#Textbox permission

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dim epoch
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I'm slightly new to luau, i cannot for the life of me figure out why my script wont work. Its not detecting when its focused on, why??? it worked fine a few minutes ago

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heavy bronze
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or server script?

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Local scripts can detect all events and modify everting about a Ui

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Server Scripts can only do some

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But in almost ever case u have to Manipulate Ui using local scripts, bacause its no laggy

dim epoch
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Ohh

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also its a surface ui if that helps

heavy bronze
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Imagine u click a button to open inventory and have a delay of 122 ms(it look low, and is it, but in quick actions, like open a inventory, it really matter)

dim epoch
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will the text still display to everyone if changed to localscript?

heavy bronze
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The Surface Gui is child of a part right?

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but the real Ui, where is it?

dim epoch
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yes

heavy bronze
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We have 2 problems btw

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One is the fact that is a script, not a local script

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scripts cannot detect user input in most cases

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The second problem is the fact that Guis in workspace cannot detect user input too

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To a Ui be able to detect User Input, u have to put in PlayerGui

dim epoch
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would it still display to every player

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heavy bronze
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lemme show a solution

dim epoch
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1 was a placeholder/test

heavy bronze
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os smth

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but

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make it:

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Insine Of StarterGui put your SurfaceGui

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Dont put in the part

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Otherwise it wont detect user input

dim epoch
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how would it go on the part then

heavy bronze
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When a Gui is insige StarterGui, it'll be copied onto PlayerGui when the game starter

heavy bronze
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Click in the Adornee, and chosse the instance u would like to show the SurfaceGui

dim epoch
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ohhh

heavy bronze
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And after this your part will have a SurfaceGui with All user Input working

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But dont forget to change the script to a local script

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the local script have to be in the surface gui to work, otherwise wont

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See some videos or smth about the diference between local and server scripts to not make any confusion while scripting

dim epoch
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textbox*

heavy bronze
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local script work in local, ie work in the computer of the player, to know what player it should run it have to be parented as a descentend of a Player

dim epoch
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this isnt working is it the placement or script

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heavy bronze
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When u click Start, all the content of StarterGui will be copied to PlayerGui, PlayerGui is a child of a Player, so anywhere u put the local script(while is in SurfaceGui or smth) it work

dim epoch
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the textbox is on the part

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but the scripts not running

heavy bronze
dim epoch
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Thats the entire script

heavy bronze
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Ok

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Thatss the problem

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U creating a function

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But ur not saying to the textbox what to do

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u have to do

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TextBox.Focused:Connect(functionhere)

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Making this like u say to roblox: Connect this function to the action of Focused of this TextBox

dim epoch
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Im a bit confused

heavy bronze
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which part u get confused?

dim epoch
heavy bronze
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function is a part of code that do smth

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But a function is not do anything if wont be called

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local function printHello()
  print("Hello world")
end

printHello() -- will print Hello World
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in your code, u making this function, but not calling it anywhere

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TextBox.Focused:Connect(functionhere)

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dim epoch
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would it not just be called when the text is focused on?

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im used to godot code sorry

heavy bronze
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To roblox the function dont have nothing to do with the TextBox

dim epoch
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shouldnt 'onFocused' be calling it wehn its focused

heavy bronze
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U have to say, or code, to roblox to connect these to

dim epoch
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It is though

heavy bronze
dim epoch
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the variable score is the textbox and it tells the textbox to hcnage the texteditable bool right?

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sorry

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dim epoch
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okay

heavy bronze
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but the function it isnt be called

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So dont make anything

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cause the function isnt be calling

dim epoch
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how would i call it when the textbox is focused on then

heavy bronze
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connect is the act to automatically call a functin ever time that thats event happen

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TextBox.Focused:Connect(NameOfTheFunction)

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Thats what this line do

dim epoch
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ohh so

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TextBox.Focused:Connect(OnFocused)

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?

heavy bronze
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u have to explicty say to roblox: "Connext this function to this event on that instance"

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dim epoch
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thank you ill test that

heavy bronze
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Ok

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You Welcome

dim epoch
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IT works!! thanks

heavy bronze
# dim epoch IT works!! thanks

I highly recommend to You seeing videos to: How roblox connect events to function and How roblox work in client-server scripts to help u learn more!

dim epoch
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Thanks for the tips and help

dim epoch
dim epoch
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okayy i just taught myself remote events and scripts nvm

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