text inside a label moves from right to left?

[XetaQuake]

Hi, i creates a GUI with the GUI Editor, and now i want that the text in a label moves from right to left, but not the label itself!

Is that possibly? I think it is anything with this math. stuff in lua, but i absolutely don´t know how i can make that.

Here is the label:

label = guiCreateLabel(0.019390568137169,0.39655232429504,0.9570637345314,0.34482741355896,xmlInfoData,true,GUIEditor_Window[1]) 

You can see the script read the text for the label out from a xml file, and that´s works perfect! but i want to let it move

I hope you understand me

[XetaQuake]

Hi, i creates a GUI with the GUI Editor, and now i want that the text in a label moves from right to left, but not the label itself!

Is that possibly? I think it is anything with this math. stuff in lua, but i absolutely don´t know how i can make that.

Here is the label:

label = guiCreateLabel(0.019390568137169,0.39655232429504,0.9570637345314,0.34482741355896,xmlInfoData,true,GUIEditor_Window[1])

You can see the script read the text for the label out from a xml file, and that´s works perfect! but i want to let it move

I hope you understand me

[Remp]

do you mean align it to the left\right (see here) or do you mean constanlty move it back and forth?

[Remp]

do you mean align it to the left\right (see here) or do you mean constanlty move it back and forth?

[XetaQuake]

Hi, no i mean scrolling text, so it moves from right -> left, like here: http://www.ukauctionhelp.co.uk/marquee.php

[XetaQuake]

Hi, no i mean scrolling text, so it moves from right -> left, like here: http://www.ukauctionhelp.co.uk/marquee.php

[50p]

You need to use onClientRender (this event is triggered on every frame) or a timer. Then on every frame get the label's position and set new position by taking away some pixels from X coord. Eg.:

addEventHandler( "onClientRender", getResourceRootElement( getThisResource( ) ), 
    function( ) 
        local x,y = guiGetPosition( label, false ) 
        guiSetPosition( label, x-10, y, false ) 
    end 
) 

You'd have to remake this code a little bit, because this will keep moving the label even if it goes out of screen.

[50p]

You need to use onClientRender (this event is triggered on every frame) or a timer. Then on every frame get the label's position and set new position by taking away some pixels from X coord. Eg.:

addEventHandler( "onClientRender", getResourceRootElement( getThisResource( ) ),    function( )        local x,y = guiGetPosition( label, false )        guiSetPosition( label, x-10, y, false )    end)

You'd have to remake this code a little bit, because this will keep moving the label even if it goes out of screen.

[XetaQuake]

I thank it works absolutely perfect =)

Now i have a other question ^^

First the code:

  
... 
... 
xmlInfo = xmlLoadFile("random_test.xml") 
  
xmlInfoNode = xmlFindSubNode(xmlInfo, math.random(stuff1, stuff3), 0) 
xmlInfoData = xmlNodeGetValue(xmlInfoNode) 
... 
... 
label = guiCreateLabel(0.019390568137169,0.39655232429504,0.9570637345314,0.34482741355896,xmlInfoData,true,GUIEditor_Window[1]) 
... 
... 
  

The label gets the text from an xml file, now i tries to use a math.random to find different nodes in the xml file (line 6 in the code).

I don´t know why but it don´t works, any ideas?

[XetaQuake]

I thank it works absolutely perfect =)

Now i have a other question ^^

First the code:

 ......xmlInfo = xmlLoadFile("random_test.xml") xmlInfoNode = xmlFindSubNode(xmlInfo, math.random(stuff1, stuff3), 0)xmlInfoData = xmlNodeGetValue(xmlInfoNode)......label = guiCreateLabel(0.019390568137169,0.39655232429504,0.9570637345314,0.34482741355896,xmlInfoData,true,GUIEditor_Window[1])...... 

The label gets the text from an xml file, now i tries to use a math.random to find different nodes in the xml file (line 6 in the code).

I don´t know why but it don´t works, any ideas?

[Remp]

the second argument of xmlFindSubNode should be a string, math.random returns an integer

in your case it should be

xmlInfoNode = xmlFindSubNode(xmlInfo, "name of subnode", math.random(stuff1, stuff3)) 

[Remp]

the second argument of xmlFindSubNode should be a string, math.random returns an integer

in your case it should be

xmlInfoNode = xmlFindSubNode(xmlInfo, "name of subnode", math.random(stuff1, stuff3))

[XetaQuake]

What's the meaning of this?

"stuff", math.random(stuff1, stuff3) Waht the script makes then? searching for a node called "stuff stuff2" for example in the xml file?

I don´t think that this works.

[XetaQuake]

What's the meaning of this?

"stuff", math.random(stuff1, stuff3) Waht the script makes then? searching for a node called "stuff stuff2" for example in the xml file?

I don´t think that this works.

[Remp]

look at the wiki page for xmlFindSubNode

xmlFindSubNode ( xmlnode parent, string subnode, int index ) 

so, based on that, this will search for a subnode of xmlInfo called "name" at a random index

xmlInfoNode = xmlFindSubNode(xmlInfo, "name", math.random(min, max)) 

[Remp]

look at the wiki page for xmlFindSubNode

xmlFindSubNode ( xmlnode parent, string subnode, int index )

so, based on that, this will search for a subnode of xmlInfo called "name" at a random index

xmlInfoNode = xmlFindSubNode(xmlInfo, "name", math.random(min, max))

[XetaQuake]

i tested it now:

Here is the lua code:

xmlInfoNode = xmlFindSubNode(xmlInfo, "stuff", math.random(1, 3)) 

And the xml:

<root> 
  
<stuff 1> 
read out from xml file, stuff1 
</stuff 1> 
<stuff 2> 
read out from xml file, stuff2, YEA!! 
</stuff 2> 
<stuff 3> 
and FINALY: read out from xml file, stuff3 
</stuff 3> 
  
</root> 

I also tried it with stuff1, not stuff 1, but don´t works.

I already was thinking about that for my eyes the lua code looks wrong. but i don´t get it working

[XetaQuake]

i tested it now:

Here is the lua code:

xmlInfoNode = xmlFindSubNode(xmlInfo, "stuff", math.random(1, 3))

And the xml:

 read out from xml file, stuff11>read out from xml file, stuff2, YEA!!2>and FINALY: read out from xml file, stuff33> 

I also tried it with stuff1, not stuff 1, but don´t works.

I already was thinking about that for my eyes the lua code looks wrong. but i don´t get it working

[Remp]

they dont need to have different names, call them all "stuff" and the index will indicate which one to read

also, the index starts at 0 not 1

xmlInfoNode = xmlFindSubNode(xmlInfo, "stuff", math.random(0, 2)) 
  
... 
  
<root> 
<stuff>read out from xml file, stuff1</stuff> 
<stuff>read out from xml file, stuff2, YEA!!</stuff> 
<stuff>and FINALY: read out from xml file, stuff3</stuff> 
</root> 

[Remp]

they dont need to have different names, call them all "stuff" and the index will indicate which one to read

also, the index starts at 0 not 1

xmlInfoNode = xmlFindSubNode(xmlInfo, "stuff", math.random(0, 2)) ... read out from xml file, stuff1read out from xml file, stuff2, YEA!!and FINALY: read out from xml file, stuff3

[[UVA]Bart]

save is like this in the xml

then loop through the node stuff to find the one your after or do it the way you want.

the main node is called "stuff" and the subnode is called "1" or "2" or "3"

[[UVA]Bart]

save is like this in the xml

then loop through the node stuff to find the one your after or do it the way you want.

the main node is called "stuff" and the subnode is called "1" or "2" or "3"

[XetaQuake]

PERFECT! thanks you two!

Works realy fanstastic, and thanks 50p for the scrolling text!

[XetaQuake]

PERFECT! thanks you two!

Works realy fanstastic, and thanks 50p for the scrolling text!

[eAi]

How about making this into a resource? It could be quite useful for server admins in general