Hi i really need help with panels using Lite-C free edition. i am a begginner programmer so pleas dont throw random code at me i really want to try get my head around everything best i can

erm ok so the problem im having is that although in the past i have used c-script and created panels with ease i just cant do it in lite-c. ill give you an example of a piece of code i used to do:

bmap random_image = "random_image.bmp";

panel random_panel
{
bmap = random_image;
layer = 1;
flags = overlay, visible;
}

function main()
{
level_load("level1.wmb";
wait(3);
sleep(10);
random_panel.visible = off;
sleep(10);
random_panel.visible = on;
}

so thats easy enough (hopefully that code is right just did it off top of my head).

but with lite-c im having to do this:

PANEL first_pan = // why is there an "=" sign?
{
bmap = "grass.bmp";
pos_x = 0;
pos_y = 0;
layer = 1;
flags = VISIBLE;
}

my first [problem is that the grass bitmap (64x64) is not appearing on the screen at all. (ive tried using the SHOW flag too).

function main()
{
first_pan =.visible = on;
etc etc...
}

how can i call the panel in functions like this? taking away the = sign doesnt solve the problem as it keeps telling me it is an unidentified identifier.

sorry about the length of this esspecially as there is probably a simple solution lol but yeah thanks in advance

You missed the * on PANEL should be PANEL* marking it as a pointer, that is also why you need the = sign as a reference to the object the pointer holds...

Oh man thanks alot haha it shows the bmp on screen now funny how one tiny thing got me frustrated for 30+ minutes lol

how do i call it in a function to make it invisible again though?

first_pan.VISIBLE = off; doesnt work, ive probably missed something obvious again lol

set(PANEL_NAME,SHOW)
also read up on this for toggle, reset, and is in the manual

and do not get to frustrated we were all new once

ah that makes sense cool ill look it up now

and thanks you've helped alot

and also if you havnt go through the workshops, thats really helped me alot. Im also new to this and i also get frustrated a lot. And remember dont hesitate to ask questions.

No a problem you'll find most the people here are friendly and have a lot of good advice and a lot you can learn from them

I havent gone through the workshops yet but if its helped you alot then yeah ill work through them sounds like a good idea

@lostzac

and yeah its great being able to just ask and get help almost instantly tis a great community