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[ShadowFlare]

You know how you can add a unit/units to an assigned number using Ctrl Shift #, what is the jass function to manually add it?

 

[Pharaoh_]

Only in custom groups, there's no way to assign them like that.

 

[ShadowFlare]

Are you sure? Has anyone tried delving into the natives to see what is ran when a player presses those keys? I'm sure there is something.

 

[Luorax]

No, there isn't any.

This map has a good solution tho', I'm planning something like that.

 

[ShadowFlare]

I can't seem to tell what he is doing to select a unit with the numbers. I am making a system like that, but I need to add the unit to a control group.

There has to be a native for this... and it seems that I can't get my MPQ extractor to open it so I can get the files...

 

[Luorax]

Well, I tried. Then go and waste your time trying to find a non-existent native. It's not my fault if you can't understand the limitations of the bad WC3 API and engine. Best of luck.

 

[ShadowFlare]

Woah! I didn't mean any harm here, I was just only thinking that there is some script that handles the control group script, it is important to my project if I can get this to work, so it isn't a waste of time to me.

I appreciate the help.

 

[WaterKnight]

The control groups are no feature of Jass. How about taking F1-F5 and creating dummy heroes reacting to the selection?

 

[ShadowFlare]

That is what I originally planned, but I'm now switching over to DGUI. It would be pretty pointless if you can't actually use the action bar unless you click it each time.

But what script does handle the hot keys and control groups? I searched all through common.j and blizzard.j and couldn't find anything about hot keys.

 

[WaterKnight]

Because it's no feature of Jass. Jass is the script language of maps, managing map specific events. It does not contain the internal Wc3 mechanics. You also won't find how the graphics are rendered for example.

 

[ShadowFlare]

Hmm, true...

Well, if it is impossible, then I need to come up with an idea how to do it. Can you still use the f1-f0 if the hero's UI is hidden?

 

[Luorax]

You can still use the way Diablo Builder uses. AFAIK its resources are free to use, you may take a look at them.
It simply ask you to press Ctrl and setups the hotkeys for belt slots. Simple but yet good way.

 

[ShadowFlare]

Yea, I remember reading something about that in another post. Why can't you also force the Ctrl key?

I rather not do this, but if it is the only way I guess I will. Players would have to do it constantly... D:

 

[Luorax]

Well, mostly because the programmers of WC3 were lazy to implement it (no matter how useful it'd be).

 

[ShadowFlare]

Damn Blizzard D:

Perhaps, I can just make it "Look" like the command for players to add a ability to the action bar. Like Control + Click to add it, that way its automatic, and players will make it a habit.

What about the F1 - F0 for the hero UI, if I hide hero UI can you still press the keys to select the hero?

 

[Mechanical Man]

Why do you even need this? Tell us your problem and we can solve it differently. I also had this kind of issue, but I went the other way around.

@Luorax
And F keys aren't that good:
- it removes the possibility of heroes
- it's limited to 5
- if you are used the whole life to numbers for group it's hard to adapt, plus the autosave button is dangerously close
- how you would even detect when the group is being memorized (note that this must be done in fraction of second)

 

[Luorax]

F keys? I never talked about F keys.
He's already told us his problem tho'

 

[ShadowFlare]

I'm sorry, I should have been more clear. This is for my Orpg project, I am using DGUI to create action bars, and I'm having difficulty finding a way to actually use them easily, i.e 1 through 0, but as it seems you cannot add units to control groups manually with Jass. So we are discussing an alternative to this.

Basically I want when you press a key linked to that action in the action bar it runs the code. Just like other MMO's. I though control groups would be perfect, and I can still use it, but it might be a hassle for players to constantly push cntrl when they add spells to the bar.

I was talking about F keys before because I had a system before that had the action bar be the Hero UI on the left side, and players could press f1 through f5 to use them. But I'm curious if you hide the UI can you still press f1 through f5 to select the "hero dummy" so I can call the code. If I can, I can just have dummy hero's linked to each action in the bar and players can use f1 through f10 to cast spells.

 

[WaterKnight]

F1 through F5, more heroes do not get a hotkey. No, you cannot select them when hidden.

Why would they need to constantly set the groups? Should be enough to assign each slot once in the beginning.

 

[ShadowFlare]

Ah, well I'm tired been up too long lol

For some reason I was thinking that I need to set the control group each time I swap out an ability.

Thanks guys, +rep

(Except to luorax, cuz I already gave him some ^^)

 

[Luorax]

I think that's because you thought that when you change the texture of a button a new unit is created. Well, that's not the case; the unit remains the same, only the texture is changed (Grab Tree trick).

I'm not reputation hungry, so it doesn't matter. I'm happy cuz I could help someone else