[Mod] Write on Paper [0.1.1] [memorandum]

[Mossmanikin]

Small update (0.0.5)
- you get the default paper if you rightclicked on the placed paper but didn't write anything (Zeg9 found an issue :D)

[DaN]

This mod is great! However...

all whom made Minetest, modding and this mod possible

It should be all who made Minetest. QD tip for remembering this is who goes with he (or in this case, they) and whom goes with him (or them).

[Mossmanikin]

This mod is great!

Thanks. :)

However...

all whom made Minetest, modding and this mod possible

It should be all who made Minetest. QD tip for remembering this is who goes with he (or in this case, they) and whom goes with him (or them).

Also thanks. Will change it.

[Element]

there should be a way to edit what you wrote

[Mossmanikin]

there should be a way to edit what you wrote

Maybe I'll add an eraser.

[Mossmanikin]

Update (0.0.6)

Eraser added. See first post for more info.

[Mossmanikin]

Update (0.0.8)

- Eraser works different.
- Message in a bottle.

[DaN]

Update (0.0.6)

Eraser added. See first post for more info.

Update (0.0.8)

- Eraser works different.
- Message in a bottle.

OMG You are awesome :D
I tried to make them editable but failed horribly...

[Mossmanikin]

OMG You are awesome :D
I tried to make them editable but failed horribly...

Thanx :D

What exactly did you do to edit the letter and under which circumstances?
First leftclick and then rightclick, on the placed letter, while holding an eraser?
In multiplayer or singleplayer?
Was it a signed letter?
If so: did you spell the name right?

[bentleysb]

I have encountered an error when I was getting the letter out of a bottle. I missed the block I was going to click on and instead left clicked in the air. Minetest then crashed. here is what you will want from the debug:

Your phone or window isn't wide enough to display the code box. If it's a phone, try rotating it to landscape mode.

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10:14:55: ACTION[ServerThread]: BSB uses memorandum:message, pointing at [nothing]
10:14:56: ERROR[main]: ServerError: LuaError: error: ...est-0.4.7\minetest-0.4.7\bin\..\mods\memorandum\init.lua:239: attempt to index field 'under' (a nil value)
10:14:56: ERROR[main]: stack traceback:

Hope you can fix this soon, I love this mod.

[Mossmanikin]

I have encountered an error when I was getting the letter out of a bottle. I missed the block I was going to click on and instead left clicked in the air. Minetest then crashed. here is what you will want from the debug:

Your phone or window isn't wide enough to display the code box. If it's a phone, try rotating it to landscape mode.

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10:14:55: ACTION[ServerThread]: BSB uses memorandum:message, pointing at [nothing]
10:14:56: ERROR[main]: ServerError: LuaError: error: ...est-0.4.7\minetest-0.4.7\bin\..\mods\memorandum\init.lua:239: attempt to index field 'under' (a nil value)
10:14:56: ERROR[main]: stack traceback:

Hope you can fix this soon

Thanks for spotting that error. Should be fixed now.

I love this mod.

Thank you. :)

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Update (0.0.9)
- bug fixed

[VanessaE]

What, no github repo for this one??? ;-)

[Mossmanikin]

What, no github repo for this one??? ;-)

Not yet. :D

(But it will follow.)

[Bas080]

This could work better if paper was a node and used the drawtype that ladder also uses. That way you can stick it the the wall or ceiling too.

[Mossmanikin]

This could work better if paper was a node and used the drawtype that ladder also uses. That way you can stick it the the wall or ceiling too.

Sorry for late response.
I thought about that too, maybe I'll change it.

Btw: mod's on GitHub now.

[SegFault22]

Awesome mod. I have a suggestion: add Wax seals, so that we can seal closed the more important/royal letters, and the letter can not be opened without breaking the seal, making it obvious that the message has been intercepted.

[Mossmanikin]

Awesome mod. I have a suggestion: add Wax seals, so that we can seal closed the more important/royal letters, and the letter can not be opened without breaking the seal, making it obvious that the message has been intercepted.

Thank you. :)
Yeah, a wax seal would be a nice feature. I'm not sure how to do that yet, but I'll see what I can do.

[Mossmanikin]

Write on Paper 0.1.0
- One can pin a letter at a wall (eye level or higher)


To place a letter at a wall there has to be a node which you could build to (e.g. air, flower) below, otherwise it will be placed on the ground.
If you place a letter too high above your head it floats in the air.
I wish I would've found a simpler and cleaner way to combine the features of facedir and wallmounted. I'm open for suggestions to improve the code.

First texture for a wax seal is there, but unused. Not sure how to implement it yet.

[Krock]

I wish I would've found a simpler and cleaner way to combine the features of facedir and wallmounted.

There should be a drawtype, "ladderlike" or however it was called... it worked fine for ladders, then why not here too?

[Mossmanikin]

There should be a drawtype, "ladderlike" or however it was called... it worked fine for ladders, then why not here too?

Yeah, it's called "signlike", used it here.
But didn't want to miss the ability to be able to rotate a letter horizontally depending on the direction the player looks when placing it on the ground. With "signlike" and "wallmounted" only this doesn't seem to be possible.
That's why I used two nodes: one with "signlike" and "wallmounted", the other one with "nodebox" and "facedir".

[VanessaE]

Actually if you just use nodebox + facedir, you can rotate it to sit against the wall OR floor (or ceiling) quite easily. Facedir/param2 values go from 0 to 23, just experiment until you find the right values.

The Lua API tries to explain it, but look at the dirs1{} and dirs2{} tables used by the rotate_and_place() function in builtin/misc_helpers.lua for hints on how it *really* works.

[Mossmanikin]

Actually if you just use nodebox + facedir, you can rotate it to sit against the wall OR floor (or ceiling) quite easily. Facedir/param2 values go from 0 to 23, just experiment until you find the right values.

The Lua API tries to explain it, but look at the dirs1{} and dirs2{} tables used by the rotate_and_place() function in builtin/misc_helpers.lua for hints on how it *really* works.

Thank you, Vanessa. :)
I'll experiment with it.

[Mossmanikin]

Write on Paper 0.1.1
- Removed 2 nodes
- Letters can be pinned to a wall below eye level

Messages aren't lost, but some old letters are rotated incorrectly.

+ Screens

This can be "easily" fixed by picking them up and placing them again (hope nobody used letters as wallpapers).

[DaN]

Write on Paper 0.1.1
- Removed 2 nodes
- Letters can be pinned to a wall below eye level

Messages aren't lost, but some old letters are rotated incorrectly.
[spoiler=Screens]
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/88dtt05ssmo2i2k/screenshot_97392227.png
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/45cgz0ci51d6lmv/screenshot_97659081.png
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This can be "easily" fixed by picking them up and placing them again (hope nobody used letters as wallpapers).

Wallpapers... hmm... nah.

[philipbenr]

Write on Paper 0.1.1
- Removed 2 nodes
- Letters can be pinned to a wall below eye level

Messages aren't lost, but some old letters are rotated incorrectly.
[spoiler=Screens]
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/88dtt05ssmo2i2k/screenshot_97392227.png
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/45cgz0ci51d6lmv/screenshot_97659081.png
[/spoiler]
This can be "easily" fixed by picking them up and placing them again (hope nobody used letters as wallpapers).

Wallpapers... hmm... nah.

Doesn't quite fit my style...

[vitaminx]

Hi, my server crashed yesterday with:

Your phone or window isn't wide enough to display the code box. If it's a phone, try rotating it to landscape mode.

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09:24:36: ERROR[main]: ERROR: An unhandled exception occurred: ...est-server/.minetest/mods/memorandum/memorandum/init.lua:75: attempt to concatenate field 'text' (a nil value)
09:24:36: ERROR[main]: stack traceback:
09:24:36: ERROR[main]:  ...est-server/.minetest/mods/memorandum/memorandum/init.lua:75: in function <...est-server/.minetest/mods/memorandum/memorandum/init.lua:63>

I know there's an issue open @Github already, but no fix since 6 months.
Could anyone please look at it?

ty, vitaminx

[Krock]

Could anyone please look at it?

Just extend the following lines:

Your phone or window isn't wide enough to display the code box. If it's a phone, try rotating it to landscape mode.

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63   on_receive_fields = function(pos, formname, fields, sender)
+         if not (fields.text and fields.signed) then
+            return
+         end
64      local meta = minetest.get_meta(pos)

[vitaminx]

Hi, thanks for the fix, I've opened a pull request for the author.
Meanwhile you can get the fixed repository here:
https://github.com/vitaminx/memorandum

[amadin]

Hi, thanks for the fix, I've opened a pull request for the author.
Meanwhile you can get the fixed repository here:
https://github.com/vitaminx/memorandum

Your fix work but:
01:41:05: WARNING: Assignment to undeclared global "mssg" inside a function at .../games/minetest_game/mods/memorandum/memorandum/init.lua:126.
01:41:05: WARNING: Assignment to undeclared global "sgnd" inside a function at .../games/minetest_game/mods/memorandum/memorandum/init.lua:127.
And server was crashed then player used lastic (eraser).