ShowText/Showpoly in joined classes

[JkWhoSaysNi]

Hello, I'm trying to use showtext and showpoly from the class and it just wont work.

The class has //#CLIENTSIDE at the top so I assumed it would work and it's being joined to a clientside object. The error I get in the F2 window is:

GraalScript: Function showtext not found in script of

Is it not possible to use showtext or showpoly from joined classes?

[xXziroXx]

Yes, it is. Mind showing us the script thats not working?

[JkWhoSaysNi]

I'm trying to make a mouseover class.

PHP Code:

//#CLIENTSIDE
public function onCreated() {
setTimer(1);
}
public function setToolTip(text) {
  this.text = text;
  setTimer(1);
}

function onTimeout() {
  if (mousescreenx-12 in |this.x,this.x+this.width*4| && mousescreeny-6 in |this.y,this.y+this.height*8|) {
    showTooltip();
  }
  else {
   hideimg(350);
  }
  setTimer(1);
  
}

function showTooltip() {
  echo(this.text); //shows correctly in F2 window on mouseover
  showtext(350, 20, 20, "Arial", "b", this.text ).zoom = 0.6; //gives error in F2 window
  changeimgvis(350,7);
} 


Heres how I'm using it:

PHP Code:

findimg(i).join("mouseover");
findimg(i).setToolTip("test text"); 


[xXziroXx]

Uhh.. do this:

PHP Code:

showtext(350, 20, 20, "Arial", "b", this.text );
changeimgzoom(350, 0.6); 


[JkWhoSaysNi]

it's worked how i have it in other places. Just saves a line. But, removing .zoom() from the end doesn't solve the problem. F2 window still reports that the function cant be found.

[Tolnaftate2004]

There are ways to work around having to use showtext.
controlling script:

PHP Code:

//#CLIENTSIDE
function onCreated() {
  this.imgs = new [5];
  temp.texts = {
                 "I am testing.",
                 "No really, I am.",
                 "C'mon! I seriously am!",
                 "Why don't you believe me?",
                 "Fine, be that way! :("
               };
  this.tlen = this.imgs.size();
  for (temp.i=0;temp.i<this.tlen;temp.i++) {
    this.imgs[temp.i] = showtext(200+temp.i,20,20+14*temp.i,"Arial","",temp.texts[temp.i]);
    this.imgs[temp.i].parent = this;
    with (this.imgs[temp.i]) {
      this.layer = 5;
      this.zoom = 12/23;
      this.join("mouseover");
      this.setToolTip("test text");
      this.tooltip = findimg(350+temp.i);
      this.width = gettextwidth(12/23,"","Arial",temp.texts[temp.i]);
      this.height = gettextheight(12/23,"","Arial");
    }
  }
} 


mouseover class:

PHP Code:

//#CLIENTSIDE
public function setToolTip(text) {
  this.tooltext = text;
  setTimer(0.05);
}
function onTimeout() {
  if (mousescreenx in |this.x,this.x+this.width| 
    && mousescreeny in |this.y,this.y+this.height|) {
    showTooltip();
  }
  elseif (this.wait > 0) this.wait --;
  else {
    thiso.tooltip.text = "";
  }
  setTimer(0.05);
}
function showTooltip() {
  for (temp.i=0;temp.i<this.parent.tlen;temp.i++) {
    this.parent.imgs[temp.i].wait = 0;
    this.parent.imgs[temp.i].tooltip.text = "";
  }
  this.wait = 20;
  echo(this.tooltext);
  this.tooltip.zoom = 12/23;
  this.tooltip.layer = 7;
  this.tooltip.text = this.tooltext;
  this.tooltip.style = "b";
  this.tooltip.x = mousescreenx + 14;
  this.tooltip.y = mousescreeny + 2;
} 


[JkWhoSaysNi]

so are you saying showpoly/showtext cant be used the normal way from a joined class?

If theres not I can put the showtext/showpoly parts in the weapon NPC thats calling it. It'd just be nicer to have it in a class