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Title: Making GUI buttons non-clickable? [SOLVED]
Post by: x_traveler_x on Thu 27/01/2005 17:34:56

I was browsing the help file, and I found out how to make an entire GUI non-clickable. My question is: Is it posible to make a single button on a GUI non-clickable? I.E.: the selected item icon on the GUI when no item is selected.

Thanks!

Title: Re: Making GUI buttons non-clickable?
Post by: strazer on Thu 27/01/2005 17:42:00

SetGUIObjectEnabled

Title: Re: Making GUI buttons non-clickable?
Post by: x_traveler_x on Thu 27/01/2005 18:15:46

Thanks for the quick reply!

Good news: It worked.

Bad news: It's permanently disabled.

Now I'm looking for a way to re-enable it after an inventory item is chosen, then make it default back to disabled after the item is used. How can I make this disabling temporary, and dependant on whether an inventory item is active?

I tried SetGUIObjectEnabled(ICONBAR, 5, 1) in my INVENTORY GUI script, but I must not be using it correctly. Is there a variable I should be using?

Sorry to be a bother, I'm honestly looking everywhere to find a solution to this!

Script:

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if (button == 1) {
// They pressed SELECT, so switch to the Get cursor
SetCursorMode (2);
SetGUIObjectEnabled(ICONBAR, 5, 1);
// But, override the appearance to look like the arrow
SetMouseCursor (6);
}

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Any suggestions?

Title: Re: Making GUI buttons non-clickable?
Post by: strazer on Thu 27/01/2005 23:56:06

QuoteI tried SetGUIObjectEnabled(ICONBAR, 5, 1) in my INVENTORY GUI script, but I must not be using it correctly. Is there a variable I should be using?

What exactly isn't working?
Have you set the button's "Left click" property to "Run script"? Otherwise the interface_click function isn't called.
Otherwise it should be working fine. Are you sure that the button is indeed control number 5?
If you delete GUI controls, it's possible the other ones get re-numbered (http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/tracker.php?action=detail&id=371). Check that.

QuoteNow I'm looking for a way to re-enable it after an inventory item is chosen, then make it default back to disabled after the item is used. How can I make this disabling temporary, and dependant on whether an inventory item is active?

Hm, not sure. Try this:

Code Select


// main global script file

function repeatedly_execute() {

  if (character[GetPlayerCharacter()].activeinv == -1) // if no item selected
    SetGUIObjectEnabled(ICONBAR, 5, 1); // enable inv item button
  else // if an inv item is selected
    SetGUIObjectEnabled(ICONBAR, 5, 0); // disable inv item button

}

Title: Got it!
Post by: x_traveler_x on Fri 28/01/2005 00:33:36

Thanks again, you've been a great help!

I'm pleased to say I did get it to work, but I had to tweak the code slightly:

function repeatedly_execute() {
// put anything you want to happen every game cycle here
if (character[EGO].activeinv == -1) // if no item selected
SetGUIObjectEnabled(ICONBAR, 5, 0); // enable inv item button
else // if an inv item is selected
SetGUIObjectEnabled(ICONBAR, 5, 1); // disable inv item button
}

Minor things make the biggest difference sometimes! ;D

Title: Re: Making GUI buttons non-clickable?
Post by: strazer on Fri 28/01/2005 00:42:30

Hehe, right. Of course the button should be disabled when there's no inv item selected. Silly me. :P
Remember to update the comments to avoid confusion.

Glad I could help. :)

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AGS Support => Beginners' Technical Questions => Topic started by: x_traveler_x on Thu 27/01/2005 17:34:56