messagemodes

[Dom_152]

I have Clan Chat in my Mod but at the moment the only way to use it is to write /say_clan Your Message. Is terhe any way of making it so that messagemode4 is my clan chat. So /bind u messagemode4 would allow people to press U type their message and send it just like normal chat. How can i do it? I've looked for ages and I can't work it out.

[ensiform]

4 is already taken.

ofc you could write a way in cmd_say_f to intercept something like /clan from messagemode.

add this above cmd_say_f:

/*
==================
Cmd_Clan_f
==================
*/
void Cmd_Clan_f(gentity_t *ent) 
{
	char cmd[12];
	char *msg;
	int skipargs = 0;

	Q_SayArgv(0, cmd, sizeof(cmd));
	if(!Q_stricmp(cmd, "say") || !Q_stricmp(cmd, "say_team")) {
		skipargs = 1;
		Q_SayArgv(1, cmd, sizeof(cmd));
	}
	if(Q_SayArgc() < 3+skipargs) {
		SP(va2("Usage: %s [name|slot#] [message]\n\"", cmd));
		return;
	}
	Q_SayArgv(1+skipargs, name, sizeof(name));
	msg = Q_SayConcatArgs(2+skipargs);

	G_Say(ent, NULL, SAY_CLAN, msg);
}

replace the old cmd_say_f with this:

/*
==================
Cmd_Say_f
==================
*/
void Cmd_Say_f( gentity_t *ent, int mode, qboolean arg0 )
{
	char *args;
//	char *msg;

	if(trap_Argc() < 2 && !arg0) return;
	args = Q_SayConcatArgs(0);

	if (!Q_stricmpn(args, "say /clan ", 8) ||
		 !Q_stricmpn(args, "say_team /clan ", 13)) {
		Cmd_Clan_f( ent );
	}
	else {
		G_Say(ent, NULL, mode, ConcatArgs(((arg0) ? 0 : 1)));
	}
}

make sure these are defined below ConcatArgs, and then add them to g_local.h somewhere so you can use them above and elsewhere.

// replaces all occurances of "\n" with '\n'
char *Q_AddCR(char *s)
{
	char *copy, *place, *start;

	if(!*s) return s;
	start = s;
	while(*s) {
		if(*s == '\\') {
			copy = s;
			place = s;
			*s++;
			if(*s && *s == 'n') {
				*copy = '\n';
				while(*++s) {
					*++copy = *s;
				}
				*++copy = '\0';
				s = place;
				continue;
			}
		}
		*s++;
	}
	return start;
}

// A replacement for trap_Argc() that can correctly handle
//   say "!cmd arg0 arg1"
// as well as
//   say !cmd arg0 arg1
// The client uses the latter for messages typed in the console
// and the former when the message is typed in the chat popup
int Q_SayArgc(void) 
{
	int c = 1;
	char *s;

	s = ConcatArgs(0);
	if(!*s) return 0;
	while(*s) {
		if(*s == ' ') {
			*s++;
			if(*s != ' ') {
				c++;
				continue;
			}
			while(*s && *s == ' ') *s++;  
			c++;
		}
		*s++;
	}
	return c;
}

// A replacement for trap_Argv() that can correctly handle
//   say "!cmd arg0 arg1"
// as well as
//   say !cmd arg0 arg1
// The client uses the latter for messages typed in the console
// and the former when the message is typed in the chat popup
qboolean Q_SayArgv(int n, char *buffer, int bufferLength)
{
	int bc = 1;
	int c = 0;
	char *s;

	if(bufferLength < 1) return qfalse;
	if(n < 0) return qfalse;
	*buffer = '\0';
	s = ConcatArgs(0);
	while(*s) {
		if(c == n) {
			while(*s && (bc < bufferLength)) {
				if(*s == ' ') {
					*buffer = '\0';
					return qtrue;
				}
				*buffer = *s;
				*buffer++;
				*s++;
				bc++;
			}
			*buffer = '\0';
			return qtrue;
		}
		if(*s == ' ') {
			*s++;
			if(*s != ' ') {
				c++;
				continue;
			}
			while(*s && *s == ' ') *s++;  
			c++;
		}
		*s++;
	}
	return qfalse;
}

Now, all you have to do is maybe add password support to cmd_clan_f and make sure msgs checks 3+skiparg, then just do the rest of the checking in g_say and g_sayto.

the only way you can make a new messagemode is to write a client hack to load a menu that has a textbox and allows you to press enter and close the menu and send your /say cmd. which imo is very difficult.