GUI

Helper for showing chat messages, alerts, creating translated GUIs, and displaying interactive text.

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Functions

chatMessage

sm.scrapcomputers.gui:chatMessage( message, ... )

Shows a chat message with language manager applied.

Arguments:

• message [ string ] The message to send.
• ... [ any? ] Optional arguments forwarded to the language manager.

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alert

sm.scrapcomputers.gui:alert( message, ... )

Shows an alert with language manager applied.

Arguments:

• message [ string ] The message to alert.
• ... [ any? ] Additional arguments for the language manager.

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createGuiFromLayout

sm.scrapcomputers.gui:createGuiFromLayout( layout, destroyOnClose, settings )

Creates a GUI from a layout file with translation support.

If you want to directly set text, then call setTextRaw as setText goes through the translation.

Arguments:

• layout [ string ] Path to the layout file.
• destroyOnClose [ boolean? ] If true, the GUI is destroyed when closed.
• settings [ [https://scrapmechanicdocs.com/docs/Game-Script-Environment/Static-Functions/sm.gui#createguifromlayout]GuiSettings? ] GUI settings.

Returns:

• [ GuiInterface ] A translated GUI interface wrapper.

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translationsForGUIInterface

sm.scrapcomputers.gui:translationsForGUIInterface( gui )

Creates a fake GuiInterface that applies translations automatically to certain functions.

Arguments:

• gui [ GuiInterface ] The GUI to wrap.

Returns:

• [ GuiInterface ] A wrapped GuiInterface with translation support.

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showCustomInteractiveText

sm.scrapcomputers.gui:showCustomInteractiveText( top, bottom )

Displays custom interactive text on screen with translation, icons, keybind substitution, and color formatting.

• Supports icon embedding via #[(path)].
• Supports keybinds via #{(binding)}.
• Supports color presets via #(ERROR|WARN|SUCCESS).

Arguments:

• top [ (string|any[])[] ] Top text entries (supports nested tables for translated entries).
• bottom [ (string|any[])[]? ] Optional bottom text entries.

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