[Help]dxDrawText

[bebo1king]

Hello , i am trying to make so simple mod but i got some problems

local screenW,screenH = guiGetScreenSize () 
  
  
addEventHandler( "onClientPlayerStuntStart", getRootElement( ), 
    function ( stuntType ) 
        --outputChatBox( "You started stunt: " .. stuntType ); 
    end 
); 
  
addEventHandler( "onClientPlayerStuntFinish", getRootElement( ), 
    function ( stuntType, stuntTime, distance ) 
        dxDrawText("You finished stunt: " .. stuntType ..", Time: " .. tostring( stuntTime ).. ", Distance: " .. tostring( distance ), screenW * 0.2219, screenH * 0.7935, screenW * 0.8839, screenH * 0.8963, tocolor(255, 255, 255, 255), 1.00, "bankgothic", "left", "top", false, false, false, false, false); 
    end 
); 

the problem is the dxDrawText is showing so fast then it disappear

[HUNGRY:3]

Because you should use

"onClientRender" 

Event for Dx functions!

[bebo1king]

Because you should use

"onClientRender" 

Event for Dx functions!

i see it same

addEventHandler ( "onClientRender", getRootElement( ), 
addEventHandler( "onClientPlayerStuntFinish", getRootElement( ), 
    function ( stuntType, stuntTime, distance ) 
        dxDrawText("You finished stunt: " .. stuntType ..", Time: " .. tostring( stuntTime ).. ", Distance: " .. tostring( distance ), screenW * 0.2219, screenH * 0.7935, screenW * 0.8839, screenH * 0.8963, tocolor(255, 255, 255, 255), 1.00, "bankgothic", "left", "top", false, false, false, false, false); 
    end 
)); 

[MIKI785]

Well thats just horrible thing to do, now youre adding the event every frame, do it the other way around, put the onClientRender into the other one.

[bebo1king]

Well thats just horrible thing to do, now youre adding the event every frame, do it the other way around, put the onClientRender into the other one.

i dont understand you

give me example better

[HUNGRY:3]

  
addEventHandler( "onClientPlayerStuntFinish", getRootElement( ), 
function() 
addEventHandler("onClientRender",root,lol) 
end 
) 
    function lol( stuntType, stuntTime, distance ) 
        dxDrawText("You finished stunt: " .. stuntType ..", Time: " .. tostring( stuntTime ).. ", Distance: " .. tostring( distance ), screenW * 0.2219, screenH * 0.7935, screenW * 0.8839, screenH * 0.8963, tocolor(255, 255, 255, 255), 1.00, "bankgothic", "left", "top", false, false, false, false, false); 
    end 
  

[bebo1king]

line8 attempt to concatenate local 'stuntType' (a nil value)

[bebo1king]

addEventHandler( "onClientPlayerStuntFinish", root,function lol( stuntType, stuntTime, distance ) 
        dxDrawText("You finished stunt: " .. stuntType ..", Time: " .. tostring( stuntTime ).. ", Distance: " .. tostring( distance ), screenW * 0.2219, screenH * 0.7935, screenW * 0.8839, screenH * 0.8963, tocolor(255, 255, 255, 255), 1.00, "bankgothic", "left", "top", false, false, false, false, false); 
end 
     
function() 
addEventHandler("onClientRender",root,lol) 
end 
) 

now the proplem is line1 '(' is expected near lol

this script proplems more than lines

Edited October 19, 2015 by Guest

[Dealman]

You forgot the parenthesis at the end of your function. I'd highly recommend you check out the Debugging section of the Wiki.

I'd argue against writing your code like that, and instead write it like this;

function ExampleCode(stuntType, stuntTime, distance) 
-- Code here 
end 
addEventHandler("onClientPlayerStuntFinish", root, ExampleCode) 

Personally I think it's much easier to read your own code when structured this way instead.

[bebo1king]

ok now there is no error but we will back to the main point i was asking help for is that

the problem is the dxDrawText is showing so fast then it disappear

the full code right now

local screenW,screenH = guiGetScreenSize () 
  
function lol(stuntType, stuntTime, distance) 
  dxDrawText("You finished stunt: " .. stuntType ..", Time: " .. tostring( stuntTime ).. ", Distance: " .. tostring( distance ), screenW * 0.2219, screenH * 0.7935, screenW * 0.8839, screenH * 0.8963, tocolor(255, 255, 255, 255), 1.00, "bankgothic", "left", "top", false, false, false, false, false); 
end 
addEventHandler("onClientPlayerStuntFinish", root, lol) 
     
function nothing () 
addEventHandler("onClientRender",root,lol) 
end 

[Dealman]

Because this code is never executed;

function nothing () 
addEventHandler("onClientRender",root,lol) 
end 

Try this;

local screenW,screenH = guiGetScreenSize () 
  
function lol(stuntType, stuntTime, distance) 
  dxDrawText("You finished stunt: " .. stuntType ..", Time: " .. tostring( stuntTime ).. ", Distance: " .. tostring( distance ), screenW * 0.2219, screenH * 0.7935, screenW * 0.8839, screenH * 0.8963, tocolor(255, 255, 255, 255), 1.00, "bankgothic", "left", "top", false, false, false, false, false); 
end 
    
function nothing() 
    addEventHandler("onClientRender", root, lol) 
end 
addEventHandler("onClientPlayerStuntFinish", root, nothing) 

[bebo1king]

Because this code is never executed;

function nothing () 
addEventHandler("onClientRender",root,lol) 
end 

Try this;

local screenW,screenH = guiGetScreenSize () 
  
function lol(stuntType, stuntTime, distance) 
  dxDrawText("You finished stunt: " .. stuntType ..", Time: " .. tostring( stuntTime ).. ", Distance: " .. tostring( distance ), screenW * 0.2219, screenH * 0.7935, screenW * 0.8839, screenH * 0.8963, tocolor(255, 255, 255, 255), 1.00, "bankgothic", "left", "top", false, false, false, false, false); 
end 
    
function nothing() 
    addEventHandler("onClientRender", root, lol) 
end 
addEventHandler("onClientPlayerStuntFinish", root, nothing) 

here is the error of your code

lua:4: attempt to concatnate local 'stunt'type (a nil value)

[Dealman]

That's an error in your code, not mine.

Do you even read the error?

lua:4: attempt to concatnate local 'stunt'type (a nil value)

This means the error occurred at Line 4 in your code. The variable stuntType is returning a nil value - which means it's empty or doesn't exist.

[Tekken]

Try this:

local screenW, screenH = guiGetScreenSize(); 
  
addEventHandler("onClientPlayerStuntFinish", getRootElement(), function(sty, sti, dis) 
    stuntType = sty; 
    stuntTime = sti; 
    distance = dis; 
    addEventHandler("onClientRender", getRootElement(), drawStunt); 
    setTimer( 
        removeEventHandler("onClientRender", getRootElement(), drawStunt) 
        stuntType = nil; 
        stuntTime = nil; 
        distance = nil; 
    end, 1000, 1); 
end); 
  
function drawStunt() 
    dxDrawText("You finished stunt: " .. stuntType ..", Time: " .. tostring( stuntTime ).. ", Distance: " .. tostring( distance ), screenW * 0.2219, screenH * 0.7935, screenW * 0.8839, screenH * 0.8963, tocolor(255, 255, 255, 255), 1.00, "bankgothic", "left", "top", false, false, false, false, false); 
end