hint

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Description

Description:

Outputs a multi-line hint message in the left upper corner of the screen (in the right upper corner in Arma). This version of hint is supposed to play a sound when hint is shown, but this varies between games and versions. Use hintSilent for soundless hint. The effect of this command is local, i.e. the hint will only show on the computer command was executed.

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Syntax

Syntax:

hint text

Parameters:

text: String or Structured Text - the message to write on the screen may consist of any characters. \n indicates a line break.

Return Value:

Nothing

Examples

Example 1:

hint "Press W to move forward. \nPress S to move backwards."

outputs the following message:

Press W to move forward.
Press S to move backwards.

Known Problems: Avoid hint messages that exceed the screen, as this may lead to crashes.

Additional Information

See also:

hintChintCadethintC arrayhintC structuredTexthintC texthintSilent

Notes

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Notes

ArmAtec

Hint can be used with formatting like this: hint format ["Hello %1",player ]

pyro05x

To remove the hint box from the screen, pass a null string ("") to the command. hint ""

Worldeater

hint happily accepts structured text: _starL = "<img image='\ca\ui\data\debr_star.paa' align='left'/>"; _starL = _starL + _starL + _starL; _starR = "<img image='\ca\ui\data\debr_star.paa' align='right'/>"; _starR = _starR + _starR + _starR; _title = "<t color='#ff0000' size='1.2' shadow='1' shadowColor='#000000' align='center'>TITLE</t>

"; _text = "Bla bla bla bla bla..."; hint parseText (_starL + _starR + _title + _text); (Tested with 1.14, 1.15 beta and 1.16 beta)

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Posted on October 20, 2014 - 19:27 (UTC)

DreadedEntity

Be careful when using hints to visualize the effects of commands using the Debug Console. Hint can accept an undefined variable and neither the error nor the hint is shown, the command simply fails. Also notice how the hint command should be "hint str _o;"
for "_i" from 0 to 50 do { hint _o; }; tested in A3 1.32.127785

In a script, an "undefined variable" error will be shown as expected.