Creating buttons

ShaunRasulov@y7mail.com

hi All,

I was wondering what the best way is to create buttons? I will have many buttons in my game, so was wondering if there is an easier way than creating new scenes?

Cheers,
SR

3itg

Click the Home Icon.
Click the Actors Tab.
Click the "+" arrow at the bottom of the Window.
Name Actor Button.
Put rules in actor that react to touch.

Congrats... you have a button.

TheGabfather

I think you mean creating new Actors, instead of Scenes? If so then it really depends.
If those buttons essentially do the same thing and only differ by say, having a different value for an Attribute, then you might want to read up on the Actor Prototype concept of GS. This'll save you a load of time ie. you won't have to program the same Rules over and over again.

If you're talking about formatting your button Actors in a Single scene, well it's going to be a slightly more difficult dilemma to solve, not to mention varied / a case-to-case basis. Besides aesthetics (eg. making everything look nice and not too cluttered), you might want to consider functionality (eg. would it be wiser to place directional-pad buttons to the bottom-left of the screen, or should there be an option for the user to relocate it as necessary).

If I misunderstood your question, kindly say so and my apologies in advance.

ShaunRasulov@y7mail.com

Thanks for your help guys. These buttons essentially do the same thing, but they have to have various images. For example, i have a scene with 5 buttons, and if one is pressed, a pop up menu window needs to appear with 2 buttons, pressing of which can trigger another pop up window. So, I am just trying to find the best way to do this, so I have the least amount of actors and scenes.
thanks again

Wingmanapps

You should really take the time to look at the material in the cook book. There are a million ways to achieve what you want.