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==A tutorial to make a login window== | ==A tutorial to make a login window== | ||
In this tutorial we'll make a simple login window, with two input boxes and a button. The window appears when the player joins the game, and once the button is clicked, the player is spawned. | In this tutorial we'll make a simple login window, with two input boxes and a button. The window appears when the player joins the game, and once the button is clicked, the player is spawned. The tutorial will continue the gamemode we made in [[Scripting Introduction|Introduction to Scripting]]. | ||
===Draw the window=== | ===Draw the window=== | ||
All the GUI must be made client side. | All the GUI must be made client side. It is also a good practice to keep all the client scripts in a separate folder. Browse to /Your MTA Server/mods/deathmatch/resources/myserver/ directory, and create a folder named "client". Under /client/ directory, create a text file and name it "gui.lua", and in this file we will write a funtion that draws the window: | ||
<syntaxhighlight lang="lua"> | |||
function CreateLoginWindow() | |||
local X = 0.375 | |||
local Y = 0.375 | |||
local Width = 0.25 | |||
local Height = 0.25 | |||
wdwLogin = guiCreateWindow(X, Y, Width, Height, "Please Log In", true) | |||
end | |||
</syntaxhighlight> | |||
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Revision as of 18:43, 29 April 2008
One important feature in MTA:DM is the ability to script customized GUI (Graphic User Interface). The GUI consists of windows, button, edit boxes, check boxes... Almost every standard form components in graphical environments. They can be displayed while the user is in game, and used for inputs and outpus in place of traditional commands.
A tutorial to make a login window
In this tutorial we'll make a simple login window, with two input boxes and a button. The window appears when the player joins the game, and once the button is clicked, the player is spawned. The tutorial will continue the gamemode we made in Introduction to Scripting.
Draw the window
All the GUI must be made client side. It is also a good practice to keep all the client scripts in a separate folder. Browse to /Your MTA Server/mods/deathmatch/resources/myserver/ directory, and create a folder named "client". Under /client/ directory, create a text file and name it "gui.lua", and in this file we will write a funtion that draws the window:
function CreateLoginWindow() local X = 0.375 local Y = 0.375 local Width = 0.25 local Height = 0.25 wdwLogin = guiCreateWindow(X, Y, Width, Height, "Please Log In", true) end
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