isConsoleActive or isChatboxInputActive problem

[-Doc-]

Hey, i have one question how to define 'player' in these function?

[tosfera]

these are client sided functions and don't need a player in them. If you're using isChatboxInputActive then it automatically only works for that client. If you want to get it from another player, you'll have to trigger an event under their name to the client, execute the function and send a trigger back to the source with the answer.

[-Doc-]

Show me a simple example?

[tosfera]

client

function isPlayerConsoleActive ( thePlayer, callback ) 
    if ( thePlayer == getLocalPlayer() ) then 
        triggerServerEvent ( callback, source, thePlayer, isConsoleActive() ); 
    end 
end 
addEvent ( "isPlayerConsoleActive", true ); 
addEventHandler ( "isPlayerConsoleActive", getRootElement(), isPlayerConsoleActive ); 

server

addEvent ( "receiveActiveState", true ); 
addEventHandler ( "receiveActiveState", root, 
    function ( thePlayer, state ) 
        outputChatBox ( getPlayerName ( thePlayer ) .." his console is ".. ( state and "not" or "" ) .. " active.", source ); 
    end 
); 
  
addCommandHandler ( "isActive", 
    function ( thePlayer, _, playername ) 
        if ( playername ) then 
            local player = getPlayerFromName ( playername ); 
            if ( player ) then 
                triggerClientEvent ( "isPlayerConsoleActive", thePlayer, player, "receiveActiveState" ); 
            else 
                outputChatBox ( "player not found.", thePlayer ); 
            end 
        end 
    end 
); 

by using the command: isActive the script will send a trigger towards the client from the player and return the answer to the callback. (not tested though, might be wrong)

[-Doc-]

Not working i just want to output in chat if is player typing and thats all.

[tosfera]

I've just tested it and it works. You just have to replace the command by something you need/want. As in; trigger it every 50ms or what so ever. The command is there to show the actual working progress of the script.

[Bonus]

That is a bit complicated if you want to see if someone writes without need to check.

You have to use bindKey "t" to know when someone is writing. Then use isChatBoxInputActive to set him element data if hr is writing or not. You can use this elementdata to show you if someone is writing. Same with F8.

Please just dont do it with a timer.

Edited February 22, 2016 by Guest

[-Doc-]

Server side

addEvent ( "receiveActiveState", true ); 
addEventHandler ( "receiveActiveState", root, 
    function ( thePlayer, state ) 
        outputChatBox ( getPlayerName ( thePlayer ) .." his console is ".. ( state and "not" or "" ) .. " active.", source ); 
    end 
); 
  
setTimer(check,50,0) 
    function check ( thePlayer, _, playername ) 
        if ( playername ) then 
            local player = getPlayerFromName ( playername ); 
            if ( player ) then 
                triggerClientEvent ( "isPlayerConsoleActive", thePlayer, player, "receiveActiveState" ); 
            else 
                outputChatBox ( "player not found.", thePlayer ); 
            end 
        end 
    end 
  

[tosfera]

That is a bit complicated if you want to see if someone writes without need to check.

You have to use bindKey "t" to know when someone is writing. Then use isChatBoxInputActive to set him element data if hr is writing or not. You can use this elementdata to show you if someone is writing. Same with F8.

Please just dont do it with a timer.

That's the more appropriate way and best way to go with, haven't thought about that.

[GTX]

Player can bind chat input to another key, so bindKey isn't an option.

Put setTimer below triggered function.

  
    function check ( thePlayer, _, playername ) 
        if ( playername ) then 
            local player = getPlayerFromName ( playername ); 
            if ( player ) then 
                triggerClientEvent ( "isPlayerConsoleActive", thePlayer, player, "receiveActiveState" ); 
            else 
                outputChatBox ( "player not found.", thePlayer ); 
            end 
        end 
    end 
setTimer(check,50,0) 

(By the way, setTimer - not a good idea imo)

Edited February 22, 2016 by Guest

[-Doc-]

Already tried it.

[GTX]

Oh, right. You must loop through all players, because parameters in function are not declared.

I don't recommend using outputChatBox in this case. You can draw a bubble above player's head instead.

[-Doc-]

Lul

Edited February 22, 2016 by Guest

[Bonus]

Try this:

local chatison = false 
  
addEventHandler ( "onClientKey", root, function ( ) 
     local chatboxactive = isChatBoxInputActive() 
     if not chatison and chatboxactive then 
          chatison = true 
          setElementData ( localPlayer, "chatIsOn", true ) 
     elseif chatison and not chatboxactive then 
          chatison = false 
          setElementData ( localPlayer, "chatIsOn", false ) 
     end 
end ) 

Edited February 22, 2016 by Guest

[-Doc-]

A;ready made it in another way thx for help

[-Doc-]

How to make sound to stop by fade effect?

[Bonus]

On every fade effect?

Then you can modify fadeCamera, else just use triggerClientEvent after using fadeCamera.

[-Doc-]

Fade sound?

[Bonus]

What?

On every fade effect?

[-Doc-]

You know sound fade effect? I wanna make that

[Bonus]

You asked:

How to make sound to stop by fade effect?

Now you want a sound fade?

Sry, but I don't really understand what exactly you want.

Explain it a bit more pls.

[-Doc-]

I want to stop sound by fade effect!

[Bonus]

Oh, you don't talk about fadeCamera, you talk about the sound getting lower until its stopped.

You can do it that way:

local sound = nil 
local startvolume = 0 
local actualvolume = 0 
local steptostop = 0 
  
local function fadeTheSoundAway ( ) 
     actualvolume = actualvolume - startvolume/steptostop  
     if actualvolume == 0 then 
          stopSound ( sound ) 
     else 
          setSoundVolume ( sound , actualvolume ) 
     end 
end 
  
function stopSoundWithFade ( sound, step ) 
     if isElement ( sound ) and getElementType ( sound ) == "sound" and tonumber ( step ) then 
          startvolume = getSoundVolume ( sound ) 
          actualvolume = startvolume 
          steptostop = tonumber ( step ) 
          addEventHandler ( "onClientRender", root, fadeTheSoundAway ) 
          return true 
     end 
     return false 
end ) 

With this code you should be able to use the function:

stopSoundWithFade ( thesound, step )

thesound := sound element, which you want to stop

step := float, sets the speed how fast the sound will stop

For step you should use a higher number like 180.

Then the sound will be stopped after 180 Frames (in 3 seconds with 60 FPS).