Function CreateTextEffect

Descent3/TelComEffects.cpp:694–761

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bool CreateTextEffect(TCTEXTDESC* desc, const char *text, int monitor, int screen, int id) {
  ASSERT(desc);
  ASSERT(text);

  int efxtype = -1;
  switch (desc->type) {
  case TC_TEXT_STATIC:
    efxtype = EFX_TEXT_STATIC;
    break;
  case TC_TEXT_FADE:
    efxtype = EFX_TEXT_FADE;
    break;
  case TC_TEXT_FLASH:
    efxtype = EFX_TEXT_TYPE;
    break;
  default:
    Int3(); // not supported
  }
  if (efxtype == -1)
    return false;

  // Creates an instance of the Effect
  int efxnum = EfxCreate(efxtype, monitor, screen, id, (desc->caps & TCTD_TABSTOP) ? true : false);
  if (efxnum == -1)
    return false;
  tceffect *tce = &TCEffects[efxnum];

  if (desc->caps & TCTD_FONT)
    tce->textinfo.font_index = desc->font;
  if (desc->caps & TCTD_COLOR)
    tce->color = desc->color;
  if (desc->caps & TCTD_SPEED)
    tce->speed = desc->speed;
  else
    tce->speed = 1.0f;
  if (desc->caps & TCTD_TEXTBOX) {
    tce->pos_x = desc->textbox.left;
    tce->pos_y = desc->textbox.top;
    tce->w = desc->textbox.right - desc->textbox.left;
    tce->h = desc->textbox.bottom - desc->textbox.top;
  } else
    Int3(); // need a text box

  if (desc->caps & TCTD_SCROLL)
    tce->textinfo.scroll = true;

  tce->flags = desc->flags;
  if (desc->caps & TCTD_WAITTIME)
    tce->start_time = desc->waittime;
  else
    tce->start_time = 0;
  if (desc->caps & TCTD_TABSTOP)
    tce->tab_stop = true;
  else
    tce->tab_stop = false;

  tce->id = id;