Difference between revisions of "Game chat box"
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'''InitialiseChatBox()''' | '''InitialiseChatBox()''' | ||
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// A helper variable | // A helper variable | ||
CEGUI::WindowManager& winMgr = CEGUI::WindowManager::getSingleton(); | CEGUI::WindowManager& winMgr = CEGUI::WindowManager::getSingleton(); | ||
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CEGUI::Window* editBox = winMgr.getWindow("/Chat/Wnd/Edit"); | CEGUI::Window* editBox = winMgr.getWindow("/Chat/Wnd/Edit"); | ||
editBox->subscribeEvent(CEGUI::Editbox::EventTextAccepted, CEGUI::Event::Subscriber(&ChatWidget::EditTextAccepted, this)); | editBox->subscribeEvent(CEGUI::Editbox::EventTextAccepted, CEGUI::Event::Subscriber(&ChatWidget::EditTextAccepted, this)); | ||
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'''EditTextAccepted()''' | '''EditTextAccepted()''' | ||
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bool ChatWidget::EditTextAccepted(const CEGUI::EventArgs& args) | bool ChatWidget::EditTextAccepted(const CEGUI::EventArgs& args) | ||
{ | { | ||
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return true; | return true; | ||
} | } | ||
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TODO: Create a new version that handles different fonts, both font names (such as Arial, Times New Roman) and font sizes (such as 8, 10, 12). This will be done by adding a new widget within a looknfeel (such as TaharezLook.looknfeel). The main feature will be that the Editbox's height will rely on the LineSpacing value of the font. | TODO: Create a new version that handles different fonts, both font names (such as Arial, Times New Roman) and font sizes (such as 8, 10, 12). This will be done by adding a new widget within a looknfeel (such as TaharezLook.looknfeel). The main feature will be that the Editbox's height will rely on the LineSpacing value of the font. | ||
Revision as of 15:33, 29 January 2008
The following .layout defines a FrameWindow containing two widgets; a Listbox in the upper region for chat history and an Editbox at the lower region for text input.
chat.layout
<?xml version="1.0" ?> <GUILayout> <Window Type="TaharezLook/FrameWindow" Name="/Chat"> <Property Name="Position" Value="x:0.0 y:0.0" /> <Property Name="Size" Value="w:0.25 h:0.25" /> <Property Name="Alpha" Value="0.8" /> <Window Type="DefaultWindow" Name="/Chat/Wnd"> <Property Name="Alpha" Value="0.8" /> <Property Name="Position" Value="x:0.0 y:0.00" /> <Property Name="Size" Value="w:1 h:1" /> <Window Type="TaharezLook/Listbox" Name="/Chat/Wnd/List"> <Property Name="Position" Value="x:0.0 y:0.1" /> <Property Name="Size" Value="w:1 h:0.77" /> </Window> <Window Type="TaharezLook/Editbox" Name="/Chat/Wnd/Edit" > <Property Name="Position" Value="x:0.01 y:0.87" /> <Property Name="Size" Value="w:0.98 h:0.12" /> </Window> </Window> </Window> </GUILayout>
InitialiseChatBox()
<cpp/>
// A helper variable
CEGUI::WindowManager& winMgr = CEGUI::WindowManager::getSingleton();
// Load the chat layout and add it to the GUI sheet mMainWindow = winMgr.loadWindowLayout("chat.layout"); if (mMainWindow)
CEGUI::System::getSingleton().getGUISheet()->addChildWindow(mMainWindow);
// The only event we're interested is when the <ENTER> key is pressed // This will call upon the EditTextAccepted() function to add the text to the Listbox CEGUI::Window* editBox = winMgr.getWindow("/Chat/Wnd/Edit"); editBox->subscribeEvent(CEGUI::Editbox::EventTextAccepted, CEGUI::Event::Subscriber(&ChatWidget::EditTextAccepted, this));
EditTextAccepted()
<cpp/>
bool ChatWidget::EditTextAccepted(const CEGUI::EventArgs& args)
{
// Variables for the Listbox and the Editbox
mEditBox = static_cast<CEGUI::Editbox*> (winMgr.getWindow("/Chat/Wnd/Edit"));
mListBox = static_cast<CEGUI::Listbox*> (winMgr.getWindow("/Chat/Wnd/List"));
// Add the Editbox text to the Listbox CEGUI::ListboxTextItem* item = new CEGUI::ListboxTextItem(mEditBox->getText()); mListBox->addItem ( item );
// Scroll the Listbox entries such that the new text is visible mListBox->ensureItemIsVisible(mListBox->getItemCount());
// Clear the text in the Editbox mEditBox->setText("");
return true; }
TODO: Create a new version that handles different fonts, both font names (such as Arial, Times New Roman) and font sizes (such as 8, 10, 12). This will be done by adding a new widget within a looknfeel (such as TaharezLook.looknfeel). The main feature will be that the Editbox's height will rely on the LineSpacing value of the font.
