*HELP* -- How to make a simple Play and Quit Buttons in a single GUI file?

Questions
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As i mentioned in the title, how can i make a simple menu (Play and Quit - like buttons) in a gui file?..how can i seperate the code of play from the code of quit?..do i need to create a separate gui scripts for both of them?..how can i put or call the script on it?

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In short, you should be able to use the same script with your different buttons. Name them accordingly (“bn_play” and “bn_quit”) and you should be able to use code similar to this in your “on_input” function:

if gui.pick_node(gui.get_node("bn_play"), x, y) then
    -- Do something...
end

However, I would then also suggest looking into the concept of “gui templates”, which lets you reuse items such as buttons:
http://www.defold.com/manuals/gui-templates/

Hope this helps!

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i tried it many times but it doesn’t work on me…i dont know whats wrong…

4

This is how i make it:

  1. I created a new GUI file named “btn_play_again.gui” (as my gui button template)
  2. I put “btn_play_again.gui” inside my main gui named “GameOver.gui”
  3. in GameOver.gui_script attached in GameOver.gui, i put the ff. code:

function on_input(self, action_id, action)

    if gui.pick_node(gui.get_node("btn_play_again/btn"), 640, 360) then
    msg.post("main:/newbie#retry", "game_retry")
    end

end

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whenever i tried to run the game and show the Game Over scrren, the “Play Again” button didnt do anything…i really dont know whats the problem on it…please help me… :cry:

5

It seems the x/y values are hardcoded. Perhaps if you tried something like this:

if gui.pick_node(gui.get_node("btn_play_again/btn"), action.x, action.y) then
    msg.post("main:/newbie#retry", "game_retry")
end

Also, I assume you also verified that your on_input is being called?

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called?..like msg.post()??? im sorry for asking too many questions… :’)

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i tried the code you given to me…actually it works…but even if i only move the mouse or pressed any button, the
msg.post(“main:/newbie#retry”, “game_retry”) is actually working…i think i missed something on it…hmmm

8

oh im sorry,…its actually working… :’)

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That’s great! Glad I could help!

10

Thank you very much…you also save my life…im already stuck on it…whenever i tried to put the mouse on the play again button, the game restarts…so i think if i bundle and import my game on my android, and tried to tap the play again button, it will restart the game…thanks!

11

Hmm, maybe you should add something like this:

if action_id == hash("touch") and gui.pick_node(...) then
    --do stuff
end

You can read more here: http://www.defold.com/manuals/input/

12

oooohhhhh…yeah…it works much fine now…thanks for your help…really appreciated it much… :’)

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and also,…do you have any idea on how can i force my game run in landscape mode only?..

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You can set it in game.project, look here under “Display” http://www.defold.com/manuals/project-settings/