Text Colour In GUI Editor

#1 Okay, I've found this thread:

www.garagegames.com/mg/forums/result.thread.php?qt=28026

But how exactly do I do what the second poster has suggested?

#2 Typically, I go into profiles.cs (now found under common/gui). I find a similar Profile, in this case, GuiTextProfile. I copy those lines and name the profile something else (like MyGameGuiTextProfile). I change the color to something new. Most importantly, I then bring up the GUI editor and change the GuiTextProfile to MyGameGuiTextProfile.

if(!isObject(GuiTextProfile)) new GuiControlProfile (GuiTextProfile)
{
   fontColor = "0 0 0";
   fontColorLink = "255 96 96";
   fontColorLinkHL = "0 0 255";
   autoSizeWidth = true;
   autoSizeHeight = true;
};

gets copied and turned into

if(!isObject(MyGameGuiTextProfile)) new GuiControlProfile (MyGameGuiTextProfile)
{
   fontColor = "255 255 255";
   fontColorLink = "255 96 96";
   fontColorLinkHL = "0 0 255";
   autoSizeWidth = true;
   autoSizeHeight = true;
};

Good luck!

#3 Thanks, William. That works a treat. :)

Now, is there any way to change the size or type of the font?

#4 There is! There are two more attributes you can put into the profile: fontType and fontSize.

if(!isObject(MyGameGuiTextProfile)) new GuiControlProfile (MyGameGuiTextProfile)
{
   fontType = "Tubular";
   fontSize = 28;
   fontColor = "255 255 255";
   fontColorLink = "255 96 96";
   fontColorLinkHL = "0 0 255";
   autoSizeWidth = true;
   autoSizeHeight = true;
};

#5 Thanks! You guys are brilliant! :)

Is there a list of the font types somewhere?

#6 Anything installed on your computer will work. As a bonus, the engine creates a "cache" of the fonts you use. Therefore, if you've run the game at least once using a given font and size, you don't need to install the font on your users' computer.

#7 William,

Hi and merry christmas before my question! ;)

I´ve tried just as you suggest below:

if(!isObject(MyGameGuiTextProfile)) new GuiControlProfile (MyGameGuiTextProfile)  
{  
fontType = "Tubular";  
fontSize = 28;  
fontColor = "255 255 255";  
fontColorLink = "255 96 96";  
fontColorLinkHL = "0 0 255";  
autoSizeWidth = true;  
autoSizeHeight = true;  
};

And when I open the GUI builder the new profile is not available to use in my GuiTextCrtl... what can be wrong?

Thanks!

Isaac

#8 The only think I can think of right now is to make sure that this is in the "gameScripts/guiProfiles.cs" file.

#9 Ok I hate to say this but I am a complete noob to all this kind of stuff. I have been assigned a task to create the GUI for a pc game me and a buddy are trying to create. So far I have 2 buttons created. Both are GuiIconButtonCtrl so that I can use an image as my buttons. Only thing is the text in my buttons is hard to read for two reasons. 1. Color and 2. size. My question is; how do I get to my games guiProfiles.cs? I'm not sure if I am just this dumb or if I am really missing it lol. Thanks.

#10 Ok, for TGB in your game project it should be in <your game project>/common/gui/profiles.cs

In Torque 2D you'll find the base profiles in modules/Sandbox/1/gui/guiProfiles.cs

The easiest way to find your primary profiles script (in Torsion) is to use ctrl-shift-f to search the project for (GuiDefaultProfile - don't forget the parenthesis at the beginning or you'll get a ton of hits.