Combat_Text.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
<!DOCTYPE muclient>

<!-- MuClient version 4.37 -->

<muclient>
<plugin
   name="Combat_Text"
   author="Nick Gammon"
   id="4de91eaa2624f202c4bb6837"
   language="Lua"
   purpose="Shows messages in the middle of the output window"
   date_written="2009-02-08 14:00"
   requires="4.37"
   version="1.0"
   >

</plugin>

<!--  Aliases  -->


<aliases>
  <alias
   script="combat_message"
   match="combat_message *"
   enabled="y"
   sequence="100"
  >
  </alias>
</aliases>

<!--  Timers  -->

<timers>
  <timer script="remove_message" 
         second="5.00" 
         active_closed="y" 
         name="remove_message"
         >
  </timer>
</timers>


<!--  Script  -->


<script>
<![CDATA[

-- configuration

-- font
FONT_NAME = "Arial Black"
FONT_SIZE = 30
TEXT_COLOUR = ColourNameToRGB ("yellow")
BACKGROUND_COLOUR = ColourNameToRGB ("darkred")


-- where to put the window
WINDOW_POSITION = 12  -- centered
OFFSET = 5  -- gap inside box

-- what sound to play
SOUND_FILE = "/Windows/Media/Windows XP Balloon.wav"

-- alias goes here
function combat_message (name, line, wildcards)

  message = wildcards [1]

  width   = WindowTextWidth (win, "f", message) 

  -- make the window
  WindowCreate (win, 0, 0, 
                width + (OFFSET * 2), 
                font_height + (OFFSET * 2), 
                WINDOW_POSITION, 0, 
                BACKGROUND_COLOUR) -- create window

  WindowText (win, "f", message, OFFSET, OFFSET, 0, 0, TEXT_COLOUR)
                    
  WindowRectOp (win, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, TEXT_COLOUR)
  
  -- show window
  WindowShow (win,  true)  -- show it 
  
  -- play a warning sound
  Sound (SOUND_FILE)
  
  -- enable and reset the timer which removes the message
  EnableTimer ("remove_message")
  ResetTimer ("remove_message")
  
end -- end combat_message

-- here to remove the message
function remove_message ()
  WindowShow (win,  false)
end -- remove_message

-- startup stuff

win = GetPluginID ()  -- get a unique name

-- make the window
WindowCreate (win, 0, 0, 0, 0, WINDOW_POSITION, 0, 0x000000)  -- create window
               
-- grab a font
WindowFont (win, "f", FONT_NAME, FONT_SIZE) -- define font

-- work out how high it is
font_height = WindowFontInfo (win, "f", 1)   -- height of the font  

]]>
</script>


</muclient>