Changeset 6595 for code/branches/gamestates2/data/gui/scripts/BasicGUI.lua

Timestamp:

Mar 22, 2010, 2:47:10 PM (15 years ago)

Author:

rgrieder

Message:

Merged remaining revisions from gamestate to gamestates2.

Location:

code/branches/gamestates2

Files:

• . (modified) (1 prop)
• data/gui/scripts/BasicGUI.lua (modified) (3 diffs)

code/branches/gamestates2/data/gui/scripts/BasicGUI.lua

@@ -8 +8 @@
 end
 
+-- useless, even wrong? P is the class, not the object..
 P.overlay = nil
 
 -- constructor of the GUI
-function P:new (gui, fname)
-    local newElement = { window = gui, filename = fname, visible = false } or {}
+function P:new(_filename, _gui, _visible)
+    local newElement = {
+        filename = _filename,
+        gui = _gui,
+        visible = _visible or false
+    } or {}
     setmetatable(newElement, self) -- connects new element with class
     self.__index = self
@@ -18 +23 @@
 end
 
+-- Override this function if you need to
 function P:init()
--- this function is empty and intended for inheriting GUIs to use
+end
+
+-- Override this function if you need to
+-- But don't forget to stick to the naming convention ("GUI_" .. self.filename)
+function P:createInputState()
+    self.inputState = guiMgr:createInputState("GUI_" .. self.filename)
 end
 
 -- hide function for the GUI
-function P:hide ()
+function P:hide()
     self.window:hide()
     self.visible = false
@@ -29 +40 @@
 
 -- show function for the GUI
-function P:show ()
+function P:show()
     self.window:show()
     self.visible = true
 end
 
-function P:load ()
-    self.window = winMgr:loadWindowLayout(self.layoutString)
+function P:load()
+    self.window = winMgr:loadWindowLayout(self.filename .. ".layout")
+    self:createInputState()
     self:init()
     return self