Text Script & Real Time Clock(Sphere)

[Booda Sack]

Here is a text script which you will need to display the clock time or any text.

function Text(str,x,y)//str is the text you want to print
{ 
 var myfont = LoadFont("epokefont.rfn");
 var windowstyle = LoadWindowStyle("bluewhite.rws");      
 var x = x; 
 var y = y; 
 var width = GetScreenWidth()-32; 
 var height = myfont.getStringHeight(str, width); 

 

 while (!IsKeyPressed(KEY_CTRL))//shows text untill you press CTRL
 {

   if (IsMapEngineRunning())
     RenderMap();

   windowstyle.drawWindow(x, y, widht, height);
   myfont.drawTextBox(x, y, width, height, 0, str);

   FlipScreen(); 
 }
}

Usage of the text script would be something like:

Text("Sphere Text Script",10,10);

Here is another simple but very useful script.
Clock:

var time  //Store the time object
var hours //Store the hours part of the time object
var mins  //Store the minuets part of the time object
var secns//Store the second part of the time object

function thetime(){
  time = new Date()
  hours = time.getHours()
  mins = time.getMinutes()
  secns = time.getSeconds()
}

To put the time to the screen you would do:

thetime()//Update the time variables
Text("The time is:"+hours+":"+mins+":"+secns,20,20);

Or you could do,there is no need for the hour,min secns variable:

thetime()//Update the time variables
Text("The time is:"+time.getHours()+":"+time.getMinutes()+":"+time.getSeconds(),20,20);

But I just find its easier to type the first one.

 

[Dawson]

I'm pleased to see you're making these Sphere tutorials, Booda. It'll really help a lot of people who want to learn it.

 

[Sorye HK]

I guess that this is the first Sphere tut here! Looking forward to more, Booda.

 

[BlackCharizard]

Where can I get sphere? Some1 help

 

[Booda Sack]

https://sphere.sf.net

But the best sphere community is https://www.spheredev.net