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my about gui and code generally wont work how to fix?

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4 years ago

im trying to make an about the game thing and when you press the button its supossed to make a frame visble value true and a bool value true i dont know why it wont work

heres the code

local ABOUTButton = script.Parent
local IsOpenBool = script.Parent.IsOpen

local function Open()
    game.StarterGui.MENU.ABOUTBACKROUND.Visible = true
    IsOpenBool.Value = true
end

local function Checkifopen()
    if IsOpenBool.Value == true then
        IsOpenBool.Value = false
        game.StarterGui.MENU.ABOUTBACKROUND.Visible = false
    end
end

ABOUTButton.MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
    Open()
    Checkifopen()
end)

When changing a bool's value, you can't say IsOpenBool.Value == true, you will have to say IsOpenBool == true. I know it sounds strange, but it worked for me. TribotGamerGX 184 — 4y

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Answered by

Andy_Wirus 72

4 years ago

Instead of game.StarterGui use Player.PlayerGui. StarterGui is not visible to the player, all that it does is whenever you spawn it clones everything inside to PlayerGui

could you please write it in a whole script for me or no QuestionableScript3r -6 — 4y

Andy_Wirus's answer is correct, I just put it into a script with some explanations skyaz1 72 — 4y

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skyaz1 72

4 years ago

READ: Overall this is a good script aside from the errors. First, this needs to be in a local script(which it is probably). Also, the main problem with the script is that you tried to get to the gui through startergui(a common mistake), if this is a local script(which it has to be to work and also you should always use localscripts for guis), then you can get to the player and their gui through: game.Players.LocalPlayer.StarterGui, the rest is exactly what is in startergui. Third of all, I put everything into a single mouseclick function to make it more simple. Basically, this edited version of your script activates a function that checks if it is either open or closed on mouseclick. Hope this helped :)

    local ABOUTButton = script.Parent
    local IsOpenBool = script.Parent.IsOpen

    local function OpenorClose() -- this function is for both opening and closing using ifs

    if IsOpenBool.Value == false then -- if it is closed then open it
    game.Players.LocalPlayer.PlayerGui.ScreenGui.MENU.ABOUTBACKROUND.Visible = true


        IsOpenBool.Value = true 

    end
        elseif IsOpenBool.Value == true then --use elseif because there is already an if in the function
            IsOpenBool.Value = false  game.Players.LocalPlayer.PlayerGui.ScreenGui.MENU.ABOUTBACKROUND.Visible = false
        end
    end

     ABOUTButton.MouseButton1Click:Connect(OpenorClose)

Note: There may be minor typing mistakes in the script

You probably know what this does I just have a habit of doing explanations of the scripts skyaz1 72 — 4y

my about gui and code generally wont work how to fix?

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