ChatLogTemplate

ChatLogTemplate creates a container with a chat log view and an entry that sends chat lines and commands. For a higher level version see chatareatemplate2

Description

This function returns a table with the following fields:

chatentry
Entry control for entering chat lines and commands
To send messages the "active" field must be set to "yes"
The "type" field must be set to a chat type accepted by SendChat

chattitle
Label left of chatentry. Displays chat type in HUD.

chattext
Multiline control with chatlog

log
assigned chatlog (_generalchatlog, _missionchatlog, _stationchatlog or nil)

vbox
chatarea control

update_cb
Callback passed to [[API_Index#ChatLogTemplate|]]
The function receives this table as argument
It should set the "updated" field in the assigned chat log to false. This indicates that the log was displayed. SetChatLogRead, SetMissionLogRead and SetStationLogRead take care of that for their respective logs.

Example

-- minimal chat dialog
 
-- create chat container
local c = ChatLogTemplate("255 0 0 100", "0 255 0 100" , SetChatLogRead, IMAGE_DIR.."commerce_tab_bgcolor.png", true) 
-- create dialog and put container into it
local d = iup.dialog{c.vbox, size="400x200", topmost="yes"} 
 
-- tell entry to send channel messages
c.chatentry.type = "CHANNEL"
-- activate entry
c.chatentry.active = "yes" 
 
-- point the general chat, advancement or station log to this container
SetChatLogReceiver(c)
-- SetMissionLogReceiver(c)
-- SetStationLogReceiver(c)
 
-- show the whole thing
d:show()