imagebox not displaying

[nordi]

Hey

 

So I'm trying to display imagebox, but i can't get it working, they do not appear on the screen.

the picture (menu.png) is set as embedded ressource for the compilation, so the problem isn't because of that.

Edited August 16, 2014 by nordi

[julionib]

im not sure about this but, if im not wrong, you need a form as Parent for this image object, im not sure but based on my short tests with labels and listbox i walways needed a form to put the objects "inside" (parent)

Edited May 4, 2014 by julionib

[nordi]

im not sure about this but, if im not wrong, you need a form as Parent for this image object, im not sure but based on my short tests with labels and listbox i walways needed a form to put the objects "inside" (parent)

 

Correct, it's working now.

[nordi]

im not sure about this but, if im not wrong, you need a form as Parent for this image object, im not sure but based on my short tests with labels and listbox i walways needed a form to put the objects "inside" (parent)

 

How can I hide the title of the form ?

 

My Mousedown event, do not work: I click on the imagebox, but nothing happens (no error, no text displaying, no object spawned):

Thanks.

Edited August 16, 2014 by nordi

[julionib]

set title size to 0, then you need to set mouse.enable = false + form.visible = false when hiding the form, if im not wrong

[nordi]

set title size to 0, then you need to set mouse.enable = false + form.visible = false when hiding the form, if im not wrong

 

But the MouseDown event, still don't work

Edited August 16, 2014 by nordi

[nordi]

set title size to 0, then you need to set mouse.enable = false + form.visible = false when hiding the form, if im not wrong

 

One last question, I decided to use the keyboard (Arrow, and enter key) instead of the Mouse, to select the imagebox. But, the problem is that, the key pressed are ignored when the form is active. How can I fix this issue ?

I already have a KeyHandler function, and inside this KeyHandler, i create the form when T is pressed, and when the form is active (checked with a bool) I run new functions when the arrow are pressed.

• I tried calling a new KeyHandler function by doing form.KeyDown += new GTA.KeyEventHandler(Form_KeyHandler); But it didn't work.
• I did some research and found this: http://www.codeproject.com/Answers/217389/how-set-keypress-in-form-in-csharp#answer4 But I can not use it: It won't work (GTA.forms don't use it);

Edited May 9, 2014 by nordi

[julionib]

i found same issue, seems that when we create the Form only text fields in Form will be enabled, keypress dont go to game, so, they don't go to the normal events in scripthook. At this moment i left the Form idea behind and still using my old menu method that is basically draw all you need on screen using draw_xxxxxx and print_string_xxxxxxx methods

in ironman IV and V Style i did similar thing that you want do in this mod, but i used external images and PerFramedrawing event to draw them, then used mouse.movementpixel to calculate the heading of the mouse (screen center is the base), based on that heading i know if its on the range of one of the options, also used this idea in Radio V Style

[pedro2555]

 

set title size to 0, then you need to set mouse.enable = false + form.visible = false when hiding the form, if im not wrong

 

One last question, I decided to use the keyboard (Arrow, and enter key) instead of the Mouse, to select the imagebox. But, the problem is that, the key pressed are ignored when the form is active. How can I fix this issue ?

I already have a KeyHandler function, and inside this KeyHandler, i create the form when T is pressed, and when the form is active (checked with a bool) I run new functions when the arrow are pressed.

• I tried calling a new KeyHandler function by doing form.KeyDown += new GTA.KeyEventHandler(Form_KeyHandler); But it didn't work.
• I did some research and found this: http://www.codeproject.com/Answers/217389/how-set-keypress-in-form-in-csharp#answer4 But I can not use it: It won't work (GTA.forms don't use it);

 

 

I might be missing something here, I've used GTA.Forms once only.

 

But why aren't you doing the normal process for forms usage, like you do in Windows.Forms?

 

Like have a main container, the form itself, and inside it have all the it's controls responsible for interacting with the user. GTA.Forms provides the main controls, but you can always develop you own. Just like Windows.Forms. Here is the function separation of .NET Form Controls and there intended usage.

 

 

--------- Text edit ---------

TextBox

Allows editable, multiline input from the user.

ToolStripTextBox

Allows editable, multiline input from the user.

RichTextBox

Allows users to enter, display, and manipulate text with formatting.

--------- Text display (read-only) ---------

Label

Displays text that cannot be edited by the user.

ToolStripLabel

Displays text that cannot be edited by the user.

LinkLabel

Allows you to add Web-style links to Windows Forms applications.

StatusBar

Displays status information related to the control that has focus.

ToolStripStatusLabel

Displays status information related to the control that has focus.

--------- Selection from a list ---------

CheckedListBox

Displays a list of items with a check box next to each item.

ComboBox

Displays data in a drop-down combo box.

ToolStripComboBox

Displays data in a drop-down combo box.

DomainUpDown

Displays text strings that a user can browse through and select from.

ListBox

Displays a list of text and graphical items (icons).

ListView

Displays a list of items with icons, in the manner of Windows Explorer.

NumericUpDown

Displays numerals that a user can browse through and select from.

TreeView

Displays a hierarchy of nodes that can be expanded or collapsed.

--------- Graphics display ---------

PictureBox

Displays graphics in bitmap, GIF, JPEG, metafile, or icon format.

--------- Graphics storage ---------

ImageList

Displays images on other controls.

--------- Value setting ---------

CheckBox

Indicates whether a condition is on or off.

CheckedListBox

Displays a list of items with a check box next to each item.

RadioButton

Presents a set of two or more mutually exclusive options to the user.

TrackBar

Allows navigation through a large amount of information or visually adjusting a numeric setting.

--------- Date setting ---------

DateTimePicker

Allows the user to select a single item from a list of dates or times.

MonthCalendar

Presents an intuitive graphical interface for users to view and set date information.

--------- Dialog boxes ---------

ColorDialog

Allows the user to select a color from a palette in a pre-configured dialog box and to add custom colors to that palette.

FolderBrowserDialog

Displays an interface with which users can browse and select a directory or create a new one.

FontDialog

Exposes the fonts that are currently installed on the system.

OpenFileDialog

Allows users to open files via a pre-configured dialog box.

PageSetupDialog

Sets page details for printing via a pre-configured dialog box.

PrintDialog

Selects a printer, chooses the pages to print, and determines other print-related settings.

PrintDocument

Sets the properties that describe what to print, and prints the document in Windows-based applications.

PrintPreviewControl

Allows you to create your own PrintPreview component or dialog box instead of using the pre-configured version.

PrintPreviewDialog

Displays a document as it will appear when it is printed.

SaveFileDialog

Selects files to save and where to save them.

--------- Menu controls ---------

MainMenu

Displays a menu at run time.

MenuStrip

Displays a menu at run time.

ContextMenu

Provides users with an easily accessible menu of frequently used commands that are associated with the selected object.

ContextMenuStrip

Provides users with an easily accessible menu of frequently used commands that are associated with the selected object.

--------- Commands ---------

Button

Presents a standard button that the user can click to perform actions.

LinkLabel

Allows you to add Web-style links to Windows Forms applications.

NotifyIcon

Displays icons for processes that run in the background and would not otherwise have user interfaces.

ToolBar

Displays menus and bitmapped buttons that activate commands.

ToolStrip

Lets you create custom toolbars and menus in your Windows Forms applications.

--------- Grouping other controls ---------

Panel

Provides an identifiable grouping for other controls, and allows for scrolling.

GroupBox

Provides an identifiable grouping for other controls.

TabControl

Displays multiple tabs that can contain pictures or other controls.

--------- Data ---------

DataGrid

Displays tabular data from a dataset and allows for updates to the data source.

DataGridView

Provides a user interface to ADO.NET datasets, displaying tabular data and allowing for updates to the data source.

--------- Navigation ---------

HScrollBar

Provides navigation through a list of items or a large amount of information by scrolling horizontally within an application or control.

VScrollBar

Provides navigation through a list of items or a large amount of information by scrolling vertically within an application or control.

--------- User information ---------

ErrorProvider

Displays error information to the user in a non-intrusive way.

HelpProvider

Associates an HTML Help file with a Windows-based application.

--------- Web ---------

WebBrowser

Hosts Web pages and provides Internet Web browsing capabilities to your application.

--------- Multitasking ---------

BackgroundWorker

Allows you to run time-consuming operations in the background, on a thread different from your application's main UI thread.

--------- User interface aids ---------

ProgressBar

Graphically indicates the progress of an action towards completion.

ToolStripProgressBar

Graphically indicates the progress of an action towards completion.

SplitContainer

Allows the user to resize a docked control.

Timer

Raises an event at regular intervals.

ToolTip

Displays text when the user points at other controls.

Reading this you should use a button, rather than an imageBox, because button implements button events.

Edited May 9, 2014 by pedro2555

[LordOfTheBongs]

i found same issue, seems that when we create the Form only text fields in Form will be enabled, keypress dont go to game, so, they don't go to the normal events in scripthook. At this moment i left the Form idea behind and still using my old menu method that is basically draw all you need on screen using draw_xxxxxx and print_string_xxxxxxx methods

 

in ironman IV and V Style i did similar thing that you want do in this mod, but i used external images and PerFramedrawing event to draw them, then used mouse.movementpixel to calculate the heading of the mouse (screen center is the base), based on that heading i know if its on the range of one of the options, also used this idea in Radio V Style

yeah which is why i never use Forms... PerFrameDraw is the best way, and u can even disable controls yourself if u wanted to... just way more control with perframedraw. I guess the only benefit of forms is u get a mouse pointer...

 

but anyways in the Script class there is an internal method ProcessEvents() and it blocks handling keydown event when there is any form open...

 

Edited May 9, 2014 by LordOfTheBongs

[nordi]

 

 

set title size to 0, then you need to set mouse.enable = false + form.visible = false when hiding the form, if im not wrong

 

One last question, I decided to use the keyboard (Arrow, and enter key) instead of the Mouse, to select the imagebox. But, the problem is that, the key pressed are ignored when the form is active. How can I fix this issue ?

I already have a KeyHandler function, and inside this KeyHandler, i create the form when T is pressed, and when the form is active (checked with a bool) I run new functions when the arrow are pressed.

• I tried calling a new KeyHandler function by doing form.KeyDown += new GTA.KeyEventHandler(Form_KeyHandler); But it didn't work.
• I did some research and found this: http://www.codeproject.com/Answers/217389/how-set-keypress-in-form-in-csharp#answer4 But I can not use it: It won't work (GTA.forms don't use it);

 

 

I might be missing something here, I've used GTA.Forms once only.

 

But why aren't you doing the normal process for forms usage, like you do in Windows.Forms?

 

Like have a main container, the form itself, and inside it have all the it's controls responsible for interacting with the user. GTA.Forms provides the main controls, but you can always develop you own. Just like Windows.Forms. Here is the function separation of .NET Form Controls and there intended usage.

Reading this you should use a button, rather than an imageBox, because button implements button events.

 

 

Well, I prefer to use the Script class, when they are available, and Picturebox (ImageBox) seems to be the better choice for the menu i'm making, plus obviously as stated above, whenever a form is open, Keypress won't work, so it do not fix the problem

 

 

i found same issue, seems that when we create the Form only text fields in Form will be enabled, keypress dont go to game, so, they don't go to the normal events in scripthook. At this moment i left the Form idea behind and still using my old menu method that is basically draw all you need on screen using draw_xxxxxx and print_string_xxxxxxx methods

 

in ironman IV and V Style i did similar thing that you want do in this mod, but i used external images and PerFramedrawing event to draw them, then used mouse.movementpixel to calculate the heading of the mouse (screen center is the base), based on that heading i know if its on the range of one of the options, also used this idea in Radio V Style

yeah which is why i never use Forms... PerFrameDraw is the best way, and u can even disable controls yourself if u wanted to... just way more control with perframedraw. I guess the only benefit of forms is u get a mouse pointer...

 

but anyways in the Script class there is an internal method ProcessEvents() and it blocks handling keydown event when there is any form open...

 

 

They should have give us the choice, to decide if whether or not KeyDown should be checked or not when a form is open, on the argument when calling the KeyDown event, but hey: let's not complain, and be thankful for what we have: it's better than nothing (plus, we have other way to achieve it)

 

 

 

 

i found same issue, seems that when we create the Form only text fields in Form will be enabled, keypress dont go to game, so, they don't go to the normal events in scripthook. At this moment i left the Form idea behind and still using my old menu method that is basically draw all you need on screen using draw_xxxxxx and print_string_xxxxxxx methods

 

in ironman IV and V Style i did similar thing that you want do in this mod, but i used external images and PerFramedrawing event to draw them, then used mouse.movementpixel to calculate the heading of the mouse (screen center is the base), based on that heading i know if its on the range of one of the options, also used this idea in Radio V Style

 

Alright, will try.

Edited May 9, 2014 by nordi

[LordOfTheBongs]

he probably prevented because maybe there is conflict when processing both but yeah there is perframe draw and u just make your own forms

[pedro2555]

All GTA.Forms controls are based on Windows.Forms controls, so they implement both keyUp and keyDown events, and they do work! I've just tested. But as with Windows.Forms controls, they implement the concept of Focus, and you can only catch keyboard/mouse events on a focused control, naturally when using the mouse, the click and focus occur with the same user action.

 

 

What's missing is the Focus() method.

[nordi]

All GTA.Forms controls are based on Windows.Forms controls, so they implement both keyUp and keyDown events, and they do work! I've just tested. But as with Windows.Forms controls, they implement the concept of Focus, and you can only catch keyboard/mouse events on a focused control, naturally when using the mouse, the click and focus occur with the same user action.

 

 

What's missing is the Focus() method.

 

Well, I already have finish rewriting the whole thing, to have the menu working using perframe draw (and it's working by the way), but this is good to know if I ever need to create another menu ! thanks for sharing !