I've almost got a modal overview map working. I'll update the developer wiki with the code for it when I'm done. Basically it's a window that can be moved/resized and closed. Player stops moving/freezes when map is open because the map window has taken over keyboard + mouse focus.
Quoting Tim Holt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Ah thanks for that. > > The overview map - or it's equivalent in the MMOG "Second Life" is a style > I'm > aiming for right now. Pretty nice setup. Checkboxes/map key on the right > side > that let you turn on/off different map features. Click & drag to pan map, > mouse wheel to zoom in/out - if my memory serves me. > > > Quoting Ian Warwick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > It's possible you just need to subclass from vgui::Frame rather than > > vgui::Panel, and mouse input will work, this is what I did. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tim Holt > > Sent: 18 August 2005 18:51 > > To: [email protected]; Kamran > > Cc: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [hlcoders] Accepting mouse input in the overview map > > > > I was thinking of tackling this by having the "mini" overview be as it > > is now - no mouse interface. But then also an alternate overview map > > which is actually a modal dialog - like the MOTD display is (have to > > click "OK" to continue). > > > > Quoting Kamran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > That's pretty impossible, if you think about it: if your mouse is > > > controlling your view, how can it also control the overview map? > > > > > > There should be a way though if you toggle it fullscreen, which is I > > > think what you're after? > > > > > > Alex Thomson wrote: > > > > > > >This is a multi-part message in MIME format. > > > >-- > > > >[ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] > > > > > > > >So, I've set up my overview map pretty much as described in the Wiki > > > >and that all works great. > > > > > > > >Now I want a mouse cursor visible on that panel (like in the console > > > >or options menu). I've tried the functions SetMouseInputEnabled and > > > >HasInputElements, along with various other things, but none of these > > > >seem to help. 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