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IsharaMeradin

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I'm trying to use LoadCustomContent in the OnPageReset event to show a DDS image as a title page.

 

I doubt there is a problem with the code. I replicated the code that I used on another project where it works. I think the problem is with GIMP's DDS plugin.

 

My previous image has the Imperial/Dragonborn symbol on the left with mod title and author name on the right. The symbol had black sent to transparency and the background is transparent. I had saved it in DXT5 format. File size is 1,342 KB. It works great.

 

My new image is the same thing and saved the same way but it has a file size of 451 KB. When the page is loaded, nothing is shown and it prevents any other mod menus from having their title pages shown whether they be DDS or SWF.

 

Reason I think it is GIMP's DDS plugin is that I recently (like 2 months ago) got a new computer, downloaded and installed all my utilities. Apparently the DDS plugin for GIMP was updated last December so my old setup had the older plugin. Unfortunately, I no longer have access to those files (gone, wiped, kaput).

 

The mcm code (just to rule that out) is as follows: (EDITED to show entire MCM script)

 

 

Scriptname abimBQ_MCMQuestScript extends SKI_ConfigBase  

; SCRIPT VERSION ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

int function GetVersion()
	return 1 ; Default version
endFunction


; PRIVATE VARIABLES -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

; OIDs (T:Text B:Toggle S:Slider M:Menu, C:Color, K:Key)
int			_myTextOID_T
int			_myToggle_OID_B
int			_mySliderOID_S
int			_myMenuOID_M
int			_myColorOID_C
int			_myKeyOID_K

; State
int OIDBodySlotChoice
String[] MeshChoice
int BSIndex = 14

int OIDFBSChoice
int FBSIndex = 14

int OIDPosition
String[] PositionChoice
int PositionIndex = 0

int OIDFPosition
int FPositionIndex = 0
; ...

; Internal
GlobalVariable Property BoltSlot Auto
GlobalVariable Property FBoltSlot Auto
FormList Property AllBoltQuivers Auto
Quest Property BoltEquipQuest Auto
GlobalVariable Property QuiverPosition Auto
GlobalVariable Property FQuiverPosition Auto
ReferenceAlias[] Property QuiverHolders Auto

; ...


; INITIALIZATION ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

; @implements SKI_ConfigBase
event OnConfigInit()
	{Called when this config menu is initialized}

	PositionChoice = new string[2]
	PositionChoice[0] = "$PositionChoice0"
	PositionChoice[1] = "$PositionChoice1"
	
	MeshChoice = new string[15]
	MeshChoice[0] = "$MeshChoice0"
	MeshChoice[1] = "$MeshChoice1"
	MeshChoice[2] = "$MeshChoice2"
	MeshChoice[3] = "$MeshChoice3"
	MeshChoice[4] = "$MeshChoice4"
	MeshChoice[5] = "$MeshChoice5"
	MeshChoice[6] = "$MeshChoice6"
	MeshChoice[7] = "$MeshChoice7"
	MeshChoice[8] = "$MeshChoice8"
	MeshChoice[9] = "$MeshChoice9"
	MeshChoice[10] = "$MeshChoice10"
	MeshChoice[11] = "$MeshChoice11"
	MeshChoice[12] = "$MeshChoice12"
	MeshChoice[13] = "$MeshChoice13"
	MeshChoice[14] = "$MeshChoice14"

	Pages = new string[1]
    Pages[0] = "$PageOne"
    
	If !(BoltEquipQuest.IsRunning())
		BoltEquipQuest.Start()
	EndIf

	; ...
endEvent

; @implements SKI_QuestBase
event OnVersionUpdate(int a_version)
	{Called when a version update of this script has been detected}

	; ...
endEvent

; FUNCTIONS  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Function RemoveQuivers()
	Int QHSize = QuiverHolders.Length
	Int index = 0
	While index < QHSize
		If QuiverHolders[index]
			If QuiverHolders[index].GetActorReference()
				Actor CurrentQH = QuiverHolders[index].GetActorReference()
				Int Num = CurrentQH.GetItemCount(AllBoltQuivers)
				If  Num >= 1
					CurrentQH.RemoveItem(AllBoltQuivers,Num,true)
				EndIf
			EndIf
		EndIf
		index += 1
	EndWhile	
EndFunction

Function GetQuivers()
	If PositionIndex == 0
		QuiverPosition.SetValueInt(0)
	ElseIf PositionIndex == 1
		QuiverPosition.SetValueInt(1)
	EndIf
	If BSIndex == 0
		BoltSlot.SetValueInt(44)
	ElseIf BSIndex == 1
		BoltSlot.SetValueInt(45)
	ElseIf BSIndex == 2
		BoltSlot.SetValueInt(46)
	ElseIf BSIndex == 3
		BoltSlot.SetValueInt(47)
	ElseIf BSIndex == 4
		BoltSlot.SetValueInt(48)
	ElseIf BSIndex == 5
		BoltSlot.SetValueInt(49)
	ElseIf BSIndex == 6
		BoltSlot.SetValueInt(52)
	ElseIf BSIndex == 7
		BoltSlot.SetValueInt(53)
	ElseIf BSIndex == 8
		BoltSlot.SetValueInt(54)
	ElseIf BSIndex == 9
		BoltSlot.SetValueInt(55)
	ElseIf BSIndex == 10
		BoltSlot.SetValueInt(56)
	ElseIf BSIndex == 11
		BoltSlot.SetValueInt(57)
	ElseIf BSIndex == 12
		BoltSlot.SetValueInt(58)
	ElseIf BSIndex == 13
		BoltSlot.SetValueInt(59)
	ElseIf BSIndex == 14
		BoltSlot.SetValueInt(60)
	EndIf
EndFunction

Function GetFollowerQuivers()
	If FPositionIndex == 0
		FQuiverPosition.SetValueInt(0)
	ElseIf FPositionIndex == 1
		FQuiverPosition.SetValueInt(1)
	EndIf
	If FBSIndex == 0
		FBoltSlot.SetValueInt(44)
	ElseIf FBSIndex == 1
		FBoltSlot.SetValueInt(45)
	ElseIf FBSIndex == 2
		FBoltSlot.SetValueInt(46)
	ElseIf FBSIndex == 3
		FBoltSlot.SetValueInt(47)
	ElseIf FBSIndex == 4
		FBoltSlot.SetValueInt(48)
	ElseIf FBSIndex == 5
		FBoltSlot.SetValueInt(49)
	ElseIf FBSIndex == 6
		FBoltSlot.SetValueInt(52)
	ElseIf FBSIndex == 7
		FBoltSlot.SetValueInt(53)
	ElseIf FBSIndex == 8
		FBoltSlot.SetValueInt(54)
	ElseIf FBSIndex == 9
		FBoltSlot.SetValueInt(55)
	ElseIf FBSIndex == 10
		FBoltSlot.SetValueInt(56)
	ElseIf FBSIndex == 11
		FBoltSlot.SetValueInt(57)
	ElseIf FBSIndex == 12
		FBoltSlot.SetValueInt(58)
	ElseIf FBSIndex == 13
		FBoltSlot.SetValueInt(59)
	ElseIf FBSIndex == 14
		FBoltSlot.SetValueInt(60)
	EndIf
EndFunction

; EVENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

; @implements SKI_ConfigBase
event OnPageReset(string a_page)
	{Called when a new page is selected, including the initial empty page}
	If a_page == ""
;		LoadCustomContent("abim/IMS_Title.dds")
;		return
;	else
;		UnloadCustomContent()
	EndIf
	If a_page == "$PageOne"
		SetCursorFillMode(LEFT_TO_RIGHT)
		SetCursorPosition(0)
		AddHeaderOption("$PageOneHeaderZero")
		AddHeaderOption("$PageOneHeaderOne")
		OIDBodySlotChoice = AddMenuOption("$PageOneSharedOptionZero",MeshChoice[BSIndex])
		OIDFBSChoice = AddMenuOption("$PageOneSharedOptionZero",MeshChoice[FBSIndex])
		OIDPosition = AddMenuOption("$PageOneSharedOptionOne",PositionChoice[PositionIndex])
		OIDFPosition = AddMenuOption("$PageOneSharedOptionOne",PositionChoice[FPositionIndex])
	EndIf
	; ...
endEvent

; @implements SKI_ConfigBase
event OnOptionHighlight(int a_option)
	{Called when highlighting an option}
	If a_option == OIDBodySlotChoice
		SetInfoText("$InfoTextP1HZOZ")
	ElseIf a_option == OIDFBSChoice
		SetInfoText("$InfoTextP1H1OZ")
	ElseIf a_option == OIDPosition
		SetInfoText("$InfoTextP1HZO1")
	ElseIf a_option == OIDFPosition
		SetInfoText("Choice of follower equip position for the bolt quiver. \n DEFAULT: Back")
	EndIf
	; ...
endEvent

; @implements SKI_ConfigBase
event OnOptionSelect(int a_option)
	{Called when a non-interactive option has been selected}

	; ...
endEvent

; @implements SKI_ConfigBase
event OnOptionDefault(int a_option)
	{Called when resetting an option to its default value}
	If a_option == OIDBodySlotChoice
		BSIndex = 14
	ElseIf a_option == OIDFBSChoice
		FBSIndex = 14
	ElseIf a_option == OIDPosition
		PositionIndex = 0
	ElseIf a_option == OIDFPosition
		FPositionIndex = 0
	EndIf
	; ...
endEvent

; @implements SKI_ConfigBase
event OnOptionSliderOpen(int a_option)
	{Called when a slider option has been selected}

	; ...
endEvent

; @implements SKI_ConfigBase
event OnOptionSliderAccept(int a_option, float a_value)
	{Called when a new slider value has been accepted}

	; ...
endEvent

; @implements SKI_ConfigBase
event OnOptionMenuOpen(int a_option)
	{Called when a menu option has been selected}

    if (a_option == OIDBodySlotChoice)
        SetMenuDialogOptions(MeshChoice)
        SetMenuDialogStartIndex(BSIndex)
        SetMenuDialogDefaultIndex(60)
	Elseif (a_option == OIDFBSChoice)
        SetMenuDialogOptions(MeshChoice)
        SetMenuDialogStartIndex(FBSIndex)
        SetMenuDialogDefaultIndex(60)
	ElseIf a_option == OIDPosition
        SetMenuDialogOptions(PositionChoice)
        SetMenuDialogStartIndex(PositionIndex)
        SetMenuDialogDefaultIndex(0)
	ElseIf a_option == OIDFPosition
        SetMenuDialogOptions(PositionChoice)
        SetMenuDialogStartIndex(FPositionIndex)
        SetMenuDialogDefaultIndex(0)
    endIf
	; ...
endEvent

; @implements SKI_ConfigBase
event OnOptionMenuAccept(int a_option, int a_index)
	{Called when a menu entry has been accepted}

	if (a_option == OIDBodySlotChoice)
		BSIndex = a_index
		SetMenuOptionValue(OIDBodySlotChoice, MeshChoice[BSIndex])
	Elseif (a_option == OIDFBSChoice)
		FBSIndex = a_index
		SetMenuOptionValue(OIDFBSChoice, MeshChoice[FBSIndex])
	ElseIf a_option == OIDPosition
		PositionIndex = a_index
		SetMenuOptionValue(OIDPosition, PositionChoice[PositionIndex])
	ElseIf a_option == OIDFPosition
		FPositionIndex = a_index
		SetMenuOptionValue(OIDFPosition, PositionChoice[FPositionIndex])
	endIf
	; ...
endEvent

; @implements SKI_ConfigBase
event OnOptionColorOpen(int a_option)
	{Called when a color option has been selected}

	; ...
endEvent

; @implements SKI_ConfigBase
event OnOptionColorAccept(int a_option, int a_color)
	{Called when a new color has been accepted}

	; ...
endEvent

; @implements SKI_ConfigBase
event OnOptionKeyMapChange(int a_option, int a_keyCode, string a_conflictControl, string a_conflictName)
	{Called when a key has been remapped}

	; ...
endEvent

; called when menu is closed -- good place to make stuff happen
Event OnConfigClose()
	RemoveQuivers()
	Utility.Wait(0.1)
	BoltEquipQuest.Stop()
	GetQuivers()
	GetFollowerQuivers()
	BoltEquipQuest.Start()
EndEvent

 

 

 

It would appear that the only way to get it working would be to use the older DDS plugin. Unfortunately as far as I can see on the DDS plugin site, the only way to get an older version is to compile it or something. I have no knowledge or experience in doing that.

 

As an alternative I tried using Paint.Net which opens and saves DDS files without the need of a plugin. It too had the same result. Not to mention that I couldn't figure out how to do much in that program.

 

Are there any other FREE alternatives to get a working DDS file?

 

EDIT:

Guess I have two problems here.

1. the DDS file isn't being made right

2. even with the working image loaded or no image loaded it still prevents the other mod pages from showing their title pages and eventually locks up. Papyrus log is spammed with this (5 per index number)

 

 

[05/14/2014 - 04:23:56PM] Error: Array index 127 is out of range (0-0)
stack:
	[abimBQ_MCMQuest (19020BD1)].abimBQ_MCMQuestScript.ClearOptionBuffers() - "SKI_ConfigBase.psc" Line 886
	[abimBQ_MCMQuest (19020BD1)].abimBQ_MCMQuestScript.CloseConfig() - "SKI_ConfigBase.psc" Line 769
	[SKI_ConfigManagerInstance (2A000802)].SKI_ConfigManager.OnMenuClose() - "SKI_ConfigManager.psc" Line 122

 

 

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IsharaMeradin Grand Master

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The DDS problem turned out to be that it needed to be uncompressed. Thought I had done the earlier image at DXT5 because of its large file size. I guess not.

 

The other issue (the log spam and locking up of other mod menus) only appears if I enter other mod menus without exiting fully back to the game. I suspect it is because I am using OnConfigClose to run functions that set global variables based on the combination of options selected. No idea if that is resolvable or not.

 

EDIT:

Found the problem with the MCM script. Any MCM menu that starts a quest will interfere with MCM's clean up if the user goes on to another mod's MCM menu. The user must exit all menus and return to the game fully before going back in and using other mod MCM menus. This was discovered when I received the same type of spam after activating Auto Unequip Ammo's follower addon. I experienced the same behavior with it as with my own mod.

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DDS file compression and more

 

I've had the same MCM related problems with compressed DDS files through the GIMP plugin and
yes, there are working alternatives to get the compressed file to work:

1. Compressed DDS e.g. DXT5: GIMP plugin works in most cases if width=height e.g. 512x512 (but doesn't look good in MCM)

2. Download 'The Compressionator' a pro developer freeware tool made by AMD. Its by far the best GUI-tool out there:
http://developer.amd.com/tools-and-sdks/archive/legacy-cpu-gpu-tools/the-compressonator/

Compressed (e.g. DXT5) DDS files worked with MCM instantly!

3. If you want to have a fast look in your DDS files get this free great ultra fast DDS viewer : http://amnoid.de/ddsview/index.html

4. Get 'SageThumbs' a free powerful windows shell extension allowing to preview DDS and tons of other image files in your Win folder:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/sagethumbs/

May you do well! :smile:

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