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Doc functions

Doc functions are used to control the document manager. They allow you to fine tune the display of maps, letters and books.

Functions

Doc_Create

Doc_Create

Creates a new instance of the document manager and returns its ID. 

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func int Doc_Create() {};

Return value
Returns the ID of the document manager instance.

Example

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var int nDocID; // Variable to store the id in
nDocID = Doc_Create();

Doc_CreateMap

Doc_CreateMap

Creates a new instance of the document manager with the arrow showing players position on the map and returns its ID. 

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func int Doc_CreateMap() {};

Return value
Returns the ID of the document manager instance.

Example

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var int nDocID; // Variable to store the id in
nDocID = Doc_CreateMap();

Doc_SetLevel

Doc_SetLevel

Set a world level to a map. This maps the texture of the document to the bounding box of the provided level. 

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func void Doc_SetLevel(var int docID, var string level) {};

Parameters

  • var int docID - document manager ID
  • var string level - name of the ZEN file

Example

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nDocID = Doc_CreateMap();
Doc_SetLevel(nDocID, "WORLD.ZEN");

Doc_SetLevelCoords

Doc_SetLevelCoords

Sets the map coordinates. This is used to map smaller portions of the world map to the document map to correctly show players position on the map. 

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func void Doc_SetLevelCoords(var int docID, var int left, var int top, var int right, var int bottom) {};

Parameters

  • var int docID - document manager ID
  • var int left - left coordinate
  • var int top - top coordinate
  • var int right - right coordinate
  • var int bottom - bottom coordinate

Example

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Doc_SetLevelCoords(nDocID, -28000, 50500, 95500, -42500);

Warning

This function is only available in Gothic 2

Doc_SetFont

Doc_SetFont

Sets a font to be used on a page in a document with docID. Can be called multiple times to display different lines with different fonts.

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func void Doc_SetFont(var int docID, var int page, var string font) {};

Parameters

  • var int docID - document manager ID
  • var int page - page index, if set to -1, fonts will be applied to all pages
  • var string font - font to be used

Example

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Doc_SetFont(nDocID, -1, "FONT_10_BOOK.TGA");

Doc_SetPages

Doc_SetPages

Sets the number of pages numOfPages of the document. 

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func void Doc_SetPages(var int docID, var int numOfPages) {};

Parameters

  • var int docID - document manager ID
  • var int numOfPages - number of pages

Example

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nDocID = Doc_Create();
Doc_SetPages(nDocID, 2);

Doc_SetPage

Doc_SetPage

Set page to have texture as a background with scale. 

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func void Doc_SetPage(var int docID, var int page, var string texture, var int scale) {};

Parameters

  • var int docID - document manager ID
  • var int page - page index, if set to -1, settings are applied to all pages
  • var string texture - texture of the background
  • var int scale - scale of the texture, TRUE to scale the page, FALSE to not scale

Example

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Doc_SetPage(nDocID, 0, "Book_Mage_L.tga", FALSE);
Doc_SetPage(nDocID, 1, "Book_Mage_R.tga", FALSE);

Doc_SetMargins

Doc_SetMargins

Sets text margins of the page 

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func void Doc_SetMargins(var int docID,
                         var int page,
                         var int left,
                         var int top,
                         var int right,
                         var int bottom,
                         var int pixels) {};

Parameters

  • var int docID - document manager ID
  • var int page - page index, if set to -1, settings are applied to all pages
  • var int left - left margin
  • var int top - top margin
  • var int right - right margin
  • var int bottom - bottom margin
  • var int pixels - TRUE to use pixels, FALSE to use virtual coordinates

Warning

After a thorough examination of this external function in the decompiler, it looks like the function works in pixels only regardless of this parameter.

Example

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Doc_SetMargins(nDocID, 0, 275, 20, 30, 20, TRUE);

Doc_PrintLine

Doc_PrintLine

Prints a line of text (font is set using Doc_SetFont) onto the document with docID, onto the page. Does not split the text into multiple lines if they do not fit onto the page. 

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func void Doc_PrintLine(var int docID, var int page, var string text) {};

Parameters

  • var int docID - document manager ID
  • var int page - page index
  • var string text - text to be printed

Example

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Doc_PrintLine(nDocID, 0, ""); // insert empty line
Doc_PrintLine(nDocID, 0, "The Book");

Doc_PrintLines

Doc_PrintLines

Prints a line of text (font is set using Doc_SetFont) onto the document with docID, onto the page. Splits the text into multiple lines if they do not fit onto the page. 

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func void Doc_PrintLines(var int docID, var int page, var string text) {};

Parameters

  • var int docID - document manager ID
  • var int page - page index
  • var string text - text to be printed

Example

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Doc_PrintLines(nDocID, 0, "The war had been decided. Varant had lost its seaports, vital to army supplies. King Rhobar had not lingered on the battle fields for a long time, but left his generals to deal with the few remaining enemy troops. Varant had only one large force left, commanded by Lukkor, the most capable warlord of the Varant army, who had more than once turned defeat into victory.");
Doc_PrintLines(nDocID, 0, "But now his army was trapped. The situation was hopeless, even though his army greatly outnumbered the enemy. Lee, a war hero from Myrtana, had lured him into this trap. The heavy cavalry had been unable to fight on the thick, swamped ground of the narrow valley. Lee's soldiers had occupied the range of hills surrounding the swamp, and they had struck repeatedly, decimating the army. The desperate sallies his troops had launched had been cut short in pools of blood. He was beaten.");

Doc_Show

Doc_Show

Display the document using the document manager ID 

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func void Doc_Show(var int docID) {};

Parameters

  • var int docID - document manager ID

Example

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var int nDocID; // Variable to store the id in
nDocID = Doc_Create();

// ... document configuration

Doc_Show(nDocID);

Deprecated

Doc_Open

Doc_Open

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func void Doc_Open (var string Texture)

Doc_Font

Doc_Font

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func void Doc_Font(var string Font)

Doc_Print

Doc_Print

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func void Doc_Print (var string Text)

Doc_MapCoordinates

Doc_MapCoordinates

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func void Doc_MapCoordinates(var string s0,
                         var float r1,
                         var float r2,
                         var float r3,
                         var float r4,
                         var float r5,
                         var float r6,
                         var float r7,
                         var float r8)