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[Traxie21]

Like this:

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local position = minetest.env:get_player_by_name(name):getpos()
print(tostring(position))


That ought to work, havn't tested it. Try it yourself :3

[pandaro]

local position = minetest.env:get_player_by_name(name):getpos()
print(tostring(position))

d'oh!
was so simple...

[Likwid H-Craft]

How do I remove this see though, so I can have it just a, table.


I don't like it be color I just like it be allowed, to see the block under it, and all around like glass, works. unless that what I do, I use the the Glass Code.

[Traxie21]

Topic: How does one use a string variable to refrence a table in ipairs() [ or any other thing for that matter]

Reason: I have multiple tables which are refrenced by string variables that I need to be able to use. (Ranks module for ServerXtended)

EG:

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t = {steve="steve"}

tablename = "t"

for i,v in ipairs(tablename) do print(v) end


More Info: I've tried but I can't seem to make it work.

[PilzAdam]

Topic: How does one use a string variable to refrence a table in ipairs() [ or any other thing for that matter]

Reason: I have multiple tables which are refrenced by string variables that I need to be able to use. (Ranks module for ServerXtended)

EG:

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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t = {steve="steve"}

tablename = "t"

for i,v in ipairs(tablename) do print(v) end


More Info: I've tried but I can't seem to make it work.

Use

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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for field_name, field_value in pairs(table)

[Traxie21]

Erm, I don't see how that will help here.

The error I get is this:
bad argument #1 to 'pairs' table expected, got nil

[PilzAdam]

Erm, I don't see how that will help here.

The error I get is this:
bad argument #1 to 'pairs' table expected, got nil

Oh, sorry, I havent read the whole question. You have to use pairs() to access fields that are not indexed by integers.
And you have to pass the table and not a string with the name to pairs() or ipairs(). AFAIK you cant convert a string to a variable name in Lua.

[Traxie21]

Not Good.... Now I have to rethink the whole format I have been saving this in...

EDIT: Got some help on IRC:

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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Admins = {

privs = {
"se_admin=true", "se_player=true", "homes=true"
}

}

group = "Admins"

--print(tostring(_G[group])) Works properly, gives me the table ID.

print(tostring(_G[group..'["privs"]']))



That ought to give me the table ID. But no, still returns nil. Can someone help me use that to print a table within a table?

[Evergreen]

Can anyone tell me how to make the texture not change random colors? It's really annoying.

[sdzen]

Can anyone tell me how to make the texture not change random colors? It's really annoying.

Well evergreen try turning off shaders apparently that can cause issues of this variety.

[jojoa1997]

you could make it check every server-step and if the privs are not right then have it set the privs

[PilzAdam]

Can anyone tell me how to make the texture not change random colors? It's really annoying.

The engine uses a random color if the texture isnt found.

[Evergreen]

Can anyone tell me how to make the texture not change random colors? It's really annoying.

The engine uses a random color if the texture isnt found.

That isn't what happened, it looks fine until I place a bunch next to each other.

[Evergreen]

Can anyone tell me how to make the texture not change random colors? It's really annoying.

The engine uses a random color if the texture isnt found.

Try the Moreblocks mod and try and build something large with it. Then you will see what I mean.

[PilzAdam]

Can anyone tell me how to make the texture not change random colors? It's really annoying.

The engine uses a random color if the texture isnt found.

Try the Moreblocks mod and try and build something large with it. Then you will see what I mean.

Screenshot?

[Topywo]

Try the Moreblocks mod and try and build something large with it. Then you will see what I mean.

Did you disable the texture atlas in your minetest.conf? If I don't, on redcrab my cacti-block Oracle get yellow stripes.

enable_texture_atlas = false

[ArcticStorm]

question: what program do you recommend to make a mod with?
reason: I wanna try to make mods. :)
more info: i'm using windows 7.

[VanessaE]

All you need is a good text editor, preferably one with Lua-specific syntax highlighting, good coding skills in general, the Minetest modding API, and one of the various Lua tutorials out there.

[Evergreen]

Try the Moreblocks mod and try and build something large with it. Then you will see what I mean.

Did you disable the texture atlas in your minetest.conf? If I don't, on redcrab my cacti-block Oracle get yellow stripes.

enable_texture_atlas = false

Thanks! :D

[pandaro]

someone has already done an anvil? I find in that mod?

[Topywo]

someone has already done an anvil? I find in that mod?

sda97:

http://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?pid=35981#p35981

[Casimir]

Can you make an entity emit light?

[Likwid H-Craft]

How do I change the sun, and the moon? since I am building a texture pack.

[VanessaE]

You can't. Those are not currently texturable.

[lkjoel]

You can't. Those are not currently texturable.

Wouldn't it be about time to send a pull request then?

[Likwid H-Craft]

Oh why they not then how come, they box looking but texture zero.
Yeah what have a pull request.

[lkjoel]

Oh why they not then how come, they box looking but texture zero.
Yeah what have a pull request.

I'm not sure what you are talking about, but if you are wondering how minetest does it, it's a hardcoded rendering.

[Likwid H-Craft]

Well, I hope on 0.4.5 we have the rights to change the moon and, sun and have add something minecraft don't have.

[lkjoel]

Well, I hope on 0.4.5 we have the rights to change the moon and, sun and have add something minecraft don't have.

Maybe you could file an issue (under the "enhancement" tag) to the minetest github page?

[Likwid H-Craft]

There I did so.
https://github.com/celeron55/minetest/issues/486