I'm creating a game, and I'm having a hard time solving this Problem, How do I make a Typewriter-like script, for Instance:
and it appears-up like this:
W
Wa
Wat
Watc
etc. I'm not requesting just a little example.
Do what dragonkeeper was doing except use my script since it will be shorter.
Inside the text label thing:
local text = "Watcha Doing"
for i = 1, text:len() do
wait(.1) --You can change this to wait() if you want to make it type REALLY fast.
script.Parent.Text = text:sub(0, i)
end
Determine the string length, then use a for loop to add each letter on and stagger it.
local string = "hello"
local stringlength = string.len(string)
for i = 1, #stringlength do
game.Players.LocalPlayer.PlayerGui.typewriter.Text = string.sub(string, (stringlength - i))
i = i + 1
wait(1) -- how long you wait for each letter to appear
end
Your script is also inefficient. You shouldn't be talking.
Your script won't work anyway, dragon. You have a # before stringlength and you're adding 1 to i all the time, so it will skip every other letter and will cause errors.
I'm not allowed to give you the script but I can give you some hints
You will need functions
http://wiki.roblox.com/index.php/Function
Remember to use PlayerGui to edit the text not StarterGui
http://wiki.roblox.com/index.php?title=API:Class/PlayerGui
For having the text "TypeWrite" use wait() in the code
game.Players.LocalPlayer.PlayerGui.typewriter.Text = "t"
wait()
game.Players.LocalPlayer.PlayerGui.typewriter.Text = "ty"
innefficient
In my world, I believe this is easier. Please accept my answer if this helps. Thanks!
local gui = game.Players.LocalPlayer.PlayerGui.typewriter
local times = 1 --time inbetween letters
----
gui.Text = "W"
wait(times)
gui.Text = "Wa"
wait(times)
gui.Text = "Wat"
wait(times)
gui.Text = "Watc"
wait(times)
gui.Text = "Watch"
wait(times)
gui.Text = "Watcha"
wait(times)
gui.Text = "Watcha D"
wait(times)
gui.Text = "Watcha Do"
wait(times)
gui.Text = "Watcha Doi"
wait(times)
gui.Text = "Whatcha Doin"
wait(times)
gui.Text = "Whatcha Doing"
wait(times)
gui.Text = "Whatcha Doing?"
So you must be new? I turned a 26 lined code into a 5 lined one, you should check it out and see how it works :)
This idea is a no-brainer, but it's super inefficient, because of the time it takes to produce this code. Also, watch the output of the text. In between lines 20 and 22, The text transitioned from "Watcha Doi" to "Whatcha Doin."
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lol true, you managed to get even shorter than me :P