BIS fnc highlightControl: Difference between revisions

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Description:: Highlights given control by drawing a border around it and letting it pulsate. The effect is visible until explicitly removed.
Execution:: call
Groups:: GUI

Syntax:: [displayOrControl, thickness] call BIS_fnc_highlightControl
Parameters:: displayOrControl: Control - Can be a Control or a Display. When a display is passed as parameter, the function will delete the previously created highlight control on that given display.
: thickness: Number - (Optional, default 20) Thickness of the border
Return Value:: Control - Returns the created highlight control.

Example 1:: [findDisplay 313 displayCtrl 1023] call BIS_fnc_highlightControl; // Will highlight the play button in Eden Editor [findDisplay 313] call BIS_fnc_highlightControl; // Will remove the previously created highlight effect
Example 2:: [] spawn { disableSerialization private _ctrlHighlight = [findDisplay 313 displayCtrl 1023),5] call BIS_fnc_highlightControl; sleep 2; ctrlDelete _ctrlHighlight; };// Will highlight the play button in Eden Editor and removes the effect after two seconds

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    [[disableSerialization]]
-   [[private]] _ctrlHighlight = <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[findDisplay]] 313 [[displayCtrl]] 1023),5] [[call]] [[BIS_fnc_highlightControl]];
+   [[private]] _ctrlHighlight = [<nowiki/>[[findDisplay]] 313 [[displayCtrl]] 1023),5] [[call]] [[BIS_fnc_highlightControl]];
    [[sleep]] 2;
    [[ctrlDelete]] _ctrlHighlight;