HowTo: Add a ChatWindow class to your project

miko93 · Post by **miko93** » Sun Dec 18, 2005 11:53 am

Well, continuing my series of basic extension classes to Irrlicht (without changing the engine code). This time, we have a basic chat window implementation (add chat lines, scroll, change line color, delete older messages).

See the source here: http://www.computer.mikoweb.de/irrlicht2.php

Maybe, this will be of use for some of you.

miko

Halan · Post by **Halan** » Thu Jan 05, 2006 9:12 pm

this seems totally bugged
i get many error while compiling it
seems you forgot a lot of semikolons etc

miko93 · Post by **miko93** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 3:56 pm

Halan, don't think so. It could rather be a copy'n paste problem, IMO.
What is the first error/line you get?

miko

Halan · Post by **Halan** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 4:52 pm

ah good to see some reaction of you

gimme a second ill implent it again to my project...

huum ah sry seems to be related to my project youre right...where was my mind while compiling this for the last time anyways im using ackis version of a chat box atm...

kamadian · Post by **kamadian** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 11:58 pm

i would like to know how to, if you press "enter" it allows you to type in a message and press enter again to submit it?

i see the class etc. and everything, but i dont exaxctly understand how you add words to the window

i also get a ton of errors, and i didnt copy and paste i typed it all out

heehee, and changed things where i could where it was possible.

got an error in the .h file

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38 C:\dark chasis\Engine\gui-landscape\CGUIChatWindow.h using-declaration for non-member at class scope

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38 C:\dark chasis\Engine\gui-landscape\CGUIChatWindow.h expected `;' before "chatLines"

and then some which are my fault, why would this be?

miko93 · Post by **miko93** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 11:51 am

Hi kamadian,

Irrlicht provides a simple command line input itself, named IGUIEditBox. I use this one for getting user input. Then (or if it is a "system message", I use AddChatMessage of the ChatWindow Class. Input itself is not covered by my class.

Concerning compilation errors: Hell, I found out that terms like <irr::gui::IGUIStaticText*> or any others using "<" were incorrectly treated as html tags and not shown. Hence the compilation errors.

The code should now be corrected, and copy'n paste should work.

A big sorry for that.

I really should have provided downloadable files.

miko

kamadian · Post by **kamadian** » Sun Feb 12, 2006 10:55 pm

hey tis all kool, atm i am using irrilcht alone for a chat system, using the list box and then an edit box and a button

gonna try out ur chat system though