Triggering on UI componants

[Peter Triggs]

There's a special trigger construct:

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There is also a special format for triggering by UI components:

Trigger 'name' on "UI Component Name" when (expression) {

commands

}

It behaves in the same way as the normal format, except that it is only evaluated when the UI component is used. The name follows the same rules as for message boxes.
The body of the trigger is executed only when the expression is true (not equal to 0).
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For example:

trigger 'NewTreatyData' on "DipWizard.Stage1.Tabs.Treaty.TabButton" when (1) { 
    message(g.player,'TreatyLength');
}

will send a message to the game player when he clicks on the 'Treaty' tab in the process of forming a new proposal. (It will ask him to set a length for the treaty.) But this is a bit awkward, it would be better to trigger the message when the game player clicks on the name of the actual treaty (which is some kind of list element). Does anyone know how to do this, or if it's possible? (I suppose these list elements might not count as UI componants.)

[Immortal Wombat]

You're asking if anyone else knows more about the ingame mechanics with relation to SLIC than you do? Good luck.

I would suspect they do not count as UI components How do you find out this stuff anyway?

[Peter Triggs]

In this case (and actually in lots of others) from Winnie's tut2_*** files. She had to deal with so many events that you can find tons of simple working examples there. I just came across this the other day, there's probably still lots of stuff to be excavated from those files.

[Peter Triggs]

Got it. (Slaps head!) You know about the 'programming CTP2 experience': "Just one more try and before you know it ...".


It should have triggered when the game player clicked on "DipWizard.Stage1.Tabs.Treaty.TabPanel". This should open up a whole bunch of new possibilities, maybe like ditching some of lesser user proposals (e.g., request end embargo) in favour of something like "request strategic resource".

[Immortal Wombat]

Originally posted by Peter Triggs
Got it. (Slaps head!) You know about the 'programming CTP2 experience': "Just one more try and before you know it ...".

Amazing how inspiration strikes at 2am

It should have triggered when the game player clicked on "DipWizard.Stage1.Tabs.Treaty.TabPanel". This should open up a whole bunch of new possibilities...

Aha, I found the triggers in tut2_main.slc finally. I had searched the PC for *.slc files with DipWizard in them, evidently Winnie doesn't use that one...

...maybe like ditching some of lesser user proposals (e.g., request end embargo) in favour of something like "request strategic resource".

Time to make some new goods sprites?

[Peter Triggs]

Soon I guess, but I've got to finish off this NewDiplomod first. It's becoming a bit gargantuan.

And I may be away for a few days. I seem to have picked up some debilitating flu bug that makes it very difficult to stay awake.

[The Big Mc]

right just strike me down if I got the wrong end of the stick but what your taking about is altering the things in the diplomacy window like request city and that stuff.

if so how about a slave free idea were you ask the AI or the AI ask you for some of its enslaved people back.

[Immortal Wombat]

Get well soon Peter We need your SLIC

Originally posted by The Big Mc
if so how about a slave free idea were you ask the AI or the AI ask you for some of its enslaved people back.

LET MY PEOPLE GO!!



Depends on what Peter has in mind I think perhaps he is intending for something else, but that would certainly be viable if you can find a way to SLIC it. (using abolitionist-type SLIC perhaps)

[The Big Mc]

well I did get the right end of the stick. I will see if I can do it my self and then post the slic here if peter wants it

ang get well soon

[Immortal Wombat]

Originally posted by Peter Triggs
Soon I guess, but I've got to finish off this NewDiplomod first. It's becoming a bit gargantuan.

Would it lighten the load if I went over the good placement SLIC from before and sorted that all out? I can't handle the AI just yet, but I think I've got the rest of it complete, and working. I basically just need to figure out how to identify trade routed.

[The Big Mc]

you two have been round a bit have you seen an of the layouts with the tile improvement layout on them.

I still have a few new good ideas about what to ask the AI like give me some public works and give me that fort of yours.

[Immortal Wombat]

No access to GoodsDB in SLIC

Tile improvements methinks.

[The Big Mc]

I was looking for the layout of the toolbar were the farms and every thing on but could not find them I was hoping you could help.

[Martin Gühmann]

Originally posted by Immortal Wombat
No access to GoodsDB in SLIC

Yes there is no DB that is called GoodsDB it is called or from the slic documentation it should be called ResourceDB. I found in the slic documentaion an example that mentioned the GoodDB instead of ResourceDB or GoodsDB. But I think ResourceDB is the entry that works, as I found it in the ctp2.exe.

Originally posted by The Big Mc
I was looking for the layout of the toolbar were the farms and every thing on but could not find them I was hoping you could help.

I guess you like to add some Tile Improvements, take a look into the tileimp.txt. You will find some entries like:

Class
Level
Column

Possible entries for Class are:

Land Tile Improvements (Classes defines the column)

Farm ATM Mine Road
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3

Ocean Tile Improvements

OceanFarm OceanATM OceanMine OceanRoad
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3

Other Tile Improvements

Structure1 Structure2 LandDetector OceanDetector
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3

Terraforming

Class is Terraform

Column 1 Column 2 Column3 Column 4
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3

So you can fill the gaps in the TIs button bank.

Note you can you can use Levels higher than three but these buttons wouldn't be shown in the user interface only the AI would have access to these TIs.

Another way to add more TIs would be to make less advanced TIs obsolate. Usually I don't build farms instead of hydroponic farms in the late game. And I know the AI builds the most advanced TIs anyway.

-Martin

[Immortal Wombat]

Originally posted by Martin Gühmann

Yes there is no DB that is called GoodsDB it is called or from the slic documentation it should be called ResourceDB. I found in the slic documentaion an example that mentioned the GoodDB instead of ResourceDB or GoodsDB. But I think ResourceDB is the entry that works, as I found it in the ctp2.exe.

Ah, thanks Martin, I was sure I'd see it used, but I couldn't find it anywhere. I'll try that again, it will save a lot of time if I can get it to work.

Big mc, sorry, I had no idea before, I think the UI file you are looking for is controlpanel.ldl. Search through it for FARM, or MINE or something, and try to make some sense of it.