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Quick trigger question

by Ian Coffey · in Torque Game Engine · 09/26/2005 (7:37 am) · 6 replies

Hello all,

Im trying to push a gui when the player enters the trigger area. So far, I have the trigger echoing, so its working in that regard, but I cant get the gui to open. I just added the line Canvas.pushDialog(dlg) to the body of the onenter trigger function. Am i way off base?

Thanks,

Ian
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Torque 3D Owner Billy L
#1
09/26/2005 (9:56 am)
Make a clientcommand and push the dialog from there .

Torque Owner Ian Coffey
#2
09/27/2005 (8:03 am)
Hello,

Not to sound like a dolt, but what exactly is a clientcommand, and where are they defined?

I searched high and low before posting.

Thanks

Torque 3D Owner Stephen Zepp
#3
09/27/2005 (8:27 am)
He's talking about using the commandToClient/clientCmd script interface to pass the event from the server (where the trigger exists) to the client (where the gui exists) when the trigger is activated.

Torque 3D Owner Billy L
#4
09/27/2005 (8:53 am)
Ok sorry , try something like this .
Your trigger

datablock TriggerData(GuiTrigger)
{
   tickPeriodMS = 100;
};



function GuiTrigger::onEnterTrigger(%this,%trigger,%obj)
{
   Parent::onEnterTrigger(%this,%trigger,%obj);
   commandToClient(%obj.client,'showGui');

}


function GuiTrigger::onLeaveTrigger(%this,%trigger,%obj)
{
  
   Parent::onLeaveTrigger(%this,%trigger,%obj);
  
}

and in starter.fps/client/scripts/client.cs
add this
function clientCmdShowGui()
{
      Canvas.pushDialog(OptionsDlg);
}

A small example ,but you need to tweak it a little so it works for you,this one push the optionsdialog.

Torque Owner Ian Coffey
#5
09/27/2005 (1:42 pm)
Ah I see. Very wonderful explanation. Thanks much!

Torque Owner Ian Coffey
#6
09/28/2005 (8:03 am)
Ah I see. Very wonderful explanation. Thanks much!