env_hudhint

env_hudhint is a point entity available in all Source games.

env_hudhint
Type	Point entity
Engine	Source
Availability	In all games

Class hierarchy
CEnvHudHint ↳CPointEntity ↳CBaseEntity

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

Note:In Left 4 Dead and later, the message will only show to the !activator unless it's singleplayer.

Note:In Garry's Mod env_hudhint is removed.

Flags

All Players (removed since ) : [1]

Show the message to everyone on the server (otherwise show to !activator only)

Keyvalues

Hint Text (localized) (message) <string>

This should be match a HUD hint entry in hl2\resource\valve_english.txt or its localized equivalent. Example: entering "#Valve_Hint_Zoom" (without the quotation marks) will display the following hint text: "%+zoom% ZOOM VIEW", with %+zoom% being the key currently bound to the zoom function.

Warning:Entering raw text will not allow the message to be translated between user languages.

Note:In and potentially other games, the % character interacts differently with text. Displaying keybinds found in the resource folder may force any text after the % character to display on a new line.

Name (targetname) <string>

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.
• env_instructor_hint - Another similar entity used in Left 4 Dead 2 and newer games.