@boblishman, my research (amature research to be sure as I've started to barely understand Python, but have learned a LOT so far with both Trylon's and D'Lanor's help), shows that objects like Notes, Maps, etc (Baron's City office being a good example), when you look at the logic properties for those things, it says:
String Name:clickfile xDialogToggle
Very curious about this, I took a look in the xDialogToggle python file. I found this:
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from Plasma import *
from PlasmaTypes import *
import PlasmaControlKeys
Activate = ptAttribActivator(1, ' clickable ', netForce=1)
Vignette = ptAttribString(4, 'Toggle dialog - by Name')
KeyMap = {}
KeyMap[PlasmaControlKeys.kKeyMoveForward] = PlasmaControlKeys.kKeyCamPanUp
KeyMap[PlasmaControlKeys.kKeyMoveBackward] = PlasmaControlKeys.kKeyCamPanDown
KeyMap[PlasmaControlKeys.kKeyRotateLeft] = PlasmaControlKeys.kKeyCamPanLeft
KeyMap[PlasmaControlKeys.kKeyRotateRight] = PlasmaControlKeys.kKeyCamPanRight
LocalAvatar = None
kExit = 99
class xDialogToggle(ptModifier,):
__module__ = __name__
def __init__(self):
ptModifier.__init__(self)
self.id = 5104
version = 1
self.version = version
print '__init__xDialogToggle v.',
print version
def IGetAgeFilename(self):
ageInfo = PtGetAgeInfo()
if (type(ageInfo) != type(None)):
return ageInfo.getAgeFilename()
else:
return 'GUI'
def OnFirstUpdate(self):
PtLoadDialog(Vignette.value, self.key, self.IGetAgeFilename())
def __del__(self):
PtUnloadDialog(Vignette.value)
def OnNotify(self, state, id, events):
global LocalAvatar
if (state and ((id == Activate.id) and PtWasLocallyNotified(self.key))):
LocalAvatar = PtFindAvatar(events)
self.IStartDialog()
def OnGUINotify(self, id, control, event):
if (event == kAction):
if (control.getTagID() == kExit):
self.IQuitDialog()
elif (event == kExitMode):
self.IQuitDialog()
def OnControlKeyEvent(self, controlKey, activeFlag):
PtDebugPrint(('Got controlKey event %d and its activeFlage is %d' % (controlKey,
activeFlag,)), level=kDebugDumpLevel)
if (controlKey == PlasmaControlKeys.kKeyExitMode):
self.IQuitDialog()
def IStartDialog(self):
Activate.disable()
PtLoadDialog(Vignette.value, self.key, self.IGetAgeFilename())
if PtIsDialogLoaded(Vignette.value):
PtShowDialog(Vignette.value)
print ('dialog: %s goes up' % Vignette.value)
PtGetControlEvents(true, self.key)
def IQuitDialog(self):
if ((type(Vignette.value) != type(None)) and (Vignette.value != '')):
PtHideDialog(Vignette.value)
print ('Dialog: %s goes down' % Vignette.value)
else:
print 'WTH!!!'
PtGetControlEvents(false, self.key)
Activate.enable()
The interesting part being the def iStartDialog bit.
Also, looking in the Baron's City Office age after importing it to blender, you find planes outside the Age, just like we can do for book covers. There are several there. One for the notepad, one for the crumpled note, one for the chart, etc.
What I found interesting was that, when you click on the plane that has the texture for the yellow note pad, if you look under the logic properties it says:
String Name:material YellowNoteBook
And......if you select the wrinkled note plane, you see some more interesting logic properties:
String Name:material DynaText
So I went looking for this DynaText, curious as to what it was. What I found, in Uru's Python.pak file was:
xDynaTextBoy.py
xDynaTextObj.py
xDynaTextDefsEnglish.py
Dynamic Texture Map........that's what those are about. If I only knew a little more about Python.....
Anyway......
D'Lanor, I respect your personal opinion, and I'm very grateful that you made the book templates. But, nobody should be stuck having to use the same back ground for their journal-> Faded parchment looking paper. I know you can't line up text on the lines very well. Heck, even in real life, I have a hard time staying inbetween the lines! But the variation is what gives other Writers the freedom to choose what they'd like to use. Old journals laying around, ancient D'ni Linking books.....this I can understand having the paper look old.
But a Maintainers Training Manual? Nah, it would be typed up on new paper.
If I could, I'd just use a white background. I mean, hello?? Didn't anyone stop off at Walmart or Staples and pick up some Xerox paper??? Duh!!
