Good morning, all.

I know that when i create a panel using pan_create, i can put digits or windows on it through an script string, like this
Code:

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pan_create("digits 122, 56, clip_ammo_frmt_str, clip_ammo_font, 1, ammo;", _VAR(3));

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this way, i need the variable, the string and the font to be defined in a wdl script, then i have to get a pointer to that using engine_getobj so i can change it.
If I was to make everything in c++ (because i'm doing everything object-oriented and i don't want to mix it up with scripts), how would it be possible to make a digit show a variable not defined in c-script, but defined in c++?
like
Code:

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var l_varMyAmmo;
STRING l_strFormat;
FONT l_fontMyFont;
...
pan_create("digits 122, 56, (l_strFormat)?, (l_fontMyFont)?, 1, (l_varMyAmmo)?;", _VAR(3));

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How will that work when i use the acknex.dll instead of the .exe (no script)?

thanks,
Filipe

Create a panel with digits and attach variables you gave in a wdl, then you write a function in C++ which you call everytime if you wish to update the values, something like that:

Code:

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var test;

function refresh_var()
{
DLL_RefreshVar();
}

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The DLLFunction gets the var from the script with engine_getobj() and then you can manipulate it.

regards

thanks, kohji,
but actually i want to do exactly the opposite of that ...
like i said, i'm trying to do everything in c++ with no c-script, cause i don't want to mix object oriented programming with c-script.
so, the problem is not updating the var inside the dll, is defining it inside the dll.
i think there's actually no way to do it, but i know that in the near future i'll be able to use the engine as a dll, and in that case i'd use no c-script at all. so there must be a way to make digits and windows without c-script, if not implemented yet, at least planned for the future...


but thanks anyway.

You can try this, but I dpn't know for sure, wheter it works like you want:
Code:

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void createapanel()
{
var ammo = 30;
STRING ammo_string;
FONT ammp_font;

pan_create("digits 122, 56, ammo_string, ammo_font, 1, ammo;", _VAR(3));
}

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If it doesn't work, there is no way to handle this with C++ I think. Good luck

thanks, but i tried that already...
yeah, i'm guessing there's no way to do it without c-script...
but how would i do it if i was using the engine as a dll?
using the acknex.dll is it still possible and necessary to use c-script?

If you're creating a DLL for GS you've to use C-Script however and I don't think that is what you want I'm currently working on a project in which I try to handle as many as possible with C++, but everything isn't possible ...

regards

ok, i realized there is a way to set the variables for the digits, using the digits_set instruction.
like this:
Code:

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var m_varClipAmmo;
var m_varTotalAmmo;
PANEL* m_panAmmo;
...
m_panAmmo = pan_create("digits 122, 56, clip_ammo_frmt_str, clip_ammo_font, 1, 0; digits 118, 68, total_ammo_frmt_str, total_ammo_font, 1, 0;", _VAR(3));
digits_set(m_panAmmo, _VAR(1), &m_varClipAmmo);
digits_set(m_panAmmo, _VAR(2), &m_varTotalAmmo);

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but what about the format string and the font?
and what about windows definitions? how do i set the variables and the bmap in there without having to define them in c-script?

anyone has any ideas?

Thanks again,
Filipe

Edit: and for buttons?

For the format, you can use a fixed format string, or a format number.

For the font the only solution at the moment is to open the engine with a small .wdl file with all necessary definitions, including a FONT definition.

ok, thanks again.

I am also trying to adjust the font in a digits panel without having to use a .wdl file. I would be satisfied with the internal _a4font but it is too small.
(1)Is there a way to enlarge the font without .wdl?
(2)Are there any other internal fonts (that are larger)?

jcl:"For the font the only solution at the moment is to open the engine with a small .wdl file with all necessary definitions, including a FONT definition."
(3)I have a dll that opens and runs the engine (driven by an external program), how can I attach a .wdl file to define the fonts? (please explain this)

Thanks!