Help with a chat GUI, doesn't update text properly?
I'm currently developing a chat GUI for my game, it works, but it doesn't, if that makes sense.
Creates the storage (Works)
01 | local storage = Instance.new("Folder",workspace) |
02 | storage.Name = "Chat" |
03 |
04 | local number = 1 |
05 |
06 | repeat |
07 | local value = Instance.new("StringValue",workspace.Chat) |
08 | value.Name = "Line"..number |
09 | number = number + 1 |
10 | wait() |
11 | until #game.Workspace.Chat:GetChildren() == 7 |
Change the GUI Text (Doesn't work)
1 | game.Workspace.Chat.Line1.Changed:connect(function() |
2 | script.Parent.Line1.Text = game.Workspace.Chat.Line1.Value |
3 | script.Parent.Line2.Text = game.Workspace.Chat.Line2.Value |
4 | script.Parent.Line3.Text = game.Workspace.Chat.Line3.Value |
5 | script.Parent.Line4.Text = game.Workspace.Chat.Line4.Value |
6 | script.Parent.Line5.Text = game.Workspace.Chat.Line5.Value |
7 | script.Parent.Line6.Text = game.Workspace.Chat.Line6.Value |
8 | script.Parent.Line7.Text = game.Workspace.Chat.Line7.Value |
9 | end) |
Update the values (Doesn't work)
01 | local player = game.Players.LocalPlayer |
02 |
03 | player.Chatted:connect(function(chatted) |
04 | game.Workspace:FindFirstChild("Chat").Line2.Value = game.Workspace:FindFirstChild("Chat").Line1.Value |
05 | game.Workspace:FindFirstChild("Chat").Line3.Value = game.Workspace:FindFirstChild("Chat").Line2.Value |
06 | game.Workspace:FindFirstChild("Chat").Line4.Value = game.Workspace:FindFirstChild("Chat").Line3.Value |
07 | game.Workspace:FindFirstChild("Chat").Line5.Value = game.Workspace:FindFirstChild("Chat").Line4.Value |
08 | game.Workspace:FindFirstChild("Chat").Line6.Value = game.Workspace:FindFirstChild("Chat").Line5.Value |
09 | game.Workspace:FindFirstChild("Chat").Line7.Value = game.Workspace:FindFirstChild("Chat").Line6.Value |
10 | game.Workspace:FindFirstChild("Chat").Line1.Value = chatted |
11 | end) |
For example, say if I say "Howdy", the gui will change to
1 | Howdy |
2 | *Blank* |
3 | *Blank* |
4 | *Blank* |
5 | *Blank* |
6 | *Blank* |
7 | *Blank* |
But if I then say "Helllo", it will change to
1 | Helllo |
2 | Howdy |
3 | Howdy |
4 | Howdy |
5 | Howdy |
6 | Howdy |
7 | Howdy |
How would I fix this?
2 answers
I believe for your UpdateValues script, your setting every chat line aside from line 1 to be the same thing.
Your code:
01 | local player = game.Players.LocalPlayer |
02 |
03 | player.Chatted:connect(function(chatted) |
04 | game.Workspace:FindFirstChild("Chat").Line2.Value = game.Workspace:FindFirstChild("Chat").Line1.Value |
05 | game.Workspace:FindFirstChild("Chat").Line3.Value = game.Workspace:FindFirstChild("Chat").Line2.Value |
06 | game.Workspace:FindFirstChild("Chat").Line4.Value = game.Workspace:FindFirstChild("Chat").Line3.Value |
07 | game.Workspace:FindFirstChild("Chat").Line5.Value = game.Workspace:FindFirstChild("Chat").Line4.Value |
08 | game.Workspace:FindFirstChild("Chat").Line6.Value = game.Workspace:FindFirstChild("Chat").Line5.Value |
09 | game.Workspace:FindFirstChild("Chat").Line7.Value = game.Workspace:FindFirstChild("Chat").Line6.Value --you have set every variable to become line 1, being howdy. |
10 | game.Workspace:FindFirstChild("Chat").Line1.Value = chatted --and this changes line 1 to be what you chatted, helllo. |
11 | end) |
What you can do instead would be assign everything backwards, so every value changes to its respective chat, not just one. Like so:
01 | local player = game.Players.LocalPlayer |
02 |
03 | player.Chatted:connect(function(chatted) |
04 | game.Workspace:FindFirstChild("Chat").Line7.Value = game.Workspace:FindFirstChild("Chat").Line6.Value |
05 | game.Workspace:FindFirstChild("Chat").Line6.Value = game.Workspace:FindFirstChild("Chat").Line5.Value |
06 | game.Workspace:FindFirstChild("Chat").Line5.Value = game.Workspace:FindFirstChild("Chat").Line4.Value |
07 | game.Workspace:FindFirstChild("Chat").Line4.Value = game.Workspace:FindFirstChild("Chat").Line3.Value |
08 | game.Workspace:FindFirstChild("Chat").Line3.Value = game.Workspace:FindFirstChild("Chat").Line2.Value |
09 | game.Workspace:FindFirstChild("Chat").Line2.Value = game.Workspace:FindFirstChild("Chat").Line1.Value |
10 | game.Workspace:FindFirstChild("Chat").Line1.Value = chatted |
11 | end) |
12 |
13 | --Here, we can set one line to be the previous line, thus moving text down, instead of changing all the text to be the same thing. |
As for your Changing Text script, it appears to be working fine. You say "Howdy", and line 1 becomes "Howdy".
If anything needs clarifying, please let me know and I'll do my best to make it clear. Hope this helps. :)
You are changing the text in the wrong order.
So basically - they all say Howdy because you change Line 2 into Line 3 - then afterwards Line 3 into Line 4.
What you need to do is change Line 9 into nothing, Line 8 into 9, and move DOWNWARDS rather than UPWARDS.