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| Works the same way as [[hint]], except the text is also displayed in the middle of the screen.
| Displays attractive hint in the center of the screen. Player control is taken away until user presses "Continue". After user confirmation, the content of the [[hintC]] is repeated again in a normal [[hint]]. This type of hint can also have a title. |= Description
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| '''hintC''' content |= Syntax
|p1 =  content: [[String]]
| [[Nothing]] |= Return value
 
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|s2= title '''hintC''' [content1, content2, ...] |= Syntax2
 
|p21= title: [[String]]: |= Parameter 1
 
|p22= [content1, content2, ...]: [[Array]] of [[String]]s or [[Structured Text]]s. |= Parameter 2
 
 
|r2= [[Nothing]] |= Return value
 
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|s3= title '''hintC''' content |= Syntax3
 
|p41= title: [[String]] |= Parameter 1
 
|p42= content: [[Structured Text]] |= Parameter 2


The game is paused until the player presses "Continue". |= Description
|r3= [[Nothing]] |= Return value
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| '''hintC''' text |= Syntax
|s4= title '''hintC''' content |= Syntax3
|p1 = text: [[String]]
 
| [[Nothing]] |= Return value
|p61= title: [[String]] |= Parameter 1
 
|p62= content: [[String]] |= Parameter 2
 
|r4= [[Nothing]] |= Return value
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|x1 = <code>[[hintC]] "Press W to move forward"; </code>
|x1 = <code>[[hintC]] "Press W to move forward"; </code>
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  [[Image:HintC.jpg|400px]]  
  [[Image:HintC.jpg|400px]]  


| [[hint]], [[hintCadet]], [[hintC array]], [[hintC structuredText]], [[hintC text]], [[hintSilent]] |= See also
|x3= <code>"Instructions" '''hintC''' [
"Press W to move forward.",
"Press S to move backwards.",
"Use the mouse to turn right or left.",
"Press V for weapon sights."
];</code> |= Example 1
|x4= Same as the above in Arma3 but without second [[hint]] displayed: <code>"Instructions" '''hintC''' [
"Press W to move forward.",
"Press S to move backwards.",
"Use the mouse to turn right or left.",
"Press V for weapon sights."
];
hintC_arr_EH = [[findDisplay]] 72 [[displayAddEventHandler]] ["unload", {
0 = _this [[spawn]] {
_this [[select]] 0 [[displayRemoveEventHandler]] ["unload", hintC_arr_EH];
[[hintSilent]] "";
};
}];</code>
 
[[Image:HintC_array.jpg|400px]]  |= Example 2
 
|x5= <code>_separator1 = [[parseText]] "<nowiki><br />------------------------<br /></nowiki>";
_image = "\ca\ui\textures\aus_flag.paa";
_txt = [[composeText]] <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[image]] _image, "Heading Text", _separator1, "Content"];
[[hintC]] _txt;</code> |=Example 5
 
| [[hint]], [[hintCadet]], [[hintSilent]] |= See also


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<dl class="command_description">
<dl class="command_description">
<!-- Note Section BEGIN -->
<!-- Note Section BEGIN -->
<dt class="note">'''[[User:Str|Str]]'''<dd class="note">This command must be executed after mission start. If you place it into init.sqs or init field of some unit, it will not work. Just add a little delay (~0.001) and the place the command.
<dt class="note">'''[[User:Str|Str]]'''
<dt class="note">'''[[User:ArmAtec|ArmAtec]]'''<dd class="note">
<dd class="note">This command must be executed after mission start. If you place it into init.sqs or init field of some unit, it will not work. Just add a little delay (~0.001) and the place the command.
HintC can be used with formatting like this:
<dt class="note">'''[[User:Worldeater|Worldeater]]'''
HintC format["Hello %1",player]
<dd class="note">To display multiple messages after another you have to add a small delay in between. Otherwise only the first message will be displayed. hintC "foo"; sleep 0.1; hintC "bar"; Without a [[sleep]] statement ''hintC'' will not suspend the script it has been called from.
<dt class="note">'''[[User:Worldeater|Worldeater]]'''<dd class="note">
To display multiple messages after another you have to add a small delay in between. Otherwise only the first message will be displayed.
hintC "foo"; sleep 0.1; hintC "bar";
Without a [[sleep]] statement ''hintC'' will not suspend the script it has been called from.
 
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<dt class="note">'''[[User:ArmAtec|ArmAtec]]'''
<dd class="note">HintC can be used with formatting like this: HintC format["Hello %1",player].
</dl>
</dl>


Revision as of 10:49, 19 March 2015

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Description

Description:
Displays attractive hint in the center of the screen. Player control is taken away until user presses "Continue". After user confirmation, the content of the hintC is repeated again in a normal hint. This type of hint can also have a title.
Groups:
Uncategorised

Syntax 1

Syntax:
hintC content
Parameters:
content: String
Return Value:
Nothing

Syntax 2

Syntax:
title hintC [content1, content2, ...]
Parameters:
title: String:
[content1, content2, ...]: Array of Strings or Structured Texts.
Return Value:
Nothing

Syntax 3

Syntax:
title hintC content
Parameters:
title: String
content: Structured Text
Return Value:
Nothing

Syntax 4

Syntax:
title hintC content
Parameters:
title: String
content: String
Return Value:
Nothing

Examples

Example 1:
hintC "Press W to move forward";
Example 2:
Same as the above in Arma3 but without second hint displayed:hintC "Press W to move forward"; hintC_EH = findDisplay 57 displayAddEventHandler ["unload", { 0 = _this spawn { _this select 0 displayRemoveEventHandler ["unload", hintC_EH]; hintSilent ""; }; }]; HintC.jpg
Example 3:
"Instructions" hintC [ "Press W to move forward.", "Press S to move backwards.", "Use the mouse to turn right or left.", "Press V for weapon sights." ];
Example 4:
Same as the above in Arma3 but without second hint displayed: "Instructions" hintC [ "Press W to move forward.", "Press S to move backwards.", "Use the mouse to turn right or left.", "Press V for weapon sights." ]; hintC_arr_EH = findDisplay 72 displayAddEventHandler ["unload", { 0 = _this spawn { _this select 0 displayRemoveEventHandler ["unload", hintC_arr_EH]; hintSilent ""; }; }]; HintC array.jpg
Example 5:
_separator1 = parseText "<br />------------------------<br />"; _image = "\ca\ui\textures\aus_flag.paa"; _txt = composeText [image _image, "Heading Text", _separator1, "Content"]; hintC _txt;

Additional Information

See also:
hinthintCadethintSilent

Notes

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Notes

Str
This command must be executed after mission start. If you place it into init.sqs or init field of some unit, it will not work. Just add a little delay (~0.001) and the place the command.
Worldeater
To display multiple messages after another you have to add a small delay in between. Otherwise only the first message will be displayed. hintC "foo"; sleep 0.1; hintC "bar"; Without a sleep statement hintC will not suspend the script it has been called from.
ArmAtec
HintC can be used with formatting like this: HintC format["Hello %1",player].

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