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by jimmy joe jack :: Rate this Message:

uuuuuuy... yah, duh. I think I see what's going on. Thanks for the tip. I also forgot to put my end statement on my function, (although it's correct in the program, and of course wasn't the problem). So I've fixed that for your viewing pleasure.

--- In plua@..., Emil Tchekov <etchekov@...> wrote:

>
>
> Hi,
>
> you should not call screen.clear() after creating the label... Thats why you can not see it - created and mikroseconds later destroyed (overdrawn) again.
>
> very best regards
>
> Emil
>
> P.S. Just put screen.clear() directly after gui.destroy()...
>
> --- jimmy joe jack <wildcard_seven@...> schrieb am Do, 9.7.2009:
>
> > Von: jimmy joe jack <wildcard_seven@...>
> > Betreff: [plua] GUI Problem....
> > An: plua@...
> > Datum: Donnerstag, 9. Juli 2009, 7:30
> > Hey, I was wondering about something.
> > I'm a little tired and a bit hazy about what to do with this
> > myself, so hopefully this is clear.
> >
> > Basically, for giggles, I'm building like a budget
> > calculator. I want it to have tabs for four pages at the
> > top, so I switch to one screen I can total up my bills,
> > another one my food...etc.
> >
> > Not being an experienced programmer (at all), my method of
> > creating "new screens" was to do a gui.destroy within a
> > function and build a whole new page within a function, when
> > a certain button is pressed. But after I put gui.destroy(),
> > it seems like it won't let me put any new GUI stuff after.
> > Like my "FOOD" label. Here's the code (so far). Hope this
> > makes sense.
> >
> > CODE EDITED:

> > function page2()
> > gui.destroy()
> > screen.clear()
> > screen.moveto(0,40)
> > gui.label("FOOD")
end

> >
> >
> > screen.clear()
> > gui.title("Budget Calculator")
> > gui.menu({"exit"})
> > screen.moveto(220,0)
> > p1=gui.pbutton("1",1)
> > p2=gui.pbutton("2",1)
> > p3=gui.pbutton("3",1)
> > p4=gui.pbutton("4",1)
> >
> > screen.moveto(0, 40)
> > gui.label("BILLS:")
> > screen.moveto(0,80)
> > gui.label("Car Insurance")
> > screen.moveto(150,80)
> > gui.label("$")
> > field1=gui.field(1,6,6,e)
> >
> > gui.inserttext(field1,"hello")
> >
> > screen.moveto(0,100)
> > gui.label("House Payment")
> > screen.moveto(150,100)
> > gui.label("$")
> > field2=gui.field(1,6,6,e)
> >
> > screen.moveto(0,120)
> > gui.label("Gas")
> > screen.moveto(150,120)
> > gui.label("$")
> > field3=gui.field(1,6,6,e)
> >
> > screen.moveto(0,140)
> > gui.label("Electric")
> > screen.moveto(150,140)
> > gui.label("$")
> > field4=gui.field(1,6,6,e)
> >
> > screen.moveto(0,160)
> > gui.label("Water")
> > screen.moveto(150,160)
> > gui.label("$")
> > field5=gui.field(1,6,6,e)
> >
> > screen.moveto(0,180)
> > gui.label("Garbage")
> > screen.moveto(150,180)
> > gui.label("$")
> > field6=gui.field(1,6,6,e)
> >
> > screen.moveto(0,200)
> > gui.label("Association Fee")
> > screen.moveto(150,200)
> > gui.label("$")
> > field7=gui.field(1,6,6,e)
> >
> > screen.moveto(0,220)
> > gui.label("Internet")
> > screen.moveto(150,220)
> > gui.label("$")
> > field8=gui.field(1,6,6,e)
> >
> > screen.moveto(0,240)
> > gui.label("Car Gas")
> > screen.moveto(150,240)
> > gui.label("$")
> > field9=gui.field(1,6,6,e)
> >
> >
> > while true do
> > ev,id=gui.event()
> > if ev==appStop then break end
> > if ev==menuSelect and id==1 then os.exit() end
> > if ev==ctlSelect and id==p2 then page2() end
> > end
> >
> > gui.main()
> >

end

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