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TextBox text does not visually change. Properties menu says it does though. Where am I going wrong?

Asked Apr 29, 2017234 views3 answers

I think that this script should work. It is supposed to change the text in a textbox when I hover over a certain item. When I hover over the item, the text in the textbox does not visually change but it changes in the properties menu. Please help!

Script:

local antimony = game:GetService("StarterGui").AboutBox.TextBox.Text

script.Parent.ClickDetector.MouseHoverEnter:connect(function()
	antimony = "My bed."
end)

script.Parent.ClickDetector.MouseHoverLeave:connect(function()
	antimony = "..."
end)

AnonymousApr 29, 2017Edited Apr 29, 2017

3 answers

✓ Accepted answer

Use a LocalScript located in StarterGui and define the variables as such.

-- if the LocalScript is inside the screenGui, you could do something like this

local antimony = script.Parent.AboutBox.TextBox -- change for your situation

local clickDetector = workspace:WaitForChild("ClickDetector") -- define this correctly


-- use antimony.Text
clickDetector.MouseHoverEnter:Connect(function()
    antimony.Text = "My bed."
end)

clickDetector.MouseHoverLeave:Connect(function()
    antimony.Text = "..."
end)

AnonymousApr 29, 2017Edited Apr 30, 2017Permalink

5 comments

Wow! Thanks! The only problem is that the script is supposed to be located inside the different objects. Almost like a definer. Any ideas??

AnonymousApr 30, 2017#

huh

AnonymousApr 30, 2017#

Never mind! I've found an answer. Pretty much a script in the item gives a value into an IntValue. Depending on the value, the local script in the StarterGui picks it up and changes it accordingly. Yes!

AnonymousApr 30, 2017#

I removed an error.

AnonymousApr 30, 2017#

yeah.

AnonymousApr 30, 2017#

Use PlayerGui. And you can't do this:

local antimony = ....TextBox.Text
antimony = "My bed."

As it will not change the text, but assign its value to the variable, and then assign "My bed." to the variable. Do this instead:

local antimony = ....TextBox
antimony.Text = "My bed."

AnonymousApr 29, 2017Edited Apr 29, 2017Permalink

1 comment

I tried this along with the answer above but nothing is working.

AnonymousApr 29, 2017#

First please use the LUA before writing the script and second you need to access the PlayerGui not the StarterGui. Simple mistake.

AnonymousApr 29, 2017Permalink

9 comments

The PlayerGui is in the Player so you need to get to the LocalPlayer then get to the PlayerGui and find the Gui

AnonymousApr 29, 2017#

I tried this along with the comment below but nothing is working.

AnonymousApr 29, 2017#

want me to help you remake teh entire script?

AnonymousApr 29, 2017#

idk. Does it look right to you? Or is it completely wrong?

AnonymousApr 29, 2017#

I can make it simple and easier

AnonymousApr 29, 2017#

The fact is that it isn't working at the moment. I'm not really bothered with compactness at the moment I just want to fix this problem.

AnonymousApr 29, 2017#

Your just going into starterGui when your suppose to go in PlayerGui

AnonymousApr 29, 2017#

It can be easily fixed

AnonymousApr 29, 2017#

Yeah. I tried doing that.

AnonymousApr 29, 2017#

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