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My client side GUI won't work, why?

Asked Jul 19, 2015176 views2 answers

Here's the code:

function onPlayerEntered (swag)

local GUI = script.Parent.Parent
 GUI.Parent = swag.PlayerGui


wait(5)
GUI.BackgroundTransparency = 0.1
wait(0.1)
GUI.BackgroundTransparency = 0.2
wait(0.1)
GUI.BackgroundTransparency = 0.3
wait(0.1)
GUI.BackgroundTransparency = 0.4
wait(0.1)
GUI.BackgroundTransparency = 0.5
wait(0.1)
GUI.BackgroundTransparency = 0.6
wait(0.1)
GUI.BackgroundTransparency = 0.7
wait(0.1)
GUI.BackgroundTransparency = 0.8
wait(0.1)
GUI.BackgroundTransparency = 0.9
wait(0.1)
GUI.BackgroundTransparency = 1
GUI.Active = false






game.Players.ChildAdded:connect (onPlayerEntered) 

end

Doesn't give me errors, but it won't fade like it should.

AnonymousJul 19, 2015

3 comments

Is GUI a screengui or a frame?

AnonymousJul 19, 2015#

Frame. It's parented inside of a textlabel, though.

AnonymousJul 19, 2015#

I mean, the script is parented inside of a textlabel.

AnonymousJul 19, 2015#

2 answers

✓ Accepted answer

#Updated Your problem is that the event isn't connecting to the function properly. It's inside of the function which never gets called, so it doesn't ever connect to it.

To fix this, we simply need to move the connection outside of the function like so: (Put this in a LocalScript)

local GUI = script.Parent.Parent

wait(5)
	
for i=0,1,.1 do --Same thing for fading, just requires much less lines. More efficient :P
	GUI.BackgroundTransparency = i
	wait(0.1)
end

GUI.Active = false

Ok, so I believe it should work properly now.

If you have any further problems/questions, please leave a comment below, and I'll see what I can do. Hope I helped :P

####-Dyler3

AnonymousJul 19, 2015Edited Jul 19, 2015Permalink

12 comments

Thank you very much!

AnonymousJul 19, 2015#

No problem. Would you care to upvote my answer real quick? Someone downvoted it for no reason...anyways, glad I could help :P

AnonymousJul 19, 2015#

Thank you

AnonymousJul 19, 2015#

Could you help me, please? It still doesn't work, i've tried local script and a normal script. No errors, just does nothing.

AnonymousJul 19, 2015#

It does nothing?

AnonymousJul 19, 2015#

Nope. Nothing at all.

AnonymousJul 19, 2015#

Hmm, try it now. I made it so it clones the frame instead of moving it.

AnonymousJul 19, 2015#

Still nothing, could it be to do with my settings?

AnonymousJul 19, 2015#

Well first tell me, does the GUI even show on the players screen in the first place?

AnonymousJul 19, 2015#

Yes, it does. It just doesn't fade.

AnonymousJul 19, 2015#

Message me on Roblox, and we'll work it out there

AnonymousJul 19, 2015#

Thanks! Works like a charm now :)

AnonymousJul 19, 2015#

You should always place your connection line outside of the function block, And lines 8-26 can be shortened if a for loop is used.

A For loop?

A for loop has an iterator that is supposed to keep track on how many times the for loop is to run, for Instance.

for iterator = begin, last , increment do -- the begin is where the value must start, the last is where the value must end, and increment is the amount of decrease/increase.

for i = 1, 5, 1 do
	wait(1)
	print("Amount of Seconds remaining "..i)
end

-- > Amount of Seconds remaining 1 , Amount of Seconds remaining 2. Etc.

Final Product

function onPlayerEntered(swag)
	local GUI = script.Parent.Parent
	GUI.Parent = swag:WaitForChild("PlayerGui")


	wait(5)
	for i = .1, 1 ,.1 do
	wait()
		GUI.BackgroundTransparency = i
	end
	GUI.Active = false
end

game.Players.PlayerAdded:connect(onPlayerEntered)

AnonymousJul 19, 2015Edited Jul 19, 2015Permalink

5 comments

Thank you so much!

AnonymousJul 19, 2015#

Sorry to bother you again, but it didn't work. Does nothing, no errors though.

AnonymousJul 19, 2015#

Oh forgot to ask, is this a localscript?

AnonymousJul 19, 2015#

Oh, no it isn't. Should I make it local?

AnonymousJul 19, 2015#

Got it working now, thanks anyway dude :)

AnonymousJul 19, 2015#

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