Menu Modding - Error Log

[serthy]

Hello,

is there a way to test menus by not connecting to my server?
Currently modify my menus, start a dedicated homeserver, connect and in the clients console the menu errors will show up. However this is really time consuming. Isnt there a way to show the errors in the logfile of the server? The standard menu errors (quickmessage) are shown there too.
I tried all combinations of developer/script_developer/logfile, but cannot get it to work.
Im just curious, because Tally mentioned something like that here:
http://killtube.org/showthread.php?1082-CoD2-create-functions-in-menu-files!

I've already contacted him, unfortunately he isnt into cod modding at this time and cant tell me his setup un detail. Anyway, thanks Tally for your quick answer!

[IzNoGoD]

What happens when you put it in the ui_mp folder instead of the scriptmenus folder?

[serthy]

Did some testings:


in cod2/ui_mp/ingame.txt i added the entry loadMenu { "ui_mp/scriptmenus/testmenu.menu" }

now its shows a lot of errors, however these aren't correct. it complains about every entry in the menuDef:


Loading 'ui_mp/scriptmenus/testmenu.menu'...
Menu load error: ui_mp/scriptmenus/testmenu.menu, line 13: unknown menu keyword name
Menu load error: ui_mp/scriptmenus/testmenu.menu, line 14: unknown menu keyword testmenu
Menu load error: ui_mp/scriptmenus/testmenu.menu, line 14: unknown menu keyword rect
Menu load error: ui_mp/scriptmenus/testmenu.menu, line 14: unknown menu keyword 0
Menu load error: ui_mp/scriptmenus/testmenu.menu, line 14: unknown menu keyword 0
Menu load error: ui_mp/scriptmenus/testmenu.menu, line 14: unknown menu keyword 640
Menu load error: ui_mp/scriptmenus/testmenu.menu, line 14: unknown menu keyword 480
Menu load error: ui_mp/scriptmenus/testmenu.menu, line 15: unknown menu keyword focuscolor
Menu load error: ui_mp/scriptmenus/testmenu.menu, line 15: unknown menu keyword .98
Menu load error: ui_mp/scriptmenus/testmenu.menu, line 15: unknown menu keyword .827
Menu load error: ui_mp/scriptmenus/testmenu.menu, line 15: unknown menu keyword .58
Menu load error: ui_mp/scriptmenus/testmenu.menu, line 15: unknown menu keyword 1
Menu load error: ui_mp/scriptmenus/testmenu.menu, line 16: unknown menu keyword style
Menu load error: ui_mp/scriptmenus/testmenu.menu, line 16: unknown menu keyword 0
Menu load error: ui_mp/scriptmenus/testmenu.menu, line 17: unknown menu keyword blurWorld
Menu load error: ui_mp/scriptmenus/testmenu.menu, line 17: unknown menu keyword 5.0
Menu load error: ui_mp/scriptmenus/testmenu.menu, line 18: unknown menu keyword onEsc
Menu load error: ui_mp/scriptmenus/testmenu.menu, line 19: unknown menu keyword {
Menu load error: ui_mp/scriptmenus/testmenu.menu, line 20: unknown menu keyword close
Menu load error: ui_mp/scriptmenus/testmenu.menu, line 20: unknown menu keyword testmenu
Menu load error: ui_mp/scriptmenus/testmenu.menu, line 20: unknown menu keyword ;
Menu load error: ui_mp/scriptmenus/testmenu.menu, line 21: menu has no name

with my testmenu.menu as follow:


#include "ui_mp/menudef.h"

#define ORIGIN_TITLE 80 64
#define ORIGIN_AUTOASSIGN 80 80
#define ORIGIN_ALLIES 80 100
#define ORIGIN_AXIS 80 120
#define ORIGIN_SPECTATOR 80 140
#define ORIGIN_BACK 80 165

{
menuDef
{
name testmenu
rect 0 0 640 480
focuscolor GLOBAL_FOCUSED_COLOR
style WINDOW_STYLE_EMPTY
blurWorld 5.0
onEsc
{
close testmenu;
}
onClose
{

}

itemDef
{
name "button_back"
visible 1
rect 0 0 128 24
origin ORIGIN_BACK
forecolor GLOBAL_UNFOCUSED_COLOR
type ITEM_TYPE_BUTTON
text "@Back"
textfont UI_FONT_NORMAL
textscale 0.33
textaligny 20
textalignx 128
textalign ITEM_ALIGN_RIGHT
action
{
play "mouse_click";
close testmenu;
open ingame;
}
onFocus
{
play "mouse_over";
}
}
}
}

when i add some non existent menus the console doesnt complain:


{
loadMenu { "ui_mp/ingame.menu" } // THERE IS NO UI_MP/INGAME.MENU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
loadMenu { "ui_mp/ingame_controls.menu" }
loadMenu { "ui_mp/ingame_options.menu" } // loadMenu { "ui_mp/ingame_options.menu" }
loadMenu { "ui_mp/ingame_system.menu" } // loadMenu { "ui_mp/ingame_system.menu" }
loadMenu { "ui_mp/ingame_leave.menu" }
loadMenu { "ui_mp/ingame_callvote.menu" }

loadMenu { "ui_mp/wm_quickmessage.menu" }

loadMenu { "ui_mp/scriptmenus/testmenu.menu" }
loadMenu { "ui_mp/scriptmenus/ingame.menu" } // INGAME.MENU IS IN SCRIPTMENUS SUBDIR!!!!! NOW CONSOLE COMPLAINS THE SAME AS IN MY TESTMENU
loadMenu { "ui_mp/I_DO_NOT_EXIST.menu" }
}


Menu load error: ui_mp/scriptmenus/ingame.menu, line 21: menu has no name
Loading 'ui_mp/I_DO_NOT_EXIST.menu'...
------- Game Initialization -------



Well, where do I fail here?

[Tally]

Don't put your menu in the scriptmenus folder. loadMenu{} is a method to load a menu which otherwise could not be precached. Do not use it on script menus.

If you put a menu in scriptmenus folder, precache it via the normal method in a gsc file.

[Loveboy]

I don't know what here is wrong :D

But should be that the mistake?



name testmenu


should be to



name "testmenu"

[serthy]

I'd like to test menus that are precached and can do a response -> scriptmenus.
However I failed to get error messages shown on such menus without having a client (me) connecting to the server.

@Loveboy:
There are 3 types of menu variables: numbers, strings and items.
The parameter 'name' is an item its contents can be either an item or a string.
Strings and items are handles in a similar way, there are only a few differences.
Stock CoD2 menus using items not strings as name parameter

[serthy]

ui_mp/hud.txt ui_mp/menus.txt and ui_mp/ingame.txt need to be in an *.iwd container to get loaded.
ui_mp and ui_mp/scriptmenus can remain in the main directory for testing.
just in case somebody needs this later

[IzNoGoD]

About the errors you saw: I saw this too in 1.2 with the qm menu, errors dont show at map_rotate iirc

[Tally]

I don't know what here is wrong :D

But should be that the mistake?



name testmenu


should be to



name "testmenu"


I'll add a couple of notes to this - You can do itemDef{} names either as a string or without the quote marks. In fact, you don't need a name for an itemDef{} unless you are hiding/showing the item via code. The only time a name is essential is with a menudef{} and it must be a string. Menus are precached by this name and if it is missing you will get a script compile error and your server wont start.