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[TheDerman]

Hi,

Just wondering how I can fade the inventory window in and out. I have it at the bottom of the screen, and when the player moves the mouse down there I want the window to fade in (I'm assuming all the items will fade in aswell if the actual window is set to fade). Then when they leave that area, the window fades out.

Where can I put the necessary code?

Thanks.

[Mnemonic]

It's mostly a matter of convenience. Personally, I'd create two methods, FadeIn() and FadeOut() and place them to the script attached to your inventory window. Something like:

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method FadeIn()
{
  // some fade in code similar to what you're using to fade in the actor
  // http://forum.dead-code.org/index.php?topic=936.msg6969#msg6969
}


Then you'd have to modify the game_daemon.script, which handles the inventory display/hide.
Right now it does something like: Game.InventoryVisible = true;
You'd have to replace this line by something like:

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var InvWindow = Game.GetInventoryWindow();
InvWindow.FadeIn();


I hope that makes sense. If not, feel free to ask for further details

[TheDerman]

Was I really fading in the actor? How crazy of me - I'm not doing that anymore.  Actually, it's a different game.

Thanks for the help - I'll give it a try.

EDIT - had another question here, but I sorted it out. 

[TheDerman]

Ok, I'm afraid I don't really understand how to do this inventory fading thing.

I put the method code in my inventory.script? But then after I put all the fading stuff, what do I actually tell it to fade?

This is how I'm fading stuff:

  for(var i=1; i<=10; i=i+1)

etc...

But don't I need to actually state what is I'm fading after that code? 

I need mucho more help. Cheers.

[Mnemonic]

You put the two methods to the script attached to the inventory window. In your inventory box defintion there's something like:

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INVENTORY_BOX
{
  ITEM_WIDTH = 65
  ITEM_HEIGHT = 65
  blah blah
  ...

  WINDOW
  {
    blah blah
    ...
   

You need to attach the script to the embedded window like this:

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INVENTORY_BOX
{
  ITEM_WIDTH = 65
  ITEM_HEIGHT = 65
  blah blah

  WINDOW
  {
    SCRIPT = "path\window_fading.script"
    blah blah
    ...
   

And those two methods will look exactly like the actor fading code in the other thread linked above, but you'll replace "actor" with "this". Since the script is attached to the inventory window, the "this" variable points to the window itself.
I hope that helps.

[TheDerman]

I tried all that you suggest but it still won't fade in - I just get nothing, no inventory.

This is my inventory.script attached to the inventory.def

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#include "scripts\base.inc"

method FadeIn()
{
  for(var i=1; i<=10; i=i+1)
   {
    this.AlphaColor = MakeRGBA(255, 255, 255, 25*i);
    Sleep(100);
   }
  this.AlphaColor = MakeRGBA(255, 255, 255, 255);
}

method FadeOut()
{
  for(var i=10; i>=10; i=i-1)
   {
    this.AlphaColor = MakeRGBA(255, 255, 255, 25*i);
    Sleep(100);
   }
  this.AlphaColor = MakeRGBA(255, 255, 255, 0);
}

This is my game_daemon.script

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  // display the inventory window
  var InvWindow = Game.GetInventoryWindow();

  if(Game.Interactive && Game.MouseY > 704 && !Game.ResponsesVisible && !WinMenu.Visible)
    {
      InvWindow.FadeIn();
    }

  else if(Game.MouseY < 704 || Game.ResponsesVisible || !Game.Interactive)
    {
      InvWindow.FadeOut();
    }


But it doesn't work. 

[Mnemonic]

Ok, one more thing you'll probably have to do, this.Visible = true; at the beginning of FadeIn, and this.Visible = false; at the end of FadeOut. That should do the trick, I hope...?

[TheDerman]

Nope. I'm afraid that didn't work either.   

Tough one eh?

[TheDerman]

Ok, I replaced your this.Visible = true; with  Game.InventoryVisible = true; at the start of FadeIn and  Game.InventoryVisible = false; at the end of FadeOut.

Now the inventory continuously fades in and in and in and in forever. And just disappears when I move the mouse out of the area, so I guess the fade in is working somewhat but the fadeout not at all...

 

EDIT - could this be due to the game_daemon.script looping? So everytime that script loops around, and the conditions for fading in the inventory are TRUE (i.e. my mouse is at the bottom of the screen), it's fading in the inventory again and again...

[metamorphium]

yes, you should put there condition to fadein or out only  if it's not been faded already.
 

[TheDerman]

Thanks Metamorphium, I guessed that -  took me a bit to figue it out how to put that condition in there though.   

But I now have a perfectly fading inventory - yay!!! Just need to adjust the speed now.

Here's the code I ended up with in case anyone else comes looking.

inventory.script

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#include "scripts\base.inc"

global Faded;

method FadeIn()
{
 Game.InventoryVisible = true;
 for(var i=1; i<=10; i=i+1)
   {
    this.AlphaColor = MakeRGBA(255, 255, 255, 25*i);
    Sleep(100);
   }
 this.AlphaColor = MakeRGBA(255, 255, 255, 255);
 Faded = true;
}

method FadeOut()
{
  for(var i=10; i>=1; i=i-1)
   {
    this.AlphaColor = MakeRGBA(255, 255, 255, 25*i);
    Sleep(100);
   }
  this.AlphaColor = MakeRGBA(255, 255, 255, 0);
 Game.InventoryVisible = false;
 Faded = false;
}

and the game_daemon.script

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  // display the inventory window
  var InvWindow = Game.GetInventoryWindow();
  if(Game.Interactive && Game.MouseY > 704 && !Game.ResponsesVisible && !WinMenu.Visible && Faded ==false)
   {
     InvWindow.FadeIn();
   }

  else if(Game.MouseY < 704 || Game.ResponsesVisible || !Game.Interactive)
   {
     InvWindow.FadeOut();
   }

And I had to put global Faded = false; at the top of the game_daemon.script (I think - well I did anyway and it works  ).

Thanks guys - I'm very happy now. 

[metamorphium]

This can't work IMO properly. Try to fade it out and then quickly move your cursor up and down. You will probably see another fadeout.
I would recommend trying something like this:

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method FadeIn()
{
  ... // the code from your function as-is
  Faded = true;
}

method FadeOut()
{
  ... // the code from your function as-is
  Faded = false;
}

// the conditions should be something like
if (!Faded)  InvWindow.FadeIn();
//And
if (Faded)  InvWindow.FadeOut();


It's of course untested, but should work anyway.

[TheDerman]

It works perfectly with the code I stated as far as the fade in and out goes.

Only problem was that it was continuously running the fadeout code when the inventory was not visible. That didn't affect the fade in or out, but it did slow down my caption window a little, but I fixed that with another condition so no problems here. 

Thanks again.

[SBOVIS]

Hi there,
            Is there any chance oyu could put the full scripts for this and how to achieve this somewhere on the forum.


I would like to have a go at fading in/out my inventory box and maybe other windows??

If not then maybe you can send me the scripts via email and how to achieve this.

(Been trying to do this for ages!! hahahahahahahahahahaha)

[PoselSmrti]

I have found this thread and it is great  !!! Very thx to all!