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neilo20

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Posted: 30th Jul 2008 10:57

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hi ive searched the forums but not been able to find what I need.
Im making a game that I want to be able to open an rpg type equipment screen.
im using bluegui to create a 2nd window that toggles visible on/off with a button. the proplem i have is i do not know how to add any content to the 2nd window. for example graphics and health status etc

I would really be thankful of some help

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Nano brain

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Posted: 31st Jul 2008 01:26

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To create something inside a window you have created, using bluegui commands, simply place that window's handlevariable in the parent feild of the blue gui command's perimiter field.

EX:

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testwin=createwindow(100,100,300,300,"Testwin",WINDOW_TITLEBAR,WINDOW_TOOLWINDOW,1,0)
testbtn=createbutton(5,5,150,25,"Test Button",0,testwin)

Hope this is what you were asking for.

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Ian G

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Posted: 31st Jul 2008 03:20

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Just to clarify a bit more, you can't draw in BlueGUI windows with the standard DBP commands (as far as I know), you have to use windows gadgets instead. For example, you can use label gadgets to display text or static images on another window.

Ex: For a health bar, make a panel, colour it and resize for correct amount.

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startBlue "XXX","XXX"

mainWnd = creategadgetfromwindow(mainwindow())
auxWnd = createWindow(0,0,320,240,"AuxWnd",WINDOW_FIXED,0,0,0)
healthBarPanel = createPanel(0,0,100,20,auxWnd)
setGadgetColor healthBarPanel,rgb(255,0,0),0

Health# = 100

activateGadget mainWnd

do
   if upkey() then inc Health#
   if downkey() then dec 

   if upkey() or downkey()
      if Health# > 100 then Health# = 100
      if Health# < 1 then Health# = 1

      resizeGadget healthBarPanel,Health#,20
   endif
loop

And you can use buttons with setButtonImage to create things such as inventory selection.

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neilo20

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Posted: 1st Aug 2008 11:00

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thank you both, thats helped alot

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