Format text with color using variables

[iSassafras 6]

Hey guys and Merry Christmas!

 

I'm using a continuous set of colors for the titles of addAction commands or hints throughout my mission. Since it's always the same four colors I use, I would like to use public variables containing a string with their hex codes, but I can't make it work. Do you have any suggestions?

For example, right now I use a format command like this:

format ["Request <t color='#ED0C3B'>%1</t>", _text]

I tried using it like this:

OS_red = "#ED0C3B";
publicVariable "OS_red";

format ["Request <t color=%1>%2</t>", OS_red, _text];

But the text isn't colored this way. I guess because the quotes get removed before format inserts the content of my variable into the text?

 

[M1ke_SK 230]

format ["Request <t color='%1'>%2</t>", OS_red, _text];

 

[pierremgi 4737]

Don't forget:

hint parseText format ["Request <t color='%1'>%2</t>", OS_red, _text] (for hint).

 

[iSassafras 6]

3 hours ago, M1ke_SK said:

format ["Request <t color='%1'>%2</t>", OS_red, _text];

 

I tried that already, it didn't work. But thanks anway!

 

57 minutes ago, pierremgi said:

Don't forget:

hint parseText format ["Request <t color='%1'>%2</t>", OS_red, _text] (for hint).

 

Right! Thank you! Why didn't I come up with this? Lol.
Gotta try if works for addAction titles too.

 

[pierremgi 4737]

26 minutes ago, iSassafras said:

Gotta try if works for addAction titles too.

Not mandatory in addAction

[iSassafras 6]

On 12/24/2020 at 10:56 PM, pierremgi said:

Not mandatory in addAction

Yeah, I just tried it. If I use parseText any addAction will return an error saying it expected string not text. Any other suggestions?

[pierremgi 4737]

48 minutes ago, iSassafras said:

Yeah, I just tried it. If I use parseText any addAction will return an error saying it expected string not text. Any other suggestions?

I said it's "not mandatory"... Read "not true".

_someObject addAction [  "<t color='#ff5555' size='1.2'>yourTextMenu</t>",  { someCode}]

[iSassafras 6]

4 hours ago, pierremgi said:

I said it's "not mandatory"... Read "not true".

_someObject addAction [  "<t color='#ff5555' size='1.2'>yourTextMenu</t>",  { someCode}]

 

I see! Sorry, I misread your message.

Thanks for the help!