Dialog Doesn't Appear

[paranoid_giraffe 14]

I have no idea why my dialog doesn't show up. I have been at it for two days, just trying to get something to appear. I have read practically all I could about dialogs on the wiki and I still don't understand why it doesn't show up. I even tried the Noob's guide to Dialogs by a Noob, and I can't get it to appear there either. It just doesn't appear. Here are my files:

description.ext

author="Paranoid_Giraffe";
OnLoadName="CQB Training Facility";
OnLoadMission="A dynamic CQB training facility with different scenarios and AI placement created for JTF2.";
respawn = BASE;
respawndelay = 10;
disabledAI = true;

#include "cqbmenu\dialogs.hpp"

cqbmenu\dialogs.hpp

#include "defines.hpp"

class CQB_DIALOG {

idd=-1
movingenable = true;
enableSimulation = true;
controlsbackground[] = { };
objects[] = { };
controls[] = {
	CQB_FRAME,
	CQB_B1,
	CQB_B2,
	CQB_B3,
	CQB_B4,
	CQB_B5
};

class RscFrame {
idc = 1801;
text = "CQB Facility"; //--- ToDo: Localize;
w = 10 * GUI_GRID_W;
h = 13 * GUI_GRID_H;
sizeEx = 1.25 * GUI_GRID_H;
type = CT_STATIC;      // constant
style = ST_LEFT;       // constant
font = FontM;
colorBackground[] = { 1, 1, 1, 0.3 };
colorText[] = { 0, 0, 0, 1 };
color[] = { 1, 1, 1, 1 };
colorActive[] = { 1, 0.2, 0.2, 1 };
};

class RscButton {
idc = 1601;
text = "Layout #1"; //--- ToDo: Localize;
w = 7 * GUI_GRID_W;
h = 1 * GUI_GRID_H;
sizeEx = 1.25 * GUI_GRID_H;
type = CT_STATIC;      // constant
style = ST_LEFT;       // constant
font = FontM;

   colorText[] = {1,1,1,.9};
   colorDisabled[] = {0.4,0.4,0.4,0};
   colorBackground[] = {0.75,0.75,0.75,0.8};
   colorBackgroundDisabled[] = {0,0.0,0};
   colorBackgroundActive[] = {0.75,0.75,0.75,1};
   colorFocused[] = {0.75,0.75,0.75,.5};
   colorShadow[] = {0.023529,0,0.0313725,1};
   colorBorder[] = {0.023529,0,0.0313725,1};
};

class CQB_FRAME: RscFrame {
text = "CQB Facility"; //--- ToDo: Localize;
x = 2 * GUI_GRID_W + GUI_GRID_X;
y = 4 * GUI_GRID_H + GUI_GRID_Y;
};
class CQB_B1: RscButton {
text = "Layout #1"; //--- ToDo: Localize;
x = 3.5 * GUI_GRID_W + GUI_GRID_X;
y = 6 * GUI_GRID_H + GUI_GRID_Y;
};
class CQB_B2: RscButton {
text = "Layout #2"; //--- ToDo: Localize;
x = 3.5 * GUI_GRID_W + GUI_GRID_X;
y = 8 * GUI_GRID_H + GUI_GRID_Y;
};
class CQB_B3: RscButton {
text = "Layout #3"; //--- ToDo: Localize;
x = 3.5 * GUI_GRID_W + GUI_GRID_X;
y = 10 * GUI_GRID_H + GUI_GRID_Y;
};
class CQB_B4: RscButton {
text = "Layout #4"; //--- ToDo: Localize;
x = 3.5 * GUI_GRID_W + GUI_GRID_X;
y = 12 * GUI_GRID_H + GUI_GRID_Y;
};
class CQB_B5: RscButton {
text = "Layout #5"; //--- ToDo: Localize;
x = 3.5 * GUI_GRID_W + GUI_GRID_X;
y = 14 * GUI_GRID_H + GUI_GRID_Y;
};
};
[code][/spoiler]
[b]cqbmenu\defines.hpp[/b]
[spoiler][code]
#define cqb_dialog_loaded true

#define CT_STATIC 0
#define CT_BUTTON 1
#define CT_EDIT 2
#define CT_SLIDER 3
#define CT_COMBO 4
#define CT_LISTBOX 5
#define CT_TOOLBOX 6
#define CT_CHECKBOXES 7
#define CT_PROGRESS 8
#define CT_HTML 9
#define CT_STATIC_SKEW      10
#define CT_ACTIVETEXT 11
#define CT_TREE 12
#define CT_STRUCTURED_TEXT 13
#define CT_CONTEXT_MENU 14
#define CT_CONTROLS_GROUP 15
#define CT_SHORTCUTBUTTON 16
#define CT_XKEYDESC 40
#define CT_XBUTTON          41
#define CT_XLISTBOX 42
#define CT_XSLIDER 43
#define CT_XCOMBO           44
#define CT_ANIMATED_TEXTURE 45
#define CT_OBJECT 80
#define CT_OBJECT_ZOOM 81
#define CT_OBJECT_CONTAINER 82
#define CT_OBJECT_CONT_ANIM 83
#define CT_LINEBREAK 98
#define CT_ANIMATED_USER 99
#define CT_MAP              100
#define CT_MAP_MAIN 101
#define CT_LISTNBOX 102

// Static styles
#define ST_POS            0x0F
#define ST_HPOS           0x03
#define ST_VPOS           0x0C
#define ST_LEFT           0x00
#define ST_RIGHT          0x01
#define ST_CENTER         0x02
#define ST_DOWN           0x04
#define ST_UP             0x08
#define ST_VCENTER        0x0c

#define ST_TYPE           0xF0
#define ST_SINGLE         0
#define ST_MULTI          16
#define ST_TITLE_BAR      32
#define ST_PICTURE        48
#define ST_FRAME          64
#define ST_BACKGROUND     80
#define ST_GROUP_BOX      96
#define ST_GROUP_BOX2     112
#define ST_HUD_BACKGROUND 128
#define ST_TILE_PICTURE   144
#define ST_WITH_RECT      160
#define ST_LINE           176

#define ST_SHADOW         0x100
#define ST_NO_RECT        0x200 // this style works for CT_STATIC in conjunction with ST_MULTI
#define ST_KEEP_ASPECT_RATIO  0x800

#define ST_TITLE          ST_TITLE_BAR + ST_CENTER

// Slider styles
#define SL_DIR            0x400
#define SL_VERT           0
#define SL_HORZ           0x400

#define SL_TEXTURES       0x10

// Listbox styles
#define LB_TEXTURES       0x10
#define LB_MULTI          0x20

#define FontM             "PuristaMedium"

And then I have a radio trigger that runs the following script:

cqbmenu\open.sqf

_ok = createDialog "CQB_DIALOG";
if !(_ok) exitwith hint "Dialog did not open";
if (_ok) exitwith hint "Dialog did open";
disableSerialization;

ctrlShow [1601,false];
ctrlShow [1801,false];


//ctrlShow [1601,true];
//ctrlShow [1801,true];

The open.sqf does tell me that the dialog opens with the hint line, but I don't see it and I have rearranged a thousand things to see if it works, and I get nothing. Can someone help me? Please do not refer me to the guide or wiki, I have already checked those out.

[falconx1 13]

im not certain but don't u need the controls class?

try using all this code for your dialogs.hpp

#include "defines.hpp"

class CQB_DIALOG {

idd=-1
movingenable = true;
enableSimulation = true;
controlsbackground[] = { };
objects[] = { };
controls[] = {
CQB_FRAME,
CQB_B1,
CQB_B2,
CQB_B3,
CQB_B4,
CQB_B5
};
class Controls
   {
class RscFrame {
idc = 1801;
text = "CQB Facility"; //--- ToDo: Localize;
w = 10 * GUI_GRID_W;
h = 13 * GUI_GRID_H;
sizeEx = 1.25 * GUI_GRID_H;
type = CT_STATIC; // constant
style = ST_LEFT; // constant
font = FontM;
colorBackground[] = { 1, 1, 1, 0.3 };
colorText[] = { 0, 0, 0, 1 };
color[] = { 1, 1, 1, 1 };
colorActive[] = { 1, 0.2, 0.2, 1 };
};

class RscButton {
idc = 1601;
text = "Layout #1"; //--- ToDo: Localize;
w = 7 * GUI_GRID_W;
h = 1 * GUI_GRID_H;
sizeEx = 1.25 * GUI_GRID_H;
type = CT_STATIC; // constant
style = ST_LEFT; // constant
font = FontM;

colorText[] = {1,1,1,.9};
colorDisabled[] = {0.4,0.4,0.4,0};
colorBackground[] = {0.75,0.75,0.75,0.8};
colorBackgroundDisabled[] = {0,0.0,0};
colorBackgroundActive[] = {0.75,0.75,0.75,1};
colorFocused[] = {0.75,0.75,0.75,.5};
colorShadow[] = {0.023529,0,0.0313725,1};
colorBorder[] = {0.023529,0,0.0313725,1};
};

class CQB_FRAME: RscFrame {
text = "CQB Facility"; //--- ToDo: Localize;
x = 2 * GUI_GRID_W + GUI_GRID_X;
y = 4 * GUI_GRID_H + GUI_GRID_Y;
};
class CQB_B1: RscButton {
text = "Layout #1"; //--- ToDo: Localize;
x = 3.5 * GUI_GRID_W + GUI_GRID_X;
y = 6 * GUI_GRID_H + GUI_GRID_Y;
};
class CQB_B2: RscButton {
text = "Layout #2"; //--- ToDo: Localize;
x = 3.5 * GUI_GRID_W + GUI_GRID_X;
y = 8 * GUI_GRID_H + GUI_GRID_Y;
};
class CQB_B3: RscButton {
text = "Layout #3"; //--- ToDo: Localize;
x = 3.5 * GUI_GRID_W + GUI_GRID_X;
y = 10 * GUI_GRID_H + GUI_GRID_Y;
};
class CQB_B4: RscButton {
text = "Layout #4"; //--- ToDo: Localize;
x = 3.5 * GUI_GRID_W + GUI_GRID_X;
y = 12 * GUI_GRID_H + GUI_GRID_Y;
};
class CQB_B5: RscButton {
text = "Layout #5"; //--- ToDo: Localize;
x = 3.5 * GUI_GRID_W + GUI_GRID_X;
y = 14 * GUI_GRID_H + GUI_GRID_Y;
};
};
};

Edit:

if it crashes try to remove your controls array

Edited July 28, 2013 by falconx1

[paranoid_giraffe 14]

Not even that works. And yes, I did test it with the "exitWith" commented out on the open.sqf script. Do you know of any dialogs that would be easy to edit so I could make my own? I'm just so frustrated with the lack of usable info on the wiki right now.

[falconx1 13]

u can edit the dialog i made or look at it or do what ever you want with it http://www.filedropper.com/visualoptions

just create a demo mission with just a mission.sqm

then drop all them files in there.

Edited July 28, 2013 by falconx1

[Tatar 10]

Not even that works. And yes, I did test it with the "exitWith" commented out on the open.sqf script. Do you know of any dialogs that would be easy to edit so I could make my own? I'm just so frustrated with the lack of usable info on the wiki right now.

hi

try to do it easy..

description.ext

class RscTitles
{
 class MY_superDialog
 {
   idd = -1;
   duration = 15;
   movingEnable = false;
   enableSimulation = false;
   controls[] = { "MY_superControl" };

   onLoad = "uiNamespace setVariable [""MY_superDialog_display"", _this select 0];";

   class MY_superControl
   {
     idc = 666;

     type = 13;
     style = 0;

     text = "It works!";
     size = 0.05;

     colorBackground[] = { 0, 0, 0, 1 };
     colorText[] = { 1, 1, 1, 1 };

     x = 0;
     y = 0;
     w = 1;
     h = 1;
   };
 };
};

init.sqf

onPreloadFinished "0 cutRsc ["MY_superDialog", "PLAIN", 1, false];";

[paranoid_giraffe 14]

Thanks Tatar, but I can read that and see it just makes a text box. I am trying to make a menu with buttons

[kylania 567]

I am trying to make a menu with buttons

http://www.armaholic.com/page.php?id=18362

[paranoid_giraffe 14]

Kylania, I tried that already and it doesn't show up. I painstakingly went through that process like 5 times and it didn't work. And it wasn't made for Arma 3.

---------- Post added at 03:29 ---------- Previous post was at 02:15 ----------

I figured out my issue. For some reason it didn't like the fact that I was using GUI GRID coordinates, and doesn't bug out when I use safezone coordinates instead. Well, thank you for your time, everyone.