- added a callback to menu items for when a new menu gets created.

- added a StartSlideshow ACS and ZScript command and extended the functionality to specify the slideshow's name when starting it.

This is for triggering any kind of intermission definition in the middle of a level - keep in mind that this may not be set up to loop!

src/g_game.cpp

@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ CVAR(Int, nametagcolor, CR_GOLD, CVAR_ARCHIVE)
 
 gameaction_t	gameaction;
 gamestate_t 	gamestate = GS_STARTUP;
+FName			SelectedSlideshow;		// what to start when ga_slideshow
 
 int 			paused;
 bool			pauseext;
@@ -1119,7 +1120,7 @@ void G_Ticker ()
 			G_DoCompleted ();
 			break;
 		case ga_slideshow:
-			if (gamestate == GS_LEVEL) F_StartIntermission(level.info->slideshow, FSTATE_InLevel);
+			if (gamestate == GS_LEVEL) F_StartIntermission(SelectedSlideshow, FSTATE_InLevel);
 			break;
 		case ga_worlddone:
 			G_DoWorldDone ();
@@ -2983,6 +2984,20 @@ bool G_CheckDemoStatus (void)
 	return false; 
 }
 
+void G_StartSlideshow(FName whichone)
+{
+	gameaction = ga_slideshow;
+	SelectedSlideshow = whichone == NAME_None ? level.info->slideshow : whichone;
+}
+
+DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION(FLevelLocals, StartSlideshow)
+{
+	PARAM_PROLOGUE;
+	PARAM_NAME_DEF(whichone);
+	G_StartSlideshow(whichone);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 DEFINE_GLOBAL(players)
 DEFINE_GLOBAL(playeringame)
 DEFINE_GLOBAL(PlayerClasses)

src/g_game.h

@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ void G_Ticker (void);
 bool G_Responder (event_t*	ev);
 
 void G_ScreenShot (char *filename);
+void G_StartSlideshow(FName whichone);
 
 FString G_BuildSaveName (const char *prefix, int slot);
 

src/p_acs.cpp

@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
 #include "r_sky.h"
 #include "gstrings.h"
 #include "gi.h"
+#include "g_game.h"
 #include "sc_man.h"
 #include "c_bind.h"
 #include "info.h"
@@ -4961,6 +4962,7 @@ enum EACSFunctions
 	ACSF_Round,
 	ACSF_Ceil,
 	ACSF_ScriptCall,
+	ACSF_StartSlideshow,
 
 
 	// OpenGL stuff
@@ -6808,6 +6810,10 @@ doplaysound:			if (funcIndex == ACSF_PlayActorSound)
 		case ACSF_ScriptCall:
 			return ScriptCall(argCount, args);
 
+		case ACSF_StartSlideshow:
+			G_StartSlideshow(FName(FBehavior::StaticLookupString(args[0])));
+			break;
+
 		default:
 			break;
 	}

wadsrc/static/zscript/base.txt

@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ struct LevelLocals native
 	native int GetUDMFInt(int type, int index, Name key);
 	native double GetUDMFFloat(int type, int index, Name key);
 	native bool ExecuteSpecial(int special, Actor activator, line linedef, bool lineside, int arg1 = 0, int arg2 = 0, int arg3 = 0, int arg4 = 0, int arg5 = 0);
-
+	native static void StartSlideshow(Name whichone = 'none');
 }
 
 struct StringTable native

wadsrc/static/zscript/menu/listmenu.txt

@@ -74,6 +74,11 @@ class ListMenu : Menu
 				}
 			}
 		}
+		// notify all items that the menu was just created.
+		for(int i=0;i<mDesc.mItems.Size(); i++)
+		{
+			mDesc.mItems[i].OnMenuCreated();
+		}
 	}
 	
 	//=============================================================================

wadsrc/static/zscript/menu/menuitembase.txt

@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ class MenuItemBase : Object native ui version("2.4")
 	double GetY() { return mYpos; }
 	double GetX() { return mXpos; }
 	void SetX(double x) { mXpos = x; }
+	void OnMenuCreated() {}
 }
 
 // this is only used to parse font color ranges in MENUDEF

wadsrc/static/zscript/menu/optionmenu.txt

@@ -107,6 +107,12 @@ class OptionMenu : Menu
 		DontDim = desc.mDontDim;
 		if (mDesc != NULL && mDesc.mSelectedItem == -1) mDesc.mSelectedItem = FirstSelectable();
 		mDesc.CalcIndent();
+
+		// notify all items that the menu was just created.
+		for(int i=0;i<mDesc.mItems.Size(); i++)
+		{
+			mDesc.mItems[i].OnMenuCreated();
+		}
 	}
 
 	

wadsrc/static/zscript/strife/strifeitems.txt

@@ -807,7 +807,7 @@ class SlideshowStarter : DummyStrifeItem
 {
 	override bool TryPickup (in out Actor toucher)
 	{
-		gameaction = ga_slideshow;
+		Level.StartSlideshow();
 		if (level.levelnum == 10)
 		{
 			toucher.GiveInventoryType ("QuestItem17");