createWindow function

[xebeth]

First script, first post...

Here goes:

function ui_createWindow(filename, posx, posy, alpha)
   if (filename == nil) then
return false;
end

file = io.open (filename);
w = 0;
h = 0;
ww = 0;
hh = posy;

if (file) then
for j=0,2,1 do
ww = posx;

for i=0,2,1 do
w = file:read("*n");
h = file:read("*n");
gfx = file:read();
index = i+j*3;
objects[index] = Graphics.primitive_CreateObject();

Graphics.primitive_SetVisibility(0,objects[index]);
Graphics.primitive_SetColor(alpha,255,255,255,objects[index]);
Graphics.primitive_SetTexture(gfx,objects[index]);
Graphics.primitive_SetPosition(ww, hh, objects[index]);
Graphics.primitive_SetSize(w,h,objects[index]);
Graphics.primitive_SetFitToTexture(true, objects[index]);
ww = ww + w;
end
hh = hh + h;
end
else
return false;
end

Graphics.primitive_SetColor(alpha,35,34,84,objects[4]);

for i=0,8,1 do
Graphics.primitive_SetVisibility(1,objects[i]);
end

return true;
end

objects = {};
ui_createWindow ("f:\\skin.ini", 250, 250, 100);

while true do
Windower.script_Sleep(1000);
end


along with that impressive skin.ini:
3 3stopl.bmp
400 3top.bmp
3 3topr.bmp
3 300left.bmp
400 300body.bmp
3 300right.bmp
3 3botl.bmp
400 3bottom.bmp
3 3botr.bmp

(the lack of space after the second value is on purpose)

It gives this for me:



I wanted to get images instead of blue/white boxes...

My problem is the SetTexture thing not working for me.
I tried loading the goblins sample, nothing shows (probably because the image is a 305x295 png when the documentation says jpg or bmp with dimensions multiple of 8). The lunar splashscreen is not showing properly either (maybe its a problem on the laptop I'm working with).
Anyway, any pointer on the way to get a texture to display would be nice...

[TinyTerror]

I'm still trying to figure out why images dont load for some people. It's yet another thing I have to work on.

[xebeth]

OK I'll try on my PC when I get back from christmas vacations. What about the image restrictions? (seeing how the goblins sample isn't respecting any of them)

[X-Drop]

So what is it that this script is doing? Is this a work around so you can force Lunar to display images?

[TinyTerror]

I think the image problem is more related to the path of the image. I'm using some sketchy methods to concatinate file paths, and its leading to some retardation.

[xebeth]

xdrop said:

So what is it that this script is doing? Is this a work around so you can force Lunar to display images?

Not at all, I'm just trying things... It's supposed to create a skinned "window"

About the path thing I see what you mean... I have a double \ in the splashscreen path of Lunar.

Clk:921 Tid:2520 Lunar initialized.
Clk:921 Tid:1844 Logo path: G:\PlayOnline\Windower\\plugins\Lunar\LunarLogo.bmp
Clk:968 Tid:3916 FFXIReader.ThreadFunc: CLSIDFromProgID OK.

Copy pasted from console... The laptop I borrowed for christmas is on a French Windows XP SP2 Family (?) Edition if that helps.

[TinyTerror]

The \\ is whats causing it. It's a wierd problem because it seems to happen at random on different machines.

[xebeth]

I tested it on my brother's laptop and the splashscreen is showing up. He has the same OS as mine. I checked the console log and it has the \\ too... I'm kinda puzzled on this one. Both laptops have ATI graphic cards.

[TinyTerror]

It seems to happen randomly, making the bug really hard to track down. I'm working on it.

[nebula]

can you put text ontop of primatives yet? >.>

[TinyTerror]

Putting text on top of primitives will most likely require the entire primitives system to be reimplimented. At this point, I just don't have the time to do it. Cliff has said in the past that the problem is fixed, and will be in windower 3.3. So unless someone wants to write that code for me, I don't know when it will get fixed. I can provide details for doing this if anyone wants to give it a try. Serious C++ coders onry!

[xebeth]

another thing I noticed is that the azaril windower v3 logo isnt showing on this comp so it may not be a Lunar problem. as for the primitive fix I could look into it, can't guaranty I can tackle that tho

[TinyTerror]

Do you know D3D, C++, and Lua?

[xebeth]

I'm pretty familiar with Direct3D (not the more much advanced stuff tho), C++ is my weapon of choice and LUA I just started but it doesn't look that hard. Just need to adapt to the synthax.

[TinyTerror]

Heh, when I said Lua, what I really ment was the C++ backend code for writing Lua libraries. Thats not really that important though. What I would be doing is providing you with a D3D8aDevice and a list of primitive operations that need to be able to be done with it. This insulates you from the Lunar source, and also makes it easier for you to test.