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[TehNoiseBomb]

Hello all,

I am having problems writing output to an advanced monitor. I am attempting to track my reactor from Big Reactors and output some data to a monitor. I know that scripts already exist for this however, being an actual programmer and modder, I want to write my own for future expansion. I have a few lines commented out for testing. My code is here. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[TYKUHN2]

Are there any errors being printed to the terminal or is it just not printing?

I ask because the easiest way for me to help cannot support monitors.

Edited by TYKUHN2, 22 September 2015 - 06:53 PM.

[Lignum]

There's a bug in CC 1.74 that causes text to be invisible on monitors. Try setting the text scale to something other than your current one and then setting it back to your desired scale.

[Dustmuz]

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Edited by Dustmuz, 22 September 2015 - 08:47 PM.

[TYKUHN2]

 Lignum, on 22 September 2015 - 07:03 PM, said:

There's a bug in CC 1.74 that causes text to be invisible on monitors. Try setting the text scale to something other than your current one and then setting it back to your desired scale.

Quick look through the forums I can confirm this bug (previously unknown to me) exists.

[Dog]

 Dustmuz, on 22 September 2015 - 07:10 PM, said:

Line 18 - if active then - this will needs a second parameter..
this should be..

if active == true then

besides that one, i cant see any errors in it
<snip>

That is incorrect. 'if active' is valid and is the same as 'if active == true'

Edited by Dog, 22 September 2015 - 07:21 PM.

[TYKUHN2]

 Dustmuz, on 22 September 2015 - 07:10 PM, said:

Line 18 - if active then - this will needs a second parameter..
this should be..

if active == true then

besides that one, i cant see any errors in it

and as lignum says.. theres that bug.. i personally rarely encounter it, and if i do, i just restart the computer (the CC computer that is) that fixes it for me

Expanding on Dog's the statement if check if

expression

is true. == just says "If it is equal to then true"

[Dog]

To clarify a bit on my previous post...

if active

is the same as

if active == true

Either is valid in Lua. There is no bug on line 18.

You could also do this...

if not active

which is the same as

if active == false or active == nil

In your case, I believe Lignum has nailed the answer - this appears to be the product of a known issue in CC1.74 - changing the text scale and changing it back *should* resolve the issue for you. Just do something like this before setting your cursor position and writing...

mon.setTextScale(2)
mon.setTextScale(1)

Edited by Dog, 22 September 2015 - 07:34 PM.

[Dustmuz]

Dog and TYKUHN2.

okay. i stand corrected thanks for that

[TYKUHN2]

Don't worry Dustmuz, may not be your Ask a Pro topic but you learned today! Better codes for now on!

Also I probably did that a lot on programs I have yet to scrap.