How can i animate a gui?

[FWCentral]

I want a GUI to slide in from the side how can i do it?

[Wei]

setTimer 
guiSetPosition 

[FWCentral]

Ahh ha thanks man

[Wei]

No problem

[Wei]

this is my sample. Just edit guiSetAlphat to guiSetPosition.

bindKey("F3","down",function() 
     guiSetVisible(window,not guiGetVisible(window)) 
     guiSetAlpha( window, 0) 
     setTimer( 
     function() 
     guiSetAlpha( window, 0.1 ) 
     end 
     , 100, 1) 
     setTimer( 
     function() 
     guiSetAlpha( window, 0.2 ) 
     end 
     , 2000, 1) 
     setTimer( 
     function() 
     guiSetAlpha( window, 0.3 ) 
     end 
     , 300, 1) 
     setTimer( 
     function() 
     guiSetAlpha( window, 0.4 ) 
     end 
     , 400, 1) 
     setTimer( 
     function() 
     guiSetAlpha( window, 0.5 ) 
     end 
     , 500, 1) 
     setTimer( 
     function() 
     guiSetAlpha( window, 0.6 ) 
     end 
     , 600, 1) 
     setTimer( 
     function() 
     guiSetAlpha( window, 0.7 ) 
     end 
     , 700, 1) 
     setTimer( 
     function() 
     guiSetAlpha( window, 0.8 ) 
     end 
     , 800, 1) 
     setTimer( 
     function() 
     guiSetAlpha( window, 0.9 ) 
     end 
     , 900, 1) 
     setTimer( 
     function() 
     guiSetAlpha( window, 1 ) 
     end 
     , 1000, 0) 
     showCursor(guiGetVisible(window)) 
end) 

[FWCentral]

Thanks for that, Im using it differently for a spawn GUI though but thanks

Another question, How can i check if a gridlist already has a row with the same name? Like say i make a command /addrow [ROWNAME]

And then i type /addrow FWCentral then again i type /addrow FWCentral how can i check if there is already one to stop it?

[CapY]

I want a GUI to slide in from the side how can i do it?

Take a look at arc_'s client_anim library, it is located in the "race" resource.

Example of usage:

Animation.createAndPlay(pict, { from = 0, to = 100, time = 2000, fn = guiMove }) 

Where the 'pict' is an GUI element.

[FWCentral]

I don't need help with the sliding anymore thanks CapY, I need to know how to check if a gridlist row already contains the same text how can i do that??

[CapY]

I don't need help with the sliding anymore thanks CapY, I need to know how to check if a gridlist row already contains the same text how can i do that??

Why would you check if there is already an equal row, just clear the gridlist and load the information again.

guiGridListClear 

[FWCentral]

Because im getting the data for the list from a DB and it creates the row even if its got the same names

[CapY]

Because im getting the data for the list from a DB and it creates the row even if its got the same names

guiGridListGetItemText 

An example:

if guiGridListGetItemText ( gridlist element, row, column ) == 'yourtext' then 
-- do stuff 

' == ' checks is it equal or not.

[FWCentral]

So how can i loop through each row?

[Castillo]

for index, value in ipairs ( yourTable ) do 
     --Code 
end 

[FWCentral]

Thanks Solidsnake i know that but how do i get the rows into a table?

[Castillo]

for row = 1, guiGridListGetRowCount ( theGridList ) do 
     -- Code here. 
end 

[Kenix]

Thanks Solidsnake i know that but how do i get the rows into a table?

Maybe you mean gridlist?

[FWCentral]

Ok that would work but when the gridlist first comes up its empty so i tried doing it like this;

  
addEvent("UpdateLocation",true) 
function updateLocations(location) 
local amount = guiGridListGetRowCount ( locationsList ) or 1 
for row = 1, amount do 
if guiGridListGetItemText ( locationsList, row, 1 ) == location then 
else 
local row = guiGridListAddRow(locationsList) 
guiGridListSetItemText ( locationsList, row, 1, location, false, false ) 
end 
end 
end 
addEventHandler("UpdateLocation", getLocalPlayer(),updateLocations) 
  

It doesn't give an error and doesn't show any rows

And Kenix i meant how could i make a table out of all the rows in the gridlist

[Castillo]

addEvent ( "UpdateLocation", true ) 
function updateLocations ( location ) 
    local amount = guiGridListGetRowCount ( locationsList ) or 1 
    for row = 1, amount do 
        if ( guiGridListGetItemText ( locationsList, row, 1 ) ~= location ) then 
            local row = guiGridListAddRow ( locationsList ) 
            guiGridListSetItemText ( locationsList, row, 1, location, false, false ) 
        end 
    end 
end 
addEventHandler ( "UpdateLocation", localPlayer, updateLocations ) 

[FWCentral]

That still doesn't create any rows, It created them before i added the 3 lines under function but there was copies of the same location in the gridlist.

[Castillo]

What is "location" argument? a string?

[FWCentral]

Yeah it's a string

[Castillo]

addEvent ( "UpdateLocation", true ) 
function updateLocations ( location ) 
    outputChatBox ( type ( location ) ..": ".. tostring ( location ) ) 
    local amount = guiGridListGetRowCount ( locationsList ) or 1 
    for row = 1, amount do 
        if ( guiGridListGetItemText ( locationsList, row, 1 ) ~= location ) then 
            local row = guiGridListAddRow ( locationsList ) 
            guiGridListSetItemText ( locationsList, row, 1, location, false, false ) 
        end 
    end 
end 
addEventHandler ( "UpdateLocation", localPlayer, updateLocations ) 

Tell me what does it output in the chat.

[FWCentral]

string: LS -- these are the locations i added

string: Cheese

string: LS

But it doesn't show any in the list

[Axel]

maybe here's the problem

 addEventHandler ( "UpdateLocation", localPlayer, updateLocations ) 

shouldn't it be like this?

 addEventHandler ( "UpdateLocation", getRootElement(), updateLocations )  

Edited May 10, 2012 by Guest

[FWCentral]

Nah it returns the locations fine mate im trying to see if there is already a row in the gridlist with the same value