Slab - An Immediate Mode GUI Library In Lua

[coding.jackalope]

I encountered the following problem..

xdelta, ydelta = slab.GetMouseDelta()
slab.Text(v.name)
if slab.IsControlClicked()
print "ydelta: " .. ydelta -- ydelta is ALWAYS 0
end


Don't know whats going on, if it's on my end, or if it's a bug or maybe it's something to do with scope?
I tried printing it before and after slab.Text, and before and after slab.IsControlClicked, it's only 0 inside the if statement.

I'll take a look at why this is occurring.

Hey!

Really excited about this lib!

Any easy way to know whether a click is inside or outside the UI layer?

Thanks!

Yes, this is something I want to add real soon.

I am wrapping up some last bit of features for the v0.4.0 release. Once I am completed with this, I will put out another version with the said fixes. I hope to have this release within the next week.

[Bunnybacon]

Hey!

Really excited about this lib!

Any easy way to know whether a click is inside or outside the UI layer?

Thanks!

Yes, this is something I want to add real soon.

I managed to hack this with

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local Region = require(SLAB_PATH .. '.Internal.UI.Region')

and then checking for

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#Region.GetHotInstanceId() == 0 

on mouse behaviour

[pauljessup]

Interesting...

I'm slowly working on an Open Sourced RPGMaker in Lua, and this would be a huge benefit...

[coding.jackalope]

Slab v0.4.0

Slab.love

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Hello everyone. Version 0.4.0 has just been released. This release expands the input control to support multiple lines and allows the control to mimic the behavior of standard text editors. Support for UTF-8 characters has been added as well. This release also adds Void (Non-Slab) interaction and Keyboard interaction. Refer to the Github release page at https://github.com/coding-jackalope/Slab/releases for more information.

Multiline Input
The input control has the ability to support multiple line editing similar to a standard text editor. Most key controls that are supported in text editors are supported in the input control.




Void Interaction
Slab now provides functions through its API to test if the mouse is hovered or has clicked in a non-Slab area. The functions added are:

• IsVoidHovered
• IsVoidClicked

Keyboard Interaction
Keyboard functions similar to the Mouse functions has been added to the API. The functions added are:

• IsKeyDown
• IsKeyPressed
• IsKeyReleased

If anyone has any comments, questions, or suggestions, feel free to reach out and let me know.

[coding.jackalope]

I encountered the following problem..

xdelta, ydelta = slab.GetMouseDelta()
slab.Text(v.name)
if slab.IsControlClicked()
print "ydelta: " .. ydelta -- ydelta is ALWAYS 0
end


Don't know whats going on, if it's on my end, or if it's a bug or maybe it's something to do with scope?
I tried printing it before and after slab.Text, and before and after slab.IsControlClicked, it's only 0 inside the if statement.

I tested this locally and I am seeing valid ydelta values. Make sure you are calling Slab.Update(dt) before Slab.GetMouseDelta().

Hey!

Really excited about this lib!

Any easy way to know whether a click is inside or outside the UI layer?

Thanks!

Yes, this is something I want to add real soon.

I managed to hack this with

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local Region = require(SLAB_PATH .. '.Internal.UI.Region')

and then checking for

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#Region.GetHotInstanceId() == 0 

on mouse behaviour

I have just released a new version and have added functions IsVoidHovered and IsVoidClicked. These functions will let you know when the mouse is interacting with the non-Slab layer.

[Darlex]

I love this project! I'm using it on my project to create a working love2d ide!
Could you please add a highlight option for text inputs, please? like:

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Slab.Input("code_input", {
	Text = examplecode,
	MultiLine = true,
	H=500, W=500,
	Highlight = {"here","goes","the","highlighted","words"}}

And some function to get where is the cursor pointing at? like:

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cursorchar, cursorline = Slab.GetInputCursor("code_input") 

That would be very appreciated!

[coding.jackalope]

I love this project! I'm using it on my project to create a working love2d ide!
Could you please add a highlight option for text inputs, please? like:

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Slab.Input("code_input", {
	Text = examplecode,
	MultiLine = true,
	H=500, W=500,
	Highlight = {"here","goes","the","highlighted","words"}}

And some function to get where is the cursor pointing at? like:

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cursorchar, cursorline = Slab.GetInputCursor("code_input") 

That would be very appreciated!

Thanks Darlex. Glad this project is helping out with yours. I am currently wrapping up another release so I can add these functions and options to the next release. I'll add Slab.GetInputCursor and Slab.SetInputCursor functions to allow for managing the text cursor.

I've had plans to add text highlighting to the Input control. I like the idea of specifying the words to highlight like in your example so I'll have something like:

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Slab.Input("code_input", {
	Text = examplecode,
	MultiLine = true,
	H=500, W=500,
	Highlight = {{"function", {0, 0, 1, 1}}, {"end", {0, 0, 1, 1}}, {"local", {0, 0, 1, 1}}, ...}}

where Highlight is a table that takes in a list of words and what color the word should be highlighted in. Slab will then build out what needs to be rendered and in the color specified so the Input control can mimic syntax highlighting like in standard text editors. Hopefully this is what you are looking for and helps out in your project. If not, feel free to let me know.

[Darlex]

I love this project! I'm using it on my project to create a working love2d ide!
Could you please add a highlight option for text inputs, please? like:

Code: Select all

Slab.Input("code_input", {
	Text = examplecode,
	MultiLine = true,
	H=500, W=500,
	Highlight = {"here","goes","the","highlighted","words"}}

And some function to get where is the cursor pointing at? like:

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cursorchar, cursorline = Slab.GetInputCursor("code_input") 

That would be very appreciated!

Thanks Darlex. Glad this project is helping out with yours. I am currently wrapping up another release so I can add these functions and options to the next release. I'll add Slab.GetInputCursor and Slab.SetInputCursor functions to allow for managing the text cursor.

I've had plans to add text highlighting to the Input control. I like the idea of specifying the words to highlight like in your example so I'll have something like:

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Slab.Input("code_input", {
	Text = examplecode,
	MultiLine = true,
	H=500, W=500,
	Highlight = {{"function", {0, 0, 1, 1}}, {"end", {0, 0, 1, 1}}, {"local", {0, 0, 1, 1}}, ...}}

where Highlight is a table that takes in a list of words and what color the word should be highlighted in. Slab will then build out what needs to be rendered and in the color specified so the Input control can mimic syntax highlighting like in standard text editors. Hopefully this is what you are looking for and helps out in your project. If not, feel free to let me know.

THANKS! That's way better than my idea! Your GUI project is one of the only ones that doesnt make my brain explode! Send ya good vibes!

[pgimeno]

I've had plans to add text highlighting to the Input control. I like the idea of specifying the words to highlight like in your example so I'll have something like:

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Slab.Input("code_input", {
	Text = examplecode,
	MultiLine = true,
	H=500, W=500,
	Highlight = {{"function", {0, 0, 1, 1}}, {"end", {0, 0, 1, 1}}, {"local", {0, 0, 1, 1}}, ...}}

where Highlight is a table that takes in a list of words and what color the word should be highlighted in.

Wouldn't it be better to have the words in a table where the keys are the words to highlight? That would avoid more objects, and the lookup would presumably be faster. Iterating would be slower, though, if it's necessary at all.

To put it explicitly, this is what I mean:

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Highlight = {["function"] = {0, 0, 1, 1}, ["end"] = {0, 0, 1, 1}, ["local"] = {0, 0, 1, 1}, ...}

[coding.jackalope]

Slab v0.5.0

Slab.love

(149.88 KiB) Downloaded 829 times

Hello everyone. Version 0.5.0 has just been released. This release adds API functions to render basic shapes to a window, such as rectangles and circles. The Input control also has support for highlighting words with custom colors to mimic syntax highlighting found in various text editors. The Slab Test module has now been refactored to show off the various features of Slab and can act as a good reference point for the API. Refer to the Github release page at https://github.com/coding-jackalope/Slab/releases for more information.

Shapes
Slab offers functions to draw basic shapes to a window. These shapes can complement the controls and provides some flexibility in the look the UI. The shapes that are supported through the API are:

• Rectangle
• Circle
• Triangle
• Line
• Curve
• Polygon

Input
The Input control now offers the ability to highlight words with a specific color. This is a table passed into the Highlight option of the Input function.





Functions for getting and setting the input cursor position has also been added along with querying and setting the focus of the input control.

• GetInputCursorPos
• IsInputFocused
• SetInputFocus
• SetInputCursorPos
• SetInputCursorPosLine

Slab Test
The Slab Test module has now been re-worked to act as a reference point for overviews of controls and how they are implemented. Each control is given their own section which can be selected with the combo box at the top of the window and example usage of the controls are displayed.



If anyone has any comments, questions, or suggestions, feel free to reach out and let me know.