A health bitmap (like in Project IGI)

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The png files are very ugly, because I can't draw.
I think our artist would be seriously pissed if I gave you his, so I can't do that either!
If there's anyone out there who wants to draw the public some nice ones, then please do so!

The control is based upon the guiBitmapCtrl on the Torque site.
I didn't modify that class, I'm only using it (subclassed from it!).
So you need it and I included it in this zip.
If you already have it installed, then leave it be... you don't have to replace it!

The new class is called GuiHealthBitmapCtrl
Check the bottom of this file to see how it's included on screen.
You can add it thru the GUI editor, but I recommend copy and pasting it into the playGui.cs file.
I introduced a new Setting for it, called bitmapStyle.
It's currently supports "DAMAGE" and "HEALTH" (default). The setting should be case insensitive!
Damage shows the sustained damage (bitmap grows) and health shows your remaining health
(bitmap shrinks).

I don't think it will work correctly with stretching bitmaps.
So make sure your on-screen size is the same as the actual PNG size.
My png is 45x128. So the size of the onscreen control is the same (extent = "45 128";)

Feel free to expand upon this control, but do the community a favor,
and post your newer version on here as well! That way we'll all grow!


If anything is unclear, post on the forum. I check there regularly.
You can mail me at torque@madbutch.com. But always post on the forum!
Anything I answer on the forum can be used by everyone! That's why I prefer it.


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-- installation --
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Copy the following 4 source files:
- guiBitmapCtrl.cc (not mine and unmodified, it's from a sample at the torque site)
- guiBitmapCtrl.h (if you already have these 2 installed, then leave them!)
- guiHealthBitmapCtrl.cc (based upon the above guiBitmapCtrl, but a new class)
- guiHealthBitmapCtrl.h
to the engine\gui dir.


Now follow these steps to include the files in your EXE:
- Open the Torque project in MSVC.
- Select the Torque Demo Files sample
- Open the Source Files Folder
- Open the Gui folder
- Right click on the Gui folder and select Add files to folder
- Select Files of type: All files
- Select the above 4 files and add them.
- Build the new exe


Copy the 3 png files to the example dir, in: fps\client\ui


Add this to the bottom of your playGui.gui (fps\client\ui) and run!
Add it BEFORE the last };

new GuiHealthBitmapCtrl() {
      profile = "GuiDefaultProfile";
      horizSizing = "right";
      vertSizing = "bottom";
      position = "25 350";
      extent = "45 128";
      minExtent = "8 8";
      visible = "1";
      helpTag = "0";
      bitmap = "./LifeBarHealth.png";
      wrap = "1";
      showHealth = "1";
      bitmapStyle = "health";
   };
   new GuiBitmapCtrl() {
      profile = "GuiDefaultProfile";
      horizSizing = "right";
      vertSizing = "bottom";
      position = "25 350";
      extent = "45 128";
      minExtent = "8 8";
      visible = "1";
      helpTag = "0";
      bitmap = "./LifeBarFrame.png";
      wrap = "1";
   };
   new GuiHealthBitmapCtrl() {
      profile = "GuiDefaultProfile";
      horizSizing = "right";
      vertSizing = "bottom";
      position = "75 350";
      extent = "45 128";
      minExtent = "8 8";
      visible = "1";
      helpTag = "0";
      bitmap = "./LifeBarDamage.png";
      wrap = "1";
      showHealth = "1";
      bitmapStyle = "damage";
   };
   new GuiBitmapCtrl() {
      profile = "GuiDefaultProfile";
      horizSizing = "right";
      vertSizing = "bottom";
      position = "75 350";
      extent = "45 128";
      minExtent = "8 8";
      visible = "1";
      helpTag = "0";
      bitmap = "./LifeBarFrame.png";
      wrap = "1";
   };