Is it possible to make HUD elements toggle with a certain keyboard input?

Example:

addControl("paGame->MissionList","TMissionList",{
visible=1, enabled=0, ticked=1,

I know I have to make visible=0 and enabled=1 (I have no idea what "ticked" stands for), but how do I include the keyboard shortcut to toggle this list?
Hotkey="M" doesn't work...

Basically its creating a TMissionList inside the games exe. TMissionList is a class in the game side. I am not sure exactly what ticked is in this instance, but it basically means that each frame the object will be given the time since the last "tick"(or frame) and it can then do something.

I havn't tried it, but i think you need to add a THotKey.

interface\hotkeys\HotKeys.lua:


so something like:



Note: There is a "get_visible" but its not used anywhere and looks like if it does work it only works on TMegaButton's.

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So this is now my Hotkeys.lua...




addControl( "HotKeyPanel->hkGameMenu(THotKey)" ,{
hotkey="ESC",
onKeyDown="iActions.GameMenu()",
})

MLTV = true;

function missionlisttoggle();
if (MLTV) then
set("paGame->MissionList::visible",0);
else
set("paGame->MissionList::visible",1);
end;
MLTV = not MLTV;
end;

addControl("HotKeyPanel->MLT(THotKey)" ,{
hotkey="M",
onKeyDown="missionlisttoggle()",
})




...but the mission list doesn't toggle.
Moreover, the ESC hotkey doesn't work anymore...

Any ideas what could be wrong here?

you want to use the -devmode parameter when making mods. It will force the game into a 1024x768 window but will also display a debug window to the right (Which you can enter lua code into to test stuff. Given the way lua works you can literally overwrite stuff including functions). Lua errors are also shown. Its most likely something is wrong in the code i posted.

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In dev mode when inserting your code the whole game freezes...

Adding it at the main menu it didn't freeze for me. The problem is the ; after function missionlisttoggle(), it shouldn't be there. It also seems like you only use the elements name when using set.

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I inserted the code in-game. Maybe that makes a difference too. I can't check right now, but I'll try your new code when I get home and I'll get back to you.
Thank you for going through the trouble of testing!

I just used the debug window. But adding it to the actual file shouldn't make a difference. The issue is that if the LUA doesn't compile that file, the whole contents of the file is ignored(Which could then cause the game to crash as elements don't exist which it expects).

Its safer to test new lua code using the debug window first and then add it to actual lua files (If there is no compile errors it will just say it added it, otherwise you get an error message which may include the code you just sent. Meaning you may need to scroll up to see the error).

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-Stu

I meant to say that I inserted the code via the dev window, not at the main menu like you did, but when I was already in the game.
The dev mode is really handy, by the way!

Your code works. Only thing is, that the mission list will pop up by itself when a new objective is added. I tried to locate the lua where this was specified, but was unable to do so. Would you happen to know where I should look for the code of this behaviour?

functions.lua holds stuff which sets the missionlist. Its likely that when something is added that it forces it to be visible in the games side. So you may need to find all instances of set("MissionList:: and after them add code to hide the mission list if it should be hidden

I.E

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Right... and I was searching for "MissionList::visible" thinking that that was the (only) way for the game to have the mission list pop up
Thanks, Stu!