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I've left high score name entry until near the end of the game as I don't quite know what to do. Maybe I read something wrong that is clouding my mind, anyway...

I have my main game game loop code that calls a HighScore () function to check if a high score has been achieved, updates the appropriate variables then goes to the Main Menu.

Currently I just have it make the player name for the score "New Score" as a placeholder.

How do I do the name entry (iPhone and Mac options)? My guess is Instantiate a new empty object that has a script calling OnGUI (something I don't use at the moment, only GUIText), that changes a nameEntry var so that I can continue my high score table updates.

I'm unsure of how to do the name entry correctly (something about OnGUI updating several times a second renewing the entry field? Is that right? maybe where I got lost).

And how do I stop the HighScore () function from continuing until I have got the name entry completed?

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You use coroutines for scheduling events:

function Start () {
    while (true) {
        yield MainMenu();
        yield PlayGame();
        if (score >= highScore) {
            yield EnterName();
        }
    }
}

In practice, the functions would probably be in other scripts, so you'd have to get appropriate references first and use them. (i.e., "yield nameScript.EnterName();")

You can use GUI.TextField for name entry. The script, which should be disabled by default so OnGUI doesn't run until needed, could be something like

private var nameEntryDone : boolean;

function EnterName () {
   enabled = true;  // enable OnGUI function in this script
   nameEntryDone = false;
   while (!nameEntryDone) yield;
   enabled = false;
}

function OnGUI () {
   // stuff with TextField
   if (GUILayout.Button ("Done") ) nameEntryDone = true;
}

answered Sep 11 '10 at 07:56 PM

Eric5h5
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So I can stop one function until another has finished. but still in the new function, how do I stop that one until it has got a name entry? I still assume I have to create a new GameObject that contains the OnGUI that gets the name entry.

So I would have?

function HighScore () { yield NameEntry() // rest of high score code dependant on name entry }

function NameEntry () { Instantiate (nameEntryObject); ??? }

How would I fill the GUI.TextField using the iPhoneKeyboard? The various bits of information I have found don't seem to fit together?

Sep 11 '10 at 08:33 PM Moonjump

Sorry, I didn't realise a reply lost the paragraph formatting

Sep 11 '10 at 08:34 PM Moonjump

@Moonjump: I added some code, which should clarify things. You can tap on a TextField which brings up the standard iPhone keyboard. Or you can make your own text entry + keyboard, which is a lot more work but can be totally customized.

Sep 11 '10 at 09:10 PM Eric5h5

Thank you Eric5h5, I understand the yield format now. The problem is still with the input. I have some code: var nameEntry = "DefaultName"; function OnGUI() { nameEntry = GUI.TextField (Rect (0, 10, Screen.width, 40), nameEntry, 31); } that I got from Unity Reference manual. This produces a box at the right time (testing on the Mac version at the moment), but I cannot edit the text, even if I click on it. Plus Mac / PC or iPhone I want the text entry to be active as soon as it appears. On the iPhone the keyboard should be there without the player having to tap on the TextField. Possible?

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