MOTD

BeetleFart · **Author**

How can I get a MOTD Window to show...
I have tried everything I know to get one to show...with no luck what soever...

Can anyone point me in the right direction?

tron73 · 03-29-2005 , 17:20

Perhaps you ask mani, i think he has "motd" and "rules" as a say-command implemented.

Sorry, but I am only a user of the great plugins here!

Good work from all of you!

Go on!

imported_TheOne · 03-29-2005 , 17:24

Hello

you need to just use a redirect here is the code, just change the 2 urls for your webspace.

Code:

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">
<html> 

<HEAD> 
<title>Redirect Webpage</title> 
<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0;URL=http://www.motd.com"> 
</HEAD> 

<body bgcolor="#000000" text="#FFFF00" link="#FFFF00"> 

<p align="center">Loading...</p> 

</body> 

</html>

Reguards
Russell

BeetleFart · 03-29-2005 , 21:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheOne

Hello

you need to just use a redirect here is the code, just change the 2 urls for your webspace.

Code:

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">
<html> 

<HEAD> 
<title>Redirect Webpage</title> 
<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0;URL=http://www.motd.com"> 
</HEAD> 

<body bgcolor="#000000" text="#FFFF00" link="#FFFF00"> 

<p align="center">Loading...</p> 

</body> 

</html>

Reguards
Russell

No I need to find out how to fire off the window on command..

vancelorgin · 03-29-2005 , 22:54

Code:

void CPlayer::ShowMOTD(const char* lpcMsg, const char* lpcTitle, int iType, const char* lpcCmd){
	KeyValues* kv = new KeyValues("data");
	
	kv->SetString("title", lpcTitle);	// info panel title
	kv->SetString("type", "1");			// show userdata from stringtable entry
										//	TYPE_TEXT = 0,	// just display this plain text
										//	TYPE_INDEX,		// lookup text & title in stringtable
										//	TYPE_URL,		// show this URL
										//	TYPE_FILE,		// show this local file
	kv->SetString("msg", lpcMsg);		// use this stringtable entry

	if(lpcCmd && *lpcCmd)
		kv->SetString("cmd", lpcCmd);// exec this command if panel closed

	ShowViewPortPanel(m_pEdict, "info", true, kv);

	kv->deleteThis();
}

void ShowViewPortPanel(edict_t* pEdict, const char* name, bool bShow, KeyValues* data){
	int count = 0;
	KeyValues *subkey = NULL;

	if(data){
		subkey = data->GetFirstSubKey();
		
		while(subkey){
			count++;
			
			subkey = subkey->GetNextKey();
		}

		subkey = data->GetFirstSubKey(); // reset 
	}

	msgs.BeginToOne("VGUIMenu", pEdict);
	
	WRITE_STRING(name); // menu name
	WRITE_BYTE(bShow ? 1 : 0);
	WRITE_BYTE(count);
		
	// write additional data (be carefull not more than 192 bytes!)
	while(subkey){
		WRITE_STRING(subkey->GetName());
		WRITE_STRING(subkey->GetString());
		
		subkey = subkey->GetNextKey();
	}
	
	msgs.End();
}

Or just the "showinfo" command

BeetleFart · 03-29-2005 , 23:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by vancelorgin

Code:

void CPlayer::ShowMOTD(const char* lpcMsg, const char* lpcTitle, int iType, const char* lpcCmd){
	KeyValues* kv = new KeyValues("data");
	
	kv->SetString("title", lpcTitle);	// info panel title
	kv->SetString("type", "1");			// show userdata from stringtable entry
										//	TYPE_TEXT = 0,	// just display this plain text
										//	TYPE_INDEX,		// lookup text & title in stringtable
										//	TYPE_URL,		// show this URL
										//	TYPE_FILE,		// show this local file
	kv->SetString("msg", lpcMsg);		// use this stringtable entry

	if(lpcCmd && *lpcCmd)
		kv->SetString("cmd", lpcCmd);// exec this command if panel closed

	ShowViewPortPanel(m_pEdict, "info", true, kv);

	kv->deleteThis();
}

void ShowViewPortPanel(edict_t* pEdict, const char* name, bool bShow, KeyValues* data){
	int count = 0;
	KeyValues *subkey = NULL;

	if(data){
		subkey = data->GetFirstSubKey();
		
		while(subkey){
			count++;
			
			subkey = subkey->GetNextKey();
		}

		subkey = data->GetFirstSubKey(); // reset 
	}

	msgs.BeginToOne("VGUIMenu", pEdict);
	
	WRITE_STRING(name); // menu name
	WRITE_BYTE(bShow ? 1 : 0);
	WRITE_BYTE(count);
		
	// write additional data (be carefull not more than 192 bytes!)
	while(subkey){
		WRITE_STRING(subkey->GetName());
		WRITE_STRING(subkey->GetString());
		
		subkey = subkey->GetNextKey();
	}
	
	msgs.End();
}

Or just the "showinfo" command

Thank you vancelorgin your awesome!!
With out your help half the things in my plugin would have never gotten done, and I greatly appreciate it.

BeetleFart · 03-30-2005 , 21:30

is there any way around the 192 character limit?

Ive tried adding subkeys each with a new line ive tried everything I could think of to try and
if its more than 192 characters the panel wont show...grrrr

vancelorgin · 03-30-2005 , 22:20

add a network string and shove it up the info panel's ass

courtesy of apophis (die)

BeetleFart · 03-30-2005 , 22:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by vancelorgin

add a network string and shove it up the info panel's ass

courtesy of apophis (die)

Ive not used any network strings...
and trying to add anything to do with them puts me way back to all kinds of baseentity errors and linker errors...

I give up for the night..

BeetleFart · 04-01-2005 , 08:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by vancelorgin

add a network string and shove it up the info panel's ass

courtesy of apophis (die)

Thank you vancelorgin

Youve helped me tremendously again!!