How to Use Message Popup Rule

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DotPoint.JPG The Message Popup Rule is a T:ANE Session Rule that creates onscreen messages for users in Driver Mode.

The screenshots below illustrate how to use the Message Popup Rule.

Using a HTML Page

The settings shown in this example will direct TANE to load the message from a HTML file in a HTML asset.

MessagePopup1.JPG
Gears.PNG Settings:

In This Example:

  • Pause game while message is displayed - if checked this will halt the gameplay until the window is closed. This may be needed if you have a long introductory HTML information page, otherwise leave unchecked.
  • Close previous message popup windows - checked is usually a good idea unless you want multiple message windows open.
  • Message location: - the Top left of the screen has been chosen as the location for the message window. Other positions are Top right, Bottom left and Bottom right.
  • The web page to be displayed is named "right_away.html" and the sound file to be played is named "all-aboard.wav". Both are found in the HTML asset named General Purpose Session HTML
  • Autoplay Wav is ticked so the sound will be played when the page is displayed.


NotePad.PNG Notes:
  • Knowledge of HTML, as used by TANE, will probably be required for this option.
  • The HTML page (with filename extension ".html") must be in a Trainz asset of type HTML.
  • Graphics and a limited set of HTML effects are possible.
  • The sound file settings HTML Wave and Wave Name are optional.
  • If a sound file is to be played when the message is displayed then it must be of type WAV (with filename extension ".wav") and must be in a Trainz asset of type HTML. It does not have to be in the same HTML asset as the HTML page.


See the Trainz Wiki Page How to Create a HTML Asset for more information.


Using a Custom Message

The settings shown in this example will direct TANE to load the message from text entered in the Custom Message box.

MessagePopup3.JPG
Gears.PNG Settings:

In This Example:

  • Gameplay will not be paused while the message is displayed.
  • Any previously opened message window will be closed before this message is displayed.
  • Message location: - the Top left of the screen will be used.
  • A Custom Message, as entered into the text box, and a selected Icon will be displayed.
  • No optional sound has been added.


NotePad.PNG Notes:
  • No knowledge of HTML is required for this option.
  • You are limited to about 6 lines of text.
  • Text only can be entered (there must be text added - it cannot be left blank).
  • You can select and display an optional icon with the message.

See the Trainz Wiki Page How to Create a HTML Asset for more information.
MessagePopup2a.JPG The custom message popup created by the example shown above


Using a String-Table Message

The settings shown in this example will direct TANE to load the message from text stored in the config.txt string table of a specified HTML asset.

MessagePopup4.JPG
Gears.PNG Settings:

In This Example:

  • Gameplay will not be paused while the message is displayed.
  • Any previously opened message window will be closed before this message is displayed.
  • Message location: - the Top left of the screen will be used.
  • The text message in the config.txt file of the HTML asset named General Purpose Session HTML will be displayed. This message will be stored:-
    • in a string-table container,
    • using a String Table Token named html_warning_late
  • An optional sound file named "all-aboard.wav" has been added and is found in the HTML asset named General Purpose Session HTML
  • Autoplay Wav is ticked so the sound will be played when the page is displayed


NotePad.PNG Notes:
  • The config.txt file of the HTML asset must have a string-table container which holds all the text messages to be displayed.
  • The string-table token is the "tag" which identifies the message text in the config.txt file.


For example, the config.txt file of the asset General Purpose Session HTML contains the following:- 

string-table
    {
        html_warning_late       "You are running late!"
    }

...which will produce the message "You are running late!" from the Message Popup Rule settings shown above.

See the Trainz Wiki Page How to Create a HTML Asset for more information.


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