Set GUI position in relation to character

[Lewis]

Hiya.

So imagine if you could have a super-swish GUI pop up in relation to the position of a character. How would one go about doing this?

It seems to me that the issue is GUI positions being based on screen coordinates whereas character positions are based on room coordinates. So

Code: ags

gGUI1.X=cCHAR1.x+15;
gGUI1.Y=cCHAR1.y-15;
gGUI1.Visible=true;

doesn't manage to display the GUI at all.

Any help appreciated. Ta!

[Crimson Wizard]

Whenever you want to convert room coordinates to screen coordinates, use Viewport:

Code: ags

gGUI1.X = cCHAR1.x - GetViewportX() + 15;
gGUI1.Y = cCHAR1.y - GetViewportY() - 15;

[Andail]

It seems strange that it won't display at all. How is it triggered? Is it supposed to follow the character around, using repeatedly_execute () ?
Viewport is only a position issue in scrolling rooms, it shouldn't prevent it from displaying completely.

[Crimson Wizard]

It seems strange that it won't display at all.

Right... maybe the GUI type is incompatible with this task, like "popup when mouse is at Y"?

[Lewis]

I could get the GUI to pop up when I specified just room coordinates, but when character coordinates were specified it didn't appear anywhere.

At least, it didn't *seem* to. There's a slight chance I was a massive idiot and it was displaying off-screen, as it's a scrolling room.

I'll check this when I get back from the office later on. Thanks folks!