Menu Modding - Error Log

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?1...-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!

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

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:

Code:

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:

Code:

#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:

Code:

{ 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" } }

Code:

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?

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.

I don't know what here is wrong :D

But should be that the mistake?

Code:

name testmenu

should be to

Code:

name "testmenu"

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

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

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

Quote:

Originally Posted by Loveboy

I don't know what here is wrong :D

But should be that the mistake?

Code:

name testmenu

should be to

Code:

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.