Gui profiles

#1 Well, it is used by scrollbars and windows. No idea where that is in the code, but it definitely makes use of bitmap arrays.

#2 HasBitmapArray is in fact alive and well. Check out GuiControlProfile::computeBitmapArray() for some details and the check box control for an example.

#3

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HasBitmapArray is in fact alive and well. Check out GuiControlProfile::computeBitmapArray() for some details and the check box control for an example.

Are you sure Ben?
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[gregm@developer torque]$ find -type f -a -name \*.cc -exec grep -li computebitmaparray {} \;
[gregm@developer torque]$ find -type f -a -name \*.cc -exec grep -li hasbitmaparray {} \;
[gregm@developer torque]$ find -type f -a -name \*.h -exec grep -li hasbitmaparray {} \;
[gregm@developer torque]$ find -type f -a -name \*.h -exec grep -li computebitmaparray {} \;
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I can't find that member or function anywhere. Maybe I'm misunderstanding that field. If the HasBitmapArray is set to false I can't seem to find where that makes any difference in the code. Or even where its checked/set.

If you notice I did the greping from the top of the torque dir and it was case insensitive so it should have found it if its there.

I also checked the documentation and didn't see either mentioned anywhere.

Would it be a persist field or is it a dynamic field?

If its a persist field its not getting added GuiControlProfile::initPersistFields() Adds a bunch (most of em) and calls the parent and so on, chasing the calls up the tree we wind up at the ConsoleObject::initPersistFields() which does nothing.

As a matter of fact the only thing that appears to reference the field is :

[gregm@developer torque]$ find -type f -exec grep -li hasbitmaparray {} \;
./example/common/ui/defaultProfiles.cs
./example/common/ui/defaultProfiles.cs.dso
./example/demo/client/ui/customProfiles.cs
./example/demo/client/ui/defaultGameProfiles.cs
./example/demo/client/ui/customProfiles.cs.dso
./example/demo/client/ui/defaultGameProfiles.cs.dso
./example/starter.fps/client/ui/customProfiles.cs
./example/starter.fps/client/ui/defaultGameProfiles.cs
./example/starter.fps/client/ui/customProfiles.cs.dso
./example/starter.fps/client/ui/defaultGameProfiles.cs.dso
./example/starter.racing/client/ui/customProfiles.cs
./example/starter.racing/client/ui/defaultGameProfiles.cs

All script references.

So I'm confused :)

#4 I have no idea what Ben is talking about. I have never ever seen that part before.

Anyway, at line 186 in gui/guitypes.cc there is code that you might be interested in.

S32 GuiControlProfile::constructBitmapArray()
{
   if(mBitmapArrayRects.size())
      return mBitmapArrayRects.size();

   GBitmap *bmp = mTextureHandle.getBitmap();

   //get the separator color
   ColorI sepColor;
   if ( !bmp || !bmp->getColor( 0, 0, sepColor ) )
	{
		AssertFatal( false, "createBitmapArray - failed to get sepearator color!" );
      return 0;
	}
   
   //now loop through all the scroll pieces, and find the bounding rectangle for each piece in each state
   S32 curY = 0;

   // ascertain the height of this row...
   ColorI color;
   mBitmapArrayRects.clear();
   while(curY < bmp->getHeight())
   {
      // skip any sep colors
      bmp->getColor( 0, curY, color);
      if(color == sepColor)
      {
         curY++;
         continue;
      }
      // ok, process left to right, grabbing bitmaps as we go...
      S32 curX = 0;
      while(curX < bmp->getWidth())
      {
         bmp->getColor(curX, curY, color);
         if(color == sepColor)
         {
            curX++;
            continue;
         }
         S32 startX = curX;
         while(curX < bmp->getWidth())
         {
            bmp->getColor(curX, curY, color);
            if(color == sepColor)
               break;
            curX++;
         }
         S32 stepY = curY;
         while(stepY < bmp->getHeight())
         {
            bmp->getColor(startX, stepY, color);
            if(color == sepColor)
               break;
            stepY++;
         }
         mBitmapArrayRects.push_back(RectI(startX, curY, curX - startX, stepY - curY));
      }
      // ok, now skip to the next seperation color on column 0
      while(curY < bmp->getHeight())
      {
         bmp->getColor(0, curY, color);
         if(color == sepColor)
            break;
         curY++;
      }
   }
   return mBitmapArrayRects.size();
}

#5 @Stefan
I saw that function no-where in it does it consult the hasBitmapArray member of the profile..

For instance lets say you have the following profile:

new GuiControlProfile ("ChatHudBorderProfile")
{
   bitmap = "./chatHudBorderArray";
   hasBitmapArray = true;
   opaque = false;
};

See that 'hasBitmapArray = true;' try setting it to false. I'm thinking if you set that to false the border shouldn't be rendered with the bitmaparray? Or am I missing the point of that member?

#6 Yep, that's correct. If you put it to false, the bitmap border will not draw and it will use the normal border instead.

-Uhm. On the other hand, the setting has no real defination in the code somehow.. just like you said.

I tried setting it to false and my profile got screwed up.
STILL, I can't see it in the code either.

#7 Hence my quandry, it appears to work kinda sorta, but WHERE is it doing its stuff?

#8 Anyone else have any clues where this magic happens?

#9 I know it was an old thread, but exactly about what i was wondering today. Any new things about this magic field hasBitmapArray???

#10 Bumpety bump for a new curiosity

#11 It does nothing. You can delete it from your profiles without any problems.