How to adjust this for multiple buttons? (SOLVED)

Questions
1

Hello, I’m trying to copy and paste the button, (and move it so it doesn’t overlap the original one) from this example here:

It’s not working so far … how do you edit the pointer_over.gui_script file to allow this to work for multiple buttons ?

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The function gui.pick_node(node, x, y) lets you check if a 2d point is inside the bounds of a gui node. Let’s say that you have two GUI nodes, `button_a" and “button_b” then the basics of using gui.pick_node() is this:

function on_input(self, action_id, action)
	if gui.pick_node(gui.get_node("button_a"), action.x, action.y) then
		print("above button A")
	elseif gui.pick_node(gui.get_node("button_b"), action.x, action.y) then
		print("above button B")
	else
		print("outside")
	end
end

This will tell you if an input action is above button A, button B or outside both.

So the question is what kind of changes did to the script and what the id was of the new button you created?

3

Hmm I did a copy of the original ‘button’ which gave me an additional button ‘button1’ in the pointer_over.gui - I think I didn’t arrange the logic correctly like your example shows - let me check

4

Also I changed the Y coor of button1, so it wouldn’t be on top of ‘button’

5

Ok, make sure you understand the basic concepts here, and ask if you’re uncertain.

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6

Ok I was close, the main difference is I was trying with self. vs gui.get_node - this works !

function on_input(self, action_id, action)
  if action_id == nil then --<5>
    if gui.pick_node(gui.get_node("button"), action.x, action.y) then -- <6>
      print("over button")
    elseif gui.pick_node(gui.get_node("button1"), action.x, action.y) then
      print("over button1")
    else
      print("neither button")
    end
  end
end
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Thanks again - I’m impressed with how responsive the defold forums are :slight_smile: !

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