Colouring race_client.lua

'LinKin · December 2, 2013

Hello,

I've been giving some colors to things such as timeleft, etc..

I changed the color of this:

http://s22.postimg.org/tqj1ra8al/MTAQ.png

which is shown on the bottom left side of the screen.

This is the line that is in race_client.lua

g_dxGUI.mapdisplay:text("Map: "..g_MapInfo.name)

And below that one, I added this to change the color of the whole text.

g_dxGUI.mapdisplay:color(0,240,240)

But I don't know how to color "Map:" and "mapName" with two different colors.

I've seen this is possible.

Castillo · December 2, 2013

You must edit the library used by the race resource to draw the texts, to enable the colorCoded argument which let's you use HEX colors.

'LinKin · December 2, 2013

Where can I find this library?

Castillo · December 2, 2013

"race/textlib.lua".

'LinKin · December 2, 2013

Alright.

I did made a couple of changes in race_client.lua

I didn't feel like touching the library. I'm still a beginner.

Here's what I got

http://s28.postimg.org/b5bachoj1/MTAQu.png

Thanks for your colaboration.

'LinKin · December 2, 2013

By the way.

How can I use the textlib.lua with other scripts?

Anyway to call it from race resource?

Castillo · December 2, 2013

You can copy the script and put it on the other resource.

'LinKin · December 2, 2013

That is very obvious.

I meant to call it from another resource.

Castillo · December 2, 2013

You can't export the functions as they're right now, if you want to do that, you'll have to create functions which will call the current ones.

codeluaeveryday · December 3, 2013

Linkin, I feel like you have not received much help from Solidsnake, this is pretty basic though:

Change you're map name to:

g_dxGUI.mapdisplay:text("Map: #ffffff"..g_MapInfo.name)

^^ Replace the #ffffff with what ever color, find them at colorpicker.com

Change textlib.lua to:

dxText = {} 
dxText_mt = { __index = dxText } 
local idAssign,idPrefix = 0,"c" 
local g_screenX,g_screenY = guiGetScreenSize() 
local visibleText = {} 
------ 
defaults = { 
    fX                          = 0.5, 
    fY                          = 0.5, 
    bRelativePosition           = true, 
    strText                     = "", 
    bVerticalAlign              = "center", 
    bHorizontalAlign            = "center", 
    tColor                      = {255,255,255,255}, 
    fScale                      = 1, 
    strFont                     = "default", 
    strType                     = "normal", 
    tAttributes                 = {}, 
    bPostGUI                    = false, 
    bClip                       = false, 
    bWordWrap                   = true, 
    bVisible                    = true, 
    tBoundingBox                = false, --If a bounding box is not set, it will not be used. 
    bRelativeBoundingBox        = true, 
} 
  
local validFonts = { 
    default                     = true, 
    ["default-bold"]            = true, 
    clear                       = true, 
    arial                       = true, 
    pricedown                   = true, 
    bankgothic                  = true, 
    diploma                     = true, 
    beckett                     = true, 
} 
  
local validTypes = { 
    normal                      = true, 
    shadow                      = true, 
    border                      = true, 
    stroke                      = true, --Clone of border 
} 
  
local validAlignTypes = { 
    center                      = true, 
    left                        = true, 
    right                       = true, 
} 
  
function dxText:create( text, x, y, relative, strFont, fScale, horzA ) 
    assert(not self.fX, "attempt to call method 'create' (a nil value)") 
    if ( type(text) ~= "string" ) or ( not tonumber(x) ) or ( not tonumber(y) ) then 
        outputDebugString ( "dxText:create - Bad argument", 0, 112, 112, 112 ) 
        return false 
    end 
    local new = {} 
    setmetatable( new, dxText_mt ) 
    --Add default settings 
    for i,v in pairs(defaults) do 
        new[i] = v 
    end 
    idAssign = idAssign + 1 
    new.id = idPrefix..idAssign 
    new.strText = text or new.strText 
    new.fX = x or new.fX 
    new.fY = y or new.fY 
    if type(relative) == "boolean" then 
        new.bRelativePosition = relative 
    end 
    new:scale( fScale or new.fScale ) 
    new:font( strFont or new.strFont ) 
    new:align( horzA or new.bHorizontalAlign ) 
    visibleText[new] = true 
    return new 
end 
  
function dxText:text(text) 
    if type(text) ~= "string" then return self.strText end 
    self.strText = text 
    return true 
end 
  
function dxText:position(x,y,relative) 
    if not tonumber(x) then return self.fX, self.fY end 
    self.fX = x 
    self.fY = y 
    if type(relative) == "boolean" then 
        self.bRelativePosition = relative 
    else 
        self.bRelativePosition = true 
    end 
    return true 
end 
  
function dxText:color(r,g,b,a) 
    if not tonumber(r) then return unpack(self.tColor) end 
    g = g or self.tColor[2] 
    b = b or self.tColor[3] 
    a = a or self.tColor[4] 
    self.tColor = { r,g,b,a } 
    return true 
end 
  
function dxText:scale(scale) 
    if not tonumber(scale) then return self.fScale end 
    self.fScale = scale 
    return true 
end 
  
function dxText:visible(bool) 
    if type(bool) ~= "boolean" then return self.bVisible end 
    if self.bVisible == bool then return end 
    self.bVisible = bool 
    if bool then 
        visibleText[self] = true 
    else 
        visibleText[self] = nil 
    end 
    return true 
end 
  
function dxText:destroy() 
    self.bDestroyed = true 
    setmetatable( self, self ) 
    return true 
end 
  
function dxText:font(font) 
    if not validFonts[font] then return self.strFont end 
    self.strFont = font 
    return true 
end 
  
function dxText:postGUI(bool) 
    if type(bool) ~= "boolean" then return self.bPostGUI end 
    self.bPostGUI = bool 
    return true 
end 
  
function dxText:clip(bool) 
    if type(bool) ~= "boolean" then return self.bClip end 
    self.bClip = bool 
    return true 
end 
  
function dxText:wordWrap(bool) 
    if type(bool) ~= "boolean" then return self.bWordWrap end 
    self.bWordWrap = bool 
    return true 
end 
  
function dxText:type(type,...) 
    if not validTypes[type] then return self.strType, unpack(self.tAttributes) end 
    self.strType = type 
    self.tAttributes = {...} 
    return true 
end 
  
function dxText:align(horzA, vertA) 
    if not validAlignTypes[horzA] then return self.bHorizontalAlign, self.bVerticalAlign end 
    vertA = vertA or self.bVerticalAlign 
    self.bHorizontalAlign, self.bVerticalAlign = horzA, vertA 
    return true 
end 
  
function dxText:boundingBox(left,top,right,bottom,relative) 
    if left == nil then 
        if self.tBoundingBox then 
            return unpack(boundingBox) 
        else 
            return false 
        end 
    elseif tonumber(left) and tonumber(right) and tonumber(top) and tonumber(bottom) then 
        self.tBoundingBox = {left,top,right,bottom} 
        if type(relative) == "boolean" then 
            self.bRelativeBoundingBox = relative 
        else 
            self.bRelativeBoundingBox = true 
        end 
    else 
        self.tBoundingBox = false 
    end 
    return true 
end 
  
addEventHandler ( "onClientRender", getRootElement(), 
    function() 
        for self,_ in pairs(visibleText) do 
            while true do 
                if self.bDestroyed then 
                    visibleText[self] = nil 
                    break 
                end 
                if self.tColor[4] < 1 then 
                    break 
                end 
                local l,t,r,b 
                --If we arent using a bounding box 
                if not self.tBoundingBox then 
                    --Decide if we use relative or absolute 
                    local p_screenX,p_screenY = 1,1 
                    if self.bRelativePosition then 
                        p_screenX,p_screenY = g_screenX,g_screenY 
                    end 
                    local fX,fY = (self.fX)*p_screenX,(self.fY)*p_screenY 
                    if self.bHorizontalAlign == "left" then 
                        l = fX 
                        r = fX + g_screenX 
                    elseif self.bHorizontalAlign == "right" then 
                        l = fX - g_screenX 
                        r = fX 
                    else 
                        l = fX - g_screenX 
                        r = fX + g_screenX 
                    end 
                    if self.bVerticalAlign == "top" then 
                        t = fY 
                        b = fY + g_screenY 
                    elseif self.bVerticalAlign == "bottom" then 
                        t = fY - g_screenY 
                        b = fY 
                    else 
                        t = fY - g_screenY 
                        b = fY + g_screenY 
                    end 
                elseif type(self.tBoundingBox) == "table" then 
                    local b_screenX,b_screenY = 1,1 
                    if self.bRelativeBoundingBox then 
                        b_screenX,b_screenY = g_screenX,g_screenY 
                    end 
                    l,t,r,b = self.tBoundingBox[1],self.tBoundingBox[2],self.tBoundingBox[3],self.tBoundingBox[4] 
                    l = l*b_screenX 
                    t = t*b_screenY 
                    r = r*b_screenX 
                    b = b*b_screenY 
                end 
                local type,att1,att2,att3,att4,att5 = self:type() 
                if type == "border" or type == "stroke" then 
                    att2 = att2 or 0 
                    att3 = att3 or 0 
                    att4 = att4 or 0 
                    att5 = att5 or self.tColor[4] 
                    outlinesize = att1 or 2 
                    if outlinesize > 0 then 
                        for offsetX=-outlinesize,outlinesize,outlinesize do 
                            for offsetY=-outlinesize,outlinesize,outlinesize do 
                                if not (offsetX == 0 and offsetY == 0) then 
                                    dxDrawText(self.strText, l + offsetX, t + offsetY, r + offsetX, b + offsetY, tocolor(att2, att3, att4, att5), self.fScale, self.strFont, self.bHorizontalAlign, self.bVerticalAlign, self.bClip, self.bWordWrap, self.bPostGUI, true) 
                                end 
                            end 
                        end

'LinKin · December 4, 2013

Thanks!

Can you tell me what you modified in the textlib.lua?

EDIT:

Alright, I noticed 3 changes

In lines; 249, 260, 262

You added an argument 'true'.

Just one problem, when using strokes, even if you define it with black color, it takes the same colour that you put in

g_dxGUI.mapdisplay:text("#990000"..g_MapInfo.name)

Causing this:

http://s27.postimg.org/v51ynibun/stroke.png

codeluaeveryday · December 5, 2013

Updated:

dxText = {} 
dxText_mt = { __index = dxText } 
local idAssign,idPrefix = 0,"c" 
local g_screenX,g_screenY = guiGetScreenSize() 
local visibleText = {} 
------ 
defaults = { 
    fX                          = 0.5, 
    fY                          = 0.5, 
    bRelativePosition           = true, 
    strText                     = "", 
    bVerticalAlign              = "center", 
    bHorizontalAlign            = "center", 
    tColor                      = {255,255,255,255}, 
    fScale                      = 1, 
    strFont                     = "default", 
    strType                     = "normal", 
    tAttributes                 = {}, 
    bPostGUI                    = false, 
    bClip                       = false, 
    bWordWrap                   = true, 
    bVisible                    = true, 
    tBoundingBox                = false, --If a bounding box is not set, it will not be used. 
    bRelativeBoundingBox        = true, 
} 
  
local validFonts = { 
    default                     = true, 
    ["default-bold"]            = true, 
    clear                       = true, 
    arial                       = true, 
    pricedown                   = true, 
    bankgothic                  = true, 
    diploma                     = true, 
    beckett                     = true, 
} 
  
local validTypes = { 
    normal                      = true, 
    shadow                      = true, 
    border                      = true, 
    stroke                      = true, --Clone of border 
} 
  
local validAlignTypes = { 
    center                      = true, 
    left                        = true, 
    right                       = true, 
} 
  
function dxText:create( text, x, y, relative, strFont, fScale, horzA ) 
    assert(not self.fX, "attempt to call method 'create' (a nil value)") 
    if ( type(text) ~= "string" ) or ( not tonumber(x) ) or ( not tonumber(y) ) then 
        outputDebugString ( "dxText:create - Bad argument", 0, 112, 112, 112 ) 
        return false 
    end 
    local new = {} 
    setmetatable( new, dxText_mt ) 
    --Add default settings 
    for i,v in pairs(defaults) do 
        new[i] = v 
    end 
    idAssign = idAssign + 1 
    new.id = idPrefix..idAssign 
    new.strText = text or new.strText 
    new.fX = x or new.fX 
    new.fY = y or new.fY 
    if type(relative) == "boolean" then 
        new.bRelativePosition = relative 
    end 
    new:scale( fScale or new.fScale ) 
    new:font( strFont or new.strFont ) 
    new:align( horzA or new.bHorizontalAlign ) 
    visibleText[new] = true 
    return new 
end 
  
function dxText:text(text) 
    if type(text) ~= "string" then return self.strText end 
    self.strText = text 
    return true 
end 
  
function dxText:position(x,y,relative) 
    if not tonumber(x) then return self.fX, self.fY end 
    self.fX = x 
    self.fY = y 
    if type(relative) == "boolean" then 
        self.bRelativePosition = relative 
    else 
        self.bRelativePosition = true 
    end 
    return true 
end 
  
function dxText:color(r,g,b,a) 
    if not tonumber(r) then return unpack(self.tColor) end 
    g = g or self.tColor[2] 
    b = b or self.tColor[3] 
    a = a or self.tColor[4] 
    self.tColor = { r,g,b,a } 
    return true 
end 
  
function dxText:scale(scale) 
    if not tonumber(scale) then return self.fScale end 
    self.fScale = scale 
    return true 
end 
  
function dxText:visible(bool) 
    if type(bool) ~= "boolean" then return self.bVisible end 
    if self.bVisible == bool then return end 
    self.bVisible = bool 
    if bool then 
        visibleText[self] = true 
    else 
        visibleText[self] = nil 
    end 
    return true 
end 
  
function dxText:destroy() 
    self.bDestroyed = true 
    setmetatable( self, self ) 
    return true 
end 
  
function dxText:font(font) 
    if not validFonts[font] then return self.strFont end 
    self.strFont = font 
    return true 
end 
  
function dxText:postGUI(bool) 
    if type(bool) ~= "boolean" then return self.bPostGUI end 
    self.bPostGUI = bool 
    return true 
end 
  
function dxText:clip(bool) 
    if type(bool) ~= "boolean" then return self.bClip end 
    self.bClip = bool 
    return true 
end 
  
function dxText:wordWrap(bool) 
    if type(bool) ~= "boolean" then return self.bWordWrap end 
    self.bWordWrap = bool 
    return true 
end 
  
function dxText:type(type,...) 
    if not validTypes[type] then return self.strType, unpack(self.tAttributes) end 
    self.strType = type 
    self.tAttributes = {...} 
    return true 
end 
  
function dxText:align(horzA, vertA) 
    if not validAlignTypes[horzA] then return self.bHorizontalAlign, self.bVerticalAlign end 
    vertA = vertA or self.bVerticalAlign 
    self.bHorizontalAlign, self.bVerticalAlign = horzA, vertA 
    return true 
end 
  
function dxText:boundingBox(left,top,right,bottom,relative) 
    if left == nil then 
        if self.tBoundingBox then 
            return unpack(boundingBox) 
        else 
            return false 
        end 
    elseif tonumber(left) and tonumber(right) and tonumber(top) and tonumber(bottom) then 
        self.tBoundingBox = {left,top,right,bottom} 
        if type(relative) == "boolean" then 
            self.bRelativeBoundingBox = relative 
        else 
            self.bRelativeBoundingBox = true 
        end 
    else 
        self.tBoundingBox = false 
    end 
    return true 
end 
  
addEventHandler ( "onClientRender", getRootElement(), 
    function() 
        for self,_ in pairs(visibleText) do 
            while true do 
                if self.bDestroyed then 
                    visibleText[self] = nil 
                    break 
                end 
                if self.tColor[4] < 1 then 
                    break 
                end 
                local l,t,r,b 
                --If we arent using a bounding box 
                if not self.tBoundingBox then 
                    --Decide if we use relative or absolute 
                    local p_screenX,p_screenY = 1,1 
                    if self.bRelativePosition then 
                        p_screenX,p_screenY = g_screenX,g_screenY 
                    end 
                    local fX,fY = (self.fX)*p_screenX,(self.fY)*p_screenY 
                    if self.bHorizontalAlign == "left" then 
                        l = fX 
                        r = fX + g_screenX 
                    elseif self.bHorizontalAlign == "right" then 
                        l = fX - g_screenX 
                        r = fX 
                    else 
                        l = fX - g_screenX 
                        r = fX + g_screenX 
                    end 
                    if self.bVerticalAlign == "top" then 
                        t = fY 
                        b = fY + g_screenY 
                    elseif self.bVerticalAlign == "bottom" then 
                        t = fY - g_screenY 
                        b = fY 
                    else 
                        t = fY - g_screenY 
                        b = fY + g_screenY 
                    end 
                elseif type(self.tBoundingBox) == "table" then 
                    local b_screenX,b_screenY = 1,1 
                    if self.bRelativeBoundingBox then 
                        b_screenX,b_screenY = g_screenX,g_screenY 
                    end 
                    l,t,r,b = self.tBoundingBox[1],self.tBoundingBox[2],self.tBoundingBox[3],self.tBoundingBox[4] 
                    l = l*b_screenX 
                    t = t*b_screenY 
                    r = r*b_screenX 
                    b = b*b_screenY 
                end 
                local type,att1,att2,att3,att4,att5 = self:type() 
                if type == "border" or type == "stroke" then 
                    att2 = att2 or 0 
                    att3 = att3 or 0 
                    att4 = att4 or 0 
                    att5 = att5 or self.tColor[4] 
                    outlinesize = att1 or 2 
                    if outlinesize > 0 then 
                        for offsetX=-outlinesize,outlinesize,outlinesize do 
                            for offsetY=-outlinesize,outlinesize,outlinesize do 
                                if not (offsetX == 0 and offsetY == 0) then 
                                    dxDrawText(self.strText:gsub('#%x%x%x%x%x%x', ''), l + offsetX, t + offsetY, r + offsetX, b + offsetY, tocolor(att2, att3, att4, att5), self.fScale, self.strFont, self.bHorizontalAlign, self.bVerticalAlign, self.bClip, self.bWordWrap, self.bPostGUI, true) 
                                end 
                            end 
                        end

'LinKin · December 5, 2013

This time, it doesn't even colour the text..

But good news, I looked throught the script and found the 'mistake' and corrected it.

Now it works 200%

- Colours the text

- Strokes stay fine

Thanks for your colaboration.

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