Event Method of Key Binding (Show/Hide HUD Example)

[MeVII]

I am a screen neat freak. If I had my way, if I wasn't looking at it, it wouldn't be there. So that my whole screen is only filled with the action/environment of the game. So, naturally I wanted Blizzards HUD to have the option to both A: Be visible only when a button is held down, for quick reference, and/or B: Be turned on/off permanently with a separate button.

Blizzard in his trademark flexibility and efficiency already provided the ability to turn the HUD script on or off by calling a script command within an event, and so, these events are how I configured it to work.

The event screen shots here are specifically for the HUD system, if the script does not have a callable command for on/off enable/disable then this event is irrelevant to your needs.

However, I do believe this event architecture may have other uses for different things.

Event Screen Shots

Edit reply to post 1---Winkio is right, I overlooked the button function in the script.

[winkio]

you do know that he built in on-off buttons for each part of the HUD, right?  they are 'z' for the hud, 'x' for the hotkeys, and 'c' for the minimap...  (the actual letters on the keyboard...)

[Blizzard]

The point here is that you have to hold a button to make it visible. That feature is not included in Blizz-ABS, but MeVII encapsulated the HUD controls to make it possible. *moves to event system section* xD

[winkio]

He actually did both: the hold part AND the on-off keys.  Just pointing out that one was already done.  The other is very useful.