GUI's and Configs

[mihikle 2]

Hi all,

So I've decided to punch above my weight and go for something more difficult in a mission - GUI's. For my mission I want people to be able to walk up to an object (in this case an empty ammobox) and be able to scroll and open up a GUI, which will have a series of pre-defined load-outs that people can select. I've made the GUI, although the buttons do not do anything as far as I know (It's not in-game yet). I used the GUI Editor for this, and although very easy to use it does not tell you how to actually get it in your mission. I have created a Config for my GUI, however I have no idea how to:

a. Connect a button to a script (so when I press for example 'Rifleman' It will execute a script such as "rifleman.sqf")

b. get the GUI into my mission at all, and have players able to walk up to the ammo-box, select 'open menu' and then the GUI comes up

c. What format the config should be in (noob question... is it .cfg?)

Here is my Config:

class RscText_1000: RscText
{
idc = 1000;
text = "Class Selection";
x = 0.459888 * safezoneW + safezoneX;
y = 0.373096 * safezoneH + safezoneY;
w = 0.0628658 * safezoneW;
h = 0.0220091 * safezoneH;
colorBackground[] = {0,0,0,0.5};
};
class RscButton_1600: RscButton
{
idc = 1600;
text = "Rifleman";
x = 0.46093 * safezoneW + safezoneX;
y = 0.396253 * safezoneH + safezoneY;
w = 0.0592196 * safezoneW;
h = 0.0349775 * safezoneH;
};
class RscButton_1601: RscButton
{
idc = 1601;
text = "LMG";
x = 0.46093 * safezoneW + safezoneX;
y = 0.434232 * safezoneH + safezoneY;
w = 0.0592196 * safezoneW;
h = 0.0349775 * safezoneH;
};
class RscButton_1602: RscButton
{
idc = 1602;
text = "Grenadier";
x = 0.460931 * safezoneW + safezoneX;
y = 0.472211 * safezoneH + safezoneY;
w = 0.0592196 * safezoneW;
h = 0.0349775 * safezoneH;
};
class RscButton_1603: RscButton
{
idc = 1603;
text = "MMG";
x = 0.46093 * safezoneW + safezoneX;
y = 0.511115 * safezoneH + safezoneY;
w = 0.0592196 * safezoneW;
h = 0.0349775 * safezoneH;
};
class RscButton_1604: RscButton
{
idc = 1604;
text = "AT";
x = 0.46093 * safezoneW + safezoneX;
y = 0.550021 * safezoneH + safezoneY;
w = 0.0592196 * safezoneW;
h = 0.0349775 * safezoneH;
};
class RscButton_1605: RscButton
{
idc = 1605;
text = "Pilot";
x = 0.46093 * safezoneW + safezoneX;
y = 0.589852 * safezoneH + safezoneY;
w = 0.0592196 * safezoneW;
h = 0.0349775 * safezoneH;
};
class RscPicture_1200: RscPicture
{
idc = 1200;
text = "#(argb,8,8,3)color(1,1,1,1)";
x = 0.459889 * safezoneW + safezoneX;
y = 0.392547 * safezoneH + safezoneY;
w = 0.0623452 * safezoneW;
h = 0.236913 * safezoneH;
colorText[] = {0,0,0,0.5};
colorBackground[] = {0,0,0,0.5};
colorBackgroundActive[] = {0,0,0,0.5};
};

If anyone could help me out it would be great as this is something I have wanted to be able to do for ages! Please make any replies really simple :P

Cheers,

Mihikle

[gizz46 28]

hi mihikle,

here just a short info but I hope it will lead you to your solution

a. to run a script use something like this;

http://community.bistudio.com/wiki/User_Interface_Event_Handlers

further information are in this link

class RscButton_1600: RscButton

{

idc = 1600;

text = "Rifleman";

action = execVM "your script!!!!!!!!";

x = 0.46093 * safezoneW + safezoneX;

y = 0.396253 * safezoneH + safezoneY;

w = 0.0592196 * safezoneW;

h = 0.0349775 * safezoneH;

};

b. you could do that via an addaction menu

http://community.bistudio.com/wiki/addAction

c. use a description.ext file for your mission.

also there are planty of tutorial for GUI's, give google a try ;)

hope thi helpes you

Edited August 15, 2013 by gizz46

[mihikle 2]

Hey Gizz,

Thanks a bunch for your help! I discovered Iceman's guide (http://www.armaholic.com/page.php?id=18362) whilst looking around for something more in-depth and I folowed that and now I have my GUI in-game and working, however I'm having trouble putting any colour into it, but I would rather get all my scripts working first before editing the frilly bits such as colours. Using the 'action =' method I've managed to get my GUI to DO something as well. Thank-you very much indeed!

Very glad to have got this far with my Project :D

Cheers,

Mihikle