Need help grabbing a token

[Diablobob]

So... I am having another issue... suprise suprise... lol

I am trying to add a functionality to move a specific token when you press the mouseclick down on a token...

The problem I am having is, I can select the token using

image.selectToken(token, true);
but when I move the mouse with the button still held... it still moves the originally pressed on token...

code thus far... I kept it simple to try to isolate the function at this time...


function onInit()
Token.onClickDown = onClickDown;
end

function onClickDown(token, button, image)
if not Input.isControlPressed() and (button == 1) then
image.clearSelectedTokens();
local imgTokens = image.getTokens();
for _, v in pairs(imgTokens) do
local nodeChar = CombatManager.getCTFromToken(v);
local sClass, sRecord = DB.getValue(nodeChar, "link", "", "");
if sClass == "charsheet" and sRecord ~= "" then
local sOwner = DB.getOwner(sRecord);
if sOwner == "Players" then
Debug.console("Players Owned Token = ", v);
image.selectToken(v, true);
end
end
end
end
end

so in this example, when the left mouse button is pressed onto a token, I want the token owned by "Players" to be selected (grabed by mouse) and then that token moved when the mouse moves...

I do not want the token originally pressed onto to move... I want that token to not be grabbed...

The correct token in the Debug.console in the script is coming up as "selected"... but it is not being dragged by the mouse movement...

I am at a bit of a loss... I have tried to Debug.console(dragdata); and put that in a onDrag, onDragStart, onDrop, and onDragEnd... and dragdata always comes up nil... so I am kind of at a loss...

Any help would be appreciated!
~Diablobob

[Moon Wizard]

You're not returning true in your onClickDown function to let the client know that the token should continue to get mouse events. When you return nil, it performs the default behaviors. I didn't follow exactly what you are doing (and it's admittedly late for me), but that might help get you going.

Regards,
JPG

[Diablobob]

it still isn't working... I am having issues figuring out where return true; would be placed... I have tried to place it in every level of the script before the end; 's with no luck...

so I fleshed out the script a little more... you can likely tell what the end-result is at this point...

I pushed all secrecy aside on this one, as it is being VERY frustrating, and I think I'm overlooking something super simple... I added comments with thought processes to help travel down the rabbit hole and figure out where I took the wrong turn at Albuquerque...



function onInit()
-- client side processing
if not User.isHost() then
Token.onClickDown = onClickDown;
end
end

function onClickDown(token, button, image)
-- if control (targeting button) and shift (ignore key for script) are not pressed then if left mouse button is clicked, do stuff
if not Input.isControlPressed() and not Input.isShiftPressed() and (button == 1) then
-- get username
local usr = User.getUsername();
-- get token position
local tPosi = token.getPosition();
-- get list of tokens on the map
local imgTokens = image.getTokens();

-- time to sort through the tokens
for _, v in pairs(imgTokens) do
-- if the target token and the token from list are at the same position, process the token stack to find user owned tokens
if tPosi == v.getPosition() then
-- find the ct node of the list token
local nodeChar = CombatManager.getCTFromToken(v);
-- parse the ct node link
local sClass, sRecord = DB.getValue(nodeChar, "link", "", "");
-- determine if there is a charsheet
if sClass == "charsheet" and sRecord ~= "" then
-- find owner of list token
local sOwner = DB.getOwner(sRecord);
-- determine if owner of list token is the same as the user clicking on it
if sOwner == usr then
-- select the list token if the user owns it
image.selectToken(v, true);
else
-- unselect the list token if the user does not own it
image.selectToken(v, false);
end
end
end
end
return true ;
end
-- need to find the correct place to return true; so that when the mouse is moved, only the user owned tokens are dragged out of the stack.
end

After I crack this egg, I plan to figure out how to add in the ability to determine if there is a movement vector ontop of the token (if not owned) and select the movement vector instead... these together should resolve token stacking... if for some reason 2 tokens of the same owner are stacked, click moving will move the stack of owned tokens... if the player wishes to separate the stacked tokens, they can use shift to grab a token to move without grabbing the stack... at least that's my plan...

Again, any assistance with this is greatly appreciated...

V/r,
~Diablobob

[Moon Wizard]

Mouse Events
You should return a true value if you want the client to not apply standard behavior to the event.

For controls, whenever a mouse event is triggered, the client will call any registered Lua events.
If the registered Lua event returns true, then the event is consumed and the default mouse event handling is not used.
If the event function returns false, then the event is ignored and passed to the next control/window up the hierarchy.
If the event function returns nil, then the standard behavior for the event for that control is engaged.

For tokens, it works slightly differently, since multiple event functions can be registered.
If any registered Lua event function returns true, then the event is consumed after calling all registered event functions, and the default mouse behavior is not used.
Otherwise, the default mouse behavior is used.

Movement Vectors
There are no APIs to interact with token planned movement vectors.

Regards,
JPG

[Diablobob]

Thank you Moon Wizard!... I was able to fully resolve token stacks in FG!...

It was a little finicky at first, but when I really dig into what you said, I was able to get it working.

There was one amazingly good unintended side-effect as well! With token stacks resolved, the player can now grab and continue their movement through another token in the map! So ironically, the next “plan” I stated previously... actually happened... lol

I found this peculiar, as it tends to lending itself as the token is effectively at position a and position b t the same time (programmatically)... but none the less, i got it to work!

Thanks again for all the help guys!

[rob2e]

...and now this!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_r6Lv5cHNCw&feature=youtu.be&t=2566

[Diablobob]

Lol... thanks!...

the token stacking demo doesn’t start until 42:19 on the video... Incase anyone wanted to jump to it... but the Wildshape automation is cool as well!

Thanks again Rob!!!

[rob2e]

Lol... thanks!...

the token stacking demo doesn’t start until 42:19 on the video... Incase anyone wanted to jump to it... but the Wildshape automation is cool as well!

Thanks again Rob!!!

Ya. If you click on the link, the video starts there. I’m smart.

[Diablobob]

I did not know you could scrub the time in a link... awesome! I learned another new thing today! Booya!