GUIs in a QMenu

cbk1994 · #1 05-03-2007, 01:59 AM

I made a Q Menu which uses GuiShowImgCtrls to show the images. It all works fine, except I need to make a dropping system. There's no way to tell if the item is being dragged! Any suggestions?

Rapidwolve · #2 05-03-2007, 02:00 AM

Why would you make it with GUI controls, just curious...

godofwarares · #3 05-03-2007, 02:01 AM

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Originally Posted by cbkbud

I made a Q Menu which uses GuiShowImgCtrls to show the images. It all works fine, except I need to make a dropping system. There's no way to tell if the item is being dragged! Any suggestions?

Use GuiShowImg controls to make the images to begin with, and you can use thiso.catchevent(this.name, "onMouseDrag", "onDragItem"); or something. The first parameter should be the variable the GuiShowImg is represented by.

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Originally Posted by Rapidwolve

Why would you make it with GUI controls, just curious...

I made mine on Niromia with GUI Controls, and I usually make image-based GUIs using GuiDrawingPanel. Although in this case, I would agree that using a showimg would be much better.

cbk1994 · #4 05-03-2007, 02:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Rapidwolve

Why would you make it with GUI controls, just curious...

How do you propose I do it?

godofwarares · #5 05-03-2007, 02:07 AM

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Originally Posted by cbkbud

How do you propose I do it?

PHP Code:


			
showimg(1000, "image.png", 0, 0).layer = 4;

... Would show an image at (0, 0) on the screen layer.
Thats basically how GUIs themselves are made :P

Rapidwolve · #6 05-03-2007, 02:09 AM

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Originally Posted by cbkbud

How do you propose I do it?

showimg()

cbk1994 · #7 05-03-2007, 02:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Rapidwolve

showimg()

eww.

xXziroXx · #8 05-03-2007, 02:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Rapidwolve

Why would you make it with GUI controls, just curious...

I made mine on Mythic using GUI controls too y'know.

Rapidwolve · #9 05-03-2007, 02:45 AM

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Originally Posted by cbkbud

eww.

Its ew but apparently you have no other choice, unless you wanted to script your own function which would be quite simple.

Inverness · #10 05-03-2007, 11:45 PM

showimg() is simply exists for compatibility and is really just creating a TShowImg object. The GuiShowImgCtrl object extends GuiControl then implements TShowImg which adds support for offset inside of the control itself and interactions with other GUI Controls.

The findimg() function creates a new image (TShowImg) of the specified ID if one cannot be found. However, objects that extend GuiControl are all static and can be changed from distant objects, this might or might not be useful in your case.

In the end, I would suggest using GuiShowImgCtrl because it inherits all features of GuiControl, obviously designed for GUIs. Using showImg() will not give you these features.

cbk1994 · #11 05-04-2007, 03:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Inverness

showimg() is simply exists for compatibility and is really just creating a TShowImg object. The GuiShowImgCtrl object extends GuiControl then implements TShowImg which adds support for offset inside of the control itself and interactions with other GUI Controls.

The findimg() function creates a new image (TShowImg) of the specified ID if one cannot be found. However, objects that extend GuiControl are all static and can be changed from distant objects, this might or might not be useful in your case.

In the end, I would suggest using GuiShowImgCtrl because it inherits all features of GuiControl, obviously designed for GUIs. Using showImg() will not give you these features.

I know, that's why I use it. What I need to know is how to tell if it is being dragged. I can't find any variable, and there's no event for this.

Inverness · #12 05-04-2007, 06:35 AM

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Originally Posted by cbkbud

I know, that's why I use it. What I need to know is how to tell if it is being dragged. I can't find any variable, and there's no event for this.

Well for one, I don't think you should be dragging the GUI image itself, but rather when the mouse is held down on it you create a second separate icon that follows the position of the mouse on screen.

But there is an event that might help you.

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onMouseDragged(keymodifier,mousescreenx,mousescree ny) - the mouse is moved while the left mouse button is pressed

http://wiki.graal.net/index.php/Crea...ent/GuiControl

middo · #13 05-04-2007, 10:53 AM

there is an onMove event you can listen for if you want. But that's not really what you want.

All I did was check the onMouseUp event (not exact name..) and checked to see if the new x was same as old x kinda thing.

cbk1994 · #14 05-05-2007, 01:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Inverness

Well for one, I don't think you should be dragging the GUI image itself, but rather when the mouse is held down on it you create a second separate icon that follows the position of the mouse on screen.

But there is an event that might help you.

http://wiki.graal.net/index.php/Crea...ent/GuiControl

Okay, thanks.

When I first looked at that, I must have misread it, or skipped over it by accident.