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Game Options GUI (Music,SoundFX, Full Screen)

by Stanley D Chatman · in Torque Game Builder · 09/08/2007 (8:29 am) · 7 replies

Does a tutorial or post exist that goes over the basics of creating a GUI screen that controls Music, SoundFX volume using GUI sliders and also a toggle button for muting music,sound and fullscreen mode.

I searched around and haven't ran across anything. Let me know if it exists.

Torque Owner Stanley D Chatman

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Torque Owner JD Scogin

09/18/2007 (5:50 am)

This is a good question. I am sure someone has written this. I would be interested to see it also.
Jd

Torque 3D Owner Matthew Langley
Torque

09/19/2007 (9:28 pm)

Not sure, but here's a page with some good GUI info

http://tdn.garagegames.com/wiki/GUI/

Torque Owner JD Scogin

09/20/2007 (6:52 am)

Well, that is a good page as far as it goes, but it tells all the good things it is going to discuss, lists all the titles, then nothing. It would be a good doc if it came thru with what is lists.
Just my opinion.

Torque Owner Stanley D Chatman

09/21/2007 (9:27 am)

I finally got a working solution and I am posting it here so that maybe others will find some use of it. I basically setup 5 global variables that I use to track the global state. I then made two functions playSound, playMusic that uses these global vars to set volume or mute. I basically wrap alxPlay.

5 global variables
$SoundVolume , $MusicVolume $SoundMute, $MusicMute , $FullScreen

function playSound(%theSound)
{
 
 %theSound.volume = $SoundVolume;
 if ( $SoundMute == false )
 {
  %handle = alxPlay( %theSound );  
 }
  return %handle; 
}

function playMusic(%theMusic)
{
 
 %theMusic.volume = $MusicVolume;
 if ( $MusicMute == false )
 {
  %handle = alxPlay( %theMusic );  
 }
   return %handle;
}

GUI CallBack Code

function gameOptions::onDialogPush(%this) 
{
   guiMusicVolume.setValue( $MusicVolume );
   guiSoundVolume.setValue( $SoundVolume );
   guiMusicMute.setValue( $MusicMute );
   guiSoundMute.setValue( $SoundMute );
   guiFullScreen.setValue( $FullScreen );
   
}
function guiMusicVolume::onMouseDragged(%this) 
{
   echo("Dragging slider for Music Volume");
   //alxSetChannelVolume( $menuloadmusic, %this.value );
   alxSetChannelVolume( menuloadingAudio, %this.value );
   $MusicVolume = %this.value;
   
}
function guiSoundVolume::onMouseDragged(%this) 
{
   echo("Dragging slider for Sound Volume");
   $SoundVolume = %this.value;
   
}
function guiMusicMute::onClick(%this, %modifier, %worldPosition, %clicks)
{
   echo("Music Mute Click");
   $MusicMute = %this.getValue();
   if ( $MusicMute )
   {
      alxStopAll();
   }
   else
   {
      playMusic( menuloadingAudio );
   }

}
function guiSoundMute::onClick(%this, %modifier, %worldPosition, %clicks)
{
   echo("Sound Mute Click");
   $SoundMute = %this.getValue();
   if ( $SoundMute )
   {
      //alxStopAll();
      buttondownAudio.volume = 0;
      rolloverAudio.volume = 0;
      mainmenuclickAudio.volume = 0;
   }
   else
   {
      buttondownAudio.volume = $SoundVolume;
      rolloverAudio.volume = $SoundVolume;
      mainmenuclickAudio.volume = $SoundVolume;
      
   }
   
}
function guiFullScreen::onClick(%this, %modifier, %worldPosition, %clicks)
{
   echo("FullScreen Click");
   $FullScreen = %this.value;
}

Actuall GUI code

//--- OBJECT WRITE BEGIN ---
%guiContent = new GuiControl(gameOptions) {
   canSaveDynamicFields = "0";
   isContainer = "1";
   Profile = "GuiDefaultProfile";
   HorizSizing = "right";
   VertSizing = "bottom";
   Position = "0 0";
   Extent = "800 600";
   MinExtent = "8 2";
   canSave = "1";
   Visible = "1";
   hovertime = "1000";

   new GuiBitmapCtrl(gameOptionsBack) {
      canSaveDynamicFields = "0";
      //internalName = "optionsBack";
      isContainer = "0";
      Profile = "GuiTransparentProfile";
      HorizSizing = "right";
      VertSizing = "bottom";
      Position = "203 94";
      Extent = "394 394";
      MinExtent = "8 2";
      canSave = "1";
      Visible = "1";
      hovertime = "1000";
      bitmap = "~/data/images/options_back2.png";
      wrap = "0";
   
   new GuiBitmapButtonCtrl() {
      canSaveDynamicFields = "0";
      isContainer = "0";      
      Profile = "myCustomProfile";
      //Profile = "myCustomProfile";
      HorizSizing = "right";
      VertSizing = "bottom";
      //Position = "461 427";
      Position = "258 333";
      Extent = "104 38";
      MinExtent = "8 2";
      canSave = "1";
      Visible = "1";
      //Command = "Canvas.popDialog( gameOptions );";
      Command = "unloadGameOptions();";  
      tooltipprofile = "GuiDefaultProfile";
      hovertime = "1000";
      groupNum = "-1";
      buttonType = "PushButton";
      useMouseEvents = "0";
      bitmap = "~/data/images/btnOk";
   };
   new GuiCheckBoxCtrl(guiFullScreen) {
      canSaveDynamicFields = "0";
      isContainer = "0";
      Profile = "GuiCheckBoxProfile";
      HorizSizing = "right";
      VertSizing = "bottom";
      //Position = "235 425";
      Position = "32 331";
      Extent = "30 35";
      MinExtent = "8 2";
      canSave = "1";
      Visible = "1";
      hovertime = "1000";
      groupNum = "-1";
      buttonType = "ToggleButton";
      useMouseEvents = "0";
      useInactiveState = "0";
   };
   new GuiCheckBoxCtrl(guiMusicMute) {
      canSaveDynamicFields = "0";
      isContainer = "0";
      Profile = "GuiCheckBoxProfile";
      HorizSizing = "right";
      VertSizing = "bottom";
      //Position = "345 254";
      Position = "142 160";
      Extent = "30 35";
      MinExtent = "8 2";
      canSave = "1";
      Visible = "1";
      hovertime = "1000";
      groupNum = "-1";
      buttonType = "ToggleButton";
      useMouseEvents = "0";
      useInactiveState = "0";
   };
   new GuiCheckBoxCtrl(guiSoundMute) {
      canSaveDynamicFields = "0";
      isContainer = "0";
      Profile = "GuiCheckBoxProfile";
      HorizSizing = "right";
      VertSizing = "bottom";
      //Position = "345 378";
      Position = "142 284";
      Extent = "30 35";
      MinExtent = "8 2";
      canSave = "1";
      Visible = "1";
      hovertime = "1000";
      groupNum = "-1";
      buttonType = "ToggleButton";
      useMouseEvents = "0";
      useInactiveState = "0";
   };
   new GuiSliderCtrl(guiMusicVolume) {
      canSaveDynamicFields = "0";
      isContainer = "0";
      Profile = "GuiSliderProfile";
      HorizSizing = "right";
      VertSizing = "bottom";
      //Position = "267 220";
      Position = "64 126";
      Extent = "250 33";
      MinExtent = "8 2";
      canSave = "1";
      Visible = "1";
      tooltipprofile = "GuiDefaultProfile";
      hovertime = "1000";
      range = "0.0 1.0";
      ticks = "0";
      //value = "0.5";
   };
   
   
   new GuiSliderCtrl(guiSoundVolume) {
      canSaveDynamicFields = "0";
      isContainer = "0";
      Profile = "GuiSliderProfile";
      HorizSizing = "right";
      VertSizing = "bottom";
      //Position = "267 337";
      Position = "64 243";
      Extent = "250 33";
      MinExtent = "8 2";
      canSave = "1";
      Visible = "1";
      hovertime = "1000";
      range = "0.0 1.0";
      ticks = "0";
      //value = "0.5";
   };
   
  }; 
};
//--- OBJECT WRITE END ---

Torque Owner Glenn Thomas

05/30/2008 (1:03 pm)

Thanks for the script you should place it in the TDN.

Torque Owner Joe Rossi
Indri Games

05/30/2008 (7:00 pm)

You may want to save your settings in the $pref variable so they will all stay the same each time they run the game. As this code is written I believe the players will have to adjust the options each time they play.

Torque Owner Stanley D Chatman

05/30/2008 (7:11 pm)

That was just some of the code. I have functions that save the music,volume settings

Here is that code:

function saveVars()
{
   $game_vars::current_user = $current_user;
   $game_vars::all_users = $all_users;      
   $game_vars::GAME_OVER[$game_vars::current_user] = $GAME_OVER;
   $game_vars::Score[$game_vars::current_user] = $score_text;
   $game_vars::Health[$game_vars::current_user] = $health_score;
   $game_vars::first_pickup[$game_vars::current_user] = $first_pickup;
   $game_vars::first_pickup_health[$game_vars::current_user] = $first_pickup_health;     
   $game_vars::Level[$game_vars::current_user] = $cl;
   $game_vars::Stage[$game_vars::current_user] = $cs;
   $game_vars::wp[$game_vars::current_user] = $wp;
   $game_vars::Bonus_Coins[$game_vars::current_user] = $bonus_score;   
   $game_vars::Trophy[$game_vars::current_user,1] = $trophy1;
   $game_vars::Trophy[$game_vars::current_user,2] = $trophy2;
   $game_vars::Trophy[$game_vars::current_user,3] = $trophy3;
   $game_vars::Trophy[$game_vars::current_user,4] = $trophy4;
   $game_vars::Trophy[$game_vars::current_user,5] = $trophy5;
   $game_vars::Trophy[$game_vars::current_user,6] = $trophy6;
   $game_vars::Trophy[$game_vars::current_user,7] = $trophy7;
   $game_vars::Trophy[$game_vars::current_user,8] = $trophy8;
   $game_vars::Trophy[$game_vars::current_user,9] = $trophy9;
   $game_vars::Trophy[$game_vars::current_user,10] = $trophy10;   
   $game_vars::SoundVolume[$game_vars::current_user] = $SoundVolume; 
   $game_vars::MusicVolume[$game_vars::current_user] = $MusicVolume; 
   $game_vars::SoundMute[$game_vars::current_user] = $SoundMute; 
   $game_vars::MusicMute[$game_vars::current_user] = $MusicMute; 
   $game_vars::FullScreen[$game_vars::current_user] = $FullScreen;       
      
   
   // export these prefs to our optionsMenu prefs file
   //export("$game_vars::*", "~/game/prefs/game_vars.cs");
  export("$game_vars::*", "game_vars.cs");
   //export("$game_vars::*",$PREFS_PATH);
   

}

function createDefaultPrefsFile()
{
  
  %file = new FileObject();
  %file.openForAppend("game_vars.cs");
  
  //%file.openForAppend($PREFS_PATH);
  

  %file.close();
  initVars();  
  


}



function loadVars()
{
   
    // load all our "options" vars!
   exec("game_vars.cs");
   //exec($PREFS_PATH);
   
   $score_text_OLD = "";
   $cl_OLD = "";
   $health_score_OLD = "";
   $bonus_score_OLD = "";
   
   $current_user =$game_vars::current_user;
   $all_users =  $game_vars::all_users; 
   $score_text = $game_vars::Score[$game_vars::current_user]; 
   $health_score = $game_vars::Health[$game_vars::current_user];
   $first_pickup = $game_vars::first_pickup[$game_vars::current_user];
   $first_pickup_health = $game_vars::first_pickup_health[$game_vars::current_user];
   $GAME_OVER = $game_vars::GAME_OVER[$game_vars::current_user];
   $cl = $game_vars::Level[$game_vars::current_user];
   $cs = $game_vars::Stage[$game_vars::current_user]; 
   $wp = $game_vars::wp[$game_vars::current_user];
   $bonus_score = $game_vars::Bonus_Coins[$game_vars::current_user];
   $trophy1 =  $game_vars::Trophy[$game_vars::current_user,1];
   $trophy2 =  $game_vars::Trophy[$game_vars::current_user,2];
   $trophy3 =  $game_vars::Trophy[$game_vars::current_user,3];
   $trophy4 =  $game_vars::Trophy[$game_vars::current_user,4];
   $trophy5 =  $game_vars::Trophy[$game_vars::current_user,5];
   $trophy6 =  $game_vars::Trophy[$game_vars::current_user,6];
   $trophy7 =  $game_vars::Trophy[$game_vars::current_user,7];
   $trophy8 =  $game_vars::Trophy[$game_vars::current_user,8];
   $trophy9 =  $game_vars::Trophy[$game_vars::current_user,9];
   $trophy10 =  $game_vars::Trophy[$game_vars::current_user,10];   
   $SoundVolume = $game_vars::SoundVolume[$game_vars::current_user]; 
   $MusicVolume = $game_vars::MusicVolume[$game_vars::current_user]; 
   $SoundMute = $game_vars::SoundMute[$game_vars::current_user]; 
   $MusicMute = $game_vars::MusicMute[$game_vars::current_user]; 
   $FullScreen = $game_vars::FullScreen[$game_vars::current_user];   
   updateGlobalVolume();

   

}

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