Tutorial: CSQC GUI Menus

[frag.machine]

IF you code csqc in your engine then yes.

In other words: this.

[Nahuel]

i have a problem darkplaces give me this error "command "testmenu" can not be executed" aniway "testmenu" is executed for darkplaces. How can i fix this glitch?

[Max_Salivan]

may be just register another command:)
registercommand("mytestmenu");

[Rikku2000]

Okey i work a bit with the Menu and write some new code done.

Here an example what i do:


So i do an boxframe that use 9 Images for any side 1 Image:
# # #
# # #
# # #

Code:

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void (float x, float y, float w, float h, vector size, vector rgb, float alpha) drawframe = {
   local vector e_position;
   local float i;

   e_position_x = x;
   e_position_y = y;

   drawpic (e_position, "gfx/csqc/frame/left_top.tga", size, rgb, alpha);

   e_position_y += size_y;

   for (i = 0; i < h; i++) {
      drawpic (e_position, "gfx/csqc/frame/left_center.tga", size, rgb, alpha);

      e_position_y += size_y;
   }

   drawpic (e_position, "gfx/csqc/frame/left_bottom.tga", size, rgb, alpha);

   e_position_x += size_x;

   while (w > 0) {
      e_position_y = y;

      drawpic (e_position, "gfx/csqc/frame/middle_top.tga", size, rgb, alpha);

      e_position_y += size_y;

      for (i = 0; i < h; i++) {
         drawpic (e_position, "gfx/csqc/frame/middle_center.tga", size, rgb, alpha);

         e_position_y += size_y;
      }

      drawpic (e_position, "gfx/csqc/frame/middle_bottom.tga", size, rgb, alpha);

      w -= 1, e_position_x += size_x;
   }

   e_position_y = y;

   drawpic (e_position, "gfx/csqc/frame/right_top.tga", size, rgb, alpha);

   e_position_y += size_y;

   for (i = 0; i < h; i++) {
      drawpic (e_position, "gfx/csqc/frame/right_center.tga", size, rgb, alpha);

      e_position_y += size_y;
   }

   drawpic (e_position, "gfx/csqc/frame/right_bottom.tga", size, rgb, alpha);
};

This will use the handle for the boxframe.

aso a new update is the "spawnbox" i Change the Image Change by an exist Image string:

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void (vector boxpos, string boximg, vector boxsize, string boxtext, vector boxrgb, float boxalpha) spawnbox = {
   drawpic (boxpos, boximg, boxsize, boxrgb, boxalpha);
   drawstring (boxpos + '10 12 0', boxtext, '8 8 0', boxrgb, 1, 1);
};

That allow to use custom Images like logo selection or so.

here an Example: write this to "CSQC_GUI_MenuBackground":

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         menback_pos_x = screen_size_x / 2 - 25 * 8;
         menback_pos_y = screen_size_y / 2 - 20 * 8;

         drawframe (menback_pos_x, menback_pos_y, 23, 18, '16 16 0', '0.6 0.6 1', 0.7);

dont Forget to precache the Image Frames.

Here the Frames i use: DOWNLOAD

[Julius]

Does anyone still have the files for this as the links stopped working?

I found the 1.0 version on my HD from back in the day (PM me if you need it), but the newer ones would be nice to have also.

Best would be if this forum could have small files attachments enabled, so that there isn't a dependence on external links.

I also can't get version 1.0 to work on recent FTEQW builds. FTEQCC compiles it fine (safe a few warnings), but then it crashes the engine when I try to start a map (the regular main menu still works).