Hud messages

[Msypon]

hi guys i need help, so i have downloaded the resource "hud_messages" then my question is: how to make texts not be repeated? for example this image: http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/3117 ... 084031.png, i just want the same text one time ( not being repeated ), can you help me?

[IIYAMA]

Client:

https://wiki.multitheftauto.com/wiki/OnC ... ourceStart

server:

https://wiki.multitheftauto.com/wiki/OnPlayerJoin

[Msypon]

no men, i just want such text one time not being repeated

[IIYAMA]

Well maybe then I should first check your export.....

("test", root,255,0,1000) 
  
local R,G,B = 255,0,0 
--[[ is it: ]] ("test", root,R,G,B)--? (B can't be higher then 255) 
--or 
local time = 2000 
local Repeated = 1 
local R = 255 
--[[ is it: ]] ("test", root,R,Repeated--[[(0= infinity, 1=1x, 2=2x, etc)]],time)--? 

You can't expect that I know how this hud export fits.

Edited February 24, 2013 by Guest

[Msypon]

exports.hud_messages:showBox(text,colorred,colorgreen,colorblue,timetohide) 

this is the syntax men

[IIYAMA]

Is root also in the syntrax?

[Msypon]

this is the code

client

local x, y = guiGetScreenSize() 
local boxes = {} 
local timers = {} 
local id = 1 
  
function showBox(text, r, g, b, t) 
    if not r or not g or not b then r, g, b = 255, 255, 255 end 
    if not t then return end 
    local color = tocolor(r, g, b, 255) or -1 
    if t > 100 then 
        playSoundFrontEnd ( 13 ) 
        boxes[id] = {text, color} 
        timers[id] = setTimer(destroyBox,t,1,id) 
        id = id + 1 
    end   
end 
  
function destroyBox(ids) 
    boxes[ids] = nil 
end 
  
function drawBoxes() 
    local nextx = 0 
    local nexty = 0 
    for i,tab in pairs(boxes) do 
        nextx = x/2 - string.len(tab[1])*7.5/2 
        dxDrawRectangle(nextx, nexty,string.len(tab[1])*8.5, 17, tocolor(0, 0, 0, 85)) 
        dxDrawText(tab[1], nextx + 5, nexty, nextx - 10, nexty, tab[2], 1.0, "sans", "left", "top") 
        nextx = nextx 
        nexty = nexty + 17 
    end 
end 
  
addEvent("showBox", true) 
addEventHandler("showBox", root, showBox) 
addEventHandler("onClientRender", root, drawBoxes) 

server

function showBox(str, player, r, g, b, t) 
    if isElement(player) then 
        triggerClientEvent(player, "showBox", root, str, r, g, b, t) 
    end 
end 

[IIYAMA]

Did you try to debug your code?

/debugscript 3

and add some outputDebugString("....")

it is much easier to find the bug.

The code looks fine,

try:

function destroyBox(ids)

boxes[ids] = nil

outputDebugString(ids .. " is nil")

end

[Msypon]

it says: 1 is nil

[IIYAMA]

and it still does not stop?

-- and this?

local remove = boxes[ids]

remove[1] = nil

remove[2] = nil

boxes[ids] = nil

[Msypon]

No

[IIYAMA]

This should work...

How many times does this function get executed?

  
function showBox(text, r, g, b, t) 
    if not r or not g or not b then r, g, b = 255, 255, 255 end 
    if not t then return end 
    local color = tocolor(r, g, b, 255) or -1 
    if t > 100 then 
        playSoundFrontEnd ( 13 ) 
        boxes[id] = {text, color} 
        timers[id] = setTimer(destroyBox,t,1,id) 
        id = id + 1 
        outputChatBox("executed!" ) 
    end   
end 

[Castillo]

local x, y = guiGetScreenSize() 
local boxes = {} 
local timers = {} 
local texts = { } 
local id = 1 
  
function showBox(text, r, g, b, t) 
    if not r or not g or not b then r, g, b = 255, 255, 255 end 
    if not t then return end 
    if ( texts [ text ] ) then 
        return 
    end 
  
    local color = tocolor(r, g, b, 255) or -1 
    if t > 100 then 
        playSoundFrontEnd ( 13 ) 
        boxes[id] = {text, color} 
        timers[id] = setTimer(destroyBox,t,1,id) 
        texts [ text ] = true 
        id = id + 1 
    end   
end 
  
function destroyBox(ids) 
    local text = boxes[ids] [ 1 ] 
    boxes[ids] = nil 
    texts [ text ] = nil 
end 
  
function drawBoxes() 
    local nextx = 0 
    local nexty = 0 
    for i,tab in pairs(boxes) do 
        nextx = x/2 - string.len(tab[1])*7.5/2 
        dxDrawRectangle(nextx, nexty,string.len(tab[1])*8.5, 17, tocolor(0, 0, 0, 85)) 
        dxDrawText(tab[1], nextx + 5, nexty, nextx - 10, nexty, tab[2], 1.0, "sans", "left", "top") 
        nextx = nextx 
        nexty = nexty + 17 
    end 
end 
  
addEvent("showBox", true) 
addEventHandler("showBox", root, showBox) 
addEventHandler("onClientRender", root, drawBoxes) 

[Msypon]

thanks solidsneke is that what i wanted

[Castillo]

You're welcome.