Display*TextTo* natives

[DracoL1ch]

this is applied for all text-referenced natives. Let's take the most common one for example.

native DisplayTimedTextToPlayer   takes player toPlayer, real x, real y, real duration, string message returns nothing

real x/y - supposed to be x/y offset from the corner. Issue is, whole text panel being moved along with x/y given.

That means if I push note #1 with 0,0 offset and note#2 with 5,5 offset, note #1 will be moved to 5,5 position as well

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code

globals
 unit u
 real r1=0.0
 real r2=0.0
endglobals

function asdasd takes nothing returns nothing
call DisplayTimedTextToPlayer(GetLocalPlayer(),r1,r2,2.00,"Text #"+I2S(GetTriggerEvalCount(GetTriggeringTrigger())))
set r1=r1+0.1
set r2=r2+0.1
if r1>1 then
set r1=0
set r2=0
endif
endfunction

//===========================================================================
function InitTrig_Untitled_Trigger_001 takes nothing returns nothing
    local trigger t=CreateTrigger()
    set u=CreateUnit(Player(0),'Hblm',0,0,0)
    call TriggerAddAction(t,function asdasd)

    call TriggerRegisterTimerEvent(t,1,true)
endfunction

Old text shouldn't jump to the new position at all

 

[Ezekiel12]

Old text shouldn't jump to the new position at all

If this is implemented then when a new text line is rendered all existing text has to jump a line up due to backwards compatibility. Which would make the native quite flawed.

Introducing a new native for rendering a floating text on the UI would be best.

 

[DracoL1ch]

Im fine with "DisplayTextWithOffset"-like branches. We really need access to low-tier notifies, like default error messages or GlobalText.

 

[PurgeandFire]

Good point. Having some natives to display text at an offset without moving the entire text frame would be nice.

 

[Ezekiel12]

Good point. Having some natives to display text at an offset without moving the entire text frame would be nice.

In the wish list I have worked out three possible alternatives which would allow UI customization and UI text rendering and involve a varying degree of work.