[Mod] Abjphabet [abjphabet]

[12Me21]

OK, so now we need to decide on what symbols to include.

I think A-Z, 0-9, plus simple punctuation like . , ? ! ' - , and also arrows: ↑↓←→
that totals 46.

of course, it's simple to add and remove blocks, but we still would need textures.

EDIT:
OK, I just realized that there's a huge problem... some symbols are not allowed in filenames/node names.

Use the name for the symbol

I think i'll just use the ascii number

I tried converting them to the ascii numbers, but now I think just using the name is actually simpler, though you have to do more work to add new symbols.

Anyway, I mostly finished the 16x16 textures, they're not perfect but they're pretty good.

[ABJ]

It wouldn't be that hard to use imagemagick to generate all these letters automatically.

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convert -background white -fill black  -font Arial \
          -size 32x32  -gravity center \
          label:A     output.png


That looks awesome rubenwardy!! No need to do M$ ;P ing anymore!
And now I come to think of it, Arial seems a more appropriate font for this kind of job.
I'll have to check the code 12Me21 gave me to see where this goes.

[ABJ]

Anyway, I mostly finished the 16x16 textures, they're not perfect but they're pretty good.

How did you pull this off?

[ABJ]

I've halted development on this mod until I know which way to go. This is getting too exciting to ignore.

[12Me21]

Ok, here's my current version of the init.lua:

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local characters = {"a","b","c","d","e","f","g","h","i","j","k","l","m","n","o","p","q","r","s","t","u","v","w","x","y","z","1","2","3","4","5","6","7","8","9","0",

--ADD SYMBOLS HERE:
",",
".",
"'",
"?",
"!",
":",
"-",
";",
"(",
")",
"+",
"*",
"/",
"^",
"<",
">"}

local characternodenames={"a","b","c","d","e","f","g","h","i","j","k","l","m","n","o","p","q","r","s","t","u","v","w","x","y","z","1","2","3","4","5","6","7","8","9","0",

--Put the names for your symbols here (in order):
"comma",
"period",
"apostrophe",
"question_mark",
"exclamation_mark",
"colon",
"dash",
"semi_colon",
"left_p",
"right_p",
"plus",
"star",
"slash",
"up",
"left",
"right"}

for i, char in ipairs(characters) do --do this for all characters in the list
   minetest.register_node("abjphabet:"..characternodenames[i],{
      description = string.upper(char),
      tiles = {"abjphabet_"..characternodenames[i]..".png"},
      groups = {cracky=3}
   })   
end

minetest.register_node("abjphabet:machine", {
   description = "Letter Machine",
   tiles = {"abjphabet_machine.png"},
   groups = {cracky=2},
   
   after_place_node = function(pos, placer)
      local meta = minetest.env:get_meta(pos)
   end,

   on_construct = function(pos)
      local meta = minetest.env:get_meta(pos)
      meta:set_string("formspec","invsize[8,6;]".. --setting up the inventory inside
         "field[3.8,.5;1,1;lettername;Letter;]"..   --text input
         "list[current_name;input;2.5,0.2;1,1;]"..   --material input
         "list[current_name;output;4.5,0.2;1,1;]"..   --letter block output
         "list[current_player;main;0,2;8,4;]"..      --player's inventory
         "button[2.54,-0.25;3,4;name;Paper -> Letter]")   --craft button
         
      local inv = meta:get_inventory()
      inv:set_size("input", 1)
      inv:set_size("output", 1)
   end,

   on_receive_fields = function(pos, formname, fields, sender)
      local meta = minetest.env:get_meta(pos)
      local inv = meta:get_inventory()
      local inputstack = inv:get_stack("input", 1)
      local lettername = fields.lettername
      if lettername and (inputstack:get_name()=="default:paper" or minetest.setting_getbool("creative_mode")) then
         for i, char in pairs(characters) do
            if char == string.lower(lettername) then
               local give = {}
               give[1] = inv:add_item("output","abjphabet:"..characternodenames[i])
               if not minetest.setting_getbool("creative_mode") then
                  inputstack:take_item()
                  inv:set_stack("input",1,inputstack)
               end
               break
            end
         end
      end   
   end
})

and here are my textures:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/3i92d4a4cychv ... z.zip?dl=0
I haven't done all of them yet, and I will probably make changes to these ones later.

[ABJ]

Ok, here's my current version of the init.lua:

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local characters = {"a","b","c","d","e","f","g","h","i","j","k","l","m","n","o","p","q","r","s","t","u","v","w","x","y","z","1","2","3","4","5","6","7","8","9","0",

--ADD SYMBOLS HERE:
",",
".",
"'",
"?",
"!",
":",
"-",
";",
"(",
")",
"+",
"*",
"/",
"^",
"<",
">"}

local characternodenames={"a","b","c","d","e","f","g","h","i","j","k","l","m","n","o","p","q","r","s","t","u","v","w","x","y","z","1","2","3","4","5","6","7","8","9","0",

--Put the names for your symbols here (in order):
"comma",
"period",
"apostrophe",
"question_mark",
"exclamation_mark",
"colon",
"dash",
"semi_colon",
"left_p",
"right_p",
"plus",
"star",
"slash",
"up",
"left",
"right"}

for i, char in ipairs(characters) do --do this for all characters in the list
   minetest.register_node("abjphabet:"..characternodenames[i],{
      description = string.upper(char),
      tiles = {"abjphabet_"..characternodenames[i]..".png"},
      groups = {cracky=3}
   })   
end

minetest.register_node("abjphabet:machine", {
   description = "Letter Machine",
   tiles = {"abjphabet_machine.png"},
   groups = {cracky=2},
   
   after_place_node = function(pos, placer)
      local meta = minetest.env:get_meta(pos)
   end,

   on_construct = function(pos)
      local meta = minetest.env:get_meta(pos)
      meta:set_string("formspec","invsize[8,6;]".. --setting up the inventory inside
         "field[3.8,.5;1,1;lettername;Letter;]"..   --text input
         "list[current_name;input;2.5,0.2;1,1;]"..   --material input
         "list[current_name;output;4.5,0.2;1,1;]"..   --letter block output
         "list[current_player;main;0,2;8,4;]"..      --player's inventory
         "button[2.54,-0.25;3,4;name;Paper -> Letter]")   --craft button
         
      local inv = meta:get_inventory()
      inv:set_size("input", 1)
      inv:set_size("output", 1)
   end,

   on_receive_fields = function(pos, formname, fields, sender)
      local meta = minetest.env:get_meta(pos)
      local inv = meta:get_inventory()
      local inputstack = inv:get_stack("input", 1)
      local lettername = fields.lettername
      if lettername and (inputstack:get_name()=="default:paper" or minetest.setting_getbool("creative_mode")) then
         for i, char in pairs(characters) do
            if char == string.lower(lettername) then
               local give = {}
               give[1] = inv:add_item("output","abjphabet:"..characternodenames[i])
               if not minetest.setting_getbool("creative_mode") then
                  inputstack:take_item()
                  inv:set_stack("input",1,inputstack)
               end
               break
            end
         end
      end   
   end
})

and here are my textures:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/3i92d4a4cychv ... z.zip?dl=0
I haven't done all of them yet, and I will probably make changes to these ones later.

I'm beginning to understand something NOW (YAY!). Thanks for the additional comments. Someday I might be you :D.
Noob question: Are those ends and break commands required?

[rubberduck]

i have an idea for your machine, you could use input nodes / blocks to get these symbol-blocks.
the first would be a "base" block, for example this could be a clay block.

you could even add the possibility to use colored base blocks (background color), but only a few 2 - 3
you could mix the clay block with a white dye to get a white base-block, then add 2 more color variations of the base-block, then you can make these blocks in 3 different colors (uncolored not used as base-block then)

the other input could be some dyes to get the colors to write on the block.
here you could use 3 - 5 different colors and you can get some variations in colors.

the machine could use 2 base blocks and multiple (3 or 4) dyes to get 2 output blocks and you could use a "selection-field" for all supported symbol-blocks (like in color machine)

[ABJ]

I've finally summed up enough energy to start texturing the machine :)

[death]

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local characters = {"a","b","c","d","e","f","g","h","i","j","k","l","m","n","o","p","q","r","s","t","u","v","w","x","y","z","1","2","3","4","5","6","7","8","9","0"}


for _, name in ipairs(characters) do --do this for all characters in the list
   if tonumber(name) ~= nil then --if it's a number
      local desc = "Number "..name
   else --if it's a letter
      local desc = "Letter "..string.upper(name) --make the letter uppercase in the description
   end

   minetest.register_node("abjphabet:"..name, {
      description = desc,
      tiles = {"abjphabet_"..name..".png"},
      groups = {cracky=3}
   })
end

minetest.register_node("abjphabet:machine", {
   description = "Letter Machine",
   tiles = {"abjphabet_machine.png"},
   paramtype = "light",
   groups = {cracky=2},
   
   after_place_node = function(pos, placer)
      local meta = minetest.env:get_meta(pos)
   end,

   on_construct = function(pos)
      local meta = minetest.env:get_meta(pos)
      meta:set_string("formspec", "invsize[8,6;]"..
         "field[3.8,.5;1,1;lettername;Letter;]"..
         "list[current_name;input;2.5,0.2;1,1;]"..
         "list[current_name;output;4.5,0.2;1,1;]"..
         "list[current_player;main;0,2;8,4;]"..
         "button[2.54,-0.25;3,4;name;Paper -> Letter]")
         local inv = meta:get_inventory()
      inv:set_size("input", 1)
      inv:set_size("output", 1)
   end,

   on_receive_fields = function(pos, formname, fields, sender)
      local meta = minetest.env:get_meta(pos)
      local inv = meta:get_inventory()
      local inputstack = inv:get_stack("input", 1)
      if fields.lettername ~= nil and inputstack:get_name()=="default:paper" then
         for _,v in pairs(characters) do
            if v == fields.lettername then
               local give = {}
               give[1] = inv:add_item("output","abjphabet:"..fields.lettername)
               inputstack:take_item()
               inv:set_stack("input",1,inputstack)
               break
            end
         end
         
      end   
   end
})


[ABJ]

ANNOUNCEMENT!!!

Development of this mod has been moved to this awesome modpack at https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=11890.

It includes this mod and many awesome others as well, with many many more even more awesome mods planned for the future! It's REALLY worth checking out!! It's even more complete than this mod, with textures for the letter machine, and crafting too! Do check it out! I promise you it'll be awesome :)
--ABJ

[ExeterDad]

Sounds "awesome."

:P

[ABJ]

LOL hahahahaha your sooooooo funny Exeter:Dad

[ExeterDad]

lol https://youtu.be/StTqXEQ2l-Y

[Don]

lol https://youtu.be/StTqXEQ2l-Y

Are we living our dream?

[ABJ]

No We're de-topicing a MineKansen train.