GUI - Creating guicode for login screen

[freyk]

As you maybe know, I am working on several GUIs for a scifi fm for the dark mod.

At this moment I am working on a loginscreen.

I would like that the player input is a word-string, instead of numbers.

 

So I would like to find a way to compare strings.

Is there a way to compare a string using an if-statement, instead of using a float (or a gui_param)?

Or do i have to use a script? please give an example.

Or do i just have to use numbers, floats and gui_param?

 

code in the spoiler

 

 

//define password
#define LS_pwd "freyk"

//editdef for entering password
editDef ePassword
{
rect	137,50,123,18
visible	1
text	""
textscale	0.2
backcolor	1,1,1,1
shadow		1
hovercolor	0,0,0,1
}

//button to check.
windowDef btnLogin
{
rect	212,72,48,21
visible	1
bordersize	1
bordercolor	0,0.25098041,0,1
forecolor	1,1,1,1
text	"Login"
textscale	0.2
textalign	1
backcolor	0.50196081,0.50196081,0.50196081,1

onAction {
if ("ePassword::text" == LS_pwd ) { 
set "iFirmLogo::text" "ok" ;
} else {
set "iFirmLogo::text" "error" ;
}
}

}
}

 

Edited May 29, 2017 by freyk

[Obsttorte]

I guess you will need a script for this, as the gui does not provide a native implementation for this feature. I could take a look at this (if I don't forget it ).

[Obsttorte]

So I have taken a look at it. It is possible to run a script when the OK button is pressed to compare the input to the desired password. The problem is that you can't use your keyboard to directly type the password. Unfortunately I haven't found a way to bypass this. It is possible in the menu (see savegame name field for example) and you can type if you call the gui via testgui, but it seems not possible ingame.

[freyk]

Thanks for looking in to it.

 

I have not tested the gui ingame and not tested the keyboardinput correctly.

So i did not noticed that the keyboardinput not work. because the keys are used for playermovement.

Is there a way to disable them using a script?

And how does a script that compares editdef-text looks like?

 

As a workarounds

• I can create a touchkeyboard, but touching in the credentials will take long.
• i can display the logininterface fullscreen (like the ingame mainmenu),
  but then the player loses the ingame atmosphere. (when like reading letters in Thief 1 til 3)

Or use two nummeric editdefs, 1 for the username and 1 for the password.

Edited June 5, 2017 by freyk

[Obsttorte]

Touchkeyboard is fine. Fullscreen is not needed.

 

The text gets written to a gui parameter which can be accessed via script. Comparision is done using the script. If you need a demo I can set it up for you.