samp-altchat

Installation

Simply install to your project:

sampctl package install xunder-matth/samp-altchat@v2

Include in your code and begin using the library:

#include <altchat>

Configuration

MAX_ALTCHAT_LINES

• Default value: 15
• Info: 15 should be fine on 1080p displays. However if you want you can crank it up if you need more max lines (1440p, 4k etc.)

DEFAULT_ALTCHAT_LINES

• Default value: 10
• Info: This is default alt. chat lines created if you don't pass lines argument to CreatePlayerAltChat. Why 10? It's optimal for most displays (including 900p and 1080p).

ALTCHAT_AUTO_CREATE

• Default value: Not defined
• Info: You can add this before including altchat if you don't want to manually call CreatePlayerAltChat. Keep in mind that this will call CreatePlayerAltChat in OnPlayerConnect and it will use DEFAULT_ALTCHAT_LINES as lines parameter.

API

CreatePlayerAltChat

• Parameters:
  • playerid
  • lines
• Returns:
  • • 1 - success
  • • 0 - fail

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DestroyPlayerAltChat

• Parameters:
  • playerid
• Returns:
  • • 1 - successfully destroyed
  • • 0 - fail

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TogglePlayerAltChat

• Parameters:
  • playerid
  • bool:toggle
• Returns:
  • • true - successfully toggled
  • • false - fail (probably not created)

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SendPlayerAltChatMessage

• Parameters:
  • playerid
  • const message[]
• Returns:
  • • 1 - successfully sended message to player
  • • 0 - fail (alt-chat not created or not shown for player)

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IsPlayerAltChatCreated

• Parameters:
  • playerid
• Returns:
  • • 1 - if alt. chat is created
  • • 0 - if alt. chat is not created

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IsPlayerAltChatShown

• Parameters:
  • playerid
• Returns:
  • • 1 - if alt. chat is shown
  • • 0 - if alt. chat is not shown

Notes

• If you include y_hooks before altchat include it will use y_hooks hooking method
• If you include y_va before altchat include you can use va_SendPlayerAltChatMessage to automatically format your messages
• CreatePlayerAltChat will not fail if you reach Player TextDraw limit, it will warn you in server console

Testing

To test, simply run the package:

sampctl package run

Connect to server and test with commands

/state /create /destroy /show /hide /sendmsg