however it won’t show up on my server

strange arrow
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Included it into MasterHandler? What does that mean?

topaz talon
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my first guess is some l*fe stuff

magic blade
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Hi guys, looking for some help for my GUI. I got my GUI working however it carrys on fading out when i load in i'm using this command to load it in 2 cutRsc ["logo","PLAIN NOFADE",0]; and this is my GUI file https://pastebin.pl/view/d78b325b I can't seem to get my head around why it keeps fading out

weary imp
agile sinew
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arma3.exe AVTitleEffectPlainNoFade

fast sparrow
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hewo, im trying to see the hud of a specfic car (the car stats, with the engine and everything). Is there a way to just draw its hud and display it to the player: for context the ai is driving the car while the player is outside of it

willow stratus
fast sparrow
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gkajsdfgakdfh, you s.. said h

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this is more complicated than i thought

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so theres no way to just like..show the hud element that shows on the top left when youre in a car, but have it be shown when youre not in a car

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somehow..convince the game you're actually in the car when you're not xd or something idk

main wolf
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You could try to display the HUD elements manually to the player outside of the car, but you would need to script the values (speed, fuel, damage, etc.) as well based of an external object.
So is it possible; yes.
Is it easy; nope...

fast sparrow
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damn..

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hm....i need a low effort version of this then...

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is there a tutorial that could help me with this specifically?

main wolf
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Arma 3 source code 🀣

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And nothing in Arma is "low effort", especially when it comes to scripts or GUI's

fast sparrow
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i know i know

fast sparrow
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is there an alright tutorial for gui stuff

quasi granite
storm heron
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How do i change the x and y position of a cutRsc?

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in script, that is

topaz talon
storm heron
topaz talon
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look up the resource config

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usually they're saved into uinamespace on load

storm heron
topaz talon
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not sure what you mean by that

storm heron
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i need a control object

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so how can i get the object from missionconfig?

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there are getNumber, getArray etc. for looking up the config

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but i need a control object for ctrlSetPosition

topaz talon
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that's not how it works

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look up rsctitles in config viewer, then find your cutRsc resource class

storm heron
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can you post an example script of that?

topaz talon
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config viewer below debug console

storm heron
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πŸ€¦β€β™‚οΈ

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but how do i manipulate the control with that

topaz talon
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you're looking up the config to find the variable that holds your display

storm heron
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what do i need from the config then?

topaz talon
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look how the display is defined, im assuming it's a BIS resource right?

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starting with rsc?

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can you send the line where you run cutRsc

storm heron
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2 cutRsc ["crosshair_player","PLAIN", 0, False];

topaz talon
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is it you who made it?

storm heron
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it's defined in description.sqf

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yep

topaz talon
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add onLoad = "uiNameSpace setVariable ['tom_display_crosshair_player', _this select 0];"; in the beginning of your resource

storm heron
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Done

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now io can look it up with getVariable

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right?

topaz talon
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now, in your code you should be able to retrieve it, yep

storm heron
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Cheers!

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@topaz talon ctrlSetPosition has no effect

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it doesnt do anything

topaz talon
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did you ctrlCommit afterwards?

storm heron
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...

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πŸ˜…

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helps to read the docs, i guess

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oh no

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it's mapped relative to safezone

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πŸ˜“

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0,0 is not at the corner of the screen

topaz talon
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yep, get ready for some arma stuff

opaque lynx
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hello I am trying to get structured text to work, but nothing is showing in my controls. I know the controls themselves are aligned correctly, as ST_STATIC they show properly, and I am confident that the load event handlers are connected, which includes an appropriate _ctrl ctrlSetStructuredText (parseText _textToParse);, but nothing is showing on the controls...

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structured text is along the lines of:

format ["<t size='5'>%1 (%2)</t>", toLower _sourceName, ctrlIDC _ctrl]; // or
format ["<t size='5' color='#33cc33'>%1 (%2)</t>", toLower _sourceName, ctrlIDC _ctrl]; // or
format ["<t size='5' color='#ff0000'>%1 (%2)</t>", toLower _sourceName, ctrlIDC _ctrl]; // or
format ["<t size='5' color='#ff0000'>%1 (%2)</t>", "unknown", ctrlIDC _ctrl]; // or
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I have verified that each of the controls sees this event as well

opaque lynx
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maybe a better question might be... does CT_LISTBOX support structured text? I could just add rows to it, for instance.

astral narwhal
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i use Microsoft visual code for development. It keeps saying there is an error on this line but it works in game and i cant figure out the issue. Anyone know why its complaining about the "=" sign?
scale=((0.215 * 0.655) * (SafeZoneW Min SafeZoneH));
its in my gui .hpp file.
Error Message is: "Expected "$", comment, end of line, identifier, numerical formula, string, or whitespace but "(" found.sqflint"

opaque lynx
gritty horizon
opaque lynx
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params ["_ctrl"];
ctAddHeader _ctrl params ["_ind", "_header"];
_header params ["_ctrlHeaderBackground", "_ctrlHeaderColumn1", "_ctrlHeaderColumn2"];
_ctrlHeaderBackground ctrlSetBackgroundColor [0,0.3,0.6,1];
_ctrlHeaderColumn1 ctrlSetText "\a3\ui_f\data\IGUI\Cfg\IslandMap\iconSelect_ca.paa";
_ctrlHeaderColumn2 ctrlSetText "Test Table";
for "_i" from 0 to 2 do {
    ctAddRow _ctrl params ["_ind", "_row"];
    _row params ["_ctrlBackground", "_ctrlColumn1", "_ctrlColumn2", "_ctrlColumn3"];
    _ctrlBackground ctrlSetBackgroundColor [0.5,0.5,0.5,1];
    _ctrlColumn1 ctrlSetText "\a3\ui_f\data\IGUI\Cfg\HoldActions\holdAction_forceRespawn_ca.paa";
    _ctrlColumn2 ctrlSetText "Some long text";
    _ctrlColumn3 ctrlSetText "CLICK ME!";
};

^^

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running from the example code...

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ah I think I see what's going on... the controls defined in the cfg are lifted and those are the params being deconstructed... ah okay. then it's just dealing with each control like we normally would.

astral narwhal
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@gritty horizon yea no errors just annoying seeing that red error on the file in my code solution.

gritty horizon
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If you right-click on the error line, you should see an option an ignore it in the dropdown.

opaque lynx
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concerning CT_CONTROLS_TABLE, HeaderTemplate is necessary? even if we are not adding a header?

opaque lynx
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this is frustrating... I know that my CT_CONTROLS_TABLE is being handled, but I see no evidence of the header or rows anywhere in the UI layout

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anyone at all? can I borrow you for like five minutes over a shared desktop?

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here's a super stupid question, the class names have to be named:

class HeaderTemplate {
  class HeaderBackground {};
  class Control1 {};
  class Control2 {};
  // ...
  class ControlN {};
};
class RowTemplate {
  class RowBackground {};
  class Control1 {};
  class Control2 {};
  // ...
  class ControlN {};
};

i.e. Control1, Control2, etc?

quasi granite
opaque lynx
#

@quasi granite hello, thanks for the response. yes, got that much sorted out.

quasi granite
#

and also if all the variables are defined and have the correct value?

opaque lynx
#

@quasi granite yes, I posted on the Killah Potatoes forum, have checked that, I know rows are being added.

#

for the moment, just filling it with some garbage data for dummy purposes

quasi granite
opaque lynx
#

yes I found that, I started from there

#

rows are adding and the IDCs are pooling as expected. just nothing is showing up on screen

quasi granite
#

what does your config look like?

opaque lynx
#

well, that's where a shared desktop would be helpful, kindly. separated in a couple of classes.

# 
class XGUI_PRE_ControlTable {
    idc = KPLIB_IDC_UNDEFINED;
    x = 0;
    y = 0;
    w = 0;
    h = 0;
    type = CT_CONTROLS_TABLE;
    style = SL_TEXTURES;
    lineSpacing = 0;
    selectedRowColorFrom[]  = {0.7, 0.85, 1, 0.25};
    selectedRowColorTo[]    = {0.7, 0.85, 1, 0.5};
    selectedRowAnimLength = 1.2;
    class VScrollBar : XGUI_PRE_ScrollBar {
    };
    class HScrollBar : XGUI_PRE_ScrollBar {
    };
};
# 
class KPLIB_missionsMgr_ctBriefing : XGUI_PRE_ControlTable {
    idc = KPLIB_IDC_MISSIONSMGR_CT_BRIEFING;
    x = KPLIB_MISSIONSMGR_BRIEFING_CT_BRIEFING_X;
    y = KPLIB_MISSIONSMGR_BRIEFING_CT_BRIEFING_Y;
    w = KPLIB_MISSIONSMGR_BRIEFING_CT_BRIEFING_W;
    h = KPLIB_MISSIONSMGR_BRIEFING_CT_BRIEFING_H;
    onLoad = "_this spawn KPLIB_fnc_missionsMgr_ctBriefing_onLoadDummy";
    rowHeight = KPLIB_MISSIONSMGR_BRIEFING_CT_BRIEFING_ROW_HEIGHT;
    headerHeight = KPLIB_MISSIONSMGR_BRIEFING_CT_BRIEFING_ROW_HEIGHT;
    firstIDC = KPLIB_IDC_MISSIONSMGR_CT_BRIEFING_IDC_FIRST;
    lastIDC = KPLIB_IDC_MISSIONSMGR_CT_BRIEFING_IDC_LAST;
    class HeaderTemplate {};
    class RowTemplate {
        class RowBackground {
            controlBaseClassPath[] = {"RscText"};
            columnX = 0;
            columnW = 15 * GUI_GRID_W;
            controlOffsetY = 0;
            controlH = 1 * GUI_GRID_H;
        };
        class KPLIB_missionsMgr_ctBriefing_rowTemplate_lblTitle {
            controlBaseClassPath[] = {"RscText"};
            columnX = 0;
            columnW = 2 * GUI_GRID_W;
            controlOffsetY = 0;
            controlH = 1 * GUI_GRID_H;
        };
        class KPLIB_missionsMgr_ctBriefing_rowTemplate_lblDescription {
            controlBaseClassPath[] = {"RscText"};
            columnX = 2 * GUI_GRID_W;
            columnW = 13 * GUI_GRID_W;
            controlOffsetY = 0;
            controlH = 1 * GUI_GRID_H;
        };
    };
};
#

I assume column dimensions are all relative to the control itself, X, W, OffsetY, H and so forth, and row, of course

quasi granite
#

same as controls inside of a controls group

opaque lynx
#

and text is being set as expected:

for "_i" from 0 to 2 do {
    systemChat format ["adding row: [_i]: %1", str [_i]];
    ctAddRow _ctBriefing params [Q(_rowIndex), Q(_row)];
    _row params [Q(_ctrlRowBackground), Q(_lblTitle), Q(_lblDescription)];
    _ctrlRowBackground ctrlSetBackgroundColor [0.5, 0.5, 0.5, 1];
    _lblTitle ctrlSetText format ["_briefing: [_rowIndex, _i]: %1", str [_rowIndex, _i]];
    _lblDescription ctrlSetText format ["_description: [_rowIndex, _i]: %1", str [_rowIndex, _i]];
    systemChat format ["row added: [_rowIndex, _i, ctrlText _lblTitle, ctrlText _lblDescription, _row]: %1"
        , str [_rowIndex, _i, ctrlText _lblTitle, ctrlText _lblDescription, _row apply { ctrlIDC _x; }]];
};
#

they don't actually need to made visible at all do they?

quasi granite
#

define "made visible"?

opaque lynx
#

like not hidden. the dimensions all seem plausible based on where I calculated them to be, [fn_missionsMgr_ctBriefing_onLoadDummy]: [idc, x, y, w, h]: [433250,0.501,0.397371,0.706084,0.630322]

quasi granite
#

nope controls will be created with the settings from the config

opaque lynx
#

ah I see... the dims were fine, but had a parens error in my dim macros...

#

@quasi granite appreciate the help

quasi granite
#

yw

opaque lynx
#

follow on question... should be colorBackground[] = {0, 0, 0, 0}; for the controls themselves, but instead it is "gray"

#

do I need to enumerate all of the class hierarchy in order for the attributes to resolve correctly?

#

oh ok nm, I think I see what might be going on

#

what color is it using in the RowBackground?

#

how do I tell the CT_CONTROLS_TABLE to use a transparent background for the table controls? does not seem to respect the control attributes themselves whatsoever.
https://www.imgpaste.net/image/QTD4B

opaque lynx
#

Hello what colors are supported by LISTNBOX with lnbSetPictureColor? Trying to use [51, 102, 255, 1] but does not appear to be accepting it. Also, [0, 111, 235, 1] almost worked, but it seems a bit too cyan than blue. So I wonder if there is some sort of filter going on.

quasi granite
opaque lynx
#

oh oh oh right... thanks

#

beautiful thanks @quasi granite

wanton horizon
#

Hi i have a question. Why gui change the color
I have bright purple and in the game it is brown

quasi granite
#

because your paa file is not in the dimensions w^2 * h^2, eg 1024x1024 or 256x512 etc

wanton horizon
#

ohh okay

#

thanks

vernal quest
#

hi, is exists any function to calculate - screen coordinates to coordinates in controls group?

tranquil iron
#

yes.

#

something positionCursorTo* or mouse or smth

vernal quest
#

ty

opaque lynx
#

hello, Q: about HUDs... trying to wrap my mind around RscTitles and around cutRsc, difference between cut* and title*, and how to leverage layers, for starters.

#

mainly, do I need to invoke cutRsc, etc, when I want to display a certain resource? and when I want to hide it? I need a "blank" resource?

#

what does the blank need to do, basically clear the same real estate that the "active" HUD displays?

#

is there a class description of the RscTitles bits? things like condition, duration, etc?

#

So something like ("myLayerName" call BIS_fnc_rscLayer) cutRsc ["myRsc","PLAIN"] shows the myRsc title class aligned with a "myLayerName" layer.
and I can remove that layer by, ("myLayerName" call BIS_fnc_rscLayer) cutText ["","PLAIN"] ... interesting.
this works for any such titles class? so I can have different classes representing different layers if I want to fold in different bits of a HUD?

#

that without having to necessarily involve a default or blank cutRsc?

#

okay it's starting to make sense, but any insights are appreciated, thanks all

opaque lynx
#

Q: are RscTitle onLoad events... these are still considered "_display" for purposes of allowing ["_display", displayNull, [displayNull]] parameters?

opaque lynx
#

Just in terms of laying out the widgets and so forth, I assume that the same sort of principles apply concerning dialog controls, etc, correct?

quasi granite
quasi granite
quasi granite
quasi granite
quasi granite
opaque lynx
#

@quasi granite appreciate the enriched feedback, truly thank you

opaque lynx
#

Q: for the HUD I want to lay out, is there anything I need to know about geometry? It will not be centered, per se, I want to right align on the right hand side of the display, in particular. So, using the standard geometry bits, and approach left/right align styles and so forth?

barren apex
#

Yes; HUDs behave just like normal dialogs (for the most part)

opaque lynx
#

am I checking it correctly, when I want to cut a HUD out, then I check if its layer name is in allCutLayers?

quasi granite
idle spruce
#

Has anyone used Arma Dialog Creator 1.0.7? It seems like its calculations for positions is very very wrong

idle spruce
#

it appears ADC is no longer in development and is abandoned, it has calculation issues with positions. any other gui creators out there that peeps are using?

quiet arrow
#

Just use the one which comes with the game. Create the basic setup and then load it into the description.ext and do further tweaking in your code editor.

alpine olive
#

hi, how could I create a HUD like the one for the stamina bar? (with the arrows following the stamina bar, colors, icons, etc). I know how to create a HUD but I don't understand so much how the stamina bar is setup. I have had a look at Arma 3 Samples (legacy Fatigue) but I don't understand where the HUD is created.

quasi granite
alpine olive
#

ok, thx

opaque lynx
#

Q: if I've got a HUD class, then I can do, cutRsc ["MY_hud", ...] (?)

class MY_hud {
};

I do not need name = "MY_hud"?
Corollary to that, what effect does name have on that?

#

Hmm, because I am trying to configName _config on the onLoad event, which is being raised, so I have that much verification, but configName returns "''".
How do I get the class name? or should I className _display instead?

quasi granite
quasi granite
opaque lynx
#

I have this in my events, onLoad = "(_this + ['KPLIB_hud_overlay']) spawn KPLIB_fnc_hud_onLoad"; but systemChat is reporting instead [fn_hud_onLoad] [ctrlIDD _display, _source]: [90001, ""]

quasi granite
#

what is source?

opaque lynx
#

Reported by _this + ['KPLIB_hud_overlay'], onLoad should receive [_display, _config], so third argument expecting KPLIB_hud_overlay

quasi granite
#

can you paste your UIEH script? If it is too long just the part until the systemchat

opaque lynx
#

hmm unless a HUD onLoad is not the same as an ordinary display or control... which seems to be the case. Receiving errors expecting configNull but it sees STRING

quasi granite
#

hmmmmmm

onLoad = "diag_log _this";
``` reports: `[Display #-1]` so there is no config param.......
opaque lynx
#

the encouraging part is, however, that at least the events are connecting now, so that much is encouraging

quasi granite
#

are you running perf/prof or stable?

opaque lynx
#

not sure what perf/prof is?

quasi granite
#

performance/profling build of the arma 3 exe

opaque lynx
#

ah I see. I don't think so, probably not

quasi granite
#

okay because i am so it is not a problem exclusive to it

opaque lynx
quasi granite
#

On CONTROLS it works! okayy

opaque lynx
#

also good to know

#

i.e. we expect [_control, _config], yes?

quasi granite
#

only for onLoad UIEH that are attached to a control

opaque lynx
#

right correct. okay dokay then. thanks.

quasi granite
#

yeah i am going to edit the biki. that liar.

opaque lynx
#

here's a question, since all we have is _this isEqualTo [_display], can we get the config from the display?

#

like configOf _display wouldn't work would it? or is that restricted to just OBJECT, i.e. not DISPLAY

#

I suppose also, is this an issue confined to just RscTitle DISPLAY classes, or does it apply to any DISPLAY onLoad event? this I have not had a need to verify, but would be good to know.

#

anyway, I think I have clues enough to proceed in anger. thank you @quasi granite

quasi granite
#

well there are only six possible locations for the display: root config or RscTitles in either configFile, missionConfigFile or campaignConfigfile

opaque lynx
#

you mean such as mining for it in the appropriate config... probably missionConfigFile in this instance I think.

#

i.e. missionConfigFile >> 'RscTitles' >> ...

quasi granite
#

yeah but getting the class name is not possible by default

opaque lynx
#

there is a name = "..." attribute, not sure if that is even necessary? i.e. through cutRsc, etc

quasi granite
#

no, not that I would know of. You could also not access it without knowing the config name already

opaque lynx
#

right, so my event handler would be something like this, onLoad = "(_this + [(missionConfigFile >> 'RscTitles' >> 'KPLIB_hud_blank'), 'KPLIB_hud_blank']) spawn KPLIB_fnc_hud_onLoad";

#

which, you know, if we need to help it, then we need to help it

#

okay, and which that works

#

I also seem to recall, onUnload is not raised "as expected" for these displays. I get the onLoad event for the next cutRsc, but no onUnload from the previously cut one.

#

unless perhaps it is cutFadeOut we need to invoke that unloads the previous one

quasi granite
opaque lynx
#

Q: when I want to align some HUD elements on the right hand side of the screen, let's say, then I need to start with safeZoneX+safeZoneW and work left from there, correct?

#

otherwise the geometry is the same I gather

#

lnbSetColor versus lnbSetRightColor, what's the difference?

opaque lynx
#

Q: if we drop a custom attribute on our control configurations, we should be able to scan for that, correct? i.e.

params [
    [Q(_ctrl), controlNull, [controlNull]]
    , [Q(_config), configNull, [configNull]]
];
private _keyConfig = _config >> Q(hashMapKey); // i.e. hashMapKey = "Key_to_a_hash_map";
if (!isNull _keyConfig) then { // Because CTRL may or may not have defined it
    _ctrl setVariable [QMVAR(_hashMapKey), getText _keyConfig];
};
private _hashMapKey = _ctrl getVariable [QMVAR(_hashMapKey), ""]; // which we can verify, log, etc

Thanks!

quiet arrow
#

Q: when I want to align some HUD elements on the right hand side of the screen, let's say, then I need to start with safeZoneX+safeZoneW and work left from there, correct?
otherwise the geometry is the same I gather

safezoneX + safeZoneW - CTRL_WIDTH

Will align the control to the right side.

quiet arrow
#

Q: if we drop a custom attribute on our control configurations, we should be able to scan for that, correct? i.e.
What do you mean by "Scan for that"?

opaque lynx
opaque lynx
quiet arrow
#

Yep

opaque lynx
#

another Q: working with control groups, how to disable, or at least 'hide' the scroll bars? set the height/width to 0?

strange arrow
#

Yep

opaque lynx
#

so, still a bit confused about HUD displays...
when I cut them in, does their "reference" stick around? I cannot look it up with findDisplay, yields displayNull, and if I try to 'persist' it in uiNamespace for later, also indicates displayNull later on.
do I need to cut them in and effect the change then or what?

#

nm kinda sorting it out...

#

lots of meta bits going on

opaque lynx
#

Q: if I have a CT_CONTROLS_TABLE, right, is there a way for me to set any of its 'config' items through SQF? hmm, now that I pause to consider, would not be the worst thing if I could not, but I was just curious. Thanks...

opaque lynx
#

back on the CT_CONTROLS_TABLE, or any class configuration for that matter... how complete can an array be that is lifted from the configuration from a control? Or would it be better to parse something like that from a string attribute? i.e. in SQF, [[['a'], ['acolor']], [['b'], ['bcolor']], ...]. it is a lot, it is a lot to enumerate in an onLoad event handler. just wondered if that would be doable.

vernal quest
#

@opaque lynx you can make - something like ```sqf
cfgControls = createHashMapFromArray [
['a',createHashMapFromArray[
['color',[1,1,0,1],
['text','Sometext']
]
]
];

// And when u need data from that config - just use
(cfgControls get 'a') get 'color';

it will works. About keys for main table, idk - you can just put control into map and use it.
topaz talon
topaz talon
opaque lynx
#

Q: do RscTitles support CT_CONTROLS_TABLE? I've got a use case that would be perfect for just such a thing. but so far attempts to start by adding a HEADER, index yielding -1, and no controls added.

#

thinking possibly a bug in my geometry, maybe some undefined symbols...

opaque lynx
#

nope, double and triple checked my geometry. there were a couple of issues, corrected those, still not adding headers/rows in a RscTitles scenario

opaque lynx
#

if that one will not work, probably due to differences in how display is or is not supported re: dialog versus cutRsc overlays, which if that is the case, fair enough...
might try a CT_LISTNBOX, it is a 'simple' control, simpler anyway, than CT_CONTROLS_TABLE, though less preferred because then I need to do heavier scripting aligning row/cell meta keys, but that's okay, I suppose.

opaque lynx
#

is there a list of the known images, i.e. \A3\ui_f\data\map\markers\handdrawn\warning_CA.paa is a warning, right. looking for the others. thank you...

opaque lynx
#

how do I right align test in a CT_LISTNBOX? I assume it is lnbSetTextRight? however, checked idcLeft and idcRight, both are -1, which I assume then LISTNBOX is taking liberties, assuming a default control, with the default lnbAddRow and/or lnbSetText?

opaque lynx
#

so LISTNBOX is working pretty great in an overlay situation so far; I even add a second one slightly offset with a custom shadowColor[] = {...}; attribute for purposes of that, to shadow the front one. now if only I can figure out how to right align the report text column.

#

This is what I'm doing so far. Rinse and repeat for the shadow LISTNBOX, i.e. _lnbFob getVariable [QMVAR(_colorShadow), _color], which works great.

private _rowIndex = _lnbFob lnbAddRow [_report, ""];
_lnbFob lnbSetTextRight [[_rowIndex, 0], _report];
_lnbFob lnbSetPicture [[_rowIndex, 1], _imagePath];

_color = _lnbFob getVariable [QMVAR(_colorShadow), _color];

if (count _color == 4) then {
  _lnbFob lnbSetColor [[_rowIndex, 0], _color];
  _lnbFob lnbSetColorRight [[_rowIndex, 0], _color];
  _lnbFob lnbSetPictureColor [[_rowIndex, 1], _color];
};

But I cannot see any right alignment options for any of the columns. If I leave the row value out and do not set it to _report, I see nothing there.

#

Also, I suppose these are typos aren't they, ... liars... 🀣 row: Number - 0-based index (first column is 0, second is 1, etc)

quiet arrow
#

Also, I suppose these are typos aren't they, ... liars... 🀣 row: Number - 0-based index (first column is 0, second is 1, etc)
Which page?

opaque lynx
#

but also, if that is supposed to set a right aligned text, it doesn't, AFAIK

quiet arrow
#

What does it do then?

opaque lynx
#

nothing as far as I could tell; leaves the "natural" set text alone, which it should I suppose. but when the row is added with "", still does not do anything. should I be adding a row like this instead? _lnb lnbAddRow [nil, ""] then _lnb lnbSetTextRight [[_rowIndex, 0], "..."]

quiet arrow
#

From my experience the command works just fine.

opaque lynx
#

have I done something incorrectly in the snippet above perhaps?

#

your thoughts @quiet arrow ? or anyone, why doesn't this work?

opaque lynx
#

follow up thought... I am trying to get a right alignment done in the LISTNBOX as I've said... it is not in a dialog, it is following a cutRsc. could that make a difference?

opaque lynx
#

how do you arrange for proper Z order of control render? i.e. I have ctrl0 backing ctrl1 as its shadow, I want ctrl1 to always be in front

strange arrow
#

Most recently added / defined has highest Z

distant axle
#

Unfortunately there's no command/attribute to set them

weary imp
#

you have class controls and you have class controlsBackground, the shadow should go to background probably

quasi granite
opaque lynx
quasi granite
opaque lynx
#

Q: about progress bars, is it possible to set not only the bar color, but also the background color? and the, I would also like to 'eliminate' the border as well, just show the bar in other words, so I might end up with a bar like this, [BBBBBRRRRRR], or this [RRRRRBBBBB] and so on.

opaque lynx
quiet arrow
#

The background cannot be changed but you can place a CT_STATIC behind the progressbar

opaque lynx
#

That'll work, thanks, I will try that.

opaque lynx
#

Q: I am trying to make a CT_CONTROLS_GROUP work in a cutRsc scenario. the class controls { ... }; are showing up as expected, but the class controlsBackground { ... }; do not even see an onLoad event. wondering, is this a limitation being a cutRsc?

#

And if that will not work, is there another way I can configure the Z order?

#

in other words, a STATIC should render behind the PROGRESS so that I can changes its "background color" appearing behind the progress.

#

and if even that will not work, I think I am beginning to see why in this code there were two STATIC controls side by side and ctrlSetPositionW and ctrlSetPositionX were used to mimic the same.

#

follow on question, where might I find details about texture = "#(argb,8,8,3)color(1,1,1,1)"; (?) i.e. texture vis-a-vis CT_PROGRESS, but in general as well...

#

Mainly just wanting to understand the syntax

#

Figured it out, though it is a big awkward. must do it through the cutRsc controlsBackground[] = {...} versus the CT_CONTROLS_GROUP class controlsBackground {...}; which is all sorts of awkward, because that resource was also going to serve as shadow for some of the text elements.

opaque lynx
#

hmm another reason might be... how do you set the color of a progress bar? apart from configuration I mean. there is no primitive for that?

topaz talon
topaz talon
topaz talon
topaz talon
vernal quest
#

Hello, have a problem with scripted display 😦
Created 9 RscActivePicture controls.
Set them eventhandlers (MouseButtonClick).
Works fine, but...

When i press 2nd and 3rd active pictures - my display is getting closed
Is possible to somehow fix that?

*Edit. I fixed that just with adding 2 controls more, as i understood - 2nd and 3rd controls - just close display

strange arrow
quiet arrow
#

Probably yes. It's just a button with an image

quasi granite
#

what idcs do the controls have?

opaque lynx
astral narwhal
#

how do i move a control to the front of another control?

quasi granite
#

also: CT_STATIC will always be in the background of other interactive controls

astral narwhal
#

@quasi granite how would i do it while in the editor?

quasi granite
#

huh? what do you mean?

astral narwhal
#

while in the gui editor.

quasi granite
#

oh maybe with CTRL+L

astral narwhal
#

tried that, didnt fix it. tried tab and that didnt help either.

astral narwhal
#

how do i create a display ontop of another?

quasi granite
astral narwhal
#

when i do the parent display it hides the parent and only shows the child. i have a gps that i want to show a form on top of and i have to keep them separate because we have a bunch of forms. any ideas on what im doing wrong?

quasi granite
#

that is how child displays act. what you want to do is create a controls group as part of the parent display

astral narwhal
#

can i do that and keep the groups in separate files?

#

@quasi granite

quasi granite
#

yeah. #include is just telling the preprocessor "hey take this file and put it here"

astral narwhal
#

@quasi granite cool ill try later. thx

keen snow
#

Hey, i want to write a script where i can show some gui informations. is there a way to find out the users windows mode setting. like if he is playing in fullscreen or window mode

quiet arrow
#

Nope, that's not possible

#

getResolution gives you quite a lot of other information though

hallow dew
#

Not exactly sure if this is the place, or if it's even possible, but:
I have 0 knowledge about anything GUI related.
I want to add a "quick time"/"task" event for ACE medical that has to be completed rather than the 10s green loading bar. Where should I start trying to learn to do this, and again - is this even possible?

quiet arrow
storm heron
#

is there a better way to doing HUD elements than cutRsc?

#

createdialog and display capture the mouse

distant axle
#

Any problem with cutRsc?

storm heron
#

i have to save the resource to uiNamespace on load

#

and then work around the serialization issues

distant axle
#

Why that would be an issue for you? That is THE way

storm heron
#

i see

#

i mean, i wanted more to know if it IS an issue

#

but i worded it badly

#

πŸ˜…

distant axle
#

Also IDK what serialization issues you mean. Just do disableSerialization?

storm heron
#

oh, that doesnt work

#

it comes from retrieving the variable from uiNamespace

distant axle
#

What do you have so far, after all?

storm heron
#

if i retrieve it as a control object, i get serialization error

#

but if i slap some array around it

#

no error

#

EXPOSURE_HUD_E_1 = ((uiNameSpace getVariable ["exposure_hud_display_resource", False]) displayCtrl 5730); ERROR
EXPOSURE_HUD_E_1 = [((uiNameSpace getVariable ["exposure_hud_display_resource", False]) displayCtrl 5730)]; NO ERROR

#

the brackets for an array seem to make all the difference in the world

#

then i just EXPOSURE_HUD_E_1#0

distant axle
#

Why you wanted to put your display into a global variable?

storm heron
#

for debugging purposes

#

it's like that for now

#

also, because calls to retrieve a global variable supposedly are faster than getVariable

#

i use the variable every frame

#

incredibly wasteful, but for now

#

since i dont actually need to update it every frame

#

only when the information changes

#

but i haven't worked the logic around that yet since i have other things to do in the meantime

#

but hey, it works

quiet arrow
#

@storm heron Never safe UI elements in missionnamespace. UI elements do not support serialization.

storm heron
#

but a GUI element in an array apparently does

#

or atleast somehow smuggles itself in

#

but im resetting that variable every time i restart the mission

quiet arrow
storm heron
#

so im not expecting it to serialize

storm heron
#

it still gives the same error message

quiet arrow
#

In Arma 2 and up to a certain version of Arma 3, giving a Display or Control to spawned code would raise an error due to the usage of the then non-serializable _this variable. Using disableSerialization or uiNamespace wouldn't help; the trick here is to pass the argument inside an array:

storm heron
#

it was detailed here

vernal quest
stuck nest
#

How do you properly include dialog into an addon? I made a dialog in mission files and it works fine, but I cannot get it to work as and addon.
I never did something like that

quiet arrow
#

Provide some code

distant axle
#

Dialog which means the clickable something?

stuck nest
#

Yes, can't provide code ATM since my internet went down

distant axle
#

Then the same method with description.ext will work. Don't forget to follow the basics of configs for MODs, though

stuck nest
#

Not my first mod, but it's the first this me putting a dialog in add-on format.
The problem currently is that the dialogue is not displayed at all. The function starting it works though and I do get the cursor, but the dialogue doesn't display. No errors about missing stuff.
One issue might be the inheritance of the base UI classes since I'm no longer inheriting from common.hop.

stuck nest
#

This my dialog for addon form

#

#include "data\dialog\taro_rangeCard_dialog.hpp"
In the config to include it. It does get loaded since it complained about missing parrent stuff before I added those.

quiet arrow
#

Controls need to be loaded outside of your dialog

# 
  class IGUIBack;
  class RscCombo;
  class RscListNBox;
  class RscText;
  class RscButton;
  class RscFrame;
  class taro_rangeCard_dialog
  {
    idd = 6156;
    class Controls
    {
    };
  };```
#

@stuck nest

stuck nest
#

Many thanks, I missed that

drowsy tendon
#

Is it possible to add controls to the description area of a task? I want someone to select a task and then be able to make changes to the settings of that task, if that makes sense?

#

For example there is currently "Assign" and "Locate" I would like to add some more options in that task description. But I don't really know where to start looking for it. I imagine that this would have to be added with a mod. But would be nice to do it in a mission.

quiet arrow
# 
private _display = findDisplay IDD_3DEN createDisplay "RscDisplayEmpty";

private _ctrlBackgroundDisabled = _display ctrlCreate ["ctrlStaticBackgroundDisable", 1423123123];
private _ctrlStaticBackgroundDisableTilesd = _display ctrlCreate ["ctrlStaticBackgroundDisableTiles", 142124123123];

Why does this work if I add some IDC but not if I set the IDCs to -1? With -1, the first control is displayed correctly, but the second one simply doesn't show.

tepid bramble
#

works fine for me 🀷

quasi granite
tepid bramble
#

same(ish) ☝️ shouldnt be a problem in a clean RscDisplayEmpty though πŸ€”

quasi granite
#

i dont trust no CT_LISTNBOX anymore πŸ˜„

quiet arrow
#

Well what should I say

#

I have a ListNBox in the GUI

#

Let me test what happens if I remove it.

#

=/

#

It's in fact the ListNBox

#

FFS

#

Thanks for the info. Gonna update ctrlCreate with some info

strange arrow
#

What? I thought -1 was an actual don't-care value notlikemeow

quiet arrow
#

It is, but idcLeft and idcRight have this one by default and it's a valid idc for those

strange arrow
#

So it's not actually a proper wildcard-i-don't-care-i-don't-need-this-later?

#

You can use it with displayCtrl and controlsGroupCtrl to select a control?

quiet arrow
#

Don't think you can but I've never tested that.

strange arrow
#

Well if it's a valid IDC for something... Then again it works well for other control types...

quiet arrow
# 
private _display = findDisplay 313 createDisplay "RscDisplayEmpty"; 
_display ctrlCreate ["ctrlStaticBackgroundDisable", -1]; 
_display displayCtrl -1 ctrlSetBackgroundColor [1, 1, 1, 1];

-1 is a valid idc

quasi granite
#

using -1 as an idc for the leftIDC and rightIDC of the ListNBox will acutally use the first control with an idc of -1 as a left and right control but it will not display them

storm heron
#

can i hide the cursor in a created display?

strange arrow
#

Not without modding.

vernal quest
stuck nest
#

I use ctrlSetText to put text into editbox: what symbol do I use for new lines there? Neither < br/> nor \n work and they just display as visible text.

#

To answer my own question: endl

quiet arrow
#

I am currently trying to give the Config Viewer a visual refresh. If I load the new GUI from missionConfig it is display properly but as soon as I load it via config.cpp it looks like this. Anyone got an idea why?

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quasi granite
quiet arrow
#

Grids are both the same and I don't see anything in the function

# 
class ButtonClose: ctrlButtonClose
    {
      idc = 2;
      y = safezoneY + safezoneH - CTRL_DEFAULT_H - GRID_H;
      x = safezoneX + safezoneW - 41 * GRID_W
      w = 40 * GRID_W;
      h = CTRL_DEFAULT_H;
    };
    class ButtonPreviewClass: ButtonClose
    {
      idc = 2400;
      x = safezoneX + safezoneW - 82 * GRID_W
      text = "Preview Class";
    };```

Yet ButtonPreviewClass has the following attributes:
```cpp
y = "safezoneY + safezoneH - 2 *                     (            (            ((safezoneW / safezoneH) min 1.2) / 1.2) / 25)";
w = "11.5 *                     (            ((safezoneW / safezoneH) min 1.2) / 40)";
h = "1 *                     (            (            ((safezoneW / safezoneH) min 1.2) / 1.2) / 25)";
#

ah I think I know why. Need to test.

#

Okay yep, found the issue.

#

Since I am only overwriting the existing config viewer, inheriting doesn't work as it does normally.

#

Since ButtonPreviewClass already got all properties defined, it will not inherit from ButtonClose

thorny coyote
#

Hey guys, I'm working on a custom hotbar for a server made using the GUI editor. I'm not sure how to keep it open and allow the player to still move around, shoot, and do everything else. I was wondering if anybody knew some links which would point me in the right direction.

tepid bramble
#

the usual method is to create your display as a cutRsc layer

quasi granite
mental trench
#

Hello. I want to make interactive pop-up dialog sequences, and add some dialog critical choices that change side relations in-game. But I have zero experience with scripting.

  • Can someone point me in the right direction and/or give me tips to get started?
  • Should I make something simpler first?
  • (Willing to spend hours tweaking code)
quasi granite
mental trench
#

thanks

thorny coyote
#

Hey I'm trying to add a colored border to a text box, but I can't seem to find anything online for it. Anyone know something I could use to do that?

barren apex
#

I don't think you can. Best thing you could do is creating that border by yourself (with 4 static control around your text box)

thorny coyote
#

ok, thank you

idle spruce
#

how do i go about selecting a good resolution for UI images? I did my first pass and created everything at 2048x2048 but it looks like garbage when scaling it down to the size I want on the screen. How could I go about figuring out what texture size I should make ahead of time so I don't do this plug and test stuff?

barren apex
#

Select the closest to the size it will be on screen. If your image only takes 100px on the screen, then use 128, etc. I usually try to not go bellow 128 (except for very specific cases). There's no way of finding the correct size if you don't know how big it will be on screen

thorny coyote
#

Hey I'm trying to add an image as the background to a text box inside of the hpp file, does anyone know a way to do that? I looked on the wiki but can't find anything that allows me to do it in the hpp file.

quasi granite
humble falcon
#

What are the best sources and tools for learning and creating complex(ish) GUIs in the Armaverse?

quiet arrow
pearl yarrow
#

no u

quiet arrow
#

I can't

#

Blue aint have enough power

pearl yarrow
#

shame
it's done anyway πŸ˜‰

sonic zenith
#

@quiet arrow could you help me figure out why it doesn't detect the display?

distant axle
#

Does the display work? You see something?

sonic zenith
#

yes

#

it works but i can't obtain it via findDisplay

distant axle
#

Tried createDisplay?

quiet arrow
#

onLoad = "uiNamespace setVariable ['MyDisplay', _this # 0]";

#

then you can get it via getVariable

sonic zenith
#

yeah i know but why would i create a var when i can use the idd

#

its not a RscTitle

#

so it should show

quiet arrow
#

you should always try to avoid idds and use the variable

#

idds can conflict.

sonic zenith
#

nothing.

#

it doesn't work either

# 
import RscText;
import RscListBox;

class RscMapSelector
{
    idd = 7110;
    onLoad = "uiNamespace setVariable ['RscMapSelector', _this#0]";
    class ControlsBackground
    {
        class CtrlBackground : RscText
        {
            idc = 7111;
            colorBackground[] = {0,0,0,0.7};
            x = 0.29375 * safezoneW + safezoneX;
            y = 0.225 * safezoneH + safezoneY;
            w = 0.4125 * safezoneW;
            h = 0.55 * safezoneH;
        };
    };
    class Controls
    {
        class CtrlLocationsList : RscListbox
        {
            idc = 7112;
            colorBackground[] = {0,0,0,0};
            x = 0.335 * safezoneW + safezoneX;
            y = 0.291 * safezoneH + safezoneY;
            w = 0.1 * safezoneW;
            h = 0.418 * safezoneH;
        };
    };
};```
```_listBoxLocations = (uiNamespace getVariable "RscMapSelector") displayCtrl 7112;

hint str _listBoxLocations;```
#

tried with both iid and getvariable

#

also tried with different idd's

quiet arrow
#

Works fine for me crimilo

# 
createDialog "RscMapSelector"; systemChat str (uiNamespace getVariable "RscMapSelector")

in debug console

sonic zenith
#

do i have to create the dialog before accessing his controls?

quiet arrow
#

of course

sonic zenith
#

im so stupid

#

ty

#

works

sage shore
#

Hello people, any tips in how to you get line breaks in a CT_MULTI type control? I've tried ctrlSetText with /n, <br/>, endl with no luck.

_disp ctrlSetStructuredText parseText "First line<br/>Second line" doesn't seem to do the trick either (_display is correctly referenced).

quasi granite
sage shore
#

You are correct, I'm losing my words here, ct_multi is ofc a style for the CT_STRUCTURED_TEXT

quasi granite
#

ct_multi is also not a style, mabye you mean ST_MULTI? but even then, CT_STRUCTURED_TEXT should work with

_ctrl ctrlSetStructuredText parseText "First Line<br/>Second Line";
``` as is
idle spruce
#

if I'm making a HUD, can I just put the class directly under RscTitles?

class carrier_blue: RscPicture
{
    idc = 1205;
    text = "carriers\carrierblue.paa";
    x = -16.5 * GUI_GRID_W + GUI_GRID_X;
    y = -18 * GUI_GRID_H + GUI_GRID_Y;
    w = 7.5 * GUI_GRID_W;
    h = 5.5 * GUI_GRID_H;
};

or do I need to do more?

stuck nest
#

How do you run scripts when you close a dialog? I want to save stuff on exit, either when player hits the exit button or presses esc or whatever else. I tried this, but I didn't get the hint, with means that the EH didn't trigger:

// sava data on closing the dialog
(_displayCTRL displayCtrl 61661) ctrlAddEventHandler ["Unload",{
    hint "trying to save stuff";
}];
strange arrow
#

The onUnload UI EH has to be used on the parent display, not a child control.

stuck nest
#

Thanks πŸ‘

strange arrow
idle spruce
#

also, the hud has 6 parts. should I just make them all subclasess of RscTitles or do the whole class this, control this etc etc

strange arrow
#

I've never done a HUD, but I'd assume you can do that however you prefer as long as the class you use with titleRsc and the like is a subclass of RscTitles.

idle spruce
#

eh, it looks like the controls part is if it needs to be interacted with. and if you state that onLoad needs to be on the parent display, then it wouldn't apply then I think

restive pelican
#

hi

snow palm
#

hi I'm just diving into the world of doing custom HUDs, Im wanting to make a Tank Gunner Optic HUD show the ammo type loaded into the main gun is this possible?

#

Iv had a look at the vannila stuff and didnt see anything that looked like what I was after

molten glen
#

Doesn't artillery have that in the top right?

snow palm
#

hmmm good shout il have a dive in the code and have a look

#

just trying to do a close to realistic challenger 2 gunner scope

finite vortex
#

How do I create a teleport object in a scenario/server? Say I want to use a truck as the marker to teleport from place to place, how do I make it work?

quasi granite
#

with a ui?

finite vortex
#

Wasn't sure where to post the question, should have done it in editor_arma3 I guess. πŸ™‚

quiet arrow
finite vortex
#

πŸ‘

quiet arrow
#

If you have any issues or suggestions, shoot me a message

agile sinew
#

Does A3 only support paa, pac and jpg or png (or sth else) too?

distant axle
#

Never believed about png

quasi granite
#

I only know of paa and jpg working

quiet arrow
#

pac should work as well

#

Does anyone know how Eden Editor displays the Preview Images?

#

WTH

#

onTreeMouseMove returns the path

#

biki says only the control

quasi granite
quiet arrow
#

I know. I helped with it a bit πŸ˜„ Nope, was another mod.

#

But he just changes the size of the image control.

quasi granite
#

oh just saw your comment on the mod. anyway what exactly do you need to know then?

quiet arrow
#

onTreeMouseMove returns the path
biki says only the control

I just figured that out.

#

I thought it was done in-engine

quasi granite
#

ah okay ic

idle spruce
#

if I have a bunch of hud elements that are pictures (3 per element, to indicate team ownership), is it better to create a bunch of subclasses of rsctitles for each picture, then unload and load the ones I need as the game develops? or to create one hud sub-element, then define a bunch of controls for the hud and change the text to the different file paths while the hud is still up?

strange arrow
#

Unless one of the approaches doesn't work, I don't think it makes any difference. Just changing paths sounds like its less work.

idle spruce
strange arrow
#

I don't have experience with HUDs.

#

Guess you could try cutRsc with a layer name.

quasi granite
idle spruce
#

which that whole thing is a subclass of RscTitles

#

do I need a display? the wiki says for HUDs, you use titles instead

#

to allow for movement

quasi granite
#

huds are displays

# 
class RscTitles
{
  class MyDisplay
  {
    class Controls
    {
      ...
    };
  };
};
idle spruce
#

thats what I thought I had?

class RscTitles
{
  #include "config\hud.hpp"
};

hud.hpp
that pastebin I just linked you
quasi granite
#

okay are CT_STATIC etc defined?

idle spruce
#

I have a file named "uiControls.hpp" which contains things like

#define CT_STATIC                  0
#define CT_BUTTON                  1
#define CT_EDIT                      2

etc

#

which I include in the hud.hpp file

#

I'm not getting any errors with anything. just stuff doesn't show up

quasi granite
#

have you checked rpt?

idle spruce
#

nothing besides diag_logs from other scripts I wrote

#

i have the common grids defined in the uiControls.hpp as well with a #include "\a3\ui_f\hpp\definecommongrids.inc"

idle spruce
# quasi granite have you checked rpt?

I think I know where the errors are now. it has to do with either the position math (which i just exported from the editor) or size of things. cause when I set everything to 0,0 things start popping up

idle spruce
#

yup that was the problem. GUI editor with grids is poo poo. used safezones and its working

quasi granite
idle spruce
# quasi granite yep, see https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_User_Interface_Editor#The_G...

so if I have this

class HYP_Game_HUD
{
    idd = -1;
    duration = 1e+011;
    fadeIn = 0;
    fadeOut = 0;
    onLoad = "uinamespace setVariable ['game_hud', _this select 0]";
    class controls
    {
        class silo_1: RscPicture
        {
            idc = 1200;
            text = "img\silonumbers\grey\silonumbers_1.paa";
            x = 0.366125 * safezoneW + safezoneX;
            y = 0.024 * safezoneH + safezoneY;
            w = 0.04725 * safezoneW;
            h = 0.084 * safezoneH;
        };
    };
};

for example. and I want to change the image, do I do ctrlSetText [1200, "img\silonumbers\blue\silonumbers_1.paa"]? because if so, that didn't change anything for me

strange arrow
#

Try with displayCtrl

idle spruce
idle spruce
# strange arrow Try with `displayCtrl`

can I use code in the text line of the config to determine the path? or is it restricted only to a string to the path of the image? just figuring out the best way for things to change dynamically.

strange arrow
#

My guess is no.

quasi granite
#

though i am not sure about the limits myself

idle spruce
#

what I did instead so far is just create a function:

params ["_siloVar", "_team"];

private _silo = str _siloVar;
private _display = uiNamespace getVariable "game_hud";

private _teamcolor = hud_hash get "teamColor" get _team;
private _control = hud_hash get "silo" get _silo;
private _change = hud_hash get _teamColor get _silo;

(_display displayCtrl _control) ctrlSetText _change;

diag_log "HUD Updated";

true;

that connects with a hashmap I made for every control and every filepath

#

works wonderfully

#

so I can change it on the fly when I want

quasi granite
#

yeah functions are the best way. mixing configs and sqf is meowtrash

stuck nest
#

How do you set and get data from RscTextCheckBox? The cbChecked does not return the correct info and I was unable to find info about that kind of GUI resource.

#

well, to answer my own question it's ctrlChecked and ctrlSetChecked

mint agate
#

Hey there, i tried using ctrlSetTooltip, lbSetTooltip and lnbSetTooltip inside a controls table on a checkBox control and on the table row itself, i can't get it to work. Aren't these commands working with a controls table? If so, is there any other way?

quiet arrow
#

To all the UI creators here. I have been playing with the idea to create an UI framework which is supposed to be a collection of functions and controls which should ease the process of creating UIs.

I would love to hear some ideas, wishes, whether or not you'd use something like this and if you would consider contributing to it.

Feel free to create an issue here:
https://github.com/R3voA3/UI-Framework/discussions/categories/ideas

I have not yet decided if and when I am gonna start this.

GitHub
R3voA3/UI-Framework

An UI Framework which provides UI creators with basic functions to reduce the amount of work needed to create UIs in Arma 3. - R3voA3/UI-Framework

strange arrow
#

Could use the Discussions feature instead of the Issues πŸ™‚

quiet arrow
#

Good call. Gonna unlock it

tranquil iron
#

wow never seen that discussion feature, neat

quiet arrow
#

πŸ˜„

main wolf
#

And that is how you can tell the difference between a developer and a wannabee 🀣

#

But a UI Framework would be great, because just the different methods on how to position stuff correctly is already reason enough to use a framework.

quiet arrow
#

Thanks, noted

next flower
#

Hi, I'm having some issues and I'm wondering if this is even possible.
I'd like to create a dialog/display which pops over another dialog of mine.

What happens right now is that the parent dialog gets hidden when I createDialog "MyPopUp" (or createDisplay). And the parent display reappears once the "popup" is closed.

quasi granite
#

best option i know of is to make the second display a controls group and ctrlCreate it as part of the first display

next flower
#

Will I be able to drag it wherever I want on the screen? (unlike the parent display, which is fullscreen)

quasi granite
#

only with some more scripting using a combination of MouseDown UIEH and ctrlSetPosition

next flower
#

I'm fine with that

#

I'll get a try at it then

#

Thanks πŸ™‚

quasi granite
strange arrow
#

meowthis That's another idea for your UI framework @quiet arrow

quiet arrow
#

😩 🀣

drowsy tendon
#

Is there any helpful material available for positioning controls inside of a control group?

#

I have been trying to use GUI_GRID in conjunction with the GUI Editor in game, and it's not going well. Things never line up correctly, and I can't find any real reference to help online anywhere, or on the Biki, aside from the normal GUI coordinate pages.

tepid bramble
#

it is relative to the position of the control group. so if the control group is positioned at x=safezoneX and y=safezoneY, the x=0 and y=0 for any control inside the control group will be the top left corner of the screen, where the control group is

quiet arrow
#

@drowsy tendon Check the pinned messages in this channel

quasi granite
next flower
#

Thanks for that section @quasi granite, I was banging my head around that yesterday πŸ™‚

drowsy tendon
#

@quiet arrow @quasi granite @tepid bramble Thank you to you all for the clarification. I think my downfall (which was obvious to me but I wasn't sure how to fix it) was using the GUI_GRID export in the GUI Editor. On that note I have an idea for your UI-Framework R3vo ..... Control Group Macros in the same vein as GUI_GRID specifically for Control Groups.

strange arrow
#

GUI creation is much cleaner and easier if you don't use the GUI Editor πŸ™‚

quiet arrow
#

Sad but true

drowsy tendon
#

Right now I pretty much have to use it as a crutch. I'm not comfortable enough with a lot of it to be able to create from scratch.

strong phoenix
#

I currently have a GUI that will close and open another GUI with only the IDD varied and the controls cleared with the swap script, but the controls keep their old values. Anything I might be doing wrong?

tepid bramble
#

are you actually closing the first gui or no? if you were you wouldnt need to clear controls as they are destroyed with the display

strong phoenix
#

I'm closing the GUI using a spawned script with closeDialog IDD

#

the controls change according to the new gui, but the old values stay.

tepid bramble
#

closeDialog doesnt take an idd, just an exit code. You should try findDisplay IDD closeDisplay 2 instead.

#

that may not fix your issue but generally with any gui command you should directly reference the display/ctrl rather than relying on idd/idc alone.

strong phoenix
#

thanks

#

I'll try it now

#

also, onLoad seems to not work for me in any occasion. Any tips?

tepid bramble
#

how are you using it?

strong phoenix
#

either a refresh button or a delayed spawned script

tepid bramble
#

what?

strong phoenix
#

I think the GUI switches well now

tepid bramble
#

onLoad usually only works when used in configs. there is a way to use it scripted (for displays at least) but there is rarely a reason to.

strong phoenix
#

I can't normally get to load my variables for the text controls

#

when using onLoad, it seems to not do anything

#

but It is timeout for me right now, I'll be for 8 or more hours. Thank you for the help

#

take care

strong phoenix
#

Good afternoon. I'll look for any new problems on my config. Could you help me with onLoad?

quasi granite
#

whats the problem?

strong phoenix
#

Like I mentioned earlier, they don't work for me at all. I think I'm using them wrong, but I'm using them to initialise some of the text and options from an external variable in my gui

quasi granite
#

can you show your config?

strong phoenix
# 
class RscCombo_2100: RscCombo
{
    idc = 2100;
    text = "Option"; //--- ToDo: Localize;
    x = 8.5 * GUI_GRID_W + GUI_GRID_X;
    y = 18 * GUI_GRID_H + GUI_GRID_Y;
    w = 18.5 * GUI_GRID_W;
    h = 1 * GUI_GRID_H;
    tooltip = "Option"; //--- ToDo: Localize;
    onLoad = "lbClear 2100;{lbAdd [2100,_x # 0];} forEach (player getVariable ['_UIOptions',[]]);";//get UI options currently stored in player  ["<text go here>",{script go here}]
    onLBSelChanged = "player setVariable ['_UIOptionSel',(player getVariable ['_UIOptions',[]]) # (lbCurSel 2100)];";//store currently selected option for array use in player
};
#

this does not update the list with the options stored in the player beforehand, so I use a load button to get them via user input with an EH that works for me

quasi granite
#

using only the idc as an identifier can be problematic when another display uses the same idc

#

so instead of lbClear 2100 you should use lbClear (_this#0). only one possible cause of error

strong phoenix
#

The same code works well on a refresh button, though

quasi granite
#

it's worth a try. relying on idc only is bad practice

strong phoenix
#

I see, I'll try it now

#

I hope existing classes do not need a restart to be recognised in ArmA

quasi granite
#

are you creating a mission or mod ui?

strong phoenix
#

mission

quasi granite
#

the description.ext (mission config) is reloaded when you save in eden

#

so you have to go back to eden

strong phoenix
#

thanks

strong phoenix
#

It works now

#

I also changed the IDCs of relevant controls so the previous code doesn't overwrite them anymore

#

after I noticed

#

Thanks a lot for your time

quasi granite
#

np

distant axle
#

Is it possible to have:

  • partly colorable (<t color='#FF0000'>I'm red!</t>)
  • editable/selectable
    text field?
strange arrow
#

I don't think so.

#

Only CT_HTML and CT_STRUCTURED_TEXT come to mind but they don't have the exact features you're asking for (as far as I understand) plus they don't allow text selection or editing.

quasi granite
#

maybe an invisible edit box with a visible CT_STRUCTURED_TEXT could work

quiet arrow
#

That was my idea too. But is there a way to select text in the Structured text control via scripting? Don't think so...

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So editing is possible but not selecting at least not visually least.

distant axle
#

Hmm. The idea was Functions Viewer with syntax highlighter, but possible?

tepid bramble
#

the easiest way would be to use Terra's method. I personally chose to go without in my function viewer and just have a button to load the function into a separate copy dialog.

quiet arrow
quiet arrow
#

See the pinned message @sacred plover For some tutorials

sacred plover
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ah

sacred plover
#

ty

quiet arrow
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Feel free to ask if something is unclear

sacred plover
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okay i do have a few questions off the bat

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do i need to import / declare classes and whats the difference between declaring and importing

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im aware one is mission one is addon, but i still dont see too much of a difference / why i would use one or the other

pearl yarrow
#

import is for mission, declare is for addons
because that's how they work πŸ™‚

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a mission is loaded/unloaded on the fly whereas a mod can load config while loading

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(more or less)

sacred plover
#

ahh

sacred plover
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okay so looking through its kind of hard to get a complete grasp of all the info at once

#

so i need to define what the image is, then add it to the resource to be called upon?

#

so make one of these:

class RscPicture
{
    deletable = 0;
    fade = 0;
    access = 0;
    type = CT_STATIC;
    idc = -1;
    style = ST_MULTI + ST_TITLE_BAR;
    colorBackground[] = {0,0,0,0};
    colorText[] = {1,1,1,1};
    font = "TahomaB";
    sizeEx = 0;
    lineSpacing = 0;
    text = "";
    fixedWidth = 0;
    shadow = 0;
    x = 0;
    y = 0;
    w = 0.2;
    h = 0.15;
    tooltipColorText[] = {1,1,1,1};
    tooltipColorBox[] = {1,1,1,1};
    tooltipColorShade[] = {0,0,0,0.65};
};
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then put it into

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one of these

class RscDisplayName
{
    idd = 1234;
    class ControlsBackground
    {
    };
    class Controls
    {
    };
};
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or can i call on the RscPicture no problem?

quiet arrow
# 
import RscPicture;
class RscDisplayName
{
    idd = 1234;
    class Controls
    {
        MyPicture: RscPicture
        {
          myValues
        };
    };
};
#

You only want a static picture though without interaction right?

sacred plover
#

yes

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just a simple image that i can define where on my screen, non interactable

quiet arrow
# 
#include "\a3\ui_f\hpp\defineCommonGrids.inc"
import RscPicture;
RscTitles
{
   class RscMyHUD
   {
       idd = -1;
       onLoad = "uiNamespace setVariable ['RscMyHUD', _this select 0];";
       duration = 10;
       fadeIn = 1;
       fadeOut = 1;
       class Controls
       {
           class CenteredPicture: RscPicture
           {
               text = "PATHTOIMAGE.PAA";
               x = GUI_GRID_CENTER_X;
               y = GUI_GRID_CENTER_Y;
               w = 40 * GUI_GRID_CENTER_W;
               h = 25 * GUI_GRID_CENTER_H;
           };
       };
   };
};
#

then you can use cutRsc command to display it

sacred plover
#

#include "\a3\ui_f\hpp\defineCommonGrids.inc"

#

?

quiet arrow
#

This file contains the GRID macros which are used below to position the ui element

sacred plover
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sorry im quite slow, ive been up all night and day and im completely melting in the brain

quiet arrow
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it's optional but easier to position controls with it

sacred plover
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ahh

sacred plover
quiet arrow
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can go all in the description.ext

sacred plover
#

thankyou for the help @quiet arrow , ill give it a test

quiet arrow
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class in front of RscTitles is missing in my example

sacred plover
#

been getting this error in my other tests too

#

any idea how to fix?

quiet arrow
#

When do you get it?

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Or rather what are you doing

sacred plover
#

on cutrsc

#

cutRsc ["RscMyHUD", "PLAIN"]

quiet arrow
#

Works fine for me

# 
#include "\a3\ui_f\hpp\defineCommonGrids.inc"
import RscPicture;
class RscTitles
{
   class RscMyHUD
   {
       idd = -1;
       onLoad = "uiNamespace setVariable ['RscMyHUD', _this select 0];";
       duration = 10;
       fadeIn = 1;
       fadeOut = 1;
       class Controls
       {
           class CenteredPicture: RscPicture
           {
               text = "\a3\data_f\images\dlc_bundle_ca.paa";
               x = GUI_GRID_CENTER_X;
               y = GUI_GRID_CENTER_Y;
               w = 16 * GUI_GRID_CENTER_W;
               h = 9 * GUI_GRID_CENTER_H;
           };
       };
   };
};
``` Make sure it looks like this
sacred plover
#

directly copy pasted that into description.ext

#

still same error

#

resource title RscMyHUD not found

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@quiet arrow

quiet arrow
#

cutRsc ["RscMyHUD", "PLAIN"]

sacred plover
#

let me guess. i havent done it properly/

quiet arrow
#

Most likely πŸ˜„

sacred plover
#

sounds about me

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whats the cutRsc i have to use then?

quiet arrow
#

RscMyHUD

sacred plover
#

just on its own/

#

?*

quiet arrow
#

execute ```sqf

cutRsc ["RscMyHUD", "PLAIN"]

sacred plover
#

i cant post images but same error

#

resource title not found

quiet arrow
#

execute sqf isClass (missionConfigFile >> "RscTitles" >> "RscMyHUD")

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in the debug console

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it should return true

sacred plover
#

false

#

@quiet arrow

strange arrow
#

description.ext.txt?

sacred plover
# 
#include "\a3\ui_f\hpp\defineCommonGrids.inc"
import RscPicture;
class RscTitles
{
   class RscMyHUD
   {
       idd = -1;
       onLoad = "uiNamespace setVariable ['RscMyHUD', _this select 0];";
       duration = 10;
       fadeIn = 1;
       fadeOut = 1;
       class Controls
       {
           class CenteredPicture: RscPicture
           {
               text = "\a3\data_f\images\dlc_bundle_ca.paa";
               x = GUI_GRID_CENTER_X;
               y = GUI_GRID_CENTER_Y;
               w = 16 * GUI_GRID_CENTER_W;
               h = 9 * GUI_GRID_CENTER_H;
           };
       };
   };
};
#

@strange arrow

strange arrow
sacred plover
#

i can confirm it is an ext file

quasi granite
#

did you save the mission in 3den between trying your UI?

sacred plover
#

should i have?*

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because i full backout and save

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and then go back in on each test

quasi granite
#

aye. the mission config (description.ext) is reloaded when you save it in 3den

sacred plover
#

backed out to 3den

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saved

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relaunched

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debug tested

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false

quasi granite
#

any other errors in rpt?

sacred plover
#

checking

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no errors other than that i already know about and havent gotten around to fixing

#

ill fix that error and see if anything changes, it shouldnt considering its onplayerespawn

quasi granite
#

i was looking for a "missing attribute" error since some parent classes (RscPicture) sometimes don't have that defined ```cpp
#include "\a3\ui_f\hpp\defineCommonGrids.inc"
import RscPicture;
class RscTitles
{
class RscMyHUD
{
idd = -1;
onLoad = "uiNamespace setVariable ['RscMyHUD', _this select 0];";
duration = 10;
fadeIn = 1;
fadeOut = 1;
class Controls
{
class CenteredPicture: RscPicture
{
idc = -1; // mandatory!
text = "\a3\data_f\images\dlc_bundle_ca.paa";
x = GUI_GRID_CENTER_X;
y = GUI_GRID_CENTER_Y;
w = 16 * GUI_GRID_CENTER_W;
h = 9 * GUI_GRID_CENTER_H;
};
};
};
};

sacred plover
#

did find this

# 
10:16:23  Mission id: da3cd36de153f788601a3a95d379831bd08a65bf
10:16:43 Warning Message: Resource title RscMyHUD not found
10:16:47 Warning Message: Resource title RscMyHUD not found
10:16:49 Warning Message: Resource title RscMyHUD not found
10:18:30 Warning Message: Resource title RscMyHUD not found
10:22:19 Error in expression <cutRsc [RscMyHUD]>
10:22:19   Error position: <cutRsc [RscMyHUD]>
10:22:19   Error 1 elements provided, 5 expected
10:29:21 A null object passed as a target to RemoteExec(Call) 'bis_fnc_objectvar'
10:29:21 A null object passed as a target to RemoteExec(Call) 'bis_fnc_objectvar'
10:29:27 Starting mission:
#

may have just been me screwing up cutrsc command

quasi granite
#

cutRsc [RscMyHUD] that command syntax is wrong

sacred plover
#

yup, i tried again with cutRsc ["RscMyHUD", "PLAIN"]

#

still: nothing

strange arrow
#

Change x and y to 0 and try again, maybe it's just off screen.

quiet arrow
#

nah

#

it works fine for me

#

empty mission

quasi granite
#

hmm okay to compile all the information:

//--- description.ext
#include "\a3\ui_f\hpp\defineCommonGrids.inc"
import RscPicture;
class RscTitles
{
   class RscMyHUD
   {
       idd = -1;
       onLoad = "uiNamespace setVariable ['RscMyHUD', _this select 0];";
       duration = 10;
       fadeIn = 1;
       fadeOut = 1;
       class Controls
       {
           class CenteredPicture: RscPicture
           {
               idc = -1; // mandatory!
               text = "\a3\data_f\images\dlc_bundle_ca.paa";
               x = GUI_GRID_CENTER_X;
               y = GUI_GRID_CENTER_Y;
               w = 16 * GUI_GRID_CENTER_W;
               h = 9 * GUI_GRID_CENTER_H;
           };
       };
   };
};
``` Open with:
```sqf
"RscMyHUD_layer" cutRsc ["RscMyHUD", "PLAIN"];
``` (added layer name)
strange arrow
#

Oh it's just GUI_GRID_CENTER πŸ˜…

quiet arrow
#

@quasi granite Now he will be missing the macros

sacred plover
#

grabbed it back

#

just added it above

quasi granite
quiet arrow
#

^^

sacred plover
#

okay so

#

same error, resource title not found

#

but it returned a value of 12 in debug

#

?

quiet arrow
#

that's the layer

#

Something is wrong with your description.ext

#

anything else in there?

sacred plover
#

yeah a bunch of stuff

quiet arrow
#

remove that

#

try again

sacred plover
#

its a bunch of other scripting stuff so ima just shuffle it to another file for the test

#

huzzah

#

atlast!

#

text = "\a3\data_f\images\dlc_bundle_ca.paa";

#

it works

quiet arrow
#

Now post your whole description ext with the other stuff

sacred plover
quiet arrow
#

if (!isNil sns_activeFallTrigger || !isNull sns_activeFallTrigger) then {
sns_activeFallTrigger triggerAttachVehicle [];
sns_activeFallTrigger = null;
};

#

sqf in description ext?

#

remove that and try again

sacred plover
#

@vocal hare i love you for the contribution but im going to strangle you XD

#

thankyou @quiet arrow i believe i have found the cause of my troubles for the past 8 hours, including why alot of other functions didnt work

quasi granite
#

hm there should have been an error in rpt

quiet arrow
#

yeah weird

quasi granite
#

when you save the mission probably

sacred plover
#

time to get that sqf squared away somewhere safe, and to test what i actually want in the place of the dlc picture to see if it all works

idle spruce
#

whats the command to pull in all the available RscTitles examples? Just want to look at them all on screen. I forgot and I can't find it.

quiet arrow
#

They are all in configfile>>"RscTitles"

idle spruce
#

there was something simple on a wiki page somewhere but I just can't seem to find it. it created a display and it showed all the available rsc stuff. small one liner code

quiet arrow
#

But these are super old.

#

He created a display for previewing up to date controls with examples. Very neat.

idle spruce
#

huh never knew that was there on his extensions, perrrretty nice

idle spruce
#

do most people do all their event handlers in the config or do they add them in sqf?

quiet arrow
#

I could tell you now that's it's a good idea to separate script/config but I don't always do that myselfπŸ™ˆ

north lantern
#

guys. There is a progress bar with a texture. The texture is white. When I display, it is gray. What could be the problem?
Resolution image: 244x36

tranquil iron
#

"Resolution image: 244x36"
that is the problem

#

textures need to be power of two

#

so 256x32 or 256x64

quiet arrow
#

I wish the game would throw an error when incorrect dimensions are used πŸ˜„

unkempt cliff
#

how do you make image button nudge when clicked?

#

I tried offsetPressedX but it doesn't seem to do anything

jade vapor
molten glen
#

It does, but most people use texView instead because they read ancient tutorials

jade vapor
#

Aah yes. I only use the GUI for batch files these days. Idk how but I get a context menu that lets me convert it right from the file explorer which is convenient.

idle spruce
#

I can never get the gui editor in arma to import the exported GUI format. When I click ctl+o, it just flash the screen and nothing happens

sacred plover
#

how hard is it to display videos on screen? like a small box on the side

#

and is there any documentation

distant axle
unkempt cliff
#

can this be defined in class instead: _img ctrlSetText "#(argb,8,8,3)color(1,0,0,1)"; ?

quiet arrow
#

text = "...";

unkempt cliff
unkempt cliff
#

still haven't figured out how to make image button to move on click. any tips?

#

or is it even possible...?

distant axle
#

ctrlSetPosition on onButtonClick

unkempt cliff
distant axle
#

Not the only way. But basically that

unkempt cliff
distant axle
#

What?

unkempt cliff
#

The normal buttons move when clicked

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I want same for image buttons

distant axle
#

What is a image button?

unkempt cliff
#

this: ```class RscImgButton: RscButton
{
type = CT_ACTIVETEXT;
style = ST_PICTURE + ST_KEEP_ASPECT_RATIO;
action = "";
tooltip = "";

distant axle
#

Should do, AFAIK

unkempt cliff
#

hmmm nothing happens when I click them, no animation

quiet arrow
#

offsetPressedY = "pixelH";
offsetPressedX = "pixelW";

#

Are these set?

unkempt cliff
quiet arrow
#

ah it's active text

#

not sure that one has the offset

unkempt cliff
quiet arrow
#

configfile >> "ctrlButtonPictureKeepAspect"

unkempt cliff
#

thx will try that

unkempt cliff
#

nm colorBackground fixed it

#

thx again, all works now πŸ™‚

quiet arrow
#

yw

sacred plover
quasi granite
#

uuh how do i get the text of a CT_TOOLBOX?

onToolBoxSelChanged = "diag_log [(_this#0) lbText (_this#1)];";
``` returns an empty string
#

hmmmm and lbValue works

pearl yarrow
#

question, can one "scroll" to the bottom of a heavily filled RscStructuredText?

quasi granite
#

only when the control is part of a CT_CONTROLS_GROUP and the height of the structured text control is adjusted with ```sqf
_ctrl ctrlSetPositionH ctrlTextHeight _ctrl;
_ctrl ctrlCommit 0;

pearl yarrow
#

oooh I see. Thanks, trying now

quasi granite
#

fixed my script. ofc you have to use the ctrlSetPositionH command

pearl yarrow
#

muh! can't get it to work… as soon as I define scrollbars, it is invisible

quasi granite
#

what does your config look like?

pearl yarrow
#

πŸ’© 🀣

quasi granite
#

where do you get the RscControlsGroup base class from?

pearl yarrow
#

it's imported

# 

#include "UI\baseClasses.hpp"
class RscTitles
{
    #include "UI\RscTTS.hpp"
};
#

^ description.ext

quasi granite
#

there shouldnt be any need to define scrollbars then?

pearl yarrow
#

indeed - but then they appear but the content is nowhere to be found - I see the scroll going though

quasi granite
#

oh right the coordinates reset to 0,0 inside of a controls group

# 
class Controls
            {
                class Text: RscStructuredText
                {
                    idc = 42;
                    x = 0;
                    y = 0;
                    w = 1;
                    h = 1;
                    colorBackground[] = { 0, 0, 0, 0 };
                    color[] = { 1, 1, 1, 1 };
                };
            };
pearl yarrow
#

yeah? oh, so ctrlParent pos + offset?

#

oh yes, ZERO, not ONE x(

#

dang, thanks

#

it does not scroll to the bottom, but at least I see the content now πŸ˜„

#

@quasi graniteany idea?

quasi granite
#

"does not scroll to the bottom" after setting the text and applying the ctrlSetPos command?

pearl yarrow
#

yep

ah, some autoscroll attribute mayhaps?

quasi granite
#

hm? not sure what you want to do now?

pearl yarrow
#

it does this
and I would like it to scroll as the text writes

unknown.png
#

could text selection do?

quasi granite
pearl yarrow
#

not

quasi granite
#

or even with ctrlSetPositionY and a good old ctrlCommit 5

pearl yarrow
#

oooh ctrlSetScrollValues

#

WORKS! \o/
Thank you @quasi granite!

quasi granite
#

np yw

pearl yarrow
quasi granite
#

yeah interestingly enough it is. i suppose because you can have links in the text

quiet arrow
#

Welcome to the world of ui makers @pearl yarrow Enjoy your stay

pearl yarrow
#

Negative!! I already muted this channel xD

quiet arrow
quasi granite
#

This is an error that is displayed when running a listbox command (eg. lbCurSel) on a CT_TOOLBOX control. it works but that error is weird. (DEV BRANCH)

---------------------------
Arma 3 - AssertUSR (Abort==ignore forever)
---------------------------
c:\bis\source\dev\futura\lib\ui\uicontrols.cpp(195)(func: GetListBoxContainer) 
[AssertUSR] 
MainThread=9488
Group: Design
control[Sections]: Unexpected control type [6]
---------------------------
#

it looks like the lb commands are not meant to be used with CT_TOOLBOX?

quiet arrow
#

Looks like it. But we don't have tb commands.

#

Ticket time ?πŸ˜„

quasi granite
#

Ticket time!

quiet arrow
#

Why does

onButtonClick = "ctrlDelete (findDisplay 313 displayCtrl 12345); [] call compileScript ['drawBuildingInfo.sqf']";
```Crashes the game but 
```sqf
onButtonClick = "ctrlDelete (findDisplay 313 displayCtrl 12345);";

doesn't? drawBuildingInfo.sqf works fine and has no relation to the GUI.

#

Am I doing something forbidden? πŸ˜„

#

Dunno what it was, but executing the script first and then closing the display works fine Β―_(ツ)_/Β―

quiet arrow
#

Is it possible that the game crashes because the UI is closed but the script attached to the control EH is not yet done?

weary imp
#

is call compileScript relevant or it also crashes with call compile?

quasi granite
quiet arrow
quiet arrow
weary imp
#

is there a ticket

quiet arrow
#

I don't know of any. I can make one

#

With repro