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GuiMenuBar - trouble setting command strings

by Demolishun · in Torque Game Engine · 09/17/2004 (3:50 pm) · 6 replies

This is really strange. I am using code directly out of the GuiEditorMenuBar as a guide, yet it still fails. This is the code I am trying to get working:

// Begin Code

%newObj = "TestGuiWindow";
...
%tempObj = %newObj @ "MenuBar";

new GuiMenuBar(%tempObj)
{
position = "5 22";
//extent = "390 20";
extent = "390 22";
horizSizing = "width"; // Change width with the window
vertSizing = "bottom"; // Maintain distance from top (seems backwards)
};

%tempObj.clearMenus();
%tempObj.addMenu("File", 0);
%tempObj.addMenuItem("File", "New", 1);
%tempObj.scriptCommand["File", 1] = "echo(\"Hello\");" ;

// End Code

The code "echo(\"Hello\");" never gets called when I select the "New" option in the "File" menu. The really wierd thing is the menubar ends up with a dynamic variable called "scriptCommandF" and is set to "echo(\"Hello\");". So it creates a bogus variable and sets it to the correct string? Shouldn't this code be setting an array inside the menubar? I cannot find that array anywhere. I got the example for this code directly out of "GuiEditorGui.gui".

Thanks for any mistakes you can point out,
Frank
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    Torque Owner Eustacia Green
    #1
    09/17/2004 (5:34 pm)
    You need a function similar to the following:
    function GuiMenuBar::onMenuItemSelect(%this, %menuId, %menu, %itemId, %item)
{
   
   if(%this.scriptCommand[%menu, %itemId] !$= "")
      eval(%this.scriptCommand[%menu, %itemId]);
   else
      error("No script command defined for menu " @ %menu  @ " item " @ %item);
}

    Torque Owner Gonzo T. Clown
    #2
    09/17/2004 (5:54 pm)
    First off I think you may have a problem here....

    You need...

    %newObj = new GuiMenuBar(%tempObj)
    {
    position = "5 22";
    //extent = "390 20";
    extent = "390 22";
    horizSizing = "width"; // Change width with the window
    vertSizing = "bottom"; // Maintain distance from top (seems backwards)
    };

    MissionCleanup.add(%newObj);

    then...

    %tempObj.clearMenus();
    %tempObj.addMenu("File", 0);
    %tempObj.addMenuItem("File", "New", 1);
    %tempObj.scriptCommand["File", 1] = "echo(\"Hello\");" ;


    Also, you may already know this but writing this command....


    %tempObj.scriptCommand["File", 1] = "echo(\"Hello\");" ;


    Will be read the same as this command....


    %tempObj.scriptCommandFile_1 = "echo(\"Hello\");" ;


    Will that be read correctly when called?

    Torque Owner Demolishun
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    #3
    09/17/2004 (6:33 pm)
    Hey Eustacia, it works great!
    It is kind of wierd what the editor shows for the array, but as long as it works!

    Thanks,
    Frank

    Torque Owner Demolishun
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    #4
    09/17/2004 (6:37 pm)
    Gonzo,
    Why would I need to use "missionCleanup.add()" function?
    I am adding this menubar to a GuiWindowCtrl already. I guess I did not show that in the code.

    Thanks,
    Frank

    Torque Owner Gonzo T. Clown
    #5
    09/17/2004 (6:53 pm)
    As long as it's being added somewhere before you start executing commands on it, it should be fine.

    Torque Owner Demolishun
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    #6
    09/17/2004 (9:05 pm)
    Why add before? Right now I am adding after I configure it. It seems to attach itself to GuiSimGroup before I attach it to my GuiWindowCtrl.