-- [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] 1) Declare as a private variable for the class: vgui::HFont m_hFont;
Be sure to set it to a font in the constructor, we set to trebuchet: m_hFont = g_hFontTrebuchet24; 2) Declare as a private variable for the class: wchar_t sIDString[256]; 3) You're right, code could be cleaned by moving variable declaration out of Paint method. Good luck! On 4/16/07, Dest Romano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello, That looks like a really great method of drawing text so I coded it > in. I have three questions > > 1) Where is m_hFont declared and how could I access m_hFont > 2) Where is sIDString declared and what type of variable is it (char* > dosen't seem to work) > 3) Why do you declare so many variables in a class that will run every > frame, why not just storing them on the player under public? > > Thanks for the method Oliver! > -Dest > > > >From: Oliver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [email protected] > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: Re: [hlcoders] Client Side Text > >Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2007 23:11:22 -0400 > > > >-- > >[ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] > >Here's how we did it: > > > >Create a client-side class that extends CHudElement and vgui::Panel > > > >The Paint method is used to draw the text (fade as distance increases). > >The > >InView method determines if the other player is in view of the local > >player. > > > >I make no claims to the elegance of this code, but it does work. :) > > > >void YourClassName::Paint() > >{ > > C_HL2MP_Player *pLocalPlayer = > C_HL2MP_Player::GetLocalHL2MPPlayer(); > > > > if ( !pLocalPlayer ) > > return; > > > > Vector origin; > > int x, y, length, wide, tall, offsetZ, alpha; > > for ( int iEntIndex = 0; iEntIndex < > >cl_entitylist->NumberOfEntities(); > >iEntIndex++ ) > > { > > if ( IsPlayerIndex( iEntIndex ) ) > > { > > C_BasePlayer *pPlayer = > >static_cast<C_BasePlayer*>(cl_entitylist->GetEnt( iEntIndex )); > > > > if( pPlayer && !pPlayer->IsLocalPlayer() ) > > { > > if(InView(pLocalPlayer, pPlayer)) > > { > > sIDString[0] = 0; > > > >vgui::localize()->ConvertANSIToUnicode(pPlayer->GetPlayerName(), > sIDString, > >sizeof(sIDString)); > > > > length = (pPlayer->GetAbsOrigin() - > >pLocalPlayer->GetAbsOrigin()).Length(); > > offsetZ = 72; > > offsetZ += (length - 80)/12.6; > > if(length <= 400) alpha = 255; > > else > > { > > alpha = 655 - length; > > if(alpha < 0) alpha = 0; > > } > > > > > > vgui::surface()->GetTextSize( m_hFont, sIDString, > >wide, > >tall ); > > > > Vector offset = Vector(0,0,offsetZ); > > GetVectorInScreenSpace(pPlayer->GetAbsOrigin(), x, > y, > >&offset); > > x -= wide/2; > > > > vgui::surface()->DrawSetTextFont(m_hFont); > > vgui::surface()->DrawSetTextPos(x, y); > > > >vgui::surface()->DrawSetTextColor(Color(255,255,255,alpha)); > > vgui::surface()->DrawPrintText(sIDString, > >wcslen(sIDString)); > > } > > } > > } > > } > >} > > > >bool YourClassName::InView(C_BasePlayer *pLocalPlayer, C_BasePlayer > >*pPlayer) > >{ > > // Clip text that is far away > > if((pLocalPlayer->GetAbsOrigin() - > >pPlayer->GetAbsOrigin()).LengthSqr() > > > 90000000) return false; > > > > // Clip text that is behind the client > > Vector clientForward; > > pLocalPlayer->EyeVectors( &clientForward ); > > > > Vector toText = pPlayer->GetAbsOrigin() - > >pLocalPlayer->GetAbsOrigin(); > > float dotPr = DotProduct(clientForward,toText); > > > > if (dotPr < 0) return false; > > > > //Clip text that is obscured > > trace_t tr; > > Vector forward = pPlayer->GetAbsOrigin() - > >pLocalPlayer->GetAbsOrigin(); > > int length = forward.Length(); > > forward.NormalizeInPlace(); > > UTIL_TraceLine(pLocalPlayer->Weapon_ShootPosition(), forward * > >MAX_TRACE_LENGTH, (MASK_SHOT & ~CONTENTS_WINDOW), pLocalPlayer, > >COLLISION_GROUP_NONE, &tr); > > > > if((tr.endpos - pLocalPlayer->GetAbsOrigin()).Length() < length) > > { > > return false; > > } > > return true; > >} > > > >On 4/15/07, Dest Romano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Hello everyone, > > > > > > I am attempting to draw text over other players' heads. > > > > > > Serverside, NDebugOverlay::Text works perfectly fine > > > However, I don't want to draw text over myself, so I am going to draw > it > > > client side. > > > > > > When I do NDebugOverlay::Text clientside, it gives me an unresolved > > > external > > > symbol. > > > > > > I do have debugoverlay_shared.h included, and it is in game_shared, so > I > > > don't see what is wrong. > > > > > > baseplayer_shared.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol > "void > > > __cdecl NDebugOverlay::Text(class Vector const &,char const > >*,bool,float)" > > > ([EMAIL PROTECTED]@@YAXABVVector@@[EMAIL PROTECTED]) referenced in > > > function > > > "public: virtual void __thiscall C_BasePlayer::DrawJumbleNames(void)" > > > ([EMAIL PROTECTED]@@UAEXXZ) > > > 1>Release HL2MP/client.dll : fatal error LNK1120: 1 unresolved > externals > > > > > > If anyone has another more flexible method of drawing text over > entities > > > client side, or a solution to this error, I would love to hear it! > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Dest > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN is giving away a trip to Vegas to see Elton John. 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