drawLine()

[Chompy]

PHP Code:

//#CLIENTSIDE
public function drawLine(index, xy1, xy2, color, thickness, layer) {
  with(findimg(index)) {
    polygon = {
      xy1[0], xy2[1], xy2[0], xy1[1],
      xy2[0]+thickness, xy1[1]+thickness, xy1[0]+thickness, xy2[1]+thickness
    };
    layer = layer;
    red = color[0];
    green = color[1];
    blue = color[2];
    alpha = color[3];
  }
} 


Basic example:

PHP Code:

//#CLIENTSIDE
function onCreated() {
  drawLine(200, {15, 20}, {31, 18}, {1, 0, 0, 0.99}, 0.3, 2);
  // will draw a red line from 15,20 to 31,18 with a thickness of 0.3 tiles
} 


Basicly you give the function: index, xy1[], xy2[], color[], thickness and layer

The function will draw polygon from xy1 to xy2, thickness of the line is based on the 4th param (if layer is 4 or lower, it is given in tiles. If 5 or higher thickness is in pixels (This goes to coordinats to (xy1 and xy2))

A nifty little function that I thought I could share

[DustyPorViva]

Hmm... does the thickness take into account the direction of the line? From reading it it doesn't seem it, maybe that'd be a good addition.

[Inverness]

The fancy one you have should be drawline2(), and just have a simple drawline(x1, y1, x2, y2) like in Java and have setcolor() and stuff seperate :o

[Chompy]

Originally Posted by DustyPorViva

Hmm... does the thickness take into account the direction of the line? From reading it it doesn't seem it, maybe that'd be a good addition.

Hmm, yeah, I edited it :o

It now works, but it makes some sharp corners:
..______
./......../
/_____/ (Where you remove the dots (pm, this is a zoomed version of the line ))

I could add some checking to see which direction it is going based on the gived coords tho..

[coreys]

I think Graal should have brush functionality much like C#. ;(

[Chompy]

Originally Posted by coreys

I think Graal should have brush functionality much like C#. ;(

[cbk1994]

Why will people do something like

PHP Code:

with( findimg( 200 ) )
{
  image = "block.png";
  x = 10;
  y = 20;
} 


instead of just

PHP Code:

showimg( "block.png", 10, 20 ); 


[Rapidwolve24]

Originally Posted by cbkbud

Why will people do something like

PHP Code:

with( findimg( 200 ) )
{
  image = "block.png";
  x = 10;
  y = 20;
} 


instead of just

PHP Code:

showimg( "block.png", 10, 20 ); 


I think he did it to avoid having to use changeimgvis and changeimgcolors?

[coreys]

It's just a matter of preference.

[Inverness]

showimg() = GS1 >
As far as I'm concerned considering the way you can use findimg(), I consider showimg() to just be a remnant of GS1 existing for compatibility.

[cbk1994]

Originally Posted by Inverness

showimg() = GS1 >
As far as I'm concerned considering the way you can use findimg(), I consider showimg() to just be a remnant of GS1 existing for compatibility.

Hmm ... I've always used the functions like changeimgcolor, etc.

Will probably start using findimg().

[Twinny]

Originally Posted by Inverness

I consider showimg() to just be a remnant of GS1 existing for compatibility.

This drawline...it has it's own function to allow people to quickly draw a line using 1 line of code. Technically you could just add the provided code at every instance and it would have the same effect, yes? People will still choose the function as it's easier. showimg() seems quite similar to this.

[DustyPorViva]

I use showimg because it's shorter. If I'm going to be showing an image and change a lot about it though, I'll usually use findimg.

[Chompy]

Originally Posted by Rapidwolve24

I think he did it to avoid having to use changeimgvis and changeimgcolors?

Originally Posted by coreys

It's just a matter of preference.

And, I find using findimg() easier to read and debug

[Dan]

PHP Code:

    polygon = {
      xy1[0]-(thickness/2), xy2[1]-(thickness/2), xy2[0]-(thickness/2), xy1[1]-(thickness/2),
      xy2[0]+(thickness/2), xy1[1]+(thickness/2), xy1[0]+(thickness/2), xy2[1]+(thickness/2)
    }; 


Wouldn't that look better?

[DustyPorViva]

What he needs to do is get the angle of the line, then draw the points half of thickness 90 degree's out to each side.

[Tolnaftate2004]

Originally Posted by Inverness

showimg() = GS1 >
As far as I'm concerned considering the way you can use findimg(), I consider showimg() to just be a remnant of GS1 existing for compatibility.

This is an awful way to think of it. showimg() is decidedly a function with a return value; it was not so in GS1.

It seems superfluous to me to use the with-findimg construct for (essentially) static images.

[Chompy]

Originally Posted by DustyPorViva

What he needs to do is get the angle of the line, then draw the points half of thickness 90 degree's out to each side.

yeah :o

well, getangle(xy1[0]-xy2[0], xy1[1]-xy2[1]); would do that, but, I haven't got to work on this little function as much, because I've been busy with other stuff

[Crow]

showimg() being GS1? Try to use findimg() serverside.

[Inverness]

findimg() is listed in the serverside script functions.

I always use findimg() now because I don't want to alternate between two days of doing the same thing. findimg() works for the simple and the complex and is much more readable.

Originally Posted by Tolnaftate2004

showimg() is decidedly a function with a return value; it was not so in GS1.

There would have been no point for it returning an object in GS1. Also making it return the image object in GS2 was a good move.

So theres now 3 ways to do the same thing:

PHP Code:

// GS1
showimg(1, "light3.png", x - 3.5, y - 3);
changeimgcolor(1, 1, 0.4, 0, 0);
changeimgvis(1, 3);
// Half GS2
with (showimg(1, "light3.png", x - 3.5, y - 3)) {
  red = 1;
  green = 0.4;
  blue = 0;
  alpha = 0;
  layer = 3;
}
// Full GS2
with (findimg(1)) {
  image = "light3.png";
  x = thiso.x - 3.5;
  y = thiso.y - 3;
  red = 1;
  green = 0.4;
  blue = 0;
  alpha = 0;
  layer = 3;
} 


[cbk1994]

Originally Posted by Inverness

code which says that things are gs1, half-gs2, and gs2]

How can you say GS1, half-GS2, and GS2? It's personal preference!

GS1 is

PHP Code:

showimg 200, block.png, 10, 30; 


Half-GS2 is

PHP Code:

showimg 200, block.png, 10, 30;
changeimgvis( 200, 20 ); 


GS2 is

PHP Code:

showimg( 200, "block.png", 10, 30 ); 


Just because something else was added does not mean previous functions were deprecated (though it may well be).

[Inverness]

Originally Posted by cbkbud

<snip>

Okay, you're not understanding my point of view and I don't feel like explaining so lets just drop it.

[Angel_Light]

Invern is right, showImg(); was made just for compatibility with showimg; GS2 is technically not related to GS1. You should use findImg, it is more object oriented than showImg;

[cbk1994]

Originally Posted by Inverness

Okay, you're not understanding my point of view and I don't feel like explaining so lets just drop it.

works4me

[Admins]

Originally Posted by coreys

I think Graal should have brush functionality much like C#. ;(

There is the GuiDrawingPanel. It will soon be possible to also draw text and lines into that and may be used with showimgs.

[Chompy]

Originally Posted by Stefan

There is the GuiDrawingPanel. It will soon be possible to also draw text and lines into that and may be used with showimgs.

Nice

[Tolnaftate2004]

Originally Posted by Angel_Light

Invern is right, showImg(); was made just for compatibility with showimg;

No, there never existed anything called showimg(); in GS1; showimg; was retained for backwards compatibility.

You should use findImg, it is more object oriented than showImg;

No, these two functions return the same thing. You can't say one is more OO than the other.

But showimg involves no lookup.

[Crow]

Originally Posted by Inverness

findimg() is listed in the serverside script functions.

Never got findimg() to work serverside when I would want to display text.

[Inverness]

I seem to recall showtext working clientside only back in the GS1 days.

Originally Posted by Tolnaftate2004

No, there never existed anything called showimg(); in GS1; showimg; was retained for backwards compatibility.

No, these two functions return the same thing. You can't say one is more OO than the other.

But showimg involves no lookup.

Of course there was no showimg() in GS1 as that is a GS2 function equivalent. When the scripting engine reads GS1 script I'm pretty damn sure its just executing the GS2 equivalent of the function which would be showimg().

And how do you mean that showimg() involves no lookup?

[Kristi]

showimg is a fine function. I personally do something like
this.whatevz = showimg(whatevz);
then generally reference the variable when i want to change anything
this.whatevz.red = rad;

[napo_p2p]

findimg() vs. showimg() is just a matter from preference. one isn't more OO than the other; one isn't more 'GS2' than the other. they are pretty much equivalent.

For example, taking

Originally Posted by Kristi

showimg is a fine function. I personally do something like
this.whatevz = showimg(whatevz);
then generally reference the variable when i want to change anything
this.whatevz.red = rad;

i would do something along the lines of:

PHP Code:

with (findimg(1)) {
  //whatevz
  thiso.whatevz = this;
} 


but either way is just as good.

[salesman]

I came across this thread when trying to find out if there was a built in drawLine() function. However, I needed the width of the line to be the same regardless of angle and made this:

PHP Code:

//DrawLine( img_index, start_x, start_y, target_x, target_y, width_in_tiles, red, green, blue, alpha)
public function DrawLine( ind, sx, sy, tx, ty, wid, r, g, b, alph ) {
  temp.ang = getangle(tx - sx, ty - sy) + (pi/2);
  temp.wid = ( wid == NULL ? .1 : wid );

  with ( findImg(ind) ) {
    polygon = {
      sx, sy,
      tx, ty,
      tx + cos(ang)*wid, ty - sin(ang)*wid,
      sx + cos(ang)*wid, sy - sin(ang)*wid
    };
    red = ( r < 0 || r > 1 ? 0 : r );
    green = ( g < 0 || g > 1 ? 0 : g );
    blue = ( b < 0 || b > 1 ? 0 : b );
    alpha = ( alph <= 0 || alph > 1 ? 1 : alph);
    layer = 3;
  }
} 


An example:

PHP Code:

DrawLine(200, 25, 25, 45, 45);
//Draws a black line of width .1 tiles from 25,25 to 45,45 


or if you want to specify color, width and alpha:

PHP Code:

DrawLine(200, 25, 25, 45, 45, .3, 1, 0, 0, .5);
//Draws a semi-transparent red line of width .3 tiles from 25,25 to 45,45