How can I open a gui with a command?

[Hawt]

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How can I open a gui with a command? Like doing /help brings up a help gui I made.

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[Dannu]

If you have a Server-Client setup, you can make a clientCmd in the client mod to create the GUI elements and in the have a server mod that has a serverCmdHelp that does commandToClient(clientcmdfunction);

[Advanced Bot]

Command to open a GUI: canvas.pushDialog(YourGUI);

so.. (client only, no server stuff)
function openBlah()
{
   canvas.pushDialog(YourGUI);
}

for servers to clients:

client.cs

function clientCmdOpenBlah()
{
   canvas.pushDialog(Blah);
}

server.cs

function serverCmdGUI(%client)
{
   commandToClient(%client,'OpenBlah');
}

[Hawt]

what about changing to a text version if the player doesn't have the client addon?

[Advanced Bot]

You can package GameConnection::autoAdminCheck and create a schedule to another client check for the client.
The client can send a handshake to the server, and the server will have the handshake.

What I usually do is create passwords and version to each of the sides.

[Hawt]

can you give me an example?

[Advanced Bot]

can you give me an example?

Here's part of my RPG gui communication system server sided.

Please look at how it works, and not to try to copy/paste it like other people would.

Code: (GUICommunication.cs (a server.cs)) [Select]

$RPG::Version = 0.3;

package RPG_GuiCOM
{
function GameConnection::AutoAdminCheck(%this)
{
%this.chatMessage("\c7Checking client status..");
commandToClient(%this,'RPG_GuiComn_hsc',"GKAD3-AKBR-AMV4-PI4X");
** Sends a command to the client to see if they have the client with a sent password
%this.schedule(1000,RPG_GuiComn_hsc);
** Checks the client in a second to see if they sent a version (This will be changed since people may lag once they join) - You can make the check longer as well
return Parent::AutoAdminCheck(%this);
}

...
};
activatepackage(RPG_GuiCOM);

function sendRPGCommmand(%client,%command,%var1,%var2,%var3,%var4,%var5,%var6,%var7,%var8,%var9,%var10,%var11,%var12,%var13,%var14,%var15,%var16)
{
...
** Same as commandToClient(%client,'VRPG_%command', ..args..)
}

function GameConnection::sendRPGCommmand(%client,%command,%var1,%var2,%var3,%var4,%var5,%var6,%var7,%var8,%var9,%var10,%var11,%var12,%var13,%var14,%var15,%var16)
{
...
** Same as commandToClient(%client,'VRPG_%command', ..args..)
}

function serverCmdRPG_GuiComn_shs(%this,%password,%version)
{
** Make sure the password is correct
if(%password !$= "GKAD1-ALGE-UVN3-RAU3")
{
** Some of my old versions had different passwords
%this.chatMessage("Looks like your RPG is either outdated or broken, please contact the host about the issue.");
return -1; //Login Failure
}
if(%version < 0)
{
** Thier GUI either broke, or had the really old version of the RPG client
%this.chatMessage("Looks like your RPG has a version issue, please contact the host about this.");
return 0; //Version Error
}
** They successfully have the client, so set variable information on the client.
* Such as version, rpg client
%this.RPGCLV = %version; //Send the version, if it is higher than the server's version, obviously we have to disable it.
%this.RPGCL = true; //They have it now
** Send a donation link
%this.sendRPGCommmand("SetDonationLink",$RPG::DonationLink);
** Notify they have the client installed correctly
%this.chatMessage("Client status successful. Your client is currently updated.");
** This needs to be re-arranged, should be before they get activated
if(%version < $RPG::Version)
{
%this.chatMessage("Your client is outdated, contact the host for a newer version. (Client is still activated)");
%this.chatMessage(" \c6-> \crServer client version: \c3" @ $RPG::Version);
}
}

function GameConnection::RPG_GuiComn_hsc(%this)
{
** If they do not have it (See AutoAdminCheck for the command check), they cannot use it..
if(!%this.RPGCL)
{
%this.chatMessage("You do not have the RPG client. Click <a:www.dropbox.com/s/20y1q171ow267iw/Client_VRPG.zip?dl=1>here</a>");
%this.chatMessage(" --> DEMO has been turned on for you.");
%this.chatMessage("    -> Level access: Limited, highest level to get to is \c5" @ $RPG::DemoLevel);
%this.chatMessage("    -> Item access: Limited");
%this.chatMessage("    -> Player access: Limited");
%this.chatMessage("    -> Party/Group access: Restricted");
}
}

[Hawt]

sorry, I don't really get it

[Headcrab Zombie]

sorry, I don't really get it

here's a bare minimum stripped down version

Code: [Select]

---SERVER.CS--
package thing
{
function  gameconnection::autoadmincheck(%this)
{
commandtoclient(%this,'doyouhavegui');
return parent::autoadmincheck(%this);
}
};
activatepackage(thing);

function serverCmdyesihavegui(%client)
{
%client.hasgui =  true;
}


--CLIENT.CS--

function clientcmddoyouhavegui()
{
commandtoserver('yesihavegui');
}

[Hawt]

thanks a ton

[Hime]

Here's part of my RPG gui communication system server sided.

Please look at how it works, and not to try to copy/paste it like other people would.

here's a bare minimum stripped down version

Would I need this clientCmd structure to check if a client downloaded textures when it connected?

[Headcrab Zombie]

Would I need this clientCmd structure to check if a client downloaded textures when it connected?

Theoretically yes, you could make a clientcmd to report to the server if the option is enabled
But doing so requires them downloading a clientside add-on with the client cmd, and at that point you might as well just give them the textures in the add-on

[Hime]

Theoretically yes, you could make a clientcmd to report to the server if the option is enabled
But doing so requires them downloading a clientside add-on with the client cmd, and at that point you might as well just give them the textures in the add-on

Texture alternatives to text-based displays seem best left to a client script then. Thank you.

[ZSNO]

Just a note, there are default clientcmd callable GUIs, forgot the exact parameters, but here are the functions
clientCmdMessageBoxOK
clientCmdMessageBoxOKCancel
clientCmdMessageBoxYesNo

[Advanced Bot]

clientCmdMessageBoxOK(string Title, string Message);
clientCmdMessageBoxOKCancel(string Title, string Message, string Eval_OnOKButtonPressed); (Cancel uses serverCmdCancel I believe)
clientCmdMessageBoxYesNo(string Title, string Message, string Eval_OnYESButtonPressed); (No uses serverCmdNo I believe)