training_annotation

Class hierarchy
CTrainingAnnotation ↳CPointEntity ↳CBaseEntity
entity_training_annotations.cpp

training_annotation is a point entity available in Team Fortress 2.

An in-world location-specific information bubble that displays for all players.

Note:VScript offers a more powerful version of this entity, that allows per-player filtering and showing special effects. Use the SendGlobalGameEvent function with the show_annotation event.

Keyvalues

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

Displayed text (display_text) <string>

The text to be displayed in the annotation popup.

Lifetime (lifetime) <float>

How long you want the annotation popup to stick around. If set to 0, it will default to the value in code (1 sec). If it set to -1, it will last forever.

Note:The fade-in effect when an annotation is shown does not work unless lifetime is set to -1

Vertical offset (offset) <float>

The vertical offset.

Inputs

Show

Shows the annotation bubble.

Bug*:Showing an annotation will print an error to console mentioning a missing sound file, the file path cannot be modified.

Hide

Hides the annotation bubble.

Warning:Hide does not work in multiplayer! Use the lifetime keyvalue if you want to use this entity outside of training mode.