[HELP] GUI help menu on open?

[Fabio(GNR)]

I created a menu with GUIeditor so how do i replace the regular help with the code? code:

GUIEditor_Window = {} 
GUIEditor_Memo = {} 
GUIEditor_Checkbox = {} 
  
GUIEditor_Window[1] = guiCreateWindow(353,134,869,468,"Guns N Roses - welcome - Help",false) 
GUIEditor_Memo[1] = guiCreateMemo(79,55,781,223,"TEXT",false,GUIEditor_Window[1]) 
guiMemoSetReadOnly(GUIEditor_Memo[1],true) 
GUIEditor_Checkbox[1] = guiCreateCheckBox(195,345,20,16,"",false,false,GUIEditor_Window[1]) 
GUIEditor_Memo[2] = guiCreateMemo(231,348,225,29," I like GUNS N ROSES",false,GUIEditor_Window[1]) 
guiMemoSetReadOnly(GUIEditor_Memo[2],true) 
  
  
  
  

[Castillo]

with help menu do you mean the one that popups with F9? if yes then you must edit the "helpmanager" if i'm right.

[Fabio(GNR)]

with help menu do you mean the one that popups with F9? if yes then you must edit the "helpmanager" if i'm right.

Yes i mean that, Yes i tried but i cant see were to edit it, And does that work with GUIeditor? I only want my own GUI menu not the regular one Thanks for quick response !

[Castillo]

with help menu do you mean the one that popups with F9? if yes then you must edit the "helpmanager" if i'm right.

Yes i mean that, Yes i tried but i cant see were to edit it, And does that work with GUIeditor? I only want my own GUI menu not the regular one Thanks for quick response !

You can just copy the cords from the GUI window and paste it on the one you want to edit..

[Fabio(GNR)]

with help menu do you mean the one that popups with F9? if yes then you must edit the "helpmanager" if i'm right.

Yes i mean that, Yes i tried but i cant see were to edit it, And does that work with GUIeditor? I only want my own GUI menu not the regular one Thanks for quick response !

You can just copy the cords from the GUI window and paste it on the one you want to edit..

long quote, but thanks but im a real noob were is that? there are like many guiaddwindow stuff and like that Thanks

And btw i would like to keep it that it opens on joining right?

[Castillo]

wndHelp  = guiCreateWindow(.2, .2, .6, .6, "Help", true) 
wndBlock = guiCreateWindow(0, 0, 1, 1, "", true) 
tPanel   = guiCreateTabPanel(0, .05, 1, .85, true, wndHelp) 
btnClose = guiCreateButton(.4, .92, .2, .08, "Close", true, wndHelp) 
  
memo[resource] = guiCreateMemo(.05, .05, .9, .9, helptext, true, tab[resource]) 

[Fabio(GNR)]

wndHelp  = guiCreateWindow(.2, .2, .6, .6, "Help", true) 
wndBlock = guiCreateWindow(0, 0, 1, 1, "", true) 
tPanel   = guiCreateTabPanel(0, .05, 1, .85, true, wndHelp) 
btnClose = guiCreateButton(.4, .92, .2, .08, "Close", true, wndHelp) 
  
memo[resource] = guiCreateMemo(.05, .05, .9, .9, helptext, true, tab[resource]) 

Sorry, but could you explain more precise, im really new to all of this and the format of GUIeditor is different then helpmanager should i post code of helpmanager? And again, Thanks

[Castillo]

local localPlayer = getLocalPlayer() 
local rootElement = getRootElement() 
local thisResourceRoot = getResourceRootElement(getThisResource()) 
local pagesXml 
  
local wndHelp, wndBlock, tPanel, btnClose 
local tab = {} 
local memo = {} 
local popupQueue = {} 
  
local HELP_KEY = "F9" 
local HELP_COMMAND = "gamehelp" 
local POPUP_TIMEOUT = 15000 --ms 
local FADE_DELTA = .03 --alpha per frame 
local MAX_ALPHA = .9 
  
addEvent("doShowHelp", true) 
addEvent("doHideHelp", true) 
addEvent("onHelpShown") 
addEvent("onHelpHidden") 
  
addEventHandler("onClientResourceStart", thisResourceRoot,  
    function () 
        wndHelp  = guiCreateWindow(196,93,622,437, "Help", false) 
        wndBlock = guiCreateWindow(0, 0, 1, 1, "", true) 
        tPanel   = guiCreateTabPanel(10,29,602,363, false, wndHelp) 
        btnClose = guiCreateButton(245,396,139,23, "Close", false, wndHelp) 
  
        guiSetVisible(wndHelp, false) 
        guiSetVisible(wndBlock, false) 
         
        guiWindowSetSizable(wndHelp, false) 
        guiSetAlpha(wndBlock, 0) 
         
        addEventHandler("onClientGUIClick", btnClose, 
            function() 
                if source == this then 
                    clientToggleHelp(false) 
                end 
            end 
        ) 
         
        pagesXml = xmlLoadFile("seen.xml") 
        if not pagesXml then 
            pagesXml = xmlCreateFile("seen.xml", "seen") 
        end 
         
        for i, resourceRoot in ipairs(getElementsByType("resource")) do --!w 
            local resource = getResourceFromName(getElementID(resourceRoot)) 
            if resource then 
                addHelpTabFromXML(resource) 
            end 
        end 
         
        addCommandHandler(HELP_COMMAND, clientToggleHelp) 
        bindKey(HELP_KEY, "down", clientToggleHelp) 
    end 
) 
  
addEventHandler("onClientResourceStop", thisResourceRoot, 
    function() 
        showCursor(false) 
    end 
) 
  
-- exports 
function showHelp() 
    return clientToggleHelp(true) 
end 
addEventHandler("doShowHelp", rootElement, showHelp) 
  
function hideHelp() 
    return clientToggleHelp(false) 
end 
addEventHandler("doHideHelp", rootElement, hideHelp) 
  
function addHelpTab(resource, showPopup) 
  
    if showPopup == nil then 
        showPopup = true 
    end 
     
    -- block duplicates 
    if tab[resource] then 
        return false 
    end 
     
    local tabtext = getResourceName(resource) 
     
    local helpnode = getResourceConfig(":" .. getResourceName(resource) .. "/help.xml") 
     
    if helpnode then 
     
        local nameattribute = xmlNodeGetAttribute(helpnode, "title"); 
         
        if nameattribute then 
            tabtext = nameattribute; 
        end 
         
    end 
  
    tab[resource] = guiCreateTab( tabtext , tPanel) 
     
    if showPopup then 
        addHelpPopup(resource) 
    end 
     
    return tab[resource] 
end 
  
function removeHelpTab(resource) 
    if not tab[resource] then 
        return false 
    end 
     
    if memo[resource] then 
        destroyElement(memo[resource]) 
        memo[resource] = nil 
    end 
     
    guiDeleteTab(tab[resource], tPanel) 
    tab[resource] = nil 
     
    return true 
end 
addEventHandler("onClientResourceStop", rootElement, removeHelpTab) 
  
--private 
function addHelpTabFromXML(resource) 
    -- block duplicates 
    if tab[resource] then 
        return false 
    end 
         
    local helpnode = getResourceConfig(":"..getResourceName(resource).."/help.xml") 
    if helpnode then 
        local helptext = xmlNodeGetValue(helpnode) 
        local showPopup = not (xmlNodeGetAttribute(helpnode, "popup") == "no") 
        if helptext then 
            addHelpTab(resource, showPopup) 
            memo[resource] = guiCreateMemo(10,7,583,324, helptext, false, tab[resource]) 
            guiMemoSetReadOnly(memo[resource], true) 
        end 
    end 
end 
addEventHandler("onClientResourceStart", rootElement, addHelpTabFromXML) 
  
function clientToggleHelp(state) 
    if state ~= true and state ~= false then 
        state = not guiGetVisible(wndHelp) 
    end 
    guiSetVisible(wndHelp, state) 
    guiSetVisible(wndBlock, state) 
    if state == true then 
        triggerEvent("onHelpShown", localPlayer) 
        guiBringToFront(wndBlock) 
        guiBringToFront(wndHelp) 
        showCursor(true) 
    else 
        triggerEvent("onHelpHidden", localPlayer) 
        showCursor(false) 
    end 
    return true 
end 
  
local function fadeIn(wnd) 
    local function raiseAlpha() 
        local newAlpha = guiGetAlpha(wnd) + FADE_DELTA 
        if newAlpha <= MAX_ALPHA then 
            guiSetAlpha(wnd, newAlpha) 
        else 
            removeEventHandler("onClientRender", rootElement, raiseAlpha) 
        end 
    end 
    addEventHandler("onClientRender", rootElement, raiseAlpha) 
end 
  
local function fadeOut(wnd) 
    local function lowerAlpha() 
        local newAlpha = guiGetAlpha(wnd) - FADE_DELTA 
        if newAlpha >= 0 then 
            guiSetAlpha(wnd, newAlpha) 
        else 
            removeEventHandler("onClientRender", rootElement, lowerAlpha) 
            destroyElement(wnd) 
             
            table.remove(popupQueue, 1) 
            if #popupQueue > 0 then 
                showHelpPopup(popupQueue[1]) 
            end 
        end 
    end 
    addEventHandler("onClientRender", rootElement, lowerAlpha) 
end 
  
function addHelpPopup(resource) 
    local xmlContents = xmlNodeGetValue(pagesXml) 
    local seenPages = split(xmlContents, string.byte(',')) 
    local resourceName = getResourceName(resource) 
    for i, page in ipairs(seenPages) do 
        if page == resourceName then 
            return 
        end 
    end 
    xmlNodeSetValue(pagesXml, xmlContents..resourceName..",") 
    xmlSaveFile(pagesXml) 
  
    table.insert(popupQueue, resource) 
    if #popupQueue == 1 then 
        showHelpPopup(resource) 
    end 
end 
  
function showHelpPopup(resource) 
    local screenX, screenY = guiGetScreenSize() 
    local wndPopup = guiCreateWindow(0, screenY - 20, screenX, 0, '', false) --350 
     
    local restitle = getResourceName(resource) 
    local helpnode = getResourceConfig(":" .. getResourceName(resource) .. "/help.xml") 
     
    if helpnode then 
     
        local nameattribute = xmlNodeGetAttribute(helpnode, "title"); 
         
        if nameattribute then 
            restitle = nameattribute; 
        end 
         
    end 
     
    local text = 
        "Help page available for ".. restitle .."! ".. 
        "Press "..HELP_KEY.." or type /"..HELP_COMMAND.." to read it." 
         
    guiSetText(wndPopup, text) 
    guiSetAlpha(wndPopup, 0) 
    guiWindowSetMovable(wndPopup, false) 
    guiWindowSetSizable(wndPopup, false) 
     
    fadeIn(wndPopup) 
    setTimer(fadeOut, POPUP_TIMEOUT, 1, wndPopup) 
end 

notice: i've made my own gui window cause you forgot stuff on your GUI like tab panel.

[Fabio(GNR)]

local localPlayer = getLocalPlayer() 
local rootElement = getRootElement() 
local thisResourceRoot = getResourceRootElement(getThisResource()) 
local pagesXml 
  
local wndHelp, wndBlock, tPanel, btnClose 
local tab = {} 
local memo = {} 
local popupQueue = {} 
  
local HELP_KEY = "F9" 
local HELP_COMMAND = "gamehelp" 
local POPUP_TIMEOUT = 15000 --ms 
local FADE_DELTA = .03 --alpha per frame 
local MAX_ALPHA = .9 
  
addEvent("doShowHelp", true) 
addEvent("doHideHelp", true) 
addEvent("onHelpShown") 
addEvent("onHelpHidden") 
  
addEventHandler("onClientResourceStart", thisResourceRoot,  
    function () 
        wndHelp  = guiCreateWindow(196,93,622,437, "Help", false) 
        wndBlock = guiCreateWindow(0, 0, 1, 1, "", true) 
        tPanel   = guiCreateTabPanel(10,29,602,363, false, wndHelp) 
        btnClose = guiCreateButton(245,396,139,23, "Close", false, wndHelp) 
  
        guiSetVisible(wndHelp, false) 
        guiSetVisible(wndBlock, false) 
         
        guiWindowSetSizable(wndHelp, false) 
        guiSetAlpha(wndBlock, 0) 
         
        addEventHandler("onClientGUIClick", btnClose, 
            function() 
                if source == this then 
                    clientToggleHelp(false) 
                end 
            end 
        ) 
         
        pagesXml = xmlLoadFile("seen.xml") 
        if not pagesXml then 
            pagesXml = xmlCreateFile("seen.xml", "seen") 
        end 
         
        for i, resourceRoot in ipairs(getElementsByType("resource")) do --!w 
            local resource = getResourceFromName(getElementID(resourceRoot)) 
            if resource then 
                addHelpTabFromXML(resource) 
            end 
        end 
         
        addCommandHandler(HELP_COMMAND, clientToggleHelp) 
        bindKey(HELP_KEY, "down", clientToggleHelp) 
    end 
) 
  
addEventHandler("onClientResourceStop", thisResourceRoot, 
    function() 
        showCursor(false) 
    end 
) 
  
-- exports 
function showHelp() 
    return clientToggleHelp(true) 
end 
addEventHandler("doShowHelp", rootElement, showHelp) 
  
function hideHelp() 
    return clientToggleHelp(false) 
end 
addEventHandler("doHideHelp", rootElement, hideHelp) 
  
function addHelpTab(resource, showPopup) 
  
    if showPopup == nil then 
        showPopup = true 
    end 
     
    -- block duplicates 
    if tab[resource] then 
        return false 
    end 
     
    local tabtext = getResourceName(resource) 
     
    local helpnode = getResourceConfig(":" .. getResourceName(resource) .. "/help.xml") 
     
    if helpnode then 
     
        local nameattribute = xmlNodeGetAttribute(helpnode, "title"); 
         
        if nameattribute then 
            tabtext = nameattribute; 
        end 
         
    end 
  
    tab[resource] = guiCreateTab( tabtext , tPanel) 
     
    if showPopup then 
        addHelpPopup(resource) 
    end 
     
    return tab[resource] 
end 
  
function removeHelpTab(resource) 
    if not tab[resource] then 
        return false 
    end 
     
    if memo[resource] then 
        destroyElement(memo[resource]) 
        memo[resource] = nil 
    end 
     
    guiDeleteTab(tab[resource], tPanel) 
    tab[resource] = nil 
     
    return true 
end 
addEventHandler("onClientResourceStop", rootElement, removeHelpTab) 
  
--private 
function addHelpTabFromXML(resource) 
    -- block duplicates 
    if tab[resource] then 
        return false 
    end 
         
    local helpnode = getResourceConfig(":"..getResourceName(resource).."/help.xml") 
    if helpnode then 
        local helptext = xmlNodeGetValue(helpnode) 
        local showPopup = not (xmlNodeGetAttribute(helpnode, "popup") == "no") 
        if helptext then 
            addHelpTab(resource, showPopup) 
            memo[resource] = guiCreateMemo(10,7,583,324, helptext, false, tab[resource]) 
            guiMemoSetReadOnly(memo[resource], true) 
        end 
    end 
end 
addEventHandler("onClientResourceStart", rootElement, addHelpTabFromXML) 
  
function clientToggleHelp(state) 
    if state ~= true and state ~= false then 
        state = not guiGetVisible(wndHelp) 
    end 
    guiSetVisible(wndHelp, state) 
    guiSetVisible(wndBlock, state) 
    if state == true then 
        triggerEvent("onHelpShown", localPlayer) 
        guiBringToFront(wndBlock) 
        guiBringToFront(wndHelp) 
        showCursor(true) 
    else 
        triggerEvent("onHelpHidden", localPlayer) 
        showCursor(false) 
    end 
    return true 
end 
  
local function fadeIn(wnd) 
    local function raiseAlpha() 
        local newAlpha = guiGetAlpha(wnd) + FADE_DELTA 
        if newAlpha <= MAX_ALPHA then 
            guiSetAlpha(wnd, newAlpha) 
        else 
            removeEventHandler("onClientRender", rootElement, raiseAlpha) 
        end 
    end 
    addEventHandler("onClientRender", rootElement, raiseAlpha) 
end 
  
local function fadeOut(wnd) 
    local function lowerAlpha() 
        local newAlpha = guiGetAlpha(wnd) - FADE_DELTA 
        if newAlpha >= 0 then 
            guiSetAlpha(wnd, newAlpha) 
        else 
            removeEventHandler("onClientRender", rootElement, lowerAlpha) 
            destroyElement(wnd) 
             
            table.remove(popupQueue, 1) 
            if #popupQueue > 0 then 
                showHelpPopup(popupQueue[1]) 
            end 
        end 
    end 
    addEventHandler("onClientRender", rootElement, lowerAlpha) 
end 
  
function addHelpPopup(resource) 
    local xmlContents = xmlNodeGetValue(pagesXml) 
    local seenPages = split(xmlContents, string.byte(',')) 
    local resourceName = getResourceName(resource) 
    for i, page in ipairs(seenPages) do 
        if page == resourceName then 
            return 
        end 
    end 
    xmlNodeSetValue(pagesXml, xmlContents..resourceName..",") 
    xmlSaveFile(pagesXml) 
  
    table.insert(popupQueue, resource) 
    if #popupQueue == 1 then 
        showHelpPopup(resource) 
    end 
end 
  
function showHelpPopup(resource) 
    local screenX, screenY = guiGetScreenSize() 
    local wndPopup = guiCreateWindow(0, screenY - 20, screenX, 0, '', false) --350 
     
    local restitle = getResourceName(resource) 
    local helpnode = getResourceConfig(":" .. getResourceName(resource) .. "/help.xml") 
     
    if helpnode then 
     
        local nameattribute = xmlNodeGetAttribute(helpnode, "title"); 
         
        if nameattribute then 
            restitle = nameattribute; 
        end 
         
    end 
     
    local text = 
        "Help page available for ".. restitle .."! ".. 
        "Press "..HELP_KEY.." or type /"..HELP_COMMAND.." to read it." 
         
    guiSetText(wndPopup, text) 
    guiSetAlpha(wndPopup, 0) 
    guiWindowSetMovable(wndPopup, false) 
    guiWindowSetSizable(wndPopup, false) 
     
    fadeIn(wndPopup) 
    setTimer(fadeOut, POPUP_TIMEOUT, 1, wndPopup) 
end 

notice: i've made my own gui window cause you forgot stuff on your GUI like tab panel.

Tab panel? I dont have tabs it could be in a tab or something sorry that im soo noobish...so i just paste my lines after: wndhelp etc?

[Castillo]

hmm better copy my code and check how i made it

btw, i edited this lines,

24, 25, 26, 27

those are:

wndHelp  = guiCreateWindow(196,93,622,437, "Help", false) 
tPanel   = guiCreateTabPanel(10,29,602,363, false, wndHelp) 
btnClose = guiCreateButton(245,396,139,23, "Close", false, wndHelp) 

and the memo for the text,

line 141:

memo[resource] = guiCreateMemo(10,7,583,324, helptext, false, tab[resource]) 

[Fabio(GNR)]

hmm better copy my code and check how i made it

btw, i edited this lines,

24, 25, 26, 27

those are:

wndHelp  = guiCreateWindow(196,93,622,437, "Help", false) 
tPanel   = guiCreateTabPanel(10,29,602,363, false, wndHelp) 
btnClose = guiCreateButton(245,396,139,23, "Close", false, wndHelp) 

and the memo for the text,

line 141:

memo[resource] = guiCreateMemo(10,7,583,324, helptext, false, tab[resource]) 

Alright, thanks for everthing I will test tomorrow Thanks again