ArmA: Armed Assault: New Scripting Commands – Category talk

Automated page

I am curious if it is possible to create pages like this automatically with a bot or something like that, that scans all the script commands and add a command here if it is available in ArmA but not in OFP. This way we can assure that the page is correct to some degree and we can save some effort for the case we create similar articles in the future. --T_D 10:52, 20 January 2009 (CET)

Page History

Since the original history of this page got lost when it was converted into a category, I have added it here, so credit can go where it is due:

19:07, 31 July 2006 . . Kronzky (added compact TOC, categorized)
22:00, 30 July 2006 . . Hoz (removed stub.)
15:53, 30 July 2006 . . Planck
15:02, 28 July 2006 . . Kronzky (category sort key)
14:58, 28 July 2006 . . Kronzky (Armed Assault)
17:52, 23 July 2006 . . T D (do switch was doubled)
06:09, 23 July 2006 . . T D (Djura deleted accidently P to W -> readded)
05:20, 23 July 2006 . . Djura
22:19, 22 July 2006 . . Hoz (Introduction - categorizing.)
22:13, 22 July 2006 . . Hoz (List of New scripting commands in Armed Assault moved to Armed Assault: New Scripting Commands List: renaming page.)
22:10, 22 July 2006 . . Hoz
22:09, 22 July 2006 . . Hoz (added disclaimer, intro section)
17:08, 22 July 2006 . . T D (little mistake)
17:07, 22 July 2006 . . T D (finished S (and finally the whole list) *hardwork :P*)
16:18, 22 July 2006 . . T D (finished L)
16:03, 22 July 2006 . . T D (finished R)
15:26, 22 July 2006 . . T D (finished P)
14:21, 22 July 2006 . . T D (removed Q)
14:19, 22 July 2006 . . T D (finished O)
14:16, 22 July 2006 . . T D (finished N)
14:11, 22 July 2006 . . T D (finished M)
10:34, 22 July 2006 . . T D (finished K)
10:33, 22 July 2006 . . T D (removed J)
10:32, 22 July 2006 . . T D (finished I)
09:53, 22 July 2006 . . T D (G and H get lost -> readded G and H)
09:23, 22 July 2006 . . T D (added <br>)
09:19, 22 July 2006 . . T D (removed X, Y and Z)
09:15, 22 July 2006 . . T D (alphabetical order (V))
09:12, 22 July 2006 . . Djura (finished T)
09:12, 22 July 2006 . . Djura (finished T)
09:07, 22 July 2006 . . Djura (finished U)
09:05, 22 July 2006 . . Djura (finished V)
09:01, 22 July 2006 . . Djura (forgot <br>)
09:00, 22 July 2006 . . Djura (W completed)
08:59, 22 July 2006 . . Djura (W completed)
08:55, 22 July 2006 . . T D (finished G and H)
08:48, 22 July 2006 . . T D (finished F)
08:36, 22 July 2006 . . T D (finished E)
05:47, 22 July 2006 . . T D (finished D)
05:37, 22 July 2006 . . T D (finished C)
05:09, 22 July 2006 . . T D (finished # and A)
05:03, 22 July 2006 . . T D (start with some commands)
05:00, 22 July 2006 . . T D
04:17, 22 July 2006 . . Djura (Page founded)

Why was this page created

Wikipedia doesn't allow to write some items in Category in bold, so Str's idea ("Can be new ArmA/Game2 commands written in bold?") can be realise only this way. --Djura 10:22, 22 July 200

Some ArmA commands are availible in OFP

I tkink that in some command descriptions are not correct versions. Following commads are described as new, but are also availible in OFP:

B
buttonAction control
buttonSetAction control
C
createDialog
createUnit group
createVehicle array
ctrlEnable control
ctrlEnabled control
ctrlShow control
I
isEngineOn
L
lbAdd text
lbClear control
lbColor index
lbCurSel control
lbData index
lbDelete index
lbPicture index
lbSetColor control
lbSetCurSel index
lbSetData index
lbSetPicture
lbSetValue index
lbSize control
lbText index
lbValue index

--Str 13:01, 30 July 2006 (CEST)

They're new. Controls did not exist in OFP. --raedor 14:03, 30 July 2006 (CEST)

Oops, I've overlooked that it's _control. But the other ones, like CreateVehicle or lbxxx are working (actually, I've used most ot hem in my missions).

--Str 15:20, 30 July 2006 (CEST)

But this commands have new parameters. CreateVehicle can have other parameters in ArmA as in OFP --T_D 15:24, 30 July 2006 (CEST)

Exactly. Eg lbSetData array does exist in OFP, but _control lbsetData index did not. --raedor 16:35, 30 July 2006 (CEST)

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I'm not sure why this list was built this way, it seems to have been a lot of work that was not needed.

All that was needed was a link to this Category in each 'new' command for the list.

As it is now if someone gets to this category and clicks a link to view a new command, the only quick way back to this category is via the back button, there is no link to this category on the relevant commands.

Planck 03:33, 1 August 2006 (CEST)

That makes a lot of sense, Planck. And is probably easier to maintain in the long term. I just made this list a category so it would properly show up in the ArmA scripting page as a sub-category. Perhaps now, that it is a category in itself, it would be a good time to make it a list of pointers.--Kronzky 04:25, 1 August 2006 (CEST)