Input/Menu System

[Cycrow]

The new input system is an event driven script, allowing you to create a complete menu system. (The old system is still available)

The old custom menu/get user input would allow you to get input from the user by displaying the menu, then waiting for the player to choose the option, which closes the menu and returns the result. Then the next input can be opened. The problem with this is that each input is not properly connected together, so it doesn't look quite right when opening multiple menus. This also meant that scripts had no control over the menu while its open (with the exception of manipulating the menu array externally)

The new system is tied into the core menu system, so each input is correctly connected together, allowing it to appear just like the built in menus. The event script can also control the various menus while they are currently running.

In depth details can be found in the Input / Menu System page on confluence, but post questions and discussion in this topic.

[Deniskos]

How to force exit the menu started from 'open menu script:' using a script command?
'Return null' doesn't help.

[Cycrow]

it depends when and why you are trying to close the menu.

returning null should work if its in the middle of a new input. But it wont work for all events

[Deniskos]

It is in events that I want to do this.
It would be nice to have something like 'kill menus' for this.

[Deniskos]

The game has the following script commands:

this opens the info menu

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$Input = create input: id = 'InfoMenu' object info page, object = $Dock

this opens the command menu

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$Input = create input: id = 'CommandMenu' open command console menu, object = $Dock

is there a script command that opens the station parameters menu?

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It is very convenient to enter various game menus without leaving a third-party menu.