GMConsole
Extension
ExtensionDescription
GMConsole emulates a console output. It displays a suite of messages along with their timestamp, and allows to cycle through them.
Class Methods
.new
Creates a new instance of GMConsole.
Its graphical properties are defined by its associated GMStyle.
Returns:
a GMConsole instance.
Instance Methods
Interaction
.postMsg
Post a new message to the console. This will set the console to display this message if the current message was the the last posted message. If the maximum number of messages is reached, this will remove the oldest message. If no string color is provided, the default color will be used.
.reset
Removes every messages and resets the console.
.removeLastMessage
Removes the last message. This can be useful if you are constantly posting a parameter modification, but only want to keep trace of the most recent modification as long as the modified parameter does not change.
.previousMessage
Displays the previous message.
.nextMessage
Displays the next message.
.lastMessage
Displays the most recent message.
.listMaxSize
Sets or gets the maximum number of messages that will be kept in memory. Defaults to inf.
.msgList
Returns the full message list.
Visual Properties
.fontRatio
Sets or gets the font ratio relative to the height of the widget.
.defaultStringColor
Sets or gets the color that will be used to display messages if no color is specified when posting the message.
Internal Methods
.draw
The function associated to the View's drawFunc. Shouldn't be modified.