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[SBOVIS]

Hi,
     I have found an issue reagrding the string table manager and the string file it produces.

The issue is around the code in the game_daemon.script that handles the USE item WITH item mechanic.
The words USE and WITH are given an ID by the table manager but when you run the game using the string file containing these ID`s the ID is shown along with the text USE and WITH.

Example:

 // handle the standard foating caption
  if(Game.Interactive && ActObj!=null)
  {
    if (Game.SelectedItem==null)
    {
      WinCaption.X = Game.MouseX -10;
      WinCaption.Y = Game.MouseY + 40;
      WinCaption.TextAlign = TAL_CENTER;
      WinCaption.Text = ActObj.Caption;

      // keep the caption on screen
      WinCaption.SizeToFit();
      if(WinCaption.X + WinCaption.Width > Game.ScreenWidth) WinCaption.X = Game.ScreenWidth - WinCaption.Width;
      if(WinCaption.Y + WinCaption.Height > Game.ScreenHeight) WinCaption.Y = Game.ScreenHeight - WinCaption.Height;
     }
    // handle the caption when you want to use an object with another
    else {
      var Item = Game.SelectedItem;

      WinCaption.X = 0;
      WinCaption.Y = 0;
      WinCaption.Width = Game.ScreenWidth;
      WinCaption.TextAlign = TAL_CENTER;
      WinCaption.Text = "Use " + Item.Caption + " with " + ActObj.Caption;
    }
   
    if(CAPTIONS)
   {
   WinCaption.Visible = true;
    WinCaption.Focus();
  }
  }
  else WinCaption.Visible = false;



this becomes: -


 // handle the standard foating caption
  if(Game.Interactive && ActObj!=null)
  {
    if (Game.SelectedItem==null)
    {
      WinCaption.X = Game.MouseX -10;
      WinCaption.Y = Game.MouseY + 40;
      WinCaption.TextAlign = TAL_CENTER;
      WinCaption.Text = ActObj.Caption;

      // keep the caption on screen
      WinCaption.SizeToFit();
      if(WinCaption.X + WinCaption.Width > Game.ScreenWidth) WinCaption.X = Game.ScreenWidth - WinCaption.Width;
      if(WinCaption.Y + WinCaption.Height > Game.ScreenHeight) WinCaption.Y = Game.ScreenHeight - WinCaption.Height;
     }
    // handle the caption when you want to use an object with another
    else {
      var Item = Game.SelectedItem;

      WinCaption.X = 0;
      WinCaption.Y = 0;
      WinCaption.Width = Game.ScreenWidth;
      WinCaption.TextAlign = TAL_CENTER;
      WinCaption.Text = "/syseng0101/ Use " + Item.Caption + "/syseng0102/ with " + ActObj.Caption;
    }
   
    if(CAPTIONS)
   {
   WinCaption.Visible = true;
    WinCaption.Focus();
  }
  }
  else WinCaption.Visible = false;


In game, when using an item on an item you get - "/syseng01001/ Use ITEMA /syseng01002/ with ITEMB" appear as the text not "use ITEMA with ITEMB"

How can this be overcome as these words will need to be in the string file for localisation purposes

[metamorphium]

WinCaption.Text = Game.ExpandString("/syseng0101/ Use") + Game.ExpandString("Item.Caption") + Game.ExpandString("/syseng0102/ with ") + Game.ExpandString("ActObj.Caption");

[SBOVIS]

Thanks but this now reads "Use Item.Caption with ActObj.Caption" hahahahahahha

[Mnemonic]

*sigh* you're not even trying to understand, are you? There are some extra quotation marks, it should look like this:

WinCaption.Text = Game.ExpandString("/syseng0101/ Use") + Game.ExpandString(Item.Caption) + Game.ExpandString("/syseng0102/ with ") + Game.ExpandString(ActObj.Caption);

[SBOVIS]

I know that hahahahhahaha I have changed it, it was a joke.............................sorry 

[metamorphium]

Mnemonic is obviously right, I was sort of blunt writing it, but something tells me, SBOVIS, that it wasn't joke.

[SBOVIS]

Then why did I put HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA at the end of my last post??? you lot need to get out more!!!  have a good weekend!!!

[metamorphium]

sorry. my fault. I thought you're using hahahahaha instead of punctuation!