Structured Text does not work on my control

[Pimmelorus 0]

Hi all,

I have problems with setting structured text in my control and I would like your opinion on the cause.

My control config is:

class MyRscStructuredText
{
idc = -1;
type = CT_STRUCTURED_TEXT;
style = ST_LEFT;
moving = true;
colorBackground[] = {0,0,0,.5};
colorText[]={1,2,1,1};
font = "PuristaMedium";
w=0.2;
h=0.1;
sizeEx = 0.04;
text = "-not set-";
};


class RscTitles
{
titles[]={};
class Tx_groupInfoOverlay
{
	idd = -1;
	onLoad = "uiNamespace setVariable ['Tx_d_groupInfoOverlay', _this select 0]";
	movingEnable = 1;
	fadeIn  = 0;
	fadeOut = 0;
	duration = 10e10;

	class controls
	{
		class Tx_groupInfoOverlay_Text: MyRscStructuredText
		{
			idc = 100;
			x = 1;
			y = 1;
			w = 0.5;
			h = 0.5;
		};
	};
};

};

This function does nothing at all:

_ctrl = (uiNamespace getVariable "Tx_d_groupInfoOverlay") displayCtrl 100;
_stxt = parseText "First line<br/>Second line";
_ctrl ctrlSetStructuredText _stxt;

What does work, however, is the command:

_ctrl ctrlSetText "BLABLA";

showing that I have access to the right control. Also this command shows correctly:

hintSilent _stxt;

showing that the structured text is ok.

I do not know what to change. Any help is appreciated greatly.

All the best, Pim

[lifted86 10]

try using style = ST_MULTI; as the stye in the base class. I think you need this for multi lines.

[Pimmelorus 0]

No, the CT_STRUCTURED_TEXT has a function different from ST_MULTI. I use it on purpouse here. Thnx for replying.

[muf 49]

Hi, try to use this one:

class MyRscStructuredText
{
idc = -1;
type = CT_STRUCTURED_TEXT;
style = ST_LEFT;
x = 0.1;
y = 0.1;
h = 0.1;
w = 0.5;
text = "TEST";
size = 0.04;
colorText[] = {1,1,1,1};
shadow = 0;
colorBackground[] = {1,0,0,0.5};
class Attributes
{
	font = "PuristaMedium";
	color = "#ffffff";
	align = "left";
	shadow = false;
};
};

[jacmac 2]

Check out the structured text control in my Generic Vehicle Service script:

http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?151507-Generic-Vehicle-Service

The files to look at are simple_text_control.sqf, stc_include.hpp, control_include.hpp, and colors_include.hpp.

I've been working towards releasing a set of scripts to make it easier to incorporate structured text displays, they are a quite confusing animal to wrap your head around at first glance. These are non-interactive, simply meant to display information without interrupting the player. I got them to work and I'm still not totally sure how they work yet.

[Pimmelorus 0]

@muf

Thanks for the suggestion. I get a error message about a missing font however.

No entry 'C:...<path>.../Tx_groupInfoOverlay_Text.font'.

That is with this config for the overlay:

class MyRscStructuredText
{
idc = -1;
type = CT_STRUCTURED_TEXT;
style = ST_LEFT;
x = 0.1;
y = 0.1;
h = 0.1;
w = 0.5;
text = "TEST";
size = 0.04;
colorText[] = {1,1,1,1};
shadow = 0;
colorBackground[] = {1,0,0,0.5};
class Attributes
{
	font = "PuristaMedium";
	color = "#ffffff";
	align = "left";
	shadow = false;
};
};

class RscTitles
{
titles[]={};
class Tx_groupInfoOverlay
{
	idd = -1;
	onLoad = "uiNamespace setVariable ['Tx_d_groupInfoOverlay', _this select 0]";
	movingEnable = 1;
	fadeIn  = 0;
	fadeOut = 0;
	duration = 10e10;

	class controls
	{
		class Tx_groupInfoOverlay_Text: MyRscStructuredText
		{
			idc = 100;
			x = 1;
			y = 1;
			w = 0.5;
			h = 0.5;
		};
	};
};

};

It seems that the Attributes class is not picked up correctly.

Edited April 1, 2013 by Pimmelorus