Talk:VGUI: Making GameUI Panels

You should bold the part about Including the testpanel.h file in the vgui_int.cpp. I missed it on my first pass of the text tutorial. -Simkin

Jump right in and do so. This is a wiki. —Maven ^(talk) 10:33, 7 Oct 2005 (PDT)

How do you give the panel focus? When I show my panel it ends up behind another panel. --.freelancer 15:40, 30 Nov 2005 (PST)

call its RequestFocus()—ts2do ^(Talk | @) 20:11, 30 Nov 2005 (PST)

Doesn't work, it's still not recieving focus.. --.freelancer 07:45, 1 Dec 2005 (PST)

I could still use some help here.. --.freelancer 03:25, 3 Dec 2005 (PST)

Only a very few of us have ever messed with VGUI panels at all. When you figure it out, you get to be the VDC expert on them. <grin> —Maven ^(talk) 18:04, 3 Dec 2005 (PST)

Use MoveToFront() in OnTick(). This way it always stays on top of other panels. --Jerry (MrU on VERC) 02:35, 6 Dec 2005 (PST)

I've attempted this approach before...it's no good because it would go over the quit dialog when it pops up—ts2do ^(Talk | @) 05:55, 6 Dec 2005 (PST)

It's just an example for displaying a screen all the time. If you only want it to move to the front in the beginning than you can just drop MoveToFront() in Init(). I use it for displaying a dialog which you have to close before moving onto something else. --Jerry (MrU on VERC) 06:01, 6 Dec 2005 (PST)

well if the frame makes it impossible to click quit in the gamemenu, that's fine—ts2do ^(Talk | @) 19:10, 6 Dec 2005 (PST)

See VGUI_Documentation#Windows_.26_Popups

Added the bold to the vgui_int.ccp header includes bit and clarified the wording so it's not missed (I missed it too the first time). --schenkman 17:55, 30 Oct 2006 (PST)

I just wonder how you changed the color/appearance of the standard panels like the console panel!? How did you change their color(s) and added own images? Thx a lot! Archer 07:29, 26 Nov 2007 (PST)

Where in the code do you set the show/hide toggle? elr9y 21:39, 12 Nov 2009

Errors

This tutorial is not working, i followed it 100% precisely but it does not work. Even the testpanel.cpp doesn't and i didn't modify that one! Here's all my errors:

\vgui_helpers.h(75) : error C2011: 'IGameUI' : 'class' type redefinition

\vgui_helpers.h(20) : see declaration of 'IGameUI'

\testpanel.h(15) : error C2504: 'IGameUI' : base class undefined

.\vgui_int.cpp(169) : error C2027: use of undefined type 'IGameUI'

\vgui_helpers.h(20) : see declaration of 'IGameUI'

.\vgui_int.cpp(169) : error C2227: left of '->Create' must point to class/struct/union/generic type

.\vgui_int.cpp(201) : error C2027: use of undefined type 'IGameUI'

\vgui_helpers.h(20) : see declaration of 'IGameUI'

.\vgui_int.cpp(201) : error C2227: left of '->Destroy' must point to class/struct/union/generic type testpanel.cpp

\vgui_helpers.h(75) : error C2011: 'IGameUI' : 'class' type redefinition

\vgui_helpers.h(20) : see declaration of 'IGameUI'

\testpanel.h(15) : error C2504: 'IGameUI' : base class undefined

.\testpanel.cpp(8) : error C2027: use of undefined type 'IGameUI'

\vgui_helpers.h(20) : see declaration of 'IGameUI'

.\testpanel.cpp(8) : error C2227: left of '->GetPanel' must point to class/struct/union/generic type

.\testpanel.cpp(8) : error C2227: left of '->SetVisible' must point to class/struct/union/generic type

.\testpanel.cpp(8) : error C2027: use of undefined type 'IGameUI'

\vgui_helpers.h(20) : see declaration of 'IGameUI'

.\testpanel.cpp(8) : error C2227: left of '->GetPanel' must point to class/struct/union/generic type

.\testpanel.cpp(8) : error C2227: left of '->IsVisible' must point to class/struct/union/generic type

Can anyone help, please? --Craziestdan 11:49, 24 Sep 2008 (PDT)