#arma3_gui

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weary imp
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@tranquil iron you wanna have a look ^^^^^^^?

tranquil iron
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known issue

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You are deleting your parent, while iterating through its eventhandlers.
You're deleting the train you're walking in while its going full speed and you're going face first into the ground.
Was always that way, usually more common to close/delete a whole display or control group than a button, but same thing.
Not really fixable with bad side effects, breaking backwards compat.

Just spawn your script

quiet arrow
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I was imaging it more like I am shooting a bullet (Script) and deleting the gun. But your analogy makes sense, although the implementation is questionable. Guess the biki needs some info about that.

ocean hazel
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Just spawn your script
Instead of spawning I usually use the CBA wait until and execute thing to wait one frame

tranquil iron
tranquil iron
ocean hazel
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some of them, yes

quasi granite
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CBA is not an option for Eden mods since CBA creates a dependency on certain objects which goes against the whole point of Eden mods

quasi granite
weary imp
tranquil iron
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oof. Technically sure, but unexpected behaviour for people, or need to check if deletion would cause issues, and only then delay it

sage shore
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Hey people, I'm having trouble creating a display during the mission intro.

createDisplay, titleRsc, cutText and cutRsc commands do not seem to work. Dialogs on the other hand can be created (via createDialog), but I do not want to use one for unrelated reasons. Is there something obious that I'm missing or is this a known behaviour of these commands.

quasi granite
sage shore
quasi granite
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have you tried waiting for the mission display to be available with

waitUntil {!isNull (findDisplay 46)};
``` ?
sage shore
opaque lynx
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Hello, I'm getting an error loading a dialog, but I'm not sure what _logic is:

17:20:45 Error in expression <_logic setVariable ['_display', _display]>
17:20:45   Error position: <_display]>
17:20:45   Error Undefined variable in expression: _display

I tested, I know that _display is not null.

quiet arrow
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_display is not defined

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make sure it's defined in the correct scope

opaque lynx
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It is not null, I just explained that, verified by isNull _display (== false). My event handler is wired up:

onLoad = "_this spawn KPLIB_fnc_logisticsMgr_onLoad";

And receives parameters:

params [
    ["_display", displayNull, [displayNull]]
];
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The only time I am ever setting anything that might coincide with this message is in the same event handler:

uiNamespace setVariable ["KPLIB_logisticsMgr_display", _display];
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logs:

17:30:15 [KP LIBERATION] [4880.05] [LOGISTICSMGR] [fn_logisticsMgr_onLoad] Entering: [isNull _display]: [false]
17:30:15 Error in expression <_logic setVariable ['_display', _display]>
17:30:15   Error position: <_display]>
17:30:15   Error Undefined variable in expression: _display
17:30:15 [KP LIBERATION] [4880.05] [LOGISTICSMGR] [fn_logisticsMgr_onLoad] Fini

I could log around the uiNamespace setVariable [...], but I do not know why that is an issue now.

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Literally I test _display is not null, it is not, then set the variable...

if (_debug) then {
    [format ["[fn_logisticsMgr_onLoad] Entering: [isNull _display]: %1"
        , str [isNull _display]], "LOGISTICSMGR", true] call KPLIB_fnc_common_log;
};

uiNamespace setVariable ["KPLIB_logisticsMgr_display", _display];
quasi granite
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there is no line in the code you posted that shows the code in the error: _logic setVariable ['_display', _display]. Maybe the script fails elsewhere?

opaque lynx
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it is happening between Entering and Fini that much I know. I'll log immediately following the setVariable and RSVP.

quasi granite
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but where does the code _logic setVariable ['_display', _display] come from?

opaque lynx
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okay dokay, I have a clue 'when' it is happening, CBA_fnc_createPerFrameHandlerObject. thanks. cheers.

weary imp
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the error could be from another script that has variable with the same name but obviously it is a different var

ocean hazel
quiet arrow
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Nope, no dynamic layouts/panels like xaml has them

ocean hazel
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Ok then I'm making this

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🥳

quiet arrow
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Sounds funmeowsweats

ocean hazel
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Well... so far I am planning only for this functionality:
Grid layout (1..N rows, 1...N columns), so it's possible to create horizontal or vertical layout from that
Cell element is another grid layout or a control
Row height/column width modes: fixed size, relative
Cell element content positioning: relative within cell (0 ... 1.0), or snap to top/bottom, left/right
Cell element content size: fixed size, relative (0 ... 1.0) to the cell size

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I think this should cover most use cases 🤔 for me at least

ocean hazel
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damn it doesn't embed

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@ruby swallow is that how you wanted this thing to work?

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Let me know if anyone is interested so that I publish the source code. I'm going to try to use this to create all layouts in my further projects (if I will have any) so that I don't have to mess with configs to fine tune positions.

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For instance, code for the top bar within the parent layout looks like this:


// === Create topmost layout
// 1 column, 3 rows
layout = [1, 3] call LM_fnc_createGridLayout;

// Bottom and top rows have fixed size, the middle row
// is auto resized
[layout, 0, SIZE_ABS(0.08)] call LM_fnc_setRowSize;
[layout, 2, SIZE_ABS(0.08)] call LM_fnc_setRowSize;

// ==== Create layout of the top row
// 3 columns, 1 row
private _topBar = [3, 1] call LM_fnc_createGridLayout;

// Left and right columns have fixed absolute size
// Central column has automatic size by default
[_topBar, 0, SIZE_ABS(0.2)] call LM_fnc_setColSize;
[_topBar, 2, SIZE_ABS(0.2)] call LM_fnc_setColSize;

// Assign a button to each cell
{
    [_topBar, _forEachIndex, 0, [_x] call LM_fnc_createButton] call LM_fnc_setContent;
} forEach ["Fixed size", "Relative size", "Fixed size"];

// Assign top bar layout to a parent layout
[layout, 0, 0, _topBar] call LM_fnc_setContent;
ruby swallow
quiet arrow
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@ocean hazel Is it possible to defined margins?

ocean hazel
ruby swallow
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Now go ahead and make that work with xml 🥴🥴
And you have exactly what I was talking about

ocean hazel
ruby swallow
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Well... To get rid of the sqf obviously 😂

Plus XML (or any other data language for that) allows to better map the relations regarding positioning and containment better then free flowing code

ocean hazel
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I guess whoever uses it first will tell if XML is needed. If so, then we can use your XML parser. I think it's finished, right?

vernal quest
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Have you tried to get info about selected slot in lobby?

I mean - when i select something in CA_ValueRoles listbox - nothing is changed
(lbData, lbText, lbValue, lbTextRight - is the same)
lbSetSelected and lbSetCurSel - don't make slot selected

Trying to select a role with the script 😕

ocean hazel
ocean hazel
strange arrow
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Hey this is really cool @ocean hazel! meowcamera

ocean hazel
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Thanks!

ocean hazel
quiet arrow
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Very nice

strange arrow
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You could reduce clutter in CfgFunctions by writing a functions.hpp so that the user only has to include that:

class CfgFunctions {
    #include "LM\functions.hpp"
};
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Additionally, providing a license would be good, because without it, others have no right to use your code 🙃

ocean hazel
ocean hazel
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that's the most difficult part for all my projects

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ok done 🙂

quiet arrow
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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/ctrlMapAnimAdd Any workaround for the issue mentioned in the notes?

Map control created with ctrlCreate have a weird behaviour. Control doesn't respect the aspects of Controls Group or Display itself. Results of ctrlMapAnimAdd applied to this control are also shifted for some reason.

ctrlMapAnimAdd
wild frigate
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Is there any way to display a live feed directly on the map (like a satellite feed or something)?

I would basically like to display a live feed of a specific area on the map covering the specific area...

(Basically like the BIS_fnc_liveFeed-function but on the map)

quasi granite
wild frigate
quasi granite
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huh apparently rendering is disabled while the map is open. you can only get a static image:

_displayMap = findDisplay 12;
_ctrlFeed = _displayMap ctrlCreate ["RscPicture", -1];
_ctrlFeed ctrlSetPosition [0,0,1,1];
_ctrlFeed ctrlCommit 0;
_ctrlFeed ctrlSetText "#(argb,512,512,1)r2t(cam1,1.0)";

_camera = "camera" camCreate getPos player;
_camera camSetTarget player;
_camera cameraEffect ["Internal", "Back", "cam1"];
``` the same with `findDisplay 46` works normally
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a custom map could be a solution

wild frigate
# quasi granite a custom map could be a solution

Not sure how I would do that either (I haven't really worked with GUI before) and how would the feed stay exactly on the location even if the map is being moved or zoomed?

Also would something like the BIS_fnc_playVideo-function potentially be a solution?

quasi granite
# wild frigate Not sure how I would do that either (I haven't really worked with GUI before) an...

Also would something like the BIS_fnc_playVideo-function potentially be a solution?
No. A live feed is not a video.
I haven't really worked with GUI before
See the pinned messages for some good resources on GUI creation
how would the feed stay exactly on the location even if the map is being moved or zoomed?
With User Interface Eventhandlers: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/User_Interface_Event_Handlers
Or an EachFrame Mission Eventhandler that checks the https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/ctrlMapScale and https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/ctrlMapScreenToWorld (or vice versa with https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/ctrlMapWorldToScreen) and set the position and size of the controls with https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/ctrlSetPosition.

ocean hazel
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that's a cool idea
I guess you can make a custom map instead if the standard map disables game rendering

ocean hazel
quiet arrow
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How can I animate the map other than with this command?

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Is there a command to set the position?

ocean hazel
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actually I don't remember, I assumed there was another command

quiet arrow
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I checked the team swich ui script but that ises that as well

ocean hazel
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if the only native 'set map pos' command is broken then I don't think you can do anything with this

quiet arrow
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😩

ocean hazel
quiet arrow
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Because the ui is a config and not scripted

ocean hazel
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Is there a scrollable edit box in the game? I'm emulating it with ctrlTextHeight while the edit box is inside a group with a scroll bar, but it seems to have a limit of how many lines it can hold 🤔
nvm it seems like my config value was not reloaded

sage shore
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Anyone here with experience of creating dialogs during the mission briefing screen? My dialogs are being created 'behind' the map which is less than helpful. It is something on the briefing screen that is the issue as creating them on top of the in-game map after the briefing phase poses no problems.

ocean hazel
sage shore
ocean hazel
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Thanks for sharing!

quiet arrow
opaque lynx
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doing some refactoring in my RscTitles, as far as I know I have the correct includes in place, but I am getting an error, Warning Message: Resource title KPLIB_hudFob_overlay not found, includes:
description.ext:

class RscTitles {
    #include "KPLIB_rscTitles.hpp"
};

KPLIB_rscTitles.hpp:

class KPLIB_rscTitles {
    #include "modules\0436_hud\ui.hpp"
};

ui.hpp:

#include "ui\defines.hpp"
#include "ui\XGUI_hud.hpp"
#include "ui\KPLIB_hud.hpp"
#include "ui\KPLIB_hudFob.hpp"

All of which are in the correct order, etc, AFAIK.
...hmm although I wonder if maybe these were borrowing some definitions from a previous UI include, that is now a bit different...

ocean hazel
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remember you can always use the config viewer to check the game config file and mission config file

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so use it to ensure that everything you think is defined is indeed defined

quasi granite
opaque lynx
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is it possible to define multiple HUD classes in this way? i.e. class RscTitles { class MyHud_0 {}; }; in one include, class RscTitles { class MyHud_1 {}; }; in another include?

opaque lynx
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I got 'er sorted I think... thanks...

opaque lynx
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Q: re: actions... they are all local to clients, right? 'when' do we actually need to reinstall them? or is it better practice to identify them as variables on the player object? then preclude duplicates appearing? is it better to deploy them in client side JIP manner?

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is that when player respawns? actions should be reinstalled? we have a 'redeploy' option in this mod I am working on, which I gather is not quite the same thing, but again, which I also gather if we detect a menu is already installed, no need to reinstall it.

ocean hazel
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Actions are local to clients, yes.
If player is switch, you need to reattach actions to him.

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I'd say, there are two kinds of actions:

  • attached to object (download data from laptop). You should use JIP to add such actions to objects.
  • attached to player (heal self). You can add such actions in the function which is called when your player respawns.
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And I think there's also a 3rd way to add actions when you want player to interact with all objects of some kind. For instance in my mission I use this to talk to all AIs. I add action to player, then in the condition code I check if player is looking at a 'talkable' object. I think it's easier than to add actions to all talkable NPCs.

opaque lynx
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okay, sounds good. early feeling out 'when' to do this, redeploy does not seem right, finding duplicates piling up. or I do not have sufficient player variable guards on the menus when they are being installed. trying to assess the difference between a redeploy i.e. player setPos and an actual time when it is necessary.

ocean hazel
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things transfering after respawn are weird all over the place:
some event handlers are transferred to the new player, some don't
actions do not transfer

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crazy!

opaque lynx
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hmm that is curious... I seem to be getting dupes in that scenario as well, i.e. respawn. i.e. the player object itself is the same, possibly.

ocean hazel
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you should verify yourself anything which you might even slight suspition to have inconsistent or weird behaviour

opaque lynx
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oh, well, yes, I do want to get a better handle on that scenario. if for nothing else to better comprehend and respond to things consistently.

mental trench
quiet arrow
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@mental trench For testing, can you remove anything but the buttons?

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They might be covered by other controls

mental trench
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God I'm stupid, thanks for the hint, it really was covered by another control

quiet arrow
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😄

opaque lynx
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cutRsc overlay question. I have a scenario that I proved kinda worked pretty well to simulate a "progress bar". Basically a pair of simple textual labels in which I could set colors, set dimensions and position, and in relation to each other. Worked pretty well. One in the background, the controlsBackground[]. The other in the foreground, controls[].

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Now, I would like to contain that in its own control, same sort of arrangement, one controlsBackground[] meter, and another controls[] meter. then specify several of those parent instances in one overlay.
Q: would that sort of approach possibly work? Or do I need to keep the meters themselves piecemeal and arrange them in a single overlay control? Not preferred, but also would not be surprised.
To recap, I want to contain the issue in a single "progressMeter" parent control, then specify several of those progress meter instances in the overlay controls[], if possible.

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The main challenges I can see is that I would need to derive the parent meter, then also the contained labels, least of all to establish unique IDCs, probably also custom event handlers.

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It's hard to describe in some words, will try to illustrate, did have this, and it was working pretty well:

class lblProgressMeter {};
class overlay {
  controls[] = {
    lblProgressMeterCtrl
  };
  controlsBackground[] = {
    lblProgressMeterBgnd
  };
  class lblProgressMeterCtrl : lblProgressMeter {};
  class lblProgressMeterBgnd : lblProgressMeter {};
};
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Now I want to include several such meters:

class lblProgressMeter {};
class ctrlProgress {
  controls[] = {
    lblProgressMeterCtrl
  };
  controlsBackground[] = {
    lblProgressMeterBgnd
  };
  class lblProgressMeterCtrl : lblProgressMeter {};
  class lblProgressMeterBgnd : lblProgressMeter {};
};
class overlay {
  controls[] = {
    ctrlProgress1
    , ctrlProgress2
    , ctrlProgress3
  };
  class ctrlProgress1 : ctrlProgress {};
  class ctrlProgress2 : ctrlProgress {};
  class ctrlProgress3 : ctrlProgress {};
};
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In a 'normal' OO environment, this might work, but I'm not sure the controls[] or controlsBackground[] will respond like I'd expect, least of all in a cutRsc overlay, given that the intermediate ctrlProgress is in the controls[].

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Additionally, I likely need to define more in each of the ctrlProgress as well for things likes IDCs, event handlers, etc, i.e.

class ctrlProgress1 : ctrlProgress {
  idc = 12300;
  onLoad = '...';
  controls[] = {lblProgressMeterCtrl1};
  controlsBackground[] = {lblProgressMeterBgnd1};
  class lblProgressMeterCtrl1 : lblProgressMeterCtrl {
    idc = 12301;
    onLoad = '...';
  };
  class lblProgressMeterBgnd1 : lblProgressMeterBgnd {
    idc = 12302;
    onLoad = '...';
  };
};
quiet arrow
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Define a controls group control and use that one. Your approach will not work

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Also why don't you use CT_PROGRESS?

opaque lynx
opaque lynx
quiet arrow
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hmm ok

weary imp
opaque lynx
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what is colorBar? colorExtBar? colorFrame? this is what I am aiming for:
https://pasteimg.com/image/image.c0dEs
One of the colors is full width literally in the controlsBackground[], while the other floats in the controls[], so to speak, depending on the alignment of the target(s), which progress is being measured.
I'm not sure all that is exactly achievable with CT_PROGRESS?

quiet arrow
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I've updated the page

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*ext do nothing and have properly a special purpose for some scripted system. Who knows.

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Basically you can control the frame color and the color of the progress bar itself. No background color.

opaque lynx
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that was pretty much my conclusion as well, and after a bit of experimentation. otherwise I'd be right there with y'all, @weary imp , etc.

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thanks for looking into that @quiet arrow

opaque lynx
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so... here's a sketch what I am going for... verification TBD...
https://pastebin.com/tBdSa0Yh
If that does not work, then I may separate a meter template and use one instance in the overlay controls[] and another instance in the controlsBackground[]...
The geometry definitions are not as important, but I envision will layout more or less like:

// marker text:         "------------------------------------------"
// units meter:         [-------------------------|================]
// tanks/civres meters: [-----------|========][---|================]

Where --- are one color and === are another.

quiet arrow
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A controls group has no class ControlsBackground (at least I've never seen that)

opaque lynx
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Okay dokay, it kinda works. Got a bit of plumbing to do and so forth, but I think the layout works, and the cutRsc seems happy with it.
And plus I receive onLoad events for the controls[] group as well as the controlsBackground[] group, which is a nice bonus, in the event I need to wire anything background versus foreground.
https://pasteimg.com/image/image.c4fD2
Thanks for the help all...

weary imp
opaque lynx
quiet arrow
inner dragon
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createDialog/createDisplay question, regarding on-map controls (buttons, specifically).
I'm creating a mod which needs a few buttons on it that when clicked, run some functions regarding markers. My issue is that I'd like the map to be functional and the buttons on the map whenever it's open. I've created the controls with the GUI Editor and they're defined in the mod's config.cpp. I understand that createDialog/createDisplay will render the map unusable while the Dialog/Display is open. Having read through the links in the pinned post, trawling Google and trying to find examples from mods on the workshop with nil joy, I'm still stuck.

Does anyone have any advice on this one? Thanks in advance.

quiet arrow
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You wanna make it part of the display then

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ctrlCreate or mod the map display

inner dragon
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Yeah I do. Ok - so something like `findDisplay 12 ctrlCreate [<class>, <idc>] ? (am omitting controlsGroup as I've read that groups don't play nicely on the map)

quiet arrow
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Isn't 51 the map control?

quasi granite
inner dragon
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It wouldn't be the first time I'm wrong today though.

inner dragon
inner dragon
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Thanks @quiet arrow & @quasi granite - between the two of you, I've got it working. Appreciate your help.

ashen helm
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Hello, is it possible that color attribute inheritance from CT_STRUCTURED_TEXT controls is not functional?
Base class

#define CT_STRUCTURED_TEXT 13
#define ST_LEFT 0x00
class DT_Text {
    type = CT_STRUCTURED_TEXT;
    style = ST_LEFT;

    colorBackground[] = {0,0,0,0};

    lineSpacing = 0.01;
    text = "";
    size = 0.03;

    POSITION(0,0,0,0)

    class Attributes {
        font = "RobotoCondensed";
        color = "#000000";
        align = "left";
        valign = "top";
    }
}

That works great and the color is red.

class DT_TitleText: DT_Text {
    // idc and position removed for readability
    size = 0.04;
    class Attributes: Attributes {
        color = "#ff0000";
        valign = "middle";
    }
}

This is not working, the color is white.

class DT_TextInfo: DT_Text {
    // idc and position removed for readability
    size = 0.035;
    class Attributes: Attributes {
        valign = "middle";
    }
}

The attributes are correct in the config-viewer.
Does somebody has any idea?

strange arrow
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@ashen helm Have you tried with };?

ashen helm
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Yeah, i tested this too. It doesn't work.

stuck nest
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Is there a way to pass custom data into ctrlAddEventHandler without using globals?

quiet arrow
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Nope

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well, you can set a variable in the controls namespace

tranquil iron
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How do I add a unclickable seperator to a combobox?
I tried setting disabled=true, but its not really.. disabled

strange arrow
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I don't think that's possible.

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Where did you set a disabled attribute?

tranquil iron
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oki then I guess I'll add it

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in engine, I dunno if its available elsewhere 😄

strange arrow
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Nope blobdoggoshruggoogly

tranquil iron
ocean hazel
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Oh that's very cute

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We need an emoji which we can use to celebrate GUI achievements

quiet arrow
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@tranquil iron How did you do that separator?

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Ah sorry, missed the "in engine"

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Before I open a ticked. What do you UI gurus think about commands like lbItems, tvItems and lnbItems which would return all items in the lists or given path if tree view?

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Kinda as a short way of ```sqf
for "_j" from 0 to ((_ctrlTree tvCount []) - 1) step 1 do

quasi granite
quiet arrow
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Index would be the same as in the array so returning that wouldn't make sense I guess.

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I guess text, since that's what all the add commands set.

tranquil iron
strange arrow
quiet arrow
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There is no way to disable them via script.

strange arrow
quiet arrow
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Getting rid of the loop where we need to count the size of the list - 1. We don't do that for arrays as well for a reason.

strange arrow
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The only time I have to use that for-loop is when I update texts in a CT_COMBO, but all the lbSet* commands are index-based, so in that use case I'd just end up using _forEachIndex while discarding _x (because that contains the old text that I'm updating).

quiet arrow
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Might not be useful ¯_(ツ)_/¯ Probably just me working too much with lists

stuck nest
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Is there a way to remove the border from around the multi list and editable textboxes?

quiet arrow
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Yeah with a style

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NO_REC or something

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Check the pinned message

stuck nest
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thanks

stuck nest
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Sadly it only worked for the editable text box, I still can't disable the rectangle around the ListNBox

quiet arrow
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There shouldn't be a rectangle around a listNBox

stuck nest
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My bad, I accidentally set it to multiple select listbox

ashen helm
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Hey, i would like to use lnbSetTextRight, but the text is not visible.
lnbTextRight returns me the right text.
colorTextRight[] is set to {1,1,1,1} (the background is black), inherited and directly set tested. 😉
The columns are set with columns[], i tested this with lnbAddColumn too.
Text are set with lnbSetText are visible on the right place.
Somebody have an idea?

weary imp
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you could ping me with the link when done

ashen helm
weary imp
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thanks

opaque lynx
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Q: when a control is _ctrl ctrlEnable false, how does the colorDisabled[] behave with regard to colorBackground[]? in other words, my goal there is to set the disabled color one way, and the enabled color another way.

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hmm maybe it is not possible; for I think a CT_STATIC in particular; that is, colorDisabled[], so appears that maybe I need to set the ctrlSetBackgroundColor.

weary imp
ashen helm
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nice 👍

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what was the problem?

weary imp
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it wasnt implemented

quasi granite
weary imp
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dunno ask @pearl yarrow

pearl yarrow
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what was the question again?

quasi granite
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lnbSetTextRight was """introduced""" with OFP(?) but not implemented so not usable

pearl yarrow
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then same as allowDammage, existed but not working 😉

mental trench
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How can I put my custom map marker icons into eden?

distant axle
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Into Eden? Means into game?

mental trench
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yeah basically

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I'm working on an aviation based icons pack like stuff you would find on a sectional chart and I cant seem to find any tutorials online

distant axle
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CfgMarkers is the thing

mental trench
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Thank you

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Do they have to be a specific size?

distant axle
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?

mental trench
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image size for converting it to a .paa

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or can it be like a 500x500 pixel image

distant axle
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2^n, aka power of 2, aka 8,16,32,64,128... 4096

mental trench
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ok

mental trench
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I have the 3 .paa files and the config.ccp in a pbo, should I just put it into my mods folder or would I have to do something else

quiet arrow
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What's the best way to add syntax highlighting to a CT_EDIT these days? I guess working with a CT_STRUCTURED_TEXT and invisible CT_EDIT is the way to go?

quiet arrow
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@willow stratus How did you mange to shore the caret in the debug console?

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If I set the colorText of the edit box to 0,0,0,0 the caret disappears.

willow stratus
quiet arrow
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Man, I wish I'd never started with this. It's one rabbit whole after another

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Ah, the blank font one

quiet arrow
ashen helm
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No, i can't confirm this. Do you use a ListNBox in the dialog?

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Is in ListNBox idcLeft and idcRight set to -1. Use for other controls idc = -2, when idc is not needed.

quiet arrow
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Yeah nevermind.

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The famous listnbox issue strikes again

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I wish it would just throw an error.

restive girder
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listnboxs are mostly useless now with all the controlsgroup stuff you have in A3

quartz bluff
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not exactly gui-making, but is it possible to enforce a customized HUD layout on other players? I mean customized through game settings, somehow exported and added into a mission or something

ocean hazel
quartz bluff
ocean hazel
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What GUIs do you want to change?

quartz bluff
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mainly the upper right panels with stance, ammo and stamina, I'd like to move the DUI Squad Radar one too but it's optional

ocean hazel
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I guess you can change their layout through the config

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Typically in-game GUI layouts start with Rsc in the root of the config file

weary imp
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you either mod the main config or hide hud and script yours from the scratch, up to you

ocean hazel
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I guess he could also use script to find the controls by their IDCs or class names at run time and reposition them

quartz bluff
ocean hazel
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Extending the topic further, there are two config 'files' within the game's file system, main config file and the mission config file.
I think there's also a campaign config file but I never touched it so I don't know what exactly it is.

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description.ext in a mission pbo maps to missionConfigFile.
config.cpp in a mod pbo is merged into the main config file.

sullen eagle
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Guys, need an advice.
I have a working radio contact system for AI, and want to add some kind of indication - to know, is AI unit in radio range, or not.
Can I add, say, a color icon to a unit icon in the left bottom corner? I see three grey boxes above it, maybe it could be used?

quasi granite
sullen eagle
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Thanks, sad... Any ideas how I could add such indication?

quiet arrow
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Just create your own UI

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Check the pinned messages

unkempt cliff
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I have trouble making tooltip to work on picture ctrl because I think the pic goes behind other controls, after using the gui a while. is there a way to fix this?

quiet arrow
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Post the config

unkempt cliff
quiet arrow
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Make sure to create the image as last control.

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Does it work if you only create the image?

unkempt cliff
quiet arrow
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Supports image and is clickable

unkempt cliff
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it has background image, two texts and the image. And invisible button over the whole area so it's clickable

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actually two images..

quiet arrow
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and the tooltip is added to the image?

unkempt cliff
quiet arrow
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And if you add it to the button?

unkempt cliff
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I know it has something to do with the invis button being focused. if I could just make the button unfocused it would work

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tried ctrlSetFocus but that didnt help

safe wedge
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Is it possible on arma 3 to have 2 colours on 1 control? or maybe even blend 2 colours on 1 control?

Like this but without having 2 controls overlapping
https://imgur.com/zHPoj95

ocean hazel
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You can use a static picture and that's it I guess

safe wedge
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Okay I figured as much thought I'd ask anyway ty

placid osprey
unkempt cliff
limpid owl
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trying to import dialog into the gui editor and i get this errorhttps://gyazo.com/9ebd6399a1d9818ec037d83b93bc37b1

quiet arrow
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How are you importing it?

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Via config path?

leaden epoch
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Hello everyone, is it possible to somehow combine the SafeZone system together with PixelGrid in the GUI Editor? In order to see in advance how your control gets up in the editor.

quiet arrow
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Don't use the GUI editor

leaden epoch
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Thanks

distant axle
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GUI Editor is simply overcomplicated and hard to tweak. Just write in description.ext

leaden epoch
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Hello everyone, nothing bad will happen if you use GUI_GRID in a negative value or in a value greater than 40 by X? Like:

 x = 60 * GUI_GRID_W + GUI_GRID_X;
// OR
 x = -20 * GUI_GRID_W + GUI_GRID_X;
ocean hazel
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I'm not an expert in this type of grid, but in the end it gets converted to native coordinate system in arma, and you just need to make sure that it doesn't get out of player's screen no matter what UI scale settings he uses

quasi granite
random tinsel
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I need to make a GUI for a player to select a weapon for their loadout. I have never made a GUI before, how can I do this?

quartz bluff
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check pinned message

distant axle
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Looks like I can't click/open a combo while focus is set to an another control every frame using ctrlSetFocus? At least I can use sliders and buttons with this condition, but not for combos. Intended?

distant axle
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Nevermind, Combo needs a focus to show the list right?

quasi granite
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yes

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losing focus collapses the combo

distant axle
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Fair

idle spruce
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quick question before I embark on this idea. If I create a 4k image and use that for a background display, will it get sized down properly on lower res, or is it going to be all blown up?

distant axle
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What kind of BG?

idle spruce
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just a RSCPicture that is selected for the whole screen. So I can build a dialog on top of it and look nice. I think I'm going to go with something smaller though because it just doesn't look good to have the whole screen taken up. I'll do a camera pan or something for the scene instead

distant axle
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IMO 4k is too OP for smaller screen but shouldn't do anything bad

vernal quest
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is any way to track on which element in listbox - player press right click?

topaz talon
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add a mouse event on the control, and check the index?

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and maybe mouse entered EH aswell

quasi granite
topaz talon
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ah so he wanted that, not what i was thinking meowsweats

vernal quest
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I wanted to ask one more thing - is possible to somehow track MouseExit event on RscControlsGroup?

strange arrow
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Have you tried?

vernal quest
# strange arrow Have you tried?

ye, i added function to track mouse position, and if mouse not in ui coords of group - i run event

not the best solution, but is works

strange arrow
vernal quest
quiet arrow
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Just cover the group with an invisible control and add the mouseExit Eh to that

vernal quest
strange arrow
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Probably not, have you tried?

leaden epoch
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What is the difference between - safeZoneW and getResolution # 0? Or safeZoneH and getResolution # 1?

distant axle
unkempt cliff
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can you somehow change listbox background color or its border rendering?

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I've tried like everything

leaden epoch
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Hello everyone, I use the pixel Grid system when working with the GUI.
I wanted to clarify what the pixelScale value is needed for?

Here is a list of definitions taken from "\a3\3den\ui\macros.inc"

#define pixelScale    0.50

#define GRID_W (pixelW * pixelGrid * pixelScale)
#define GRID_H (pixelH * pixelGrid * pixelScale)
tranquil iron
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We only have one reference in internal documentation, and that just says it exists next to pixelW and pixelH.
No description on what it is, what its value should be and where its used. I guess thats just a old unused leftover

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Ah no found it

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Seems like it just was a idea to do UI scaling, but was then dropped and replaced by a different method (pixelGrid command)

firefox_VZLAbicwsr.png
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Thats the new way

firefox_z4xKsT5PNH.png
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This is basically the intention

The pixel-grid scale modifier offers the advantage of increasing the base grid size, relative to higher resolutions. As resolutions increase in size, UI elements become smaller (because a pixel always stays the same). This leads to the UI being harder to read, so it needs to scale appropriately and in direct proportion with resolution, to ensure size, legibility and pixel accuracy.

leaden epoch
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Thx

quiet arrow
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The pixel scale value is only used by Eden Editor. I guess was introduced for testing to quickly scale down the whole Eden Editor interface.

tranquil iron
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In our docs its marked as the "legacy" way to scale, and was supposed to be replaced by a script command so it was probably only macro as placeholder. But then the whole idea was thrown away

quiet arrow
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Yeah, that's how it looks.

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It's still part of all Eden macros but since it's static it not important.

buoyant crest
quasi granite
buoyant crest
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Alright thanks

quiet arrow
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or

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Both uis use these tabs

nocturne cave
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Evening guys, whats the method to getting ctrlEdit to display colour highlighting or am I mistaking that feature with a mod? Been a while since I was deving

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currently just using autocomplete = "scripting"; for the auto fill aspect

topaz talon
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afaik what people do is create structured text control with an invisible edit box

quiet arrow
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Exactly that

quartz bluff
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hello, I'm looking for some valuable knowledge about customizing game's main menu. So far I only know about changing the background and middle "menu block". What I would like to achieve is to completely redesign it, as an example would be the menu of SOG:PF, however I haven't found any github repo or even a thread, just a paid (30 euros!) asset for RP/Life servers. I think it would be much easier for me to do some reverse engineering on something already made than having to build one from scratch

nocturne cave
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theres quite a few things you need to do/change to get it to work correctly

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I have a mod that I am in the middle of doing the same, although I have very little spare time at the moment so I haven't touched it in a while

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@quartz bluff

quasi granite
quartz bluff
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can you show a screenshot what te final design is?

quasi granite
quartz bluff
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cheers, this is something close to what I'd like to achieve. And regarding the Profiles/Options tabs, did you leave them as default windows or customized them too?

quasi granite
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also custom

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except for those that are handled by the engine

opal tiger
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I'm tired of keyhunting on the right side of the keyboard so I want to make a sort of "dialpad" style interface that I can open with the tab key and then override and capture the following input (so hitting r doesn't cause the character to reload). Most of the tutorials I see are on youtube from 2017. Does anyone have a good link to a tutorial besides the one on BI which seems really complex?

quartz bluff
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the BIKI tutorial is least complex from all and making UI elements takes a lot of effort and time, so unfortunately no speedruns

opal tiger
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I'm not in any rush, I'm more or less wondering if what I want to do is even possible. I installed Tao's Folding Map Rewrite though and that pops up a realtime GPS with keyboard commands. I got the github source for it but it's wholly complex so i'm just trying to figure out the bare minimum to get a single popup working. I've got r3v0's teleport script that I'm trying to put into my mission just for fun...

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I guess right now my question is How do you cause a dialog that's been defined to actually pop up and disappear with a keypress?

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I have some code to handle keypresses already so do I just call something to show the dialog?

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I thought it was funny that 1/3rd of his code is commented out..

opal tiger
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@quiet arrow https://github.com/R3voA3/Teleport-Dialog just so you know there is an error in your readme: It lists MQH instead of MHQ...

["setCustomLocations", [["MHQ", MQH, [1, 0, 0, 1]]]] call TPD_fnc_teleport; // Set custom locations```
quiet arrow
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Thanks @opal tiger I wanna rewrite this whole thing anyway at some point.

opal tiger
quiet arrow
opal tiger
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Oh thanks for mentioning that. I was gonna look at the bug report but i've got like 30 tabs open 🙂

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I lost that one somewhere I think

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Does 2.06 have a release date?

quiet arrow
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When it's ready 😄

opal tiger
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Best one ever...

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Ahh this one..

opal tiger
# quiet arrow When it's ready 😄

Let me know if you can help me with my problem. Coding a UI mod is gonna take a lot of work but someone can toss me the framework for just ONE button I can do the rest...

sharp frost
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Anyone know if its possible to darken pixels of one image by overlaying an other? basically simulating shadows. I have a situation where you move multimeter probes over a circuit board. I'd like to have them cast a shadow. The probes are just pictures I render out of models i have in blender.

ocean hazel
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sure, your 'shadow' image should have an alpha channel, so it should be some black shape which is half-transparent

sharp frost
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Now that you mention the alpha channel I remember I did that before in this same project. Taking extended break from modding is a bad habit lads. thanks for the refresher, sparker.

random tinsel
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I need to make a simple GUI for a mission, with a few UIEH's. I have never made a GUI before. I read everything on the wiki tutorial for creating GUI's, and im still pretty confused and dont know what to do. Can anyone help me?

quartz bluff
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people will help if you describe what exactly you want to achieve.

random tinsel
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I need a gui that players can access by scrolling on an object. I want players to be able to select a weapon and scope to be saved to their loadout. The player should have a list of weapons to choose from, and a list of optics to choose from. When they select a weapon/scope, there should be a button to save it to the variables that im using for their loadout.

Basically I need a gui with 2 lists for the player to select 2 things, and a button for the player to save their selections.

strange arrow
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What advantages do you guys see in using uiNamespace getVariable ["MyDisplay", displayNull] over findDisplay 123?

tranquil iron
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performance probably

strange arrow
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Just want to make sure it's worth changing my code meowtrash

tranquil iron
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Some people also do that because their things have no IDD's or IDD of -1
Then they just set it in init eventhandler

topaz talon
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findDisplay doesn't work with them

strange arrow
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I'm looking at a dialog here.

burnt token
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Name is also a bit more readable than IDD.

ocean hazel
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well you can probably handle it for a display because there are not so many of them

quiet arrow
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I sometimes also just pass a control to a ui function and use ctrlParent _control to get the main display.

quartz bluff
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hey one more question regarding the UI, does anyone have a ready-to-use "popup" of some kind to be shown on the main screen?

leaden epoch
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Is it possible to check the collision of controls? Like checking that the position of one control will touch another.

ocean hazel
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well you could iterate all controls and check their positions and sizes...

leaden epoch
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Thx

ocean hazel
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I think there is no ready command for that

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what do you want to achieve?

ocean hazel
restive girder
quartz bluff
restive girder
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sorry im quite rusty. I was going to give you the function name but then i couldnt remember and now i cant seem to find it. Maybe it was just real in my mind and I've been using my own since 2013 🤔

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I'm guessing you mean some Yes / No dialog sort of deal right?

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ah actually main screen, then no... mine does that but it requires like 2000 functions

quiet arrow
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BIS_fnc_welcomeScreen IIRC

quartz bluff
quartz bluff
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Won't it overlap with the arma's welcome screen though?

quiet arrow
quartz bluff
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this one might be enough for me. My probably last question for today is - how can I implement it so it opens on the main menu? I'm trying to understand 7erra's code but I can't see how and where does he include his hpp file

quiet arrow
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cfgFunctions -> preStart

strange portal
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iirc, it doesnt work if you want your function to work while -skipIntro is on (because functions do not load at mainmenu).

quiet arrow
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hmm

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Can't you suspend it and do WaitUntil {mainMenu visible} ?

strange portal
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you will pass main menu cos it loads upon you load a terrain

quiet arrow
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oh yeah

strange portal
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what one has to do is to modify rscDisplayMain's onLoad property

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since functions do not work during this period (as they re not loaded), you need to call compile preprocessFileLineNumbers your functions. So no point of defining it in cfgFunctions.

restive girder
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They are in uiNamespace I think

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Or parsing. At least used to be years ago

quartz bluff
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the more I read this, the less I want to make those modifications pain

strange portal
# quartz bluff the more I read this, the less I want to make those modifications <:pain:7695913...

Well trial and error, I tried stuff and failed, and you ask "hmm, why is this not working" , funny thing was I had tried to first solely script it without any config modification(cos I did not know how each display change is handled) and while I had managed to do that, if -skipIntro was off, my mod was making the game crash before you manage to reach to main menu(it was working for some of beta testers of my mod and for some not), took a week to understand what difference was causing that, then you try to use functions etc, they dont work etc like you question why.. but it all makes sense in the end and you be happy when you figure out how things work and why are they like that. So in the end if you manage to understand things out, it has its own satisfaction but till then you should not give up.

nocturne cave
#

with ctrlTree scrollbar is it both vert and hori?

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if its just vertical, how would I go about getting a horizontal one, or is there one available.

quiet arrow
#

Controls Group

paper zenith
#

Is it possible to make 2 line text on button with config?

ocean hazel
paper zenith
#

doesn't work even with style 16 \n and <br/>

quasi granite
paper zenith
#

Thank you. Will try one day. Now I just changed name to fit 1 line

frank stump
#

hey i am trying to make an spawn screen, so i wanted to have an map in the dialog
Problem is that the map is in a controlgroup with other elements an its not responding to any position change, it just is on a weird spot
https://cloud.taktischerspeck.me/s/XLBo95qHx9Ep9wa/preview

funny thing is the big blue square is the background for the map and has nearly the same x,y,w,h than the map (a bit bigger tho)

outside of the control group it works just fine
Any idears?

frank stump
quiet arrow
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with v2.06 use ctrlMapSetPosition

frank stump
leaden epoch
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Hello everyone, why does the ctrlStructuredText class not work inside controlsGroup?

I'm trying to display the text on the screen, but it doesn't show.

Although the control’s background itself works quite well.

And also outside the controlsGroup the text works fine

topaz talon
#

should work

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control position inside ctrlgroup is relative to its group

#

so make sure you got that sorted

patent kindle
#

Wow, this is a real goldmine. Thanks for suggesting this place Dedmen.

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Tend to stay out of larger discords where possible, but this place seems very useful indeed

mighty sand
#

I need some help with my ui, I have pasted over the side gui from zeus and added it into my zeus mod. The idea behind this is to allow you to select what side the unit spawns under. How do I ensure only one of the following buttons are selected instead of being able to choose multiple? Ideally if blufor is selected it will deselect opfor etc

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if this isn't possible I can just make the script run from the classnames side

#

this is my gui so far

quiet arrow
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If you want a radio button you should use a toolbox control instead of buttons.

#

Combox or listbox for sides would work as well.

mighty sand
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thanks I'll look into that instead then

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can someone also tell me why my gui won't move upwards? every number I add it will only go down

#

y = "0 * ( ( ((safezoneW / safezoneH) min 1.2) / 1.2) / 25)";

#

does that relate to safezoneW and safezoneH

strange arrow
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(0, 0) is in the top left corner in Arma GUIs (and computer graphics in general).

quasi granite
mighty sand
#

I've only recently got into making a gui, such a horrible process

quiet arrow
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What? Making UIs is fun 🙂

distant axle
#

What? It can be both fun and horrible 🙃

burnt token
#

it's masochistic kind of fun.

leaden epoch
#

Is it possible to add backgroundColor to RscActivePicture?

wicked talon
#

Has anyone here worked with BIS_fnc_initListNBoxSorting?

wicked talon
#

@quiet arrow I see you wrote the wiki page on it, need some help with it. Seemingly can't get it to sort by data

quiet arrow
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Data should be default.

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https://github.com/R3voA3/3den-Enhanced/blob/master/3denEnhanced/GUI/3denRadio.hpp GUI Config
https://github.com/R3voA3/3den-Enhanced/blob/8c87cbda9bfe75f9e6adc0363d07271f2897d798/3denEnhanced/functions/GUI/3denRadio/fn_3denRadio_onLoad.sqf#L39 Function

GitHub
3den-Enhanced/3denRadio.hpp at master · R3voA3/3den-Enhanced

Official 3den Enhanced repository. Contribute to R3voA3/3den-Enhanced development by creating an account on GitHub.

GitHub
3den-Enhanced/fn_3denRadio_onLoad.sqf at 8c87cbda9bfe75f9e6adc0363d...

Official 3den Enhanced repository. Contribute to R3voA3/3den-Enhanced development by creating an account on GitHub.

wicked talon
quiet arrow
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nah 😄

wicked talon
#

Is there some kind of limitation on lnbSort?

quiet arrow
#

last index of what? column or rows?

wicked talon
wicked talon
#

Right the problem seems to be with lnbSort for some reason

#

can't sort that particular column, not sure if it is a unicode problem or something

quiet arrow
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hmm

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Never had any issues with it once it set up correclty

mighty sand
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I need some wisdom again praise_the_sun

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I've been making good progress with my first gui

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I'm struggling to have a good system in place for the vehicle has crew portion

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Is there any script examples on the forums or wizards here that can give me some help with this?

strange portal
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What exactly do you mean by "good system"?

#

Also, why not checkbox notlikemeowcry

mighty sand
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I could use that I suppose, its mainly the script / config that deals with adding crew to the spawned vehicle

strange portal
mighty sand
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I imagine this has been done before

quasi granite
#

also: that is a nice looking UI 👍

mighty sand
#

thanks 😀

strange portal
mighty sand
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I'll need to look into doing that, I've just been looking through the zeus examples and can't find anything like that

strange portal
#

Maybe a little more padding to left/right side 🤨

mighty sand
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currently the script spawns with crew in it by default as I use bis_fnc_spawnvehicle

quasi granite
mighty sand
#

just need to sort it out to where it only spawns dependant of yes or no

strange portal
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That would be easier with checkbox :P (I ll keep insisting 😅)

mighty sand
#

don't suppose you could point me in the direction of a config example?

strange portal
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Ah of course the reason I never check this page is that, I always script (no config apart from basic components/attributes which cant be done otherwise) my UIs.

mighty sand
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does that mean checkboxes wouldn't work with config?

strange portal
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It does, I just dont recall the name of it.

quasi granite
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is it a mod or a mission UI?

mighty sand
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its a zeus mod

quasi granite
# 
class RscCheckbox;

class CbSpawnCrew: RscCheckbox // in your dialog controls class
{
  x = ...;
  y = ...;
  w = 1 * GUI_GRID_W;
  h = 1 * GUI_GRID_H;
};
#

so the usual stuff, declare base class, inherit from it in your ui

mighty sand
#

that seems much better thanks

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is there any script examples of checking if box is checked then doing something?

quasi granite
mighty sand
#

brilliant thanks a million

nocturne cave
#

is there a way to get the position of the pictureRight in CT_Tree? So I can basically put a button there instead and make it clickable

mighty sand
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not too sure about the position of the 'vehicle has crew' but at least it does what I need

quasi granite
nocturne cave
#

damn, okay so better off with just a button elsewhere, kinda of ruins my aesthetic but oh well

hollow lake
opaque lynx
#

borderline config, but dealing with UI config,

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Q: some controls you can define the children controls, right, i.e. controls[] = {...}.
I've got a case where it might be useful to declare related controls. Is it possible to reference that attribute, and the referenced control instances, in SQF?
i.e.

relatedControls[] = { my_relatedControl_0, my_relatedControl_1, my_relatedControl_2 };
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maybe something like getArray(_config >> "relatedControls") with the elements each being CONTROL?

quasi granite
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controls and displays do not exist in the config. the config is only the instruction.

opaque lynx
#

easy enough, fair enough, thanks

opaque lynx
#

how do I darken the background color of a control? listnbox? combo?
and/or increase the opacity, or decrease the transparency?
basically I want to darken the background so that its borders are a bit more well defined against the rest of the dialog.

quiet arrow
#

usually by modifying colorBackground[] = {1, 1, 1, 1};

nocturne cave
#

how would I go about setting up a controls group and my controls within, with the GUI editor ingame? obviously the positions wont be the same and stuff. First time looking into using this so apologies if its simple

strange arrow
#

The best advice I can give you there is not to use the GUI Editor (it's not a particularly good tool if you ask me).

nocturne cave
#

okay so trial and error till I get a feel for how the X and Y positions work then?

strange arrow
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That's how I do it.

last thunder
#

hello

#

can i ask a question about ui?

nocturne cave
#

Just ask the question someone will answer

topaz talon
last thunder
#

I want to change a mod to Chinese. After changing. CSV to Chinese, this mod will not display any characters

molten glen
#

Language of mods wont change unless the person who made it has a Chinese language stringtable

last thunder
#

It is an open source package that the author allows to modify. There is a CSV file in it. After I change it, it does not show

molten glen
#

Was csv support updated to support Arma 3's new languages like Chinese? My understanding was that the use of stringtable.csv was deprecated

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Might only work with xml. In any case are you using classnames Chinese/Chinesesimp for the LANGUAGE row at the head of the .csv, or just how they display in the language menu 繁體中文/简体中文? This gives a list of the recognised language types and their classname https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Stringtable.xml should be using "Chinese" or "Chinesesimp"

Stringtable.xml
brisk mortar
#

I'm not quite sure how to word my this so please bear with me. I've got a teleport script that I'm moving over to a gui.
My gui has a list with lbAdd and lbSetData entries for each teleport location (lbSetData is set to object variable names).
My problem is that when I call the script it seems to have a problem interpreting the list selection.

Gui List

lbAdd [10501, "HQ 1"];
lbSetData [10501, 1, "HQ_1"];

Teleport Script

vListSelection = lbCurSel 10501;
vSelectionData = lbData [10501, vListSelection];

// Hint message to check vSelectionData value
hint format ["%1", vSelectionData];

vTeleportPos = getPos vSelectionData; 
player setPos vTeleportPos;

vSelectionData returns as HQ_1 which is one of the object variable names, but I get an error "getpos type string, expected object, location".

I added the following to manually set the vSelectionData variable to HQ_1 and it works, which is the same as what the hint returns above.

if (vListSelection == 1) then {vSelectionData = HQ_1;};
strange arrow
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@brisk mortar The value of the vSelectionData variable is "HQ_1" and like you said, that is the variable name of the object, not the object itself.
getPos has no use for variable names, it needs the actual object. Do you know how to get to the object from the variable name?

brisk mortar
strange arrow
#

That is because there are no quotes around HQ_1 in if (vListSelection == 1) then { vSelectionData = HQ_1; };.
HQ_1 itself is a variable, but "HQ_1" is not a variable.

#

(lbData [10501, vListSelection] returns "HQ_1", not HQ_1)

brisk mortar
#

I see. I thought the quotation marks were required for the formatting of lbSetData

strange arrow
#

They are, lbSetData only accepts string data.

brisk mortar
#

Ahhh okay I see my dilemma now

#

Thank you for the explanation

strange arrow
#

Fortunately, you can get from the variable name ("HQ_1") to the object by asking the missionNamespace to look up the value that belongs to the variable name: missionNamespace getVariable "HQ_1" should return the actual object associated with HQ_1.

#

So if you adjust the second to last line of your teleport script, it should work:

vTeleportPos = getPos (missionNamespace getVariable vSelectionData);
brisk mortar
#

I did ```vStringToObject = missionNamespace getVariable vSelectionData;

vTeleportPos = getPos vStringToObject; ```
I like yours better 😆

strange arrow
#

Same thing 🤷‍♂️

brisk mortar
#

Seriously though thank you for explaining it all to me and for the final solution. I was going on day two of not knowing what I was doing wrong/google not helping

#

Same thing but mo' pretty/less text

knotty onyx
#

I need some GUI providing some sort of puzzle/interface for operating devices or machinery.
It should show a bunch of options, page after page, and the goal is to pick the right option from every page, and in the right sequence - if not done right, things may break or not do what they should do, etc.

My question is:
Is there some sort of a framework i could use, or adapt to my needs?
Preferably something in the vanilla game or some of its DLCs, but if some mod can provide something really nice then i wouldn't mind using it.

quiet arrow
#

Weren't there puzzles in the Contact DLC?

knotty onyx
#

Yeah, the part of the Spectrum device GUI, where you would select between noise signal, music, or different radio recordings to send over, would be roughly what i need.
But i suspect that GUI is probably made just for one purpose, and not part of a framework i could easily use (meaning i think that it would be easier for me to make my GUI from scratch - but i could be wrong, i don't know)

quiet arrow
#

There is no such framework, at least I haven't heard of any

knotty onyx
#

Ok, thanks, it was worth a shot.

knotty onyx
#

Is that Gui Editor available from the debug console actually useful? if yes, what grid should i use with it?

#

Should i use "New grid for new A3 displays"?
...but if i try to set the editor grid accordingly, the grid just starts in bottom left corner and goes only to ~60% of the screen.
I don't know if the Gui Editor is broken, or if the defines are broken, or what?

Is anybody actually using this thing?

#

Hmm, after changing the "Variable", as mentioned on some other wiki page, at least the grid is now centered.

Still, it would be nice to know if there is any standard consensus when it comes to what grid to use.

quiet arrow
#

There is not really a standard grid. Main Menu for example uses GUI_GRID, Eden Editor uses PixelGrid

#

and I don't think anyone actually, seriously uses the GUI editor for creating UIs.

knotty onyx
#

ok, thank you, i just wanted to make sure i am not going to do something against some common practices.

quiet arrow
#

I think common practice is to build you UI in the description.ext and then just work from there.

#

Once you know how to the coordinates work it's the fastest way.

knotty onyx
#

Just to clarify - control's IDC is to be unique per dialog, not globally unique, right?

strange arrow
#

That is correct.

knotty onyx
#

Is it possible to create custom GUI widgets?

I want a normal button, but additionally to how normal button works, i need there to be a line drawn accross it, located closer to one or the other side depending on the button state (its supposed to be a toggle).
I know i can just place a button, and then a separate line widget drawn over it, but that means i need to track two IDC - one for the button and another for the line, and with bunch of toggles... it gets annoying quickly.

So, i am wondering if there is a way to create a "complex widget" like i described, that i would just place and use one IDC to control it.

#

Or, is it possible to crate a 2-state toggle button, which would be using two images? to show one or the other depending on the toggle state?

quiet arrow
#

You can use a checkbox and apply a different texture to it. @willow stratus Has done something similar in his mod.

willow stratus
#

I have?! think_turtle

#

oh you mean the Pin/Unpin thing

#

yeah

quiet arrow
#

Pin?

#

You have these toggle buttons in the settings

#

Similar to WInUI

willow stratus
#

they are more complicated

quiet arrow
#

I see

willow stratus
#

basically, that's a controls group, containing a checkbox, and another control which is the "ball"

#

and another control for the borders iirc

quiet arrow
#

I see. So you move the ball horizontally by animating it?

willow stratus
#

yep

quiet arrow
#

That's sweet.

#

Wish we had something like this as build in control 😄

willow stratus
# 
class TAG(toggle): TAG(RscControlsGroup_NoScrolls)
{
    idc = -100;
    x = 0;
    y = 0;
    w = 256/120*1*GUI_GRID_W;
    h = 1*GUI_GRID_H;
    class controls
    {
        class Fill: TAG(text)
        {
            idc = -101;
            isDisabled = 1;
            style = 2096;
            colorText[] = {0.1,0.1,0.1,1};
            text = "DBUG\pictures\toggleFill.paa";
            x = 0;
            y = -(256-120)/2/120*GUI_GRID_H;
            w = 256/120*GUI_GRID_W;
            h = 256/120*GUI_GRID_H;
        };
        class Border: Fill
        {
            isDisabled = 1;
            text = "DBUG\pictures\toggleBorder.paa";
            colorText[] = {0.85,0.85,0.85,1};
        };
        class Ball: Border
        {
            isDisabled = 1;
            colorText[] = {0.85,0.85,0.85,1};
            text = "DBUG\pictures\toggleBall.paa";
        };
        class Toggle: RscCheckBox
        {
            idc = -101;
            onSetFocus = "call DBUG_fnc_handleFocus";
            onLoad = "call DBUG_fnc_initCtrl";
            x = 0;
            y = 0;
            w = 256/120*GUI_GRID_W;
            h = 1*GUI_GRID_H;
            onCheckedChanged = "[ctrlParentControlsGroup (_this#0), _this#1] call DBUG_fnc_toggleChanged";
            textureChecked = "";
            textureUnchecked = "";
            textureFocusedChecked = "";
            textureFocusedUnchecked = "";
            textureHoverChecked = "";
            textureHoverUnchecked = "";
            texturePressedChecked = "";
            texturePressedUnchecked = "";
            color[] = {1,1,1,0};
            colorBackground[] = {0,0,0,0};
            colorBackgroundDisabled[] = {0,0,0,0};
            colorBackgroundFocused[] = {0,0,0,0};
            colorBackgroundHover[] = {1,1,1,0.1};
            colorBackgroundPressed[] = {1,1,1,0.2};
            colorFocused[] = {0,0,0,0};
            colorHover[] = {0,0,0,0};
            colorPressed[] = {0,0,0,0};
        };
    };
};
#

it had 4 controls meowsweats

quiet arrow
#

not too bad. Only need to declare it once and then use it as template.

willow stratus
#

yeah

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I do it almost everywhere in the mod!

#

such as windows

quiet arrow
#

Man, now I wish we had something fancy like this in Eden Editor instead of the simple checkboxes 😄

knotty onyx
#

that looks like what i need, thank you

strange portal
knotty onyx
willow stratus
#

no

#

no particular reason

knotty onyx
#

ok 🙂

willow stratus
#

at least not for you

#

I use them for a special reason tho (a concept used in my mod alone, which is related to the whole Windows thingy)

knotty onyx
#

well, ok, if you say i don't need it 🙂

willow stratus
#

if you're curious tho, I use negative numbers to avoid conflicts with other mods (since my mod can run on top of other displays/dialogs too)
I send the properties of child controls upstream (this was before the allControls command was improved to support controlsGroup tho)
-100 means stop upstream update
-101 means give properties to the immediate parent
-102 means send properties to all parents

knotty onyx
#

aha, clever.
And you were right, i won't need that.

#

.
I am having a problem with that pesky line...
The button always gets drawn over it, so the line is not visible (if i make things bigger and move them a bit, i can see the line being interrupted by the button).
Switching the order in which the sub-controls are defined, has no effect.
Any ideas?

#

Hmm... i could try a different control instead of a line, just to see if it happens only with the line

#

Interesting... merely adding another sub-control makes the line visible (defined now after the button).

knotty onyx
#

Seems like it draws the buttons last.
If i add another button sub-control, the focus is initially on the first button, and so it is in the foreground over anything else.
When focus moves to the second button, the line suddenly shows over the first button.
But if i remove the second button, even if the first one loses focus, it won't redraw the line over the button.
Focus is the key, as it forces redraw.

But of course, i cannot use this, because i cannot have second button that can be focused (even if i make it invisible).
And i cannot disable the button, because then it stops forcing the redraw the way ineed for the line to show up 😄

I tried replacing the line with RscText that has a border - same thing, no effect.
It seems only "active" widgets cause redraw the way that makes the line show up.

#

Is there some style flag that could help with this?

#

hmm... maybe make the button background transparent, so it won't cover the line, and add another static background that will be HOPEFULLY under the line.

#

Yep, transparent button and extra background solves the obscured line problem.

knotty onyx
#

How to set/get custom attribute values for a given control?
I have my pretty toggle button now, and i'd like to be able to store the ON/OFF values in the actual control - possible?

...as a workaround, i guess i could just store it as a "ON" or "OFF" string in the tooltip - if the tooltip happens to show, its not a problem as it makes sense anyway.
But isn't there a better way?

#

I wonder... can i use SetVariable with a control? 🙂

#

Oh, i can!

#

I assume sub-control IDCs must be unique only within the scope of the group, not globally, correct?
Otherwise it wouldn't make sense, but i am tired of guessing 🙂

knotty onyx
#

Any way to blur? loose control focus without focusing another?

willow stratus
willow stratus
willow stratus
quiet arrow
strange arrow
strange portal
# quiet arrow Overwriting base classes is no bueno

For this case, it would be a valid modification imo, you want to modify every single ctrlCheckbox, including those that can be added by any other mods since it is a checkbox made specifically for 3den. That's how UI overhaul would work, wouldnt it? meowsweats
Anyone who would oppose it , would define their own class from scratch, for those who dont, that is what inheritance is, give me whatever is defined up there no matter who modified.

quiet arrow
#

Well yes and no

#

The correct way would be to create a new class and replace all appearances of crtlCheckbox in Eden with it

strange portal
#

That depends whether or not you would want other mods to be affected by it or not. I would say, they should be affected because the style has to be the same for all appearances since it is a change made for 3den, the moment you define another class, you are implying that solely you will be using it and leave the rest as it is.

#

But depending on what sort of style change you want to apply, there may be some issues rising with it. I accept that.

quiet arrow
#

Changes like these are always tricky.

#

I can already hear the screams if I would touch the base classes 😄

strange arrow
#

If you just overwrite the ctrlCheckbox class with Leopard's toggle control, all the scripting relying on the presence of a CT_CHECKBOX control at a certain IDC comes crashing down as Leopard's top level control is a CT_CONTROLS_GROUP.

#

Additionally, GUIs will have their ctrlCheckbox instances set up to be a square shape, so the control overwriting ctrlCheckbox has to have a square shape too.

quiet arrow
#

Yeah, many problems#

#

That's why I said "no bueno"

strange portal
#

I never said it is gonna be easy. meowtrash

knotty onyx
knotty onyx
# strange arrow That is correct too.

Thanks for the confirmation. It seemed to be that way, and its logical, but i learned to expect all kinds of quirks from Arma, and its nice that i can rest easy and just rely on this.

sacred plover
#

need a hand with something, i broke it a second ago and its refusing to play ball now

# 
#include "\a3\ui_f\hpp\defineCommonGrids.inc"
import RscPicture;
class RscTitles
{
   class SafetyOn
   {
       idd = -1;
       onLoad = "uiNamespace setVariable ['SafetyOn', _this select 0];";
       duration = 3;
       fadeIn = 1;
       fadeOut = 1;
       class Controls
       {
           class CenteredPicture: RscPicture
           {
               idc = -1; // mandatory!
               text = "BassbeardsModules\Safety_On.paa";
                x = safeZoneX + 1.10;
                y = safeZoneY + 1.10;
                w = safeZoneW * 0.1;
                h = safeZoneH * 0.2;
           };
       };
   };
      class SafetyOff
   {
       idd = -1;
       onLoad = "uiNamespace setVariable ['SafetyOff', _this select 0];";
       duration = 3;
       fadeIn = 1;
       fadeOut = 1;
       class Controls
       {
           class CenteredPicture: RscPicture
           {
               idc = -1; // mandatory!
               text = "BassbeardsModules\Safety_Off.paa";
                x = safeZoneX + 1.10;
                y = safeZoneY + 1.10;
                w = safeZoneW * 0.1;
                h = safeZoneH * 0.2;
           };
       };
   };
   
};

in a defines.hpp being #included from description.ext

#

says the resource isnt found

#

everytime i launch it says "resource SafetyOn not found"

sacred plover
#

i am 5head

#

ignore me

#

fixed

ebon blade
#

tbh never used any gui before but I'm trying to just get some simple text on the bottom left of the screen for a kill counter. Anyone have any pointers?

strange arrow
#

Have a look at what these say about HUDs.

ebon blade
nocturne cave
#

First time using ctrlControlsGroup, using it to make a file viewer with line numbers, however its not lining up correctly, by two line positions, even though the positions are correct when viewing the sub controls in GUI editor.

class codeGroup: ctrlControlsGroup 
{
    idc = 14010;

    x = 0.273125 * safezoneW + safezoneX;
    y = 0.203 * safezoneH + safezoneY;
    w = 0.655008 * safezoneW;
    h = 0.682 * safezoneH;
    colorText[] = {1,1,1,1};
    colorBackground[] = {0,0,0,0.5};

    class controls 
    {
        class codeEditor: ctrlEditMulti
        {
            autocomplete = "scripting";
            idc = 14011;

            text = "select a file to start making edits"; //--- ToDo: Localize;
            x = 0.304062 * safezoneW + safezoneX;
            y = 0.203 * safezoneH + safezoneY;
            w = 0.623906 * safezoneW;
            h = 0.682 * safezoneH;
            colorText[] = {1,1,1,1};
            colorBackground[] = {0,0,0,0.5};
        };
        class codeLines: ctrlStructuredText
        {
            idc = 14012;

            x = 0.273125 * safezoneW + safezoneX;
            y = 0.203 * safezoneH + safezoneY;
            w = 0.0309375 * safezoneW;
            h = 0.682 * safezoneH;
            colorText[] = {1,1,1,1};
            colorBackground[] = {0,0,0,0.5};
        };
    };
};

https://imgur.com/a/AQ4Psdn Here is an image of what it looks like.

This file should display:

respawnOnStart = 0;

respawnTemplatesVirtual[] = {};
``` but only 
```cpp

respawnTemplatesVirtual[] = {};
``` is showing, so its cutting off `line 1` and half of `line 2`
strange arrow
#

The x and y positions of child controls of a CT_CONTROLS_GROUP are relative to the CT_CONTROLS_GROUP. So x = 0; y = 0; will place the child control in the top left corner of the CT_CONTROLS_GROUP. I could imagine that your problem has to do with that 🙂

nocturne cave
#

Ahhhh, most likely the issue yes

#

so in terms of moving the control codeEditor, I would simply add the w of codeLines into the x correct?

#

to move it horizontally

strange arrow
#

That should be the case

nocturne cave
#

Awesome, thanks for that

plucky crest
#

hi, how can i change the layer priority in the "gui editor" ?

quasi granite
plucky crest
#

or i need to refresh but it's strange

quasi granite
#

the next tip would be: don't use the GUI Editor. it is certainly a very complex tool (kudos to the creator!) but it is limited by so many things

plucky crest
quasi granite
plucky crest
odd ravine
#

Hi. I have some questions about markers. What is the default font used for marker texts and can it be changed? Backstory is: we're working on Metis Marker and we would like the marker text to have the same font as the rest of the fields, while we need to use a monospace font on the other fields.

tranquil iron
#

pretty sure can't change

odd ravine
#

Hmm, suspected that. Do you know which of the fonts in Arma 3 is used for the marker texts?

tranquil iron
#

Actually you can change it...
fontNames="RobotoCondensed"; is a config entry

odd ravine
#

Ok, cool. So is this a possible entry for each marker type in CfgMarkers. Do I undestand you correctly? Sorry for any stupid questions, but I'm not that familiar with this config stuff.

tranquil iron
#

So is this a possible entry for each marker type in CfgMarkers
no. Its a entry for the whole map UI display

odd ravine
#

Ok, found it. Thank you very much.

limpid owl
#

hey

#

having problem with ctrlAddEventHandler

#

can someone help me?

quiet arrow
#

post your code, describe the issue.

brisk mortar
#

Could someone point me in the direction of how I'd go about putting the map into a GUI window? I read some old forum posts mentioning RscMapControl but can't find relevant information that hasn't already been removed.

quasi granite
brisk mortar
unkempt cliff
#

Is it possible to prevent clicks from going through custom RscTitles to the zeus interface?

topaz talon
#

wut? rsctitles and clicks?

burnt token
#

No, RscTitles are not for user interactive controls.

#

Use normal controls if you need interaction with them.

unkempt cliff
#

thx will do

unkempt cliff
#

is there easy way to make all StructuredText images same size? I have different size of images =/

wind sorrel
# 
class rightListNBox: RscListNBox
        {
            idc = 1501;
            idcLeft = 1900;
            idcRight = 1901;
            columns[] = {0.025 * safezoneW,0.05 * safezoneW,0.225 * safezoneW};
            colorSelectBackground[] = {0,0,0,0.5};
            colorSelectBackground2[] = {0,0,0,0.5};

            x = 0.7 * safezoneW + safezoneX;
            y = 0.08 * safezoneH + safezoneY;
            w = 0.25 * safezoneW;
            h = 0.84 * safezoneH;
        };
        class rightListNBoxButtonLeft: RscButton
        {
            idc = 1900;
            enable = 0;
            action = "[-1] call FortyComm_fnc_itemFromRightList";

            text = "-"; //--- ToDo: Localize;
            x = 0.7 * safezoneW + safezoneX;
            y = 0.08 * safezoneH + safezoneY;
            w = 0.025 * safezoneW;
            h = 0.04 * safezoneH;
        };
        class rightListNBoxButtonRight: rightListNBoxButtonLeft
        {
            idc = 1901;
            action = "[1] call FortyComm_fnc_itemFromRightList";

            text = "+"; //--- ToDo: Localize;
            x = 0.925 * safezoneW + safezoneX;
            y = 0.08 * safezoneH + safezoneY;
            w = 0.025 * safezoneW;
            h = 0.04 * safezoneH;
        };

When it was just a list box, it would show up - but now its a ListNBox it doesn't show at all

I'm using the standard base class for ListNBox from UI_F

Any ideas? nothing shows up with _ctrl lnbAddRow ["1", "2", "3"]; either

unkempt cliff
#

The columns[] must be in range of 0..1

#

columns[] = {0, 0.25, 0.5 };

wind sorrel
#

that does come out between 0 and 1, lnbgetColumnPosition does return proper values, I also did try hard coded numbers and same result

quiet arrow
# 
import RscListNBox;
import RscButton;

class Test
{
  idd = -1;
  class Controls
  {
    class rightListNBox: RscListNBox
    {
        idc = 1501;
        idcLeft = 1900;
        idcRight = 1901;
        onLoad = "_this # 0 lnbAddRow ['test', 'test2', 'test3'];"
        //columns[] = {0.025 * safezoneW,0.05 * safezoneW,0.225 * safezoneW};
        columns[] = {0, 0.2, 0.8};
        colorSelectBackground[] = {0,0,0,0.5};
        colorSelectBackground2[] = {0,0,0,0.5};

        x = 0.7 * safezoneW + safezoneX;
        y = 0.08 * safezoneH + safezoneY;
        w = 0.25 * safezoneW;
        h = 0.84 * safezoneH;
    };
    class rightListNBoxButtonLeft: RscButton
    {
        idc = 1900;
        enable = 0;
        action = "[-1] call FortyComm_fnc_itemFromRightList";

        text = "-"; //--- ToDo: Localize;
        x = 0.7 * safezoneW + safezoneX;
        y = 0.08 * safezoneH + safezoneY;
        w = 0.025 * safezoneW;
        h = 0.04 * safezoneH;
    };
    class rightListNBoxButtonRight: rightListNBoxButtonLeft
    {
        idc = 1901;
        action = "[1] call FortyComm_fnc_itemFromRightList";

        text = "+"; //--- ToDo: Localize;
        x = 0.925 * safezoneW + safezoneX;
        y = 0.08 * safezoneH + safezoneY;
        w = 0.025 * safezoneW;
        h = 0.04 * safezoneH;
    };
  };
};

This works.

wind sorrel
#

Thank you, I shall give it a go and see if my arma likes me today

unkempt cliff
#

Why does creating RscListNBox with ctrlCreate make some other GUI elements like buttons to disappear? I tried with creating with different IDCs so there is no conflict. Also RscListBox does not have this issue

strange arrow
# unkempt cliff Why does creating RscListNBox with ctrlCreate make some other GUI elements like ...

My experience with using CT_LISTNBOX in the Controls class is that all children of Controls that were declared before the CT_LISTNBOX control are hidden for some reason (but controls that were declared after worked as usual).
I solved this by simply moving the disappearing controls to the ControlsBackground class (this was no problem in my use case). Presumably, declaring the CT_LISTNBOX control first and everything else afterwards should also work.
Judging by your description, I assume the behaviour is similar when using ctrlCreate.

quiet arrow
unkempt cliff
quiet arrow
#

give them anything other than -1

unkempt cliff
quiet arrow
#

Yeah its known.

unkempt cliff
leaden epoch
#

Hello everyone, is it possible to convert a position from controlsGroup to the main screen?

strange arrow
#

I think it should work like this:

x = xControlsGroup + xChildCtrl
y = yControlsGroup + yChildCtrl
leaden epoch
#

Thx

dense dragon
#

How do you go about structuredText this gives no errors but does nothing?

_text = parseText format["<t>stuff</t>",vars];

((uiNamespace getVariable "CharCreation") displayCtrl 701) ctrlSetStructuredText _text;
dense dragon
#

Sorted.

quasi granite
#

oh god this will be such a pain to debug:
for some reason my CT_EDIT control is loosing focus when making an input and the mouse cursor is over an are where a control is being hidden/shown with ctrlShow. It seems kind of random when it happens but when it happens it will be happening every second/third key stroke...

verbal timber
#

Any good GUI makers to hire?

distant axle
weary imp
#

it’s not a bug @unkempt cliff

image0.png
quasi granite
#

debatable. -1 tells the listnbox to not show left and right buttons but still yoinks the next best controls with idc -1 from the display without any visual feedback

fast prism
#

Do idc's need to be unique server-wide, or just in the scope of their display class? If server-wide, is there a way of determining in an IDC has already been assigned by another addon?

quasi granite
fast prism
spice drift
#

Hello, I'm looking to make a crib-card mod for Arma and I was wondering; how do I make the entered text persistent? I.e. to where I can close the card (which is a dialog) and then have the text come back when opening it again?

strange arrow
#

I use an onUnload UI EH attached to the dialog to execute a function that grabs the things I want to save and stores them in a missionNamespace variable. When the dialog is opened again, I use another function to restore the input values based on what was previously saved to the variable.

spice drift
leaden epoch
#

Is it possible to create a fully working 3DEN display in a mission?

tranquil iron
#

no

wraith gorge
#

guys, I'm trying to make a simple score HUD on top of the screen, but I can't manage to get it to work
airctf/RscAirctfScore.hpp:

class RscAirctfScore {
    idd = 13380;
    duration = 99999;
    movingEnable = 0;
    enableSimulation = 1;
    enableDisplay = 1;
    name = "RscAirctfScore";
    onLoad = "with uiNamespace do { RscAirctfScore = _this select 0 }";

    class RscFrame
    {
        idc = 13381;
        x = 0.479375 * safezoneW + safezoneX;
        y = 0.225 * safezoneH + safezoneY;
        w = 0.0515625 * safezoneW;
        h = 0.022 * safezoneH;
    };
    class airctf_blu_scoreText: RscText
    {
        idc = 13382;
        text = "0";
        colorBackground[] = {0, 0, 1, 1};
        align = "left";
        x = 0.479375 * safezoneW + safezoneX;
        y = 0.225 * safezoneH + safezoneY;
        w = 0.020625 * safezoneW;
        h = 0.022 * safezoneH;
    };
    class airctf_res_scoreText: RscText
    {
        idc = 13383;
        text = "0";
        colorBackground[] = {0, 1, 0, 1};
        align = "center";
        x = 0.5 * safezoneW + safezoneX;
        y = 0.225 * safezoneH + safezoneY;
        w = 0.020625 * safezoneW;
        h = 0.022 * safezoneH;
    };
};

in description.ext:

class RscTitles 
{
    #include "airctf\RscScore.hpp" //The file with the code above
};

to call it ("onPlayerRespawn.sqf" or "init.sqf" or "initPlayerLocal.sqf"):

1 cutRsc ["RscAirctfScore", "PLAIN"];

I guess its kinda hard for anyone to help with it, since its a lot of different files and this is a big message overall, but I can't find anything related on the wiki nor in google. Seems like the game recognizes the RscFile cause if I mispell the name it warns me that it doesnt exists, but with the correct name it wont say nothing. Sounds like the problem is to get it to display correctly, I've tried to change the cutRsc a few times but didn't manage to get it to work. Can someone help?

wraith gorge
strange arrow
wraith gorge
#

yep, this fixed it

wraith gorge
#

how to correctly alignt RscText?

quasi granite
spice drift
#

I need some additional help. I have managed to save the value from a dialog upon closing it, however, when I attempt to open the dialog again (where I want the values in question to be shown again) it appears that it somehow resets the value. This is the code I am using:
Saving:

uiNamespace setVariable ["LYNX_SALTA_Strength", ctrlText 1400];

Attempting to load:

ctrlSetText [1400, uiNamespace getVariable "LYNX_SALTA_Strength"];
#

I'm at a loss here and I am virtually certain it's going to be something minor but I can not figure this out.

strange arrow
#

Have you tried with missionNamespace setVariable ["LYNX_SALTA_Strength", ctrlText (findDialog 123 displayCtrl 1400)] and (findDialog 123 displayCtrl 1400) ctrlSetText (missionNamespace getVariable ["LYNX_SALTA_Strength", ""])?

#

(if you're only saving data for one control you can of course attach your on(Un)Load UI EHs straight to that control instead of going through the dialog)

spice drift
spice drift
strange arrow
#

Ahhhh

#

findDisplay

spice drift
strange arrow
#

Where do you run those statements from?

spice drift
#

a function

strange arrow
#

When does it run?

spice drift
#

It's run as part of an addon

strange arrow
#

But in relation to your dialog, when does it run?

spice drift
#

I'm calling the function(s) via the on(Un)Load UI EH's

strange arrow
#

Hmmmm

#

I do it that way too

#

You can post the relevant parts of the code if you want, we can have a look at it together then.

spice drift
#

Will do, one moment.

#

fn_saveSALTA.sqf:

missionNamespace setVariable ["LYNX_SALTA_Strength", ctrlText (findDisplay 2143 displayCtrl 1400)];

fn_loadSALTA.sqf:

(findDisplay 2143 displayCtrl 1400) ctrlSetText (missionNamespace getVariable ["LYNX_SALTA_Strength", ""]);

LYNX_OpenSALTA (in config.cpp):

class LYNX_OpenSALTA
{
  idd = 2143;
  onLoad = "call LYNX_fnc_loadSALTA.sqf;";
  onUnload = "call LYNX_fnc_saveSALTA.sqf;";
  class Controls
  ...
};

The relevant IDC's are 1400-1404 in the Controls class.

#

Also, it might be worth noting, I am a complete beginner when it comes to using functions, I've just used execVM and things of that nature before.

strange arrow
#

Throw some systemChat statements in at the beginning of your functions, just to make sure they exist and run.

spice drift
#

I've thrown in some hints before but excluded them from the examples above.

#

They did fire, btw.

#

Put them after the actual content of the function just to make sure it finished the entire thing.

strange arrow
#

Ah, alright then, that's something.

spice drift
#

I feel like it might be something to do with needing parameters for the function, but at the same time that feels like me wanting this to be more complicated than it actually is.

strange portal
#

How do you create the dialog?

spice drift
#

One sec

# 
createDialog "LYNX_OpenSALTA";
strange arrow
#

What's the control type of the control with idc 1400?

spice drift
#

RscEdit

#

1400-1404 are all RscEdits

#

Or rather they inherit from RscEdit if that makes a difference.

class SALTA_Strength : RscEdit
strange arrow
#

This is a bit of a mystery to me right now; I do almost the same thing in my code without issues.

spice drift
#

I haven't got a clue why it doesn't work, I've been trying all kinds of methods over the past few days.

#

This is the full class.

strange portal
#

controls do exist while onUnload is executed but maybe display is closed in there so you are not able to access to that

spice drift
#

In my mind, theoretically, it should work but I have been struggling with the same question.

strange portal
#

can you check if findDisplay 2143 is returning the display inside ur saveSALTA fnc?

spice drift
strange portal
#

Because usually we get our controls by using the display that is provided by onLoad/onUnload but you preferred to get it from outside.. So that is different from usual.

strange portal
spice drift
#

Alright, trying now.

#

I did a dumb-dumb and forgot the semi-colon, wait one.

#

The answer is yes, it does return the display.

strange portal
spice drift
strange portal
spice drift
#

Yep, it does.

strange arrow
#

The onLoad documentation actually specifically states that 😛

strange portal
#

But yes, I didnt really mean it has to be tested meowtrash

tranquil iron
strange arrow
#

Let's continue the journey then: What does systemChat ctrlText (findDisplay 2143 displayCtrl 1400) give you?

strange portal
tranquil iron
spice drift
strange portal
spice drift
#

Wait, that isn't what you meant now that I look at the full message.

strange portal
#

you told us ur functions are running?

#

are you sure of that?

spice drift
spice drift
strange arrow
#

So perhaps your LYNX_SALTA_Strength variable is reset by something then?

spice drift
#

The only possible culprit would be fn_openSALTA which has

createDialog "LYNX_OpenSALTA";
#

Wait...

#

No, nevermind, it should still work because it is meant to retrieve the values elsewhere.

strange arrow
#

So you don't do LYNX_SALTA_Strength = ""; at any point?

spice drift
#

No, but I am going to check anyways just to make absolutely sure.

#

The closest to that I have to my knowledge is text = ""; in the LYNX_OpenSALTA class

#

But that should be replaced by the inputted text if I am not mistaken?

strange arrow
#

Yes, that's fine.

spice drift
#

Yeah, no. I can't remember or find LYNX_SALTA_Strength = ""; anywhere in my code.

strange portal
#

Did you actually create files per 1 line of code? Like there is absolutely nothing else going on?... out of curiosity..

spice drift
#

Well, actually, yes and no because there are multiple inputted lines of information in the edit-boxes.

strange arrow
#

I need to sleep; maybe we'll find the culprit tomorrow.

spice drift
#

So it's not just 1 line, but it's very repetitive code with minor changes. There's undoubtedly better ways of doing it but I have yet to discover them.

spice drift
#

Thank you to you as well, @strange portal, I'm going to head off for the night as well and tackle this tomorrow when rested up.

strange portal
strange arrow
#

Alright, figured it out. I took the config from pastebin and played with it.
I noticed that systemChat str findDisplay 2143 gave me No display when executed from the onLoad UI EH, meaning findDisplay can not yet find the display during onLoad.
The fix is simple:

onLoad = "_this call LYNX_fnc_loadSALTA;";
````LYNX_fnc_loadSALTA`:
```sqf
params ["_display"];
(_display displayCtrl 1400) ctrlSetText (missionNamespace getVariable ["LYNX_SALTA_Strength", ""]);
strange portal
#

Well, that is how it should ve been all the time, it is pointless to grab display and controls from outside when it is easily accessible like that.

spice drift
spice drift
#

Is there any control type that allows drawing akin to how you do it on the map?

quiet arrow
#

Only the CT_MAP

spice drift
#

Damn it.

quiet arrow
#

May I ask how it's possible that a control is null inside a function I call from its onLoad EH?

quasi granite
quiet arrow
#

nevermind, it seems to be an issue with Eden Editor and the mission startup parameter.

shut hill
#

is it possible to look at the code of the campaign dialog or is that hidden?

distant axle
#

It's possible

shut hill
#

just found the command createMPCampaignDisplay but not its dialog

opaque lynx
#

Q: re: translating screen coordinates to actual pixels.
if we have an image control, what's more important? the pixel counts?
or could we simply calculate an aspect ratio and work from that?
thanks...

opaque lynx
opaque lynx
#

different question, I have an icon image that I want to set as color white, i.e. [1, 1, 1, 1], in a LISTNBOX.

private _thumbnailPath = "...";
private _thumbnailColor = [1, 1, 1, 1];
// ...
_lnbMissions lnbSetText [[_rowIndex, 0], ""];
if (_thumbnailPath != "") then {
    _lnbMissions lnbSetPicture [[_rowIndex, 0], _thumbnailPath];
    _lnbMissions lnbSetPictureColor [[_rowIndex, 0], _thumbnailColor];
};

The image is showing up, but the color is not changing.

#

hmm, IIRC, I may be seeing UI cached... I did change the color, but by the same name, it was a different color in v1.

fast prism
#

Are IDCs local to the display or do they need to be unique globally?

quasi granite
quasi granite
#

always use the alternative syntax (first one in the message above)

fast prism
#

Thank you.

uncut compass
#

I have zero experience with GUI, but is it possible to display custom HUD elements such as heading indicator and crosshair when a certain NVG class is "enabled"?

quasi granite
quiet arrow
#

Usually, the control created last is the control on top. Can you post your config?

broken agate
#

@quiet arrow any idea how to solve it? without disabling the controls

strange arrow
#

What if you only disable the background control?

broken agate
#

the black box its the body (structured text), when i click on the body it comes to the front and the header and the buttons goes behind idk why

#

if i disable the body it doesnt happen, but i cant no longer click on urls on the structured text

barren apex
#

One option would be to separate the background from the text (so make one control for the background color and another one for the text, and making sure that the text control does not overlap with the buttons)

strange arrow
#

Indeed.
Like you said, a control with focus is always brought to the foreground, so usually when you need a common background behind multiple controls, you use a CT_STATIC (without text) as the background and then place all the other controls on top of that.

broken agate
#

ok thanks guys, im gonna try that

sage shore
#

Anyone here with insight into the "CfgUIGrids" >> "IGUI" >> "Presets" >> "Arma3" >> "Variables" config? The variable classes there are used to adjust UI elements via the layout options. I am wondering what the values listed actually represent. Bellow is an example, all classes listed in the config follow the same pattern:

grid_menu[] = {
    [
        "(1.5 * (((safezoneW / safezoneH) min 1.2) / 40) + safezoneX)",
        "(5 * ((((safezoneW / safezoneH) min 1.2) / 1.2) / 25) + safezoneY)",
        "(4.5 * (((safezoneW / safezoneH) min 1.2) / 40))",
        "(13.5 * (((((safezoneW / safezoneH) min 1.2) / 1.2) / 25) * 0.8))"
    ],
    "(((safezoneW / safezoneH) min 1.2) / 40)",
    "((((safezoneW / safezoneH) min 1.2) / 1.2) / 25)"
};

Is the array [x,y,w,h] or something else and does anyone have a guess what the two values listed after the array are? Perhaps x,y ratio for scaling?

topaz talon
#

yes and yes

#

the first array is xywh, and the two things after that are for scaling

opaque lynx
#

Q: I am presenting images, like a story board PAA image, to explain tasks, goals, etc, in a mod.
https://pasteboard.co/OAZxS3OpsemL.png
this is the image. however, in game, I am getting strange blue tints, for the forearms, porch railings, etc.
the image is sourced by a JPEG screenshot from in game, and I run it through a PNG then to PAA.
is there a maximum color depth or something that we must use in order for colors not to be butchered like that?
thank you...

#

ordinarily I leave the bit depth auto detect, for things like icon imagery, etc, but in this instance, maybe 32- or 24-bit is more appropriate.

tranquil iron
#

Resolution is not power of 2

#

512x512, 1024x1024, 512x1024, 512x2048 and so on

opaque lynx
#

for whom is that a response?

opaque lynx
opaque lynx
opaque lynx
tranquil iron
#

no

tranquil iron
tranquil iron
opaque lynx
#

and that translates to the sort of tinting effect? I'm not sure I follow. I'll try scaling differently.

#

otherwise the image scales to the control dimensions fine; so hence my doubts...

opaque lynx
summer tiger
#

Hello, dose someone know how i can prevent a dialog from closeing

#

i got a dialog that should stay open after a respawn

quasi granite
#

but be careful, this might soft lock your game

unkempt cliff
#

Hey, I'm looking for the respawn dialog ID so that I can edit it, anyone knows what it is?

#

I checked the "RscDisplayRespawn" from config but the IDD 58 doesnt work for me (tried findDisplay 58)

quasi granite
unkempt cliff
quasi granite
unkempt cliff
quasi granite
#

okay that respawn dialog is part of the map, so display 12 or RscDisplayMainMap (config) or RscDiary (uiNamespace variable)

unkempt cliff
haughty yoke
#

Does anybody have access to the AZC GPS Replacement Mod to share? God damnit, Armaholic going down might be the biggest blow to resources this community has ever had 😦

#

@lime sparrow Just noticed you are in here! Do you have an upload of this anywhere else?

storm lark
#

I'm having an issue:
Whenever I use lbClear on a specific listbox and the game is (heavily) modded, it crashes the game.
With a lightly modded game it does not crash the game.
Would anyone have any idea why lbClear would cause a crash?

storm lark
#

What it contributing to the crash is that if another listbox, who changes the values of the one that crashes, has items selected, it causes the crash, otherwise it's fine.
I've unselected the current choice, then tried to clear it, but no dice.

worldly sparrow
#

It might just be that something else relies on said list box and can't handle that you're removing the content.

storm lark
#

What could such things be?

worldly sparrow
#

Probably a specific mod. First thing I'd try to look after is if a crash log exists that maybe tells me what happened. If that doesn't give a specific clue run without mods and test them one by one to identify the one that causes it.

storm lark
#

I've looked through the RPT logs, as that is what I have been using to tell me what is crashing.

#

Unfortunately nothing of value in there.

storm lark
#

Apparently using a lbDelete on every element doesn't cause crashing anymore...
Something funky is going on and I'm not quite sure what...

worldly sparrow
#

Uhm, night vision or thermal dims "unfocused" areas of the screen and that includes the regular UI elements. Is there a way to move this dimming layer behind the UI or have my own UI elements appear in front of it so they stay fully visible?

leaden epoch
#

is it possible to disable keyboard shortcuts ( like CTRL + A ) in rscEdit?

topaz talon
leaden epoch
#

Hello everyone, how do I create a display on top of another display so that the parent display is not hidden and is inactive?

quasi granite
leaden epoch
#

Thx

unkempt cliff
#

Does anyone know any tricks to modify the MP lobby?

weary imp
#

yes, make one in mission, use skipRoleSelection and hold the spawn with setrespawntime

#

otherwise make a mod

unkempt cliff
unkempt cliff
#

So how do I modify the lobby? (modding)

weary imp
unkempt cliff
viral plover
#

Question: I want to add a new Rsc (derived from RscUnitInfo) and use it as a weaponInfoType, using BIS_fnc_initDisplay in the onLoad event. I now want to add a keydown handler, but the display that onLoad passes in (display #300) doesn't actually exist (at least it's not visible in allDisplays), so adding a displayAddEventHandler "works" (not returning -1), but is never called since the display is not show. Any pointers as to what display actually is used for RscUnitInfo/Weapon optics ?

burnt token
#

I don't think you can trigger keyhandlers for hud layers.

viral plover
#

I feared as much 😦

burnt token
#

You could just use CBA keybinds if you're doing it for CUP.

viral plover
#

Yeah, but I didn't want to add yet another set of keybinds to the already crowded keymap but rather re-use existing commands (lase key, zeroing up/down)

#

But I guess there's no other option, really

burnt token
#

You could add key down to mission display when your rsc inits

#

And remove when it's unloaded.

viral plover
#

That was my idea, too, but the mission display isn't there yet when the onLoad is called, it seems... finddisplay doesn't find any (neither game, nor eden)

empty mountain
#

yeah that's how I generally do it re: mission display

viral plover
#

I guess I go the CBA keybind route

empty mountain
#

the 300 display does exist but keyDown wont work for it as iirc it's technically not selected

#

so other eventhandlers work like uh, the draw one for map controls, but keydown is no go

viral plover
#

Ok

#

Thanks for the hints, guys

burnt token
#

btw can you use different weapon info type for weapons in vehicles?

viral plover
#

I wouldn't see why not ?

#

You mean for vehicle weapons ?

empty mountain
#

Ive never tried it, I assumed turretInfoType was what vehicles used

viral plover
#

Ah, you mean for different weapons in the same turret

burnt token
#

Yeah

viral plover
#

Never tried it with weaponInfoType, but usually I would also say turretInfoType is used

tribal marten
#

hello GUI masters,
could anyone give me insight in why my script its not being executed when the action is being done?
Hint executes correctly but not execVM

https://pastebin.com/V2fsLM0U

weary imp
#

does execVM execute from debug console?

#

does the dialog close after button action and hint?

#

add systemchat after every statement to see if it even completes the code at all

quasi granite
tribal marten
tribal marten
weary imp
#

then the issue is most likely SQS related, the code in action is treated as SQS so execVM is probably foreign to it. use onButtonClick

strange arrow
#

The code in action is treated as SQS? Wiki time meowcamera

tribal marten
topaz talon
strange arrow
#

So ... not wiki time?

tribal marten
wise star
#

Hello, very new to making Gui's and arma scripts in general. Basically im trying to execVM an sqf file when a specific option is selected on the list box and the button is pressed

wise star
#

Hello, all scripts seem to be connecting well and passing information. but i cannot get my if statement to activate a SQF, here is the code: _index = lbCurSel 1500;
_fetd = missionListArray select _index;

if (_fetd == 01: Town Attack) then
{
execVM "cm_menu\Campaign\cm_01.sqf";
};

quiet arrow
#

what is that ":" in your condition?

wise star
#

Got it all sorted :) but its the name displayed in the list should have been if (_fetd == "01: Town Attack") then {

hybrid quest
#

How do I make a control fill the size of the parent group? I want to do something like:

x = 0;
y = 0;
w = 100%; // How do I get the parent width?
h = 100%; // How do I get the parent height?

...but I don't know how to make the w and h relative to the parent. I could do it in script when creating the resources, but is there a way to do it in config?

quiet arrow
#

It's the same as with scripts.

#

Make w and h identical to what you have set the ct group to.

hybrid quest
#

Okay! I was hoping for some magic parentW or something. I guess I'll have to do a bunch of defines.

weary imp
hybrid quest
#

Thanks, that'll be helpful.

torpid bridge
#

Is it possible to create a vehicle spawner gui for ingame use on a object

strange arrow
torpid bridge
#

Ok do u know how to make a vehicle spawning gui. If so how?

distant axle
#

There's no one and only way

#

Which means infinite amount of them

weary imp
unborn hedge
#

Has anyone here had any success in hiding your current position on the map when you are in a air vehicle?

#

It doesn't really fly well with ww2 aircraft for example...

unkempt cliff
#

@unborn hedge try disableMapIndicators

unborn hedge
#

I am talking about this cross

unkempt cliff
wicked talon
#

Anyone here familiar with htmlLoad?

#

Trying to load this adress https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ARCOMM/Mission-Testing-Checklist/master/checklist.html, which works if I add "*" to allowedHTMLLoadURIs

#

However if I try to narrow it down a bit to

    allowedHTMLLoadURIs[] += {
        "*.github.com/ARCOMM/*",
        "*.githubusercontent.com/ARCOMM/*"
    };

it no longer works

#

currently trying to figure out a way to debug it

burnt token
#

Have you tried with only the wildcard at the end?

#

I think it may support only one wildcard.

wicked talon
tranquil iron
#

the thingy is internally converted to a regex (which is weird, as I thought didn't have regex support until very recently think_turtle)
"*.github.com/ARCOMM/*",
->
".*\.github.com/ARCOMM/.*"

oh wow we DO have regex, for this one specific thing, well you better make sure that pattern isn't messed up, otherwise you crash the game notlikemeow

wicked talon
tranquil iron
#

but yours should work think_turtle

#

URI needs to end with /* or *, if not it gets added, but you're doing that already

wicked talon
tranquil iron
#

load balancing servers?

#

Eh, that doesn't change your URL, no

#

its a URL whitelist, not a server whitelist

wicked talon
#

Found the problem

#

Works for *.githubusercontent.com/arcomm/*, not *.githubusercontent.com/ARCOMM/*

tranquil iron
#

Arma's case-insensitive is "all lowercase"
so... Thats probably it 😄 It tries to do case-insensitive check, but forgot to lowercase the whitelist from config

wicked talon
#

Apparently so

tranquil iron
#

that'd be a FT ticket then salute

wicked talon
astral narwhal
#

Can someone point me to some guides or links to start making my own Configure Addons menu? didnt know it wasnt an arma feature and its too late to add cba. I would also like to learn how to just for my own knowledge.

wicked talon
astral narwhal
#

Well as I said id like to know how to add my own buttons to Escape menu screen. Can you point me to something. I am having a hard time finding relevant information via google searches.

burnt token
#

RscDisplayInterrupt is the one that holds the buttons

wicked talon
burnt token
#

He said he does not want to use CBA tho.

lyric nymph
#

Guys, how do I change the size of a ctrlSetText text?

# 
             _vInvMenu_6B = (findDisplay  602) ctrlCreate ["RscText",1933]; 
            _vInvMenu_6B ctrlSetPosition  [0.680,0.04,0.366,0.04]; 
            _vInvMenu_6B ctrlSetBackgroundColor [0, 0, 0, 0.15];
            _vInvMenu_6B ctrlCommit 0;
            _unit_fatigue = damage _unit;//_unit getVariable "fatigue";
            _vInvMenu_6B_Name = format ["Weight 10- Role: Sniper- RANK: Private %1</t>", ((damage _unit)*100)];
            _vInvMenu_6B ctrlSetText _vInvMenu_6B_Name;
            _vInvMenu_6B ctrlSetTooltip "Blabla"; ```
#

The text that appears in the inv screen ends up being just a little bit bigger than what I need

#

Also the ctrlSetTooltip does not show a tooltip even when I change the (findDisplay 602) ctrlCreate ["RscText",1933]; to (findDisplay 602) ctrlCreate ["RscButton",1933];

quasi granite
#

I would recommend using a structured text control instead

#

then you can use

_ctrlText ctrlSetStructuredText parseText "<t size='1.5'>Large text</t>";
lyric nymph
#

Thanks I will try that out

lyric nymph
weary imp
bitter fern
#

Anyone that modified the Main Menu Spotlights that knows whether it's possible to "force" the Spotlight to be there when the user starts up first time with the mod installed? because it shows a lot of showcases, I have to switch around until it shows the custom spotlight - and then it stays.

Not sure if I got my issue across properly

burnt token
#

you can remove all other custom spotlights

bitter fern
#

I always assumed the "official" spotlights (like COF: Grey or w/e) were hardcoded, even the middle ones - care to give me a pointer on how to just remove them?

burnt token
bitter fern
#

Thanks alot!

bitter fern
#

It still shows the two Art of War showcases for me, even though I made sure the lines are in. The rest has been deleted just fine. You have an idea why that’s the case?

Because I don’t imagine they changed the name recently. 😓

burnt token
#

Probably wrong loadorder/cfg patches

bitter fern
#

Yeah I figured it out. Included the AoW Loadorder into the required addons section (only had Enoch beforehand) and that sealed the deal - obviously. Thank you for pointing it out!

sage shore
#

I quick question regarding CT_TOOLBOX:
In the wiki it's listed that you can set values[] property directly in the control config without needing to use the scripting command lbSetValue.

Is there a equivalent config property for data[] or am I forced to use lbSetData after the control is created?

frank stump
#

is there any "easy" way to create an diagram (or something similar)?

quasi granite
#

what kind of diagram?

honest beacon
#

Evening fellas, I'm trying to figure out how GUIs work for the first time. Please, in list boxes what does the data variable do, and what is it used for?

quasi granite
honest beacon
#

Yes that one, what exactly is it for?

quasi granite
#

it's there to store data

#

thinking of a good example

# 
// when ui is opened:
{
    _x params ["_text", "_command"];
    _ind = _ctrlList lbAdd _text;
    _ctrlList lbSetData [_ind, _command];
} forEach [
    ["Kill player", "player setDamage 1;"],
    ["Heal player", "player setDamage 0;"]
];

// when a button is clicked or something:
[] call compile (_ctrlList lbData lbCurSel _ctrlList);
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@quasi granite, @strange portal Alright I think I sort of get it now, thank you both