Problems

[Jaysds1]

This forum is only for my problems and the answers for them.

I need to know how to make the background blank and the Login GUI visible, and when they press login it spawns them.

[AGENT_STEELMEAT]

Have you even tried this on your own? We don't just give out code here, you need to at least make an attempt.

[Callum]

To make the 'background' blank (it is blank by default, however) you can use;

fadeCamera(false) 

As for the login GUI, you can use;

guiSetVisible(loginGUIWindow) -- of course, you replace loginGUIWindow with your own variable. 

[Jaysds1]

thank, I've been putting the login gui bigger to fit the whole screen.

[qaisjp]

Be sure to enable compatibility between different resolutions.

[BriGhtx3]

It is time to learn...

https://wiki.multitheftauto.com/wiki/Scr ... troduction

[Jaysds1]

Do you have to put

addEventHandler ( ....., getRootElement(), ......) 

after every function?

[Castillo]

No, you can call the function with many ways, command handlers, event handlers, from another function, etc, etc.

[Jaysds1]

thnx,

My light and engine script doesn't work. WHY?

  
addEvent ( "bindKeys",true ) 
addEventHandler ( "bindKeys", getRootElement(), 
function() 
    -- Initilize Player Element Data 
    local players = getElementsByType ( "player" ) 
    for k,p in ipairs(players) do 
        if player == source then 
        bindKey ( "f", "down", engineOffOn ) 
        bindKey( "l", "down", changeLightsState ) 
        end 
    end 
end 
) 
  
addEvent ( "unbindKeys",true ) 
addEventHandler ( "unbindKeys", getRootElement(), 
function() 
    -- Initilize Player Element Data 
    local players = getElementsByType ( "player" ) 
    for k,p in ipairs(players) do 
        if player == source then 
        unbindKey ( "f", "down", engineOffOn ) 
        unbindKey( "l", "down", changeLightsState ) 
        end 
    end 
end 
) 
  
function engineOffOn() 
    local vehicle = getPedOccupiedVehicle( source ) 
    if leftseat == 1 then 
        setVehicleEngineState ( vehicle, false ) 
    else 
        setVehicleEngineState ( vehicle, true ) 
    end 
end 
  
function changeLightsState() 
    local vehicle = getPedOccupiedVehicle( source ) 
    if leftseat == 1 then 
        setVehicleOverrideLights( vehicle, 2 ) 
    else 
        setVehicleOverrideLights( vehicle, 1 ) 
    end 
end 
  

[Citizen]

My light and engine script doesn't work. WHY?

Because you have to stop copy the wiki and paste it whithout your brain

leftseat is not defined in your code and it's come from the wiki exemple GetVehicleEngineState

      
addEvent ( "bindKeys",true ) 
addEventHandler ( "bindKeys", getRootElement(), 
function() 
    -- Initilize Player Element Data 
    local players = getElementsByType ( "player" ) 
    for k,p in ipairs(players) do 
        if player == source then 
            bindKey ( "f", "down", engineOffOn ) 
            bindKey( "l", "down", changeLightsState ) 
        end 
    end 
end 
) 
  
addEvent ( "unbindKeys",true ) 
addEventHandler ( "unbindKeys", getRootElement(), 
function() 
    -- Initilize Player Element Data 
    local players = getElementsByType ( "player" ) 
    for k,p in ipairs(players) do 
        if player == source then 
            unbindKey ( "f", "down", engineOffOn ) 
            unbindKey( "l", "down", changeLightsState ) 
        end 
    end 
end 
) 
  
function engineOffOn() 
    local vehicle = getPedOccupiedVehicle( source ) 
    if ( getVehicleEngineState ( theVehicle ) ~= false ) 
        setVehicleEngineState ( vehicle, false ) 
    else 
        setVehicleEngineState ( vehicle, true ) 
    end 
end 
  
function changeLightsState() 
    local vehicle = getPedOccupiedVehicle( source ) 
    if ( getVehicleOverrideLights ( playerVehicle ) ~= 2 ) then 
        setVehicleOverrideLights( vehicle, 2 ) 
    else 
        setVehicleOverrideLights( vehicle, 1 ) 
    end 
end 

[qaisjp]

My light and engine script doesn't work. WHY?

Because you have to stop copy the wiki and paste it whithout your brain

Atleast he is using the wiki

[karlis]

he shouldn't be both on here and wiki, if he doesn't want to use brain...

[Jaysds1]

I am using my brain I'm trying to learn scripting easier by using examples from the wiki.

if you looked at my Login GUI resource then you could see that I used wiki......

AND THE (f) button DOESN'T WORK WHEN I TRY TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE!!!

[Castillo]

Maybe because you aren't using bindKey right?

addEvent ( "bindKeys",true ) 
addEventHandler ( "bindKeys", getRootElement(), 
function() 
    -- Initilize Player Element Data 
    local players = getElementsByType ( "player" ) 
    for k,p in ipairs(players) do 
        if p == source then 
            bindKey (p, "f", "down", engineOffOn ) 
            bindKey(p, "l", "down", changeLightsState ) 
        end 
    end 
end 
) 
  
addEvent ( "unbindKeys",true ) 
addEventHandler ( "unbindKeys", getRootElement(), 
function() 
    -- Initilize Player Element Data 
    local players = getElementsByType ( "player" ) 
    for k,p in ipairs(players) do 
        if p == source then 
            unbindKey (p, "f", "down", engineOffOn ) 
            unbindKey(p, "l", "down", changeLightsState ) 
        end 
    end 
end 
) 
  
function engineOffOn(player) 
    local vehicle = getPedOccupiedVehicle( player ) 
    if ( getVehicleEngineState ( theVehicle ) ~= false ) 
        setVehicleEngineState ( vehicle, false ) 
    else 
        setVehicleEngineState ( vehicle, true ) 
    end 
end 
  
function changeLightsState(player) 
    local vehicle = getPedOccupiedVehicle( player ) 
    if ( getVehicleOverrideLights ( playerVehicle ) ~= 2 ) then 
        setVehicleOverrideLights( vehicle, 2 ) 
    else 
        setVehicleOverrideLights( vehicle, 1 ) 
    end 
end 

Try that.

Edit: Why do you check if source is one of these players? because if you want to bind it just for the one who triggered the event just bind it for source.

[Jaysds1]

are you sure you don't need to put a "then" after

if ( getVehicleEngineState ( theVehicle ) ~= false )

???

AND EVEN WHEN I PUT IT, IT STILL DOESN'T WORK!!!

[Castillo]

Your problem here is that you just copy & paste from the wiki, you don't even think what you are doing.

addEvent ( "bindKeys",true ) 
addEventHandler ( "bindKeys", getRootElement(), 
function() 
bindKey (source, "f", "down", engineOffOn ) 
bindKey(source, "l", "down", changeLightsState ) 
end) 
  
addEvent ( "unbindKeys",true ) 
addEventHandler ( "unbindKeys", getRootElement(), 
function() 
unbindKey (source, "f", "down", engineOffOn ) 
unbindKey(source, "l", "down", changeLightsState ) 
end) 
  
function engineOffOn(player) 
    local vehicle = getPedOccupiedVehicle( player ) 
    if vehicle then 
    if ( getVehicleEngineState ( vehicle ) ~= false ) then 
        setVehicleEngineState ( vehicle, false ) 
    else 
        setVehicleEngineState ( vehicle, true ) 
        end 
    end 
end 
  
function changeLightsState(player) 
    local vehicle = getPedOccupiedVehicle( player ) 
    if vehicle then 
    if ( getVehicleOverrideLights ( vehicle ) ~= 2 ) then 
        setVehicleOverrideLights( vehicle, 2 ) 
    else 
        setVehicleOverrideLights( vehicle, 1 ) 
        end 
    end 
end 

[Jaysds1]

I actually got most of it from another resource!!!

[Castillo]

Well, that resource was really bugged or you messed everything.

Apart from that, is it working?

[Jaysds1]

NO!!!

[Castillo]

Well, then you are either lying or not using it as you should, since it works just fine here.

How are you triggering "bindKeys" and "unbindKeys"?

[Jaysds1]

like I said I got it from another resource!!!

[Castillo]

Well, you could have said that at the start, because it will never work if you won't trigger these events.

addEventHandler ( "onPlayerJoin", getRootElement(), 
function() 
bindKey (source, "f", "down", engineOffOn ) 
bindKey(source, "l", "down", changeLightsState ) 
end) 
  
addEventHandler ( "onResourceStart", getResourceRootElement(getThisResource()), 
function() 
for index, player in pairs(getElementsByType("player")) do 
unbindKey (player, "f", "down", engineOffOn ) 
unbindKey(player, "l", "down", changeLightsState ) 
end) 
  
function engineOffOn(player) 
    local vehicle = getPedOccupiedVehicle( player ) 
    if vehicle then 
    if ( getVehicleEngineState ( vehicle ) ~= false ) then 
        setVehicleEngineState ( vehicle, false ) 
    else 
        setVehicleEngineState ( vehicle, true ) 
        end 
    end 
end 
  
function changeLightsState(player) 
    local vehicle = getPedOccupiedVehicle( player ) 
    if vehicle then 
    if ( getVehicleOverrideLights ( vehicle ) ~= 2 ) then 
        setVehicleOverrideLights( vehicle, 2 ) 
    else 
        setVehicleOverrideLights( vehicle, 1 ) 
        end 
    end 
end 

[Jaysds1]

NOW IT WORKS, THANKS Solidsnake

AND THANKS FOR THOSE WHO TRIED TO HELP!!!

[Castillo]

No problem, but remember this, if you want to get it fixed, tell them what you have.

[Jaysds1]

OK

Does anyone know how to create a marker in an interior in Lua File (.lua)?