Env hudhint

Template:Base point It is used to control the display of HUD hints, which show the player what key is bound to a particular command.

Keyvalues

{{KV|Hint Text (localized)|string|This should be match a HUD hint entry in hl2\resource\valve_english.txt or its localized equivalent. Example: entering "Valve_Hint_Zoom" will display the following hint text: "%+zoom% ZOOM VIEW", with %+zoom% being the key currently bound to the zoom function.

Warning:Entering an unlocalized text as a hint will work, tho when used in a mod you cannot make it language-specific!

Name (targetname) <string>[ Edit ]

The name that other entities refer to this entity by, via Inputs/Outputs or other keyvalues (e.g. parentname or target).
Also displayed in Hammer's 2D views and Entity Report.

See also:  Generic Keyvalues, Inputs and Outputs available to all entities

Inputs

ShowHudHint

Shows the hint message.

HideHudHint

Hides the hint message.

See also

• env_message - A similar entity that displays other predefined messages on the screen.