Displaying Character Portraits from Comm.deliverChatMessage(msg)

[damned]

Is there a way to display the portrait of the character when using the Comm.deliverChatMessage? At the moment Im displaying an Icon that has been defined as button_link but I want to display the characters portrait…

local sRollName = nodeWin.getChild("name").getValue();
local msg = {font = "msgfont", icon = "button_link" };
msg.text = rActor.sName .. " uses " .. sRollName;
Comm.deliverChatMessage(msg);

[Zacchaeus]

I think you need a Moon Wizard :)

[Andraax]

Try something like:

local sCurrentId = User.getCurrentIdentity();
if sCurrentId then
sIcon = "portrait_" .. sCurrentId .. "_chat";
end

[Andraax]

Here's what I would do (rRoll has your die roll info in it, gmIDName is the ID currently used by the GM, if speaking as someone else; will use rActor.sName if a user name is in there):


-- Build the basic message to deliver
local rMessage = ChatManager.createBaseMessage(rActor.sName, gmIDName);
rMessage.type = rRoll.sType;
rMessage.text = rMessage.text .. rActor.sName .. " uses " .. sRollName;
rMessage.dice = rRoll.aDice;
rMessage.diemodifier = rRoll.nMod;

-- Check to see if this roll should be secret (GM or dice tower tag)
if rRoll.bSecret then
rMessage.secret = true;
if rRoll.bTower then
rMessage.icon = "dicetower_icon";
end
elseif User.isHost() and OptionsManager.isOption("REVL", "off") then
rMessage.secret = true;
end

-- Show total if option enabled
if OptionsManager.isOption("TOTL", "on") and rRoll.aDice and #(rRoll.aDice) > 0 then
rMessage.dicedisplay = 1;
end

This should use the user portrait, or the GM icon, or the dice tower icon, whichever is correct (but only if the "use portraits" setting is on).

[damned]

Try something like:

local sCurrentId = User.getCurrentIdentity();
if sCurrentId then
sIcon = "portrait_" .. sCurrentId .. "_chat";
end

Thank you Andraax - I have this working now.


Here's what I would do (rRoll has your die roll info in it, gmIDName is the ID currently used by the GM, if speaking as someone else; will use rActor.sName if a user name is in there):


-- Build the basic message to deliver
local rMessage = ChatManager.createBaseMessage(rActor.sName, gmIDName);
rMessage.type = rRoll.sType;
rMessage.text = rMessage.text .. rActor.sName .. " uses " .. sRollName;
rMessage.dice = rRoll.aDice;
rMessage.diemodifier = rRoll.nMod;

-- Check to see if this roll should be secret (GM or dice tower tag)
if rRoll.bSecret then
rMessage.secret = true;
if rRoll.bTower then
rMessage.icon = "dicetower_icon";
end
elseif User.isHost() and OptionsManager.isOption("REVL", "off") then
rMessage.secret = true;
end

-- Show total if option enabled
if OptionsManager.isOption("TOTL", "on") and rRoll.aDice and #(rRoll.aDice) > 0 then
rMessage.dicedisplay = 1;
end

This should use the user portrait, or the GM icon, or the dice tower icon, whichever is correct (but only if the "use portraits" setting is on).

I will have a look at this method also.
Appreciate your help :)