Changing text in timeout.

[Emera]

I am working on a staff boots script for Lexia, and I don't want it to be just an old boring staff boots script, so I have added a little display to tell you your speed and to also show a little staff boots image too. Here is what the display says.

NPC Code:

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Speed: 1

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It is reading the speed. However, when I press the = key (increase speed), it doesn't recognise that the speed has changed at all and still shows 1;
Here is the code.

PHP Code:

//#CLIENTSIDE
function onKeyPressed(code, Key) {
  if (Key == "z") {
    setTimer(0.05);
    if (this.mode == 0) {
      this.mode = 1;
      player.chat = "On";
      this.speed = 1;
    } else {
      this.mode = 0;
      player.chat = "Off";
    }
  }
  if (Key == "=") {
    this.speed = this.speed + 1;
  }
}

function onTimeout() {
  if (this.mode == 1) {
    showingimage();
    for (temp.key = 0; key < 4; key++) {
      if (keydown(key)) {
        player.x += (vecx(key) * this.speed);
        player.y += (vecy(key) * this.speed);
      }
    }
  }
  if (this.mode == 0) {
    hidingimage();
  }
  setTimer(0.05);
}

function ShowingImage() {
  with(findimg(200)) {
    image = "wboots.png";
    layer = 4;
    x = screenwidth / 2 - 675;
    y = screenheight - 610;
  }
  with(findimg(201)) {
    text = "Speed: " @ this.speed;
    x = screenwidth / 2 - 638;
    y = screenheight - 601;
    zoom = 0.7;
    layer = 4;
  }
}

function HidingImage() {
  hideimg(200);
  hideimg(201);
} 


The code isn't finished yet, as you can see there is no way to decrease speed and the display is still very simple. The display is attached below.

[Crow]

You need to use thiso.speed in your with container.

[Emera]

Originally Posted by Crow

You need to use thiso.speed in your with container.

Thanks for that crow. Can you explain why I needed to use thiso.speed? I won't learn otherwise

[Crow]

Originally Posted by Emera

Thanks for that crow. Can you explain why I needed to use thiso.speed? I won't learn otherwise

Inside a with container, this refers to that specific object (in this case, the image/text). To access the object the with container resides in you need to use thiso. The "o" is for "original", I guess.

[Emera]

Originally Posted by Crow

Inside a with container, this refers to that specific object (in this case, the image/text). To access the object the with container resides in you need to use thiso. The "o" is for "original", I guess.

Thank you. Green pepper coming your way when I can :O
Need to spread some rep first.

[Emera]

Pardon the double post!
I am having some other problems with the Ganis I am using. I want to use a gani to enhance the boots script a bit, and it works fine when you go into the gani mode, but coming out makes an idle character over my real character. Here is the script and both ganis.

Script

PHP Code:

function onKeyPressed(code, Key) {
  if (Key == "z") {
    setTimer(0.05);
    if (this.mode == 0) {
      this.mode = 1;
      this.speed = 1;
      player.attr[23] = "lexia_boots.gani";
    } else {
    this.mode = 0;
    player.attr[23] = "lexia_unboots.gani";
    }
  }
  if (Key == "=") {
    this.speed = this.speed + 1;
  }
  if (Key == "-") {
    this.speed = this.speed - 1;
  }
} 


[Crow]

Try setting the 23rd attribute to an empty string when "unequipping" it. Should do the trick.

[Emera]

done that, character just remains invisible.

[fowlplay4]

Try getting rid of all the sprites in the ganis.

[cbk1996]

Try grabbing the MD5 hash of the string and make sure it doesn't return a NULL entity! If it does; you're in trouble.

[Emera]

Why are you posting on all the threads MD5 hash?

[Crow]

Originally Posted by Emera

Why are you posting on all the threads MD5 hash?

Because that's cbk1996, not cbk1994

[Emera]

Originally Posted by Crow

Because that's cbk1996, not cbk1994

Yeah. It that really allowed? He is impersonating him. Other members have been banned for doing that.

[Unkownsoldier]

It just seems to me that you ask a scripting question almost every day, if not more. I understand that it is not easy nor is it a quick learn. But I would suggest you find someone to teach you, someone good. I don't mind the questions, but its kind of annoying when you hit "new posts" and half of them are scripting questions. This isn't just you, but a lot of other people. Granted you want to finish your scripts and you want a quick answer so you go to the forums, but it just seems old after a while. I have never remembered when the coding forum was this active, let alone by a 2-3 individuals Nothing personal of course.

[Emera]

Originally Posted by Unkownsoldier

It just seems to me that you ask a scripting question almost every day, if not more. I understand that it is not easy nor is it a quick learn. But I would suggest you find someone to teach you, someone good. I don't mind the questions, but its kind of annoying when you hit "new posts" and half of them are scripting questions. This isn't just you, but a lot of other people. Granted you want to finish your scripts and you want a quick answer so you go to the forums, but it just seems old after a while. I have never remembered when the coding forum was this active, let alone by a 2-3 individuals Nothing personal of course.

Ok, first off, stop the trolling. Secondly, this is the place in the forums to post scripting questions. The people who answer my questions (mainly fp4, crow and cbk1994), don't have to answer my questions. It is none of your concern what and when I post in the forums. End of story.

I don't mind the questions,

I don't give a crap. You aren't answering them.

Granted you want to finish your scripts and you want a quick answer

Almost 75% of the codes I post here are for my learning benefit.

kind of annoying when you hit "new posts" and half of them are scripting questions

I think you have some kind of issue. It pains me to see your name in the online members bar at the bottom of the index, bu I don't make a fuss. Get over yourself for christ sake.


so that means...

[Unkownsoldier]

I was just trying to help you but okay. I suggested you find someone to help you because it would probably be easier for YOU and the forums. So as you can see I don't really understand why you are mad .

[cbk1994]

Originally Posted by Unkownsoldier

It just seems to me that you ask a scripting question almost every day, if not more. I understand that it is not easy nor is it a quick learn. But I would suggest you find someone to teach you, someone good. I don't mind the questions, but its kind of annoying when you hit "new posts" and half of them are scripting questions. This isn't just you, but a lot of other people. Granted you want to finish your scripts and you want a quick answer so you go to the forums, but it just seems old after a while. I have never remembered when the coding forum was this active, let alone by a 2-3 individuals Nothing personal of course.

The forums are the best place for scripting questions because it allows us to reuse responses (scripters can search the forums, or we can post a link to a relevant thread from the past). If everyone learned directly from a veteran scripter, Graal's scripting documentation would be even worse than it is now.

[Unkownsoldier]

Originally Posted by cbk1994

The forums are the best place for scripting questions because it allows us to reuse responses (scripters can search the forums, or we can post a link to a relevant thread from the past). If everyone learned directly from a veteran scripter, Graal's scripting documentation would be even worse than it is now.

I understand that Graals documentation for anything isn't very good, especially scripting. Are there other languages similar to gscript that have more documentation? So maybe people could start there and work their way towards gscript. Just an idea. -- Now granted I don't know anything about scripting nor will I assume anything but is the only way to learn how to script is (once all tutorials are read and understood) that you ask a question and have a more experienced scripter give you the answer to your problem? Or should they point you in the right direction and let you figure it out with hints because I always thought someone would learn better if they did it/found it out themselves. I am not trying to put down anyone including emera, I was just thinking you should persevere through your problems and use the forums as a last resort. Could possibly be more beneficial no? And instead of resorting to the forums everyday for a new question, maybe try to perfect a script before moving onto the next. I'm being serious, not sarcastic at all.

[cbk1994]

Originally Posted by Unkownsoldier

I understand that Graals documentation for anything isn't very good, especially scripting. Are there other languages similar to gscript that have more documentation?

Syntactically, JavaScript is almost identical—but few questions are related to syntax. Most are Graal-specific.

Now granted I don't know anything about scripting nor will I assume anything but is the only way to learn how to script is (once all tutorials are read and understood) that you ask a question and have a more experienced scripter give you the answer to your problem? Or should they point you in the right direction and let you figure it out with hints because I always thought someone would learn better if they did it/found it out themselves.

Most of the time people are given hints or pointed to relevant documentation if they ask an overly general question. Sometimes questions are so specific that the only way to explain is with an example. This is good because it shows that the poster has a good understanding of GScript but needs advice on one thing.

you should persevere through your problems and use the forums as a last resort. Could possibly be more beneficial no?

This isn't always possible. Some things can't be done without appropriate documentation or prior understanding. Many of these posts, for example, deal with specific features.

And instead of resorting to the forums everyday for a new question, maybe try to perfect a script before moving onto the next.

I agree, and in the past we've pointed this out to people who were abusing the scripting forum. Just recently:

Originally Posted by cbk1994

For some reason I feel like you've been told to do checks on serverside (for allowed players) at least three or four times now.

Originally Posted by fowlplay4

These "concept" threads you've been posting are just becoming spam, especially when they contain bad-practices/errors we've already tried to tell you to fix and because of that it really negates their helpfulness.

1. Don't constantly re-create GUI objects. Create them once, and update their variables.
2. Move the 'allowed' validation to the server-side.
3. You don't need to use a 0.05 loop, for a weather system you can easily get away with 0.5-1. If only staff can change the weather then you don't really need it at all.
4. When you "change the weather" send a trigger to everyone on to update the weather on the client-side.