Trouble with Display text and keeping it that way. Help please.

ozboybrian · May 2011

Thanks for reading.

When attribute Button is 1 and touch is pressed Display text.
When attribute Button is 2 and touch is pressed (on a different actor) display text on new actor.

But I want the old text to stay there and be able to use the same button twice.

JeffreyShimane · May 2011

You could create a self.attribute that activates the Display Text:

When attribute Button is 1 and touch is pressed, change self.attribute DisplayOn to 1.

When self.attribute DisplayOn is 1, Display Text.

This way, when the button is pressed the first time, the text is displayed and will stay on even after the button is pressed again because the Display Text is not directly tied to Button=1/touch is pressed.

- Jeff

ozboybrian · May 2011

I will give it a go thanks.

For some reason I can't add attributes to the actors already on the scene.
Is this a 0.9.3 Glitch?

calvin9403 · May 2011

ozboybrian said:
I will give it a go thanks.

For some reason I can't add attributes to the actors already on the scene.
Is this a 0.9.3 Glitch?

you mean a self attribute?
do you double click on the actor area or the area when you click it have a lock on it?

tenrdrmer · May 2011

instead of equal to 1 use

greater than or equal to 1

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ozboybrian · May 2011

Nope, The actor is unlocked and there is no add attribute.

It's only like that on the scene though but it is unlocked.

tenrdrmer · May 2011

if you want to add an attribute you have to add it to the prototype and it will become available in the instance.

But first try what I said it should work for you.

Aaron

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ozboybrian · May 2011

Thanks Aaron, I see what you're saying and I believe you are right! Good stuff Thanks

Edit - Actually cause if the following on is = / > 2. It'll change the old one.

But having equal to and using the self attributes makes it work fine.
Thanks to both of you!

Trouble with Display text and keeping it that way. Help please.

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