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[iano2000]

Hi all,

Using Scenarist I have SPRM 7 tracking a feature to highlight the chapter I return to rather than jump from over two chapter pages. This all works fine on the first chapter menu page but I'm having problems with the second page.

I can't seem to get the right chapter highlight when I jump from the fetaure plus if the value of the SPRM is for the second page how do I clear it when I want to link back to the first page with a button cmd?

Setup on 1st page, also acts as the root for the VTS.

Mov GPRM8, SPRM7
if ( GPRM8 <1024 )Mul GPRM8, 1024
if ( GPRM8 !=1024 )Sub GPRM8, 1024
SetHL_BTNN HL_BTNN=GPRM8

The 1st chapter isn't the very start of the featue.

So basically looking for cmd assistance in setting up the second page with the correct chapter highlighting.

Many Thanks,

[M7S]

Can you do something like
in first page

1 if ( GPRM8!=76) goto line 5 // 76 was just the first number that came up in my head, use whatever you want
2 Mov GPRM8, 1024 //or whatever button you want to highlight when going back from second page
3 Mov GPRM8, 0
4 goto line 12
5 Mov GPRM8, SPRM7
6 if ( GPRM8 <=[number of chapters in first page] ) goto line 6
7 Sub GPRM8, [number of chapters in first page]
8 Mul GPRM8, 1024
9 [jump to whereever your next chapterpage are]
10 if ( GPRM8 <1024 )Mul GPRM8, 1024 //is it necessary with an if here?
11 if ( GPRM8 !=1024 )Sub GPRM8, 1024
12 SetHL_BTNN HL_BTNN=GPRM8

for the go-to-next-chapterpage button use something like
Mov GPRM8, 0 and [jump to whereever your next chapterpage are]

in the second page

1 if ( GPRM8!=0 ) SetHL_BTNN HL_BTNN=GPRM8 //maybe some more error checking should be used here, just in case GPRM8 is something odd
2 if ( gprm8==0 ) SetHL_BTNN HL_BTNN=1024 //or whatever button you want to highlight when coming from first page

for the go-to-previous-chapterpage button use a command like
Mov GPRM8, 76 and [jump to whereever your previous chapterpage are]


Since I'm not used to Scenarist some commands can be written in the wrong way. I'm used to commands as pgcedit writes the (eg. set GPRM8=(mov) 1024 insted of mov GPRM8, 1024). I hope I got things right anyway and gave you the help you needed.

Regards,
M7S

[Bish0p]

Assuming you have 10 chapters on the first menu how about this:

1st chapter menu:

PRE:
1. If (GPRM8 == 1) Goto 5 // For jumping from Main menu and ChapterMenu2
2. Mov Gprm8, Sprm7
3. if (GPRM8 != 1) Sub GPRM8, 1
4. if (GPRM8 >= 11) LinkPGCN Chapters2menu //link to next chap page if is on the next page
5. Mul GPRM8, 1024
6. SetHL_BTNN HL_BTNN=GPRM8
7. Mov GPRM8, 0 //reset GPRM8. without, if GPRM8 = 1, then it would always be 1

CELL:
1. LinkCN Chapters1menu // link back to self without executing the pre command again

Button:
All chapter links to their respective chapters
The next button: {Mov GPRM8,1 ; LinkPGCN Chapter2menu}



Chapter menu 2

Pre:

1. if (GPRM8 == 1) Goto 3
2. Sub GPRM8, 10
3. Mul GPRM8, 1024
4. SetHL_BTNN HL_BTNN=GPRM8
5. Mov GPRM8, 0

Cell:
Same as above

Buttons
Same as above expect the previous button should link to Chapter1menu


Hope this helps

[GM006]

Hm... Well, this is how I do it since the client I work with always HAS to have this.

In your root menu pgc have a pre-command that finds out if the main program is playing and then have it jump to a Chapter Selection "decision" dummy pgc within the language domain.

So my code will look like this:

Root Menu
PRE CMD:

If (GPRM1 = 5) Jump To chapter_decision
(all other menu code goes here)

"Decision" PGC
PRE CMD:

Set GPRM2, SPRM7
If (GPRM2 > 5) Goto 5
Mul GPRM2, 1024
JumpToPGC ChapterSelection1
If (GPRM2 > 10) Goto 9
Sub GPRM2, 5
Mul GPRM2, 1024
JumpToPGC ChapterSelection2
If (GPRM2 > 15) Goto 13
Sub GPRM2, 10
Mul GPRM2, 1024
JumpToPGC ChapterSelection3
(code continues)

ALL Chapter Selection PGCs:

PRE CMD:
SetHighlightBTTN: GPRM2
Set GPRM1, 1 (this is so you dont end up in an infinite loop when you try and return to the main menu page).

[iano2000]

Thanks for the replies. Will work with suggestions.