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Why can't I change the transparency of text using a script?
I'm trying to make text fade in, but the transparency of the text just refuses to change. I feel like I'm being a huge idiot here, but here's the script...
01 | local petrifier = script.Parent |
02 | local badEndingClone = game.ServerStorage["Bad Ending."]:Clone() |
03 | local texttransparency = badEndingClone.TextLabel.TextTransparency |
04 | local textStrokeTransparency = badEndingClone.TextLabel.TextStrokeTransparency |
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06 | local function steppedOn(part) |
07 | local parent = part.Parent |
08 | if game.Players:GetPlayerFromCharacter(parent) then |
09 | print(parent.Name .. " is being petrified!") |
10 | local player = game.Players:FindFirstChildOfClass("Player") |
11 | -- (there's coding here) |
12 | print("Bad ending thingy coming up") |
13 | badEndingClone.Parent = player.PlayerGui |
14 | for a = 1, 0, -0.1 do |
15 | texttransparency = (a) |
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Are all the prints printing through? Is this a localscript or a script? User#20279 0 — 7y
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All the prints are printing. This is a script inside of the workspace. DaBrainlessOne 129 — 7y
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It could be because you can't change GUI stuff in a PlayerGui with a server script. Try using RemoteEvents and see if it works. User#20279 0 — 7y
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I literally have no idea how remove events work; I'll try to figure it out. Thanks for the advice DaBrainlessOne 129 — 7y
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The issue here is actually pretty simple. Let me try to explain:
on line 3, local texttransparency = badEndingClone.TextLabel.TextTransparency, you're changing a value named "texttransparency" to the current text's transparency. When you later type texttransparency = (a), You're not changing the text's transparency, your just changing a value with a similar name. You're doing the same thing with textstroketransparency. If you don't get what I'm saying, then try using this script instead:
01 | local petrifier = script.Parent |
02 | local badEndingClone = game.ServerStorage["Bad Ending."]:Clone() |
03 | local text = badEndingClone.TextLabel |
04 |
05 | local function steppedOn(part) |
06 | local parent = part.Parent |
07 | if game.Players:GetPlayerFromCharacter(parent) then |
08 | print(parent.Name .. " is being petrified!") |
09 | local player = game.Players:FindFirstChildOfClass("Player") |
10 | -- (there's coding here) |
11 | print("Bad ending thingy coming up") |
12 | badEndingClone.Parent = player.PlayerGui |
13 | for a = 1, 0, -0.1 do |
14 | text.TextTransparency = (a) |
15 | print(text.TextTransparency) |
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