Talk:VGUI2: Creating a panel

Hopefully somebody will reformat the text. Btw.: There is still no <cpp> tag!

Text reformatted. --AiusEpsi 15:19, 3 Jul 2005 (PDT)

There is a <code> tag. MightyMooquack 15:32, 3 Jul 2005 (PDT)

And a cpp tag is much cooler: It has C++ syntax highlighting. Examples: SourceWiki.org --Leon Grapenthin 09:35, 6 Jul 2005 (PDT)

Is SourceWiki down? Because I can't access it anymore --Pon

Has anybody been able to follow this and get it to work? I'm having trouble and getting a error...

MyPanel.cpp(78) : fatal error C1010: unexpected end of file while looking for precompiled header directive

I tried compiling it after the modification to vgui_int.cpp when it says to run the game. Anybody having the same problem or am I just royally screwing up?

Cpchang13

you need to #include "cbase.h" Ts2do

solution??

This is how I solved the previous problem:

fatal error C1010: unexpected end of file while looking for precompiled header directive

1. name your file CMyPanel.cpp not a MyPanel.cpp
2. add following headers:

#include "cbase.h"
#include "IMyPanel.h"
using namespace vgui;
#include <vgui/IVGui.h>
#include <vgui_controls/Frame.h>

- comment following virtual functions (there is no implementation??):

// virtual void OnTick();
// virtual void OnCommand(const char* pcCommand);

IMyPanel.h

Why IMyPanel.h? Why not just MyPanel.h? Wouldn't it be less confusing if we took out the random insignificant things that make people needlessly wonder "why"? Isn't it best to keep things simple and straight forward? Especialy in tutorials? --Gijimbo 09:02, 1 June 2007 (MDT)

Ok so I'm guessing it's because they were following the "IClientPanel.h" and other "Iblahblah.h" naming conventions. But I still have the same question: why? --Gijimbo 09:20, 1 June 2007 (MDT)

Ok, what's the deal with IMyPanel.h in general, does it just provide a supporting class? Do all panels need an I(nterface)? --TheDistur 21:53, 18 Aug 2007 (PDT)

Calling the panel

Ok so after following the different bits and pieces of corrections and helps that you guys have offered, I finaly got it to compile. Alas, the game menu was no different and "MyPanel" was nowhere to be found. I have the feeling that the "calling the panel" section is what needs attention; serious attention. If someone who has gotten the tut to work would post their whole modified working vgui_int.cpp file, I wouldn't mind revising the "calling the panel" section to make it more understandable/workable. --Gijimbo 09:08, 1 June 2007 (MDT)

I got the panel to show up but when increase the screen resolution the title of the panel becomes huge. When I open the panel editor it's title and numerous other text areas are huge as well. Any suggestions? I'm guessing it's in one of the res files used. --Gijimbo 10:14, 1 June 2007 (MDT)