SC2Mapster

I know...Very vague...hopefully this will clarify:

If anyone has seen the Final Fantasy Starcraft 2 Mod map (could probably youtube it)...I am doing something similar to that (except I am using the mouse). I created a dialog box... a few dialog boxes actually... and when one of the boxes is clicked, lets say the attack button, I want to click a unit to attack.

Lets say I have Unit 1 as my hero and I click attack...then click Unit 2, which is the enemy. I want Unit 1 to rush up and attack Unit 2, then run back. I have the boxes created but am having a hard time figuring out how to get the cursor to change to a cross hair once the attack dialog box is clicked, and how the triggers distinguish whether I click the attack dialog or one of the other ones. ;/

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Well as for how to change the cursor I dont know how you would do that.

BUT as for finding which dialog is clicked I do know.
When you create a dialog or a dialog item, you can then assign it to a dialog variable or a dialog item variable.
Then in a trigger you can test to see what dialog is being interacted with.

An Example: Here I create a "Dialog Item" it says dropbox but its accually a list (still have not changed the name since I changed it to a ListBox not Dropbox hehe) for a Dialog I have already created and set to the Dialog:Hero Selection Dialog[0]

Dialog:Create:Item:Dropbox Item
    Options: Action
    Return Type: (None)
    Parameters
    Grammar Text: Dialog:Create:Item:Dropbox Item()
    Hint Text: (None)
    Custom Script Code
    Local Variables
        tmptext = No Text <Text>
        tmpUnitCount = 0 <Integer>
        tmpIntXoffset = 0 <Integer>
        tmpIntYoffset = 0 <Integer>
        DialogItemSize = 0 <Integer[1]>
        tmpInt = 10 <Integer>
    Actions
        Variable - Set tmpUnitCount = 1
        Variable - Set DialogItemSize[0] = 240
        Variable - Set DialogItemSize[1] = 520
        Variable - Set tmpIntXoffset = 30
        Variable - Set tmpIntYoffset = 35
        Dialog - Create a List Box for Dialog Dialog:Hero Selection Dialog[0]
        Variable - Set Dialog:Item:Hero Selection:Dropbox[0] = (Last created dialog item)
        Dialog - Set Dialog:Item:Hero Selection:Dropbox[0] size to (DialogItemSize[0], DialogItemSize[1]) for (All players)
        Dialog - Move Dialog:Item:Hero Selection:Dropbox[0] to (tmpIntXoffset, tmpIntYoffset) relative to Top Left of dialog for (All players)

Then I store this ListBox in the "Dialog:Item:Hero Selection:Dropbox" which is an array, so I set it to the first element in that array 0. The rest of that trigger adds a few list items to it each new item I add to the next element 1, 2, 3 etc in the array of items. Then later I can place a condition in a trigger to check if the dialog item being click, dbl click, or what ever is the same item.

        (Used dialog item) == Dialog:Item:Hero Selection:Dropbox[0]

But how do I know what is selected in the list box you might wonder, well

                    If
                        (Selected list item of (Used dialog item) for (Triggering player)) == HeroIndex
                    Then

So if HeroIndex = 4 and the Selected list item is 4 then I know what item was selected. The first List Item being at an index of 1 :)

Hope this helps some .... if not sorry to have taken ur time :)

Lol...I am having some flashbacks working with java back when I was a computer science major. This logic always made my head explode.

I am still messing with this thing... I assume you made the variables beforehand? Or maybe that code (above the if/then lines) is a giant variable? Forgive me for being a bit slow...I'm one of those guys who usually doesn't learn jack unless he gets to play with it first hand....both good and bad. :P

Regardless, thanks for your help! I'm off to a fun start with this thing.

EDIT: I was looking at the code wrong...lol. I think I figured out what you posted.

EDIT #2: Yeah I did. Lol. Thanks again!

Quote from dogcyn714: Go

Lets say I have Unit 1 as my hero and I click attack...then click Unit 2, which is the enemy. I want Unit 1 to rush up and attack Unit 2, then run back. I have the boxes created but am having a hard time figuring out how to get the cursor to change to a cross hair once the attack dialog box is clicked, and how the triggers distinguish whether I click the attack dialog or one of the other ones. ;/

Dunno if this is purely obvious now but do something like this. 1 trigger for button clicking

Events
     dialog_btn_attack is clicked
actions
     set gv_attack? = true
     send message "Click something to attack"

1 trigger for selecting unit

Event 
     any unit is selected by player 1
Conditions
     gv_attack? == true
Actions
     lv_current_target = triggering unit
     issue unit to attack lv_current_target
     set gv_attack = false

Now there might be a way you can add to the "btn_attack" actions that flashes your cursor or high lights it a different color to simulate a target is needed.