openMenu not working

Hey guys..
I'm trying to add a small admin menu to my mod.
I want that its only possible to open the menu for specific guids.
So i created a menu file and changed wm_quickmessage
In _menus.gsc onMenuResponse() i added:

Code:

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if(response == "admin")
                {
                        if(self getGuid() == 0)
                        {
                                self playLocalSound("granted");
                                self openMenu(game["menu_admin"]);
                        }
                        else
                        {
                                self iprintlnbold("^1Access Denied!");
                                self playLocalSound("denied");
                        }
                        continue;
                }

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If i open the menu it plays the sound but it wont open the menu..
I precached the menu and if i open it directly without scriptMenuResponse "admin" everything is working
Whats wrong? :(

Sorry for my bad english! :x

Try to make sure all other menus are closed, closeMenu(); function would help if you put it before openMenu.

your precache llooks like this?

PHP Code:

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game["menu_admin"] = "admin";
precacheMenu(game["menu_admin"]); 


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if yes , error must be on admin.menu
developer 1 and look for errors in the console in admin.menu

need help ?
xf ; czolk

you cant open a menu when quickmessage is open. Make sure you have close quickmessage/quickcommands in the execkey in your menu.

Quote:

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Originally Posted by YuriJurek

Try to make sure all other menus are closed, closeMenu(); function would help if you put it before openMenu.

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Done!

Code:

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{
    self closeMenu();
    self closeInGameMenu();
    self openMenu(game["menu_admin"]);
    self playLocalSound("granted");
}

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Still not working...

Quote:

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Originally Posted by malyczolg

your precache llooks like this?

PHP Code:

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game["menu_admin"] = "admin";
precacheMenu(game["menu_admin"]); 


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if yes , error must be on admin.menu
developer 1 and look for errors in the console in admin.menu

need help ?
xf ; czolk

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The menu is working if i open it from another menu.
It only wont work with _menus.gsc
There are no errors and yes its precached like this! :P

Quote:

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Originally Posted by IzNoGoD

you cant open a menu when quickmessage is open. Make sure you have close quickmessage/quickcommands in the execkey in your menu.

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Done.. Still not working.. :(

Code:

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execKey "8" { close quickmessage; scriptMenuResponse "admin" }

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Quote:

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Originally Posted by DjTranceFire

Done!

Done.. Still not working.. :(

Code:

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execKey "8" { close quickmessage; scriptMenuResponse "admin" }

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Are you sure the menu you're calling this from is the quickmessage menu?

Also, are you sure the menu is precached? have you checked the client's console for any errors concerning .menu files?

Why not just use the quickmessage menu to open the admin menu?

Code:

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execKey "8" { close quickmessage; open admin }

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Then, monitor if the admin menu is open:

Code:

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if( menu == "admin")
{
        if(self getGuid() == 0)
        {
                self playLocalSound("granted");
                self openMenu(game["menu_admin"]);
        }
        else
        {
                self iprintlnbold("^1Access Denied!");
                self playLocalSound("denied");
        }
                       
        continue;
}

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Seems a lot easier than all this messing around trying to get openMenu() to work.

NB - make sure your admin.menu has the menu item name of "admin". The item script name is what the engine looks for. Not the name of the menu file.

Quote:

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Originally Posted by IzNoGoD

Are you sure the menu you're calling this from is the quickmessage menu?

Also, are you sure the menu is precached? have you checked the client's console for any errors concerning .menu files?

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Yes, its preached and its called from wm_quickmessage.menu
Its working if i use:
execKey "8" { close quickmessage; open admin }
But its not working if i use
execKey "8" { close quickmessage; scriptMenuResponse "admin" }
There are no errors in the console and yes i'm using developer 1

Quote:

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Originally Posted by Tally

Why not just use the quickmessage menu to open the admin menu?

Code:

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execKey "8" { close quickmessage; open admin }

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Then, monitor if the admin menu is open:

Code:

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if( menu == "admin")
{
        if(self getGuid() == 0)
        {
                self playLocalSound("granted");
                self openMenu(game["menu_admin"]);
        }
        else
        {
                self iprintlnbold("^1Access Denied!");
                self playLocalSound("denied");
        }
                       
        continue;
}

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Seems a lot easier than all this messing around trying to get openMenu() to work.

NB - make sure your admin.menu has the menu item name of "admin". The item script name is what the engine looks for. Not the name of the menu file.

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Of course i could use it like this but i want that it cant be opened if you dont have the right guid.

Well then, you must be doing something wrong. Post your wm_quickmessage menu, and your admin menu.

If using a scriptMenuResponse in quickmessage, like this:

PHP Code:

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execKey "8" { close quickmessage; scriptMenuResponse "admin" } 


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Check for menu "-1" in _menus.gsc.

PHP Code:

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        if(menu == "-1")
        {
            if(response == "admin")
            {
                if(self getGuid() == 0)
                {
                    self playLocalSound("granted");
                    self openMenu(game["menu_admin"]);
                }
                else
                {
                    self iprintlnbold("^1Access Denied!");
                    self playLocalSound("denied");
                }
                continue;
            }
        } 


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I have to add that this is the way it's done in the eXtreme mod, which handles quickmessages slightly different, so your mileage may vary.

Maybe the menu has an error? Can you post your menu here?

Quote:

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Originally Posted by PatmanSan

If using a scriptMenuResponse in quickmessage, like this:

PHP Code:

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execKey "8" { close quickmessage; scriptMenuResponse "admin" } 


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Check for menu "-1" in _menus.gsc.

PHP Code:

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        if(menu == "-1")
        {
            if(response == "admin")
            {
                if(self getGuid() == 0)
                {
                    self playLocalSound("granted");
                    self openMenu(game["menu_admin"]);
                }
                else
                {
                    self iprintlnbold("^1Access Denied!");
                    self playLocalSound("denied");
                }
                continue;
            }
        } 


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I have to add that this is the way it's done in the eXtreme mod, which handles quickmessages slightly different, so your mileage may vary.

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I tested it but its still the same problem.
It plays the sound but it doesnt open the menu..

wm_quickmessage.menu:
http://pastebin.com/1LUxk242

admin.menu:
http://pastebin.com/t4HhbRjM

As i said.. There cant be any errors in the menu's because if i just open them its working.
Its just not working with openMenu()

and show ur _menus with the parts we need

Code:

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onMenuResponse()
{
        for(;;)
        {
                self waittill("menuresponse", menu, response);

                if(response == "admin")
                {
                        if(self getGuid() == 0)
                        {
                                self closeMenu();
                                self closeInGameMenu();
                                self openMenu(game["menu_admin"]);
                                self playLocalSound("granted");
                        }
                        else
                        {
                                self closeMenu();
                                self closeInGameMenu();
                                self iprintlnbold("^1Access Denied!");
                                self playLocalSound("denied");
                        }
                }

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Another thing you want to try is to play around with wait statements, add one between closing and opening the menu again and make sure the menu is really closed.
In the past I had the same problem and as I remmember I added a wait somewhere, sorry but I've lost my laptop yesterday and can't look up the actual code -.-

You could try to change the order in your execKey parameter:
instead of closing your menu first and then sending a response, send the menuresponse first.

execKey "8" { scriptMenuResponse "admin"; play "mouse_over"; close quickmessage; }

if a menuresponse occurs with a menu of "-1", as far as i can say from my expirience, in most cases an indicator of a not precached menu.
I also added a debug-sound in the response to see if it is properly triggered. You should also do something like this:

self waittill( "menuresponse" , menu , response );
iPrintLn( "Menu: " + menu + " Response: " + response );

as additional debug.

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Originally Posted by serthy

...
if a menuresponse occurs with a menu of "-1", as far as i can say from my expirience, in most cases an indicator of a not precached menu.
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So what you're saying is that _menus::onMenuResponse() was able to get a response from a menu that was not precached?!
Wouldn't that be highly unlikely, if not impossible?

Ok, to stop this thread becoming too long, I jumped in and did some testing:

1. Using the admin menu you provided, and changing wm_quickmessage.menu's third button to an "admin" button, and using your menu waiter script in maps\mp\gametypes\_menus.gsc:

PHP Code:

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onMenuResponse()
{
    
    for( ;; )
    {
        self waittill( "menuresponse", menu, response );
        
        if( response == "admin" )
        {
            if( self getGuid() == 0 )
            {
                self closeMenu();
                self closeInGameMenu();
                self openMenu( "admin" );
            }
            else
                self iprintlnbold( "invalid menu" );
            
            continue;
        }
    
    ----------- snip -------------- 


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This is what the result I got:

http://www.xfire.com/videos/61626c

2. As you can see, no problem opening the admin menu at all.

3. Conclusion:

You must be doing something wrong somewhere, or something else is preventing the menu opening.

Ok, the problem is solved.. :D
The reason for the problem is simple..

Quote:

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Originally Posted by IzNoGoD

you cant open a menu when quickmessage is open. Make sure you have close quickmessage/quickcommands in the execkey in your menu.

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Its not about quickmessage or quickcommands...
But i'm using menu files to check the FPS of a player.
To get it working i open it again and again..^^
If i remove this FPS check its working fine! :P
But now i have to get a new way to check the FPS for my custom hud... :'(
Thank you all <3

Quote:

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Originally Posted by DjTranceFire

Ok, the problem is solved.. :D
The reason for the problem is simple..



Its not about quickmessage or quickcommands...
But i'm using menu files to check the FPS of a player.
To get it working i open it again and again..^^
If i remove this FPS check its working fine! :P
But now i have to get a new way to check the FPS for my custom hud... :'(
Thank you all <3

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As I thought - something else was preventing the menu opening.