per player multiboard issue

[eliw00d]

i searched for quite a awhile for an answer, but most of it deals with GUI. i understand how to keep it to the local player, but for some reason it is not even showing up. i have another script that changes the title, but it doesn't even display in the first place. i'm definitely missing something. :/

here is my script:

    globals
        multiboard array board[9]
    endglobals
...
        local integer p = 0
...
        loop
            exitwhen p == 9
            set board[p] = CreateMultiboard()
            call MultiboardDisplay(board[p],false)
            if GetLocalPlayer() == Player(p) then
                call MultiboardDisplay(board[p],true)
            endif
            set p = p + 1
        endloop

also, what would be a good way to set the integer to the number of people currently playing? i think i can convert GUI to jass to find out, but maybe there is an easier JASS way?

 

[phyrex1an]

I've never used one multiboard per player but I think I've read that you have to hide/display it again every time you make a change to it.
Other than that, it seems to be very little setup code there, does it show if you remove the localization?

 

[eliw00d]

I've never used one multiboard per player but I think I've read that you have to hide/display it again every time you make a change to it.
Other than that, it seems to be very little setup code there, does it show if you remove the localization?

you mean like this?

loop
            exitwhen p == 9
            set board[p] = CreateMultiboard()
            call MultiboardDisplay(board[p],true)
            set p = p + 1
        endloop

if so, that didn't work.

 

[AceHart]

Creating it is one thing.
The next step would be to add some rows / columns and a title.
Then try to display it.

And, don't do this at map init...

 

[eliw00d]

Creating it is one thing.
The next step would be to add some rows / columns and a title.
Then try to display it.

And, don't do this at map init...

scope Startup initializer Events
    globals
        dialog gamemode = DialogCreate()
        button array gmode[1]
        dialog timemode = DialogCreate()
        button array tmode[2]
        multiboard array board[9]
    endglobals
    
    private function Actions takes nothing returns nothing 
        local integer p = 0
       
        call DialogClear(gamemode)        
        call DialogSetMessage(gamemode,"Select game mode:")
        set gmode[0] = DialogAddButton(gamemode,"Timed",'t')
        set gmode[1] = DialogAddButton(gamemode,"Sandbox",'s')
        call DialogClear(timemode)
        call DialogSetMessage(timemode,"Select time mode:")
        set tmode[0] = DialogAddButton(timemode,"Default (20s Days)",'d')
        set tmode[1] = DialogAddButton(timemode,"Long (40s Days)",'l')
        set tmode[2] = DialogAddButton(timemode,"Epic (60s Days)",'e')
        call DialogDisplay(Player(0),gamemode,true)
        loop
            exitwhen p == 9
            set board[p] = CreateMultiboard()
            call MultiboardSetRowCount(board[p],1)
            call MultiboardSetColumnCount(board[p],1)
            call MultiboardSetTitleText(board[p],"test")
            call MultiboardDisplay(board[p],false)
            if GetLocalPlayer() == Player(p) then
                call MultiboardDisplay(board[p],true)
            endif
            set p = p + 1
        endloop
    endfunction

    public function Events takes nothing returns nothing
        local trigger t = CreateTrigger()
        call TriggerRegisterTimerEventSingle(t,0.00)
        call TriggerAddAction(t,function Actions)
    endfunction
endscope

this doesn't work, either.

 

[Terrabull]

I've read that you have to hide/display it

            call MultiboardDisplay(board[p],true)
            if GetLocalPlayer() == Player(p) then
                call MultiboardDisplay(board[p],true)
            endif

You're forgetting half of it. (the hide half)

 

[eliw00d]

            call MultiboardDisplay(board[p],true)
            if GetLocalPlayer() == Player(p) then
                call MultiboardDisplay(board[p],true)
            endif

You're forgetting half of it. (the hide half)

whoops, that's a typo. i forgot to change that back to false, but it was not working with false, either.

 

[AceHart]

Is your dialog showing?

 

[eliw00d]

Is your dialog showing?

nope. i have it exactly as shown above, i made sure it hides it before it displays it per player.

 

[N-a-z-g-u-l]

            call MultiboardDisplay(board[p],false)
            if GetLocalPlayer() == Player(p) then
                call MultiboardDisplay(board[p],true)
            endif

better:

            call MultiboardDisplay(board[p],GetLocalPlayer() == Player(p))

i know this doesnt solve the problem, but thought i would mention it...

for the problem: perhaps there are conflicts with the dialog... try not displaying the dialog... or change the order (first multiboard, then dialog)

in my maps sometimes the multiboard disappeared when a dialog was used (i make the multiboard visible everytime a dialog is hidden now)

 

[Gwypaas]

I made a multiboard that showed for different players.. So here's the code:
I hope that this code will help you.

library Multiboard initializer InitMultiboard
// How to assign gold:
// The gold type is a multidimensional array you can access the values by typing gold[<Player Number>][<The type of gold>] So Player(0)'s normal gold would be gold[1][1]
//  They are declared as:
//  gold[0][1] = Normal gold
//  gold[0][2] = Gold from wells
//  gold[0][3] = Gold from fountains
//  gold[0][4] = Total gold
//InitMulti initializer InitTrig
globals     
    private MultiboardCore array MBC                // The main core.
    Gold gold                                       // The gold that's saved. 
                                                    //Change this and the multiboard is updated next time the update trigger runs, you can also update it by yourself with: call UpdateMultiboard()
    private constant real COLL1WIDTH = 0.08         // The width of collumn 1
    private constant real COLL2WITDH = 0.048        // The width of collumn 2
    private constant string ONSTRING = "-multi on"  // The string WC3 uses to detect when you want to activate your multiboard
    private constant string OFFSTRING ="-multi off" // The string WC3 uses to detect when you want to deactivate your multiboard
    private constant string EVENT = "-multi"        // The substring WC3 detects when you want to create one
    boolean FMMODE = false                          // Is it FM mode?
    private constant string GoldMinesColor = "|cffFFF68F"
    private constant string FountainsColor = "|cffFFC469"
    private constant string WellsColor = "|cffFFD700"
    private constant string TotalColor = "|cff99CC32"
endglobals

// The gold type.
type EachPlayer extends integer array[12] 
type Gold extends EachPlayer array[4] 
//  Update functions
function UpdateMultiboard takes nothing returns nothing
    local integer i = 1
    local integer i2 = 1
    loop
        exitwhen i == 12
        set gold<i>[4] = gold<i>[1]+gold<i>[2]+gold<i>[3]
        call MultiboardSetItemValue(MBC<i>.row[1].coll[2], GoldMinesColor+I2S(gold<i>[1]))
        call MultiboardSetItemValue(MBC<i>.row[2].coll[2], FountainsColor+I2S(gold<i>[2]))
        call MultiboardSetItemValue(MBC<i>.row[3].coll[2], WellsColor+I2S(gold<i>[3]))
        call MultiboardSetItemValue(MBC<i>.row[4].coll[2], TotalColor+I2S(gold<i>[4]))
        set i = i+1
    endloop
endfunction

// TheCore
struct MultiboardCore
    multiboard main
    MultiboardCoreChild array row[6]
    
    // The init trig, 
    static method MainCreate takes nothing returns MultiboardCore
        local MultiboardCore CreateTemp = MultiboardCore.allocate() // Create the main variable
        local integer i = 1 // The iterator.
        // Init all important values so they don&#039;t point to something strange.
        set CreateTemp.main = CreateMultiboard() 
        
        call MultiboardSetTitleText(CreateTemp.main, &quot;|cFFFFD700Gold income&quot;)
        call MultiboardSetColumnCount(CreateTemp.main, 2)
        call MultiboardSetRowCount(CreateTemp.main, 4)
        set CreateTemp.row[1] = MultiboardCoreChild.AltCreate()
        set CreateTemp.row[2] = MultiboardCoreChild.AltCreate()
        set CreateTemp.row[3] = MultiboardCoreChild.AltCreate()
        set CreateTemp.row[1] = MultiboardCoreChild.AltCreate()
        loop
            exitwhen i == 5
            set CreateTemp.row<i>.coll[1] = MultiboardGetItem(CreateTemp.main, i-1, 0)
            set CreateTemp.row<i>.coll[2] = MultiboardGetItem(CreateTemp.main, i-1, 1)
            set i=i+1
        endloop
        // Init so all icons are gone and size is good.
        set i = 1
        loop
            exitwhen i == 5
            call MultiboardSetItemStyle(CreateTemp.row<i>.coll[1], true, false)
            call MultiboardSetItemStyle(CreateTemp.row<i>.coll[2], true, false)
            call MultiboardSetItemWidth(CreateTemp.row<i>.coll[1], COLL1WIDTH)
            call MultiboardSetItemWidth(CreateTemp.row<i>.coll[2], COLL2WITDH)
            set i = i+1
        endloop
        call MultiboardSetItemValue(CreateTemp.row[1].coll[1], &quot;|cffFFF68FGold mines&quot;)
        call MultiboardSetItemValue(CreateTemp.row[2].coll[1], &quot;|cffFFC469Gold Wells&quot;)
        call MultiboardSetItemValue(CreateTemp.row[3].coll[1], &quot;|cffFFD700Gold Fountians&quot;)
        call MultiboardSetItemValue(CreateTemp.row[4].coll[1], &quot;|cff99CC32Total Income&quot;)
        call UpdateMultiboard()
        return CreateTemp
        endmethod
    endstruct
// The child stuct so I can use a matrix like syntax
struct MultiboardCoreChild
    multiboarditem array coll[3]
    static method AltCreate takes nothing returns MultiboardCoreChild
        local MultiboardCoreChild TempChild = MultiboardCoreChild.allocate()
        return TempChild
    endmethod
endstruct

private function DisplayToPlayer takes player p, MultiboardCore TMBCS, boolean show returns nothing
    if GetLocalPlayer() == p then
        call MultiboardDisplay(TMBCS.main, show)
        call UpdateMultiboard()
    endif
endfunction

private function WhatCommand takes nothing returns nothing
    local player p = GetTriggerPlayer()
    local string chat = GetEventPlayerChatString()
    if chat == ONSTRING then
        call DisplayToPlayer(p, MBC[(GetPlayerId(p))+1], true)
    elseif chat == OFFSTRING then
        call DisplayToPlayer(p, MBC[(GetPlayerId(p))+1], false)
    else 
    endif    
    set p = null
    set chat = &quot;&quot;
endfunction

private function MainInit takes nothing returns nothing
    local integer i = 1
    set gold = Gold.create()
    loop
        exitwhen i == 11
        set MBC<i> = MultiboardCore.MainCreate()
        set gold<i>[1] = 0
        set gold<i>[2] = 0
        set gold<i>[3] = 0
        set gold<i>[4] = 0
        set i = i+1
    endloop
    
endfunction


private function InitMultiboard takes nothing returns nothing
    local trigger Trig = CreateTrigger()
    local integer i = 0
    set Trig = CreateTrigger()
    call TriggerRegisterTimerEvent(Trig, 0.01, false)
    call TriggerAddAction(Trig, function MainInit)
    loop
        exitwhen i == 11
        call TriggerRegisterPlayerChatEvent(Trig, Player(i), EVENT, false)
        set i = i+1
    endloop
    call TriggerAddAction(Trig, function WhatCommand)
    set Trig = CreateTrigger()
    call TriggerRegisterTimerEvent(Trig, 10, true)
    call TriggerAddAction(Trig, function UpdateMultiboard)
endfunction
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If you see some different events and stuff in this it's because I active it with a chat command. I don't know how optimized this is but it works.

 

[AceHart]

> dialog gamemode = DialogCreate()

Tried moving the create call inside the function instead of the globals?

 

[eliw00d]

for the problem: perhaps there are conflicts with the dialog... try not displaying the dialog... or change the order (first multiboard, then dialog)

in my maps sometimes the multiboard disappeared when a dialog was used (i make the multiboard visible everytime a dialog is hidden now)

i rem'ed all the code pertaining to the dialog, but the multiboard still doesn't show.

I made a multiboard that showed for different players.. So here's the code:
I hope that this code will help you.

thanks. i'll look it over.

> dialog gamemode = DialogCreate()

Tried moving the create call inside the function instead of the globals?

i just did and warcraft crashed. you mean like this, correct?

set gamemode = DialogCreate()
set timemode = DialogCreate()

 

[AceHart]

Crashed? Where did you put that?

 

[eliw00d]

Crashed? Where did you put that?

here is all of the code as of now:

Spoiler

scope Startup initializer Events
    globals
        dialog gamemode 
        button array gmode[1]
        dialog timemode
        button array tmode[2]
        multiboard array board[9]
    endglobals
    
    private function Actions takes nothing returns nothing 
        local integer p = 0

        loop
            exitwhen p == 9
            set board[p] = CreateMultiboard()
            call MultiboardSetRowCount(board[p],1)
            call MultiboardSetColumnCount(board[p],1)
            call MultiboardSetTitleText(board[p],"test")
            call MultiboardDisplay(board[p],GetLocalPlayer() == Player(p))
            set p = p + 1
        endloop
        set gamemode = DialogCreate()
        set timemode = DialogCreate()
        call DialogClear(gamemode)        
        call DialogSetMessage(gamemode,"Select game mode:")
        set gmode[0] = DialogAddButton(gamemode,"Timed",'t')
        set gmode[1] = DialogAddButton(gamemode,"Sandbox",'s')
        call DialogClear(timemode)
        call DialogSetMessage(timemode,"Select time mode:")
        set tmode[0] = DialogAddButton(timemode,"Default (20s Days)",'d')
        set tmode[1] = DialogAddButton(timemode,"Long (40s Days)",'l')
        set tmode[2] = DialogAddButton(timemode,"Epic (60s Days)",'e')
        call DialogDisplay(Player(0),gamemode,true)
    endfunction

    public function Events takes nothing returns nothing
        local trigger t = CreateTrigger()
        call TriggerRegisterTimerEventSingle(t,0.00)
        call TriggerAddAction(t,function Actions)
    endfunction
endscope

Spoiler

scope GameMode
    globals
        boolean array gmodeis[1]
    endglobals 
        
    private function Actions takes nothing returns nothing        
        if GetClickedButton() == gmode[0] then
            call DialogDisplay(Player(0),timemode,true)
            set gmodeis[0] = true
            return
        elseif GetClickedButton() == gmode[1] then
            call DialogDisplay(Player(0),timemode,true)
            set gmodeis[1] = true
            return
        endif
    endfunction

    public function InitTrig takes nothing returns nothing
        local trigger t = CreateTrigger()
        call TriggerRegisterDialogEvent(t,gamemode)
        call TriggerAddAction(t,function Actions)
    endfunction
endscope

Spoiler

scope TimeMode
    private function Actions takes nothing returns nothing
        if GetClickedButton() == tmode[0] and gmodeis[0] == true then
            call SetTimeOfDayScale(1)
        elseif GetClickedButton() == tmode[0] and gmodeis[1] == true then
            call SetTimeOfDayScale(1)
        elseif GetClickedButton() == tmode[1] and gmodeis[0] == true then 
            call SetTimeOfDayScale(0.5)
        elseif GetClickedButton() == tmode[1] and gmodeis[1] == true then
            call SetTimeOfDayScale(0.5)
        elseif GetClickedButton() == tmode[2] and gmodeis[0] == true then
            call SetTimeOfDayScale(0.33)
        elseif GetClickedButton() == tmode[2] and gmodeis[1] == true then
            call SetTimeOfDayScale(0.33)                             
        endif
    endfunction
    
    public function InitTrig takes nothing returns nothing
        local trigger t = CreateTrigger()
        call TriggerRegisterDialogEventBJ(t,timemode)
        call TriggerAddAction(t,function Actions)
    endfunction
endscope

Spoiler

scope DateTime
    globals
        string secondstr
        string minutestr
        string hourstr
    endglobals
      
    private function Actions takes nothing returns nothing
        local integer seconds = 0
        local integer minutes = 0
        local integer hours = 6
        local integer days = 1
        local integer p = 0
        
            set seconds = seconds + 1
            if seconds == 60 then
                set seconds = 0
                set minutes = minutes + 1
                if minutes == 60 then 
                    set minutes = 0
                    set hours = hours + 1
                    if hours == 24 then
                        set hours = 0
                        set days = days + 1
                    endif
                endif
            endif 
            if seconds < 10 then
                set secondstr = "0"+I2S(seconds)
            else
                set secondstr = I2S(seconds)
            endif
            if minutes < 10 then 
                set minutestr = "0"+I2S(minutes)
            else
                set minutestr = I2S(minutes)
            endif
            if hours < 10 then
                set hourstr = "0"+I2S(hours)
            else
                set hourstr = I2S(hours)
            endif
            loop
                exitwhen p > 9
                call MultiboardSetTitleText(board[p],"Z-Day+"+I2S(days)+", "+hourstr+":"+minutestr+":"+secondstr)
                set p = p + 1
            endloop      
    endfunction

    public function InitDateTime takes nothing returns nothing
        local trigger t = CreateTrigger()
        call TriggerRegisterTimerEventPeriodic(t,1.00)
        call TriggerAddAction(t,function Actions)
    endfunction
endscope

 

[eliw00d]

i tried taking away the array so that it is a regular board, but that doesn't seem to work, either. am i missing something big? or are my other triggers causing the problems?

 

[eliw00d]

i can't wrap my head around how to fix this. did posting the triggers help in any way?

 

[AceHart]

Some random wild guessing maybe:
> call TriggerRegisterDialogEvent(t,gamemode)

Does this work if gamemode has not been initialized yet?

Either way, I would suggest keeping all the init stuff, especially if they depend on some order, in one place only.
If nothing else, at least you actually know what the order is.