Module LM.GUI
LM.GUI is a user interface module that is built on top of Anime Studio's cross-platform user interface library. Scripts can use the user interface widgets in this module to build dialog boxes, and to set up custom interfaces for toolbar buttons.
Methods:
| Name | Returns | Description | Ver |
| Alert | int | Presents the user with an alert box | < 9.5 |
| AngleWidget | LM_AngleWidget | Creates a new LM_AngleWidget object | < 9.5 |
| Button | LM_Button | Creates a new LM_Button object | < 9.5 |
| CheckBox | LM_CheckBox | Creates a new LM_CheckBox object | < 9.5 |
| ColorSwatch | LM_ColorSwatch | Creates a new LM_ColorSwatch object | < 9.5 |
| Cursor | LM_Cursor | < 9.5 | |
| Divider | LM_Divider | Creates a new LM_Divider object | < 9.5 |
| DynamicText | LM_DynamicText | Creates a new LM_DynamicText object | < 9.5 |
| ImageButton | LM_Button | Creates a button with a .png image background | < 9.5 |
| ImagePopupMenu | LM_PopupMenu | Added in version 11.1 | 11.1 |
| ImageTextList | LM_ImageTextList | Creates a new LM_ImageTextList object | 12.2 |
| Menu | LM_Menu | Creates a new LM_Menu object | < 9.5 |
| OpenFile | char | Prompts the user to select a file to open | < 9.5 |
| PopupDialog | LM_PopupDialog | Creates a new LM_PopupDialog object | < 9.5 |
| PopupMenu | LM_PopupMenu | Creates a new LM_PopupMenu object | < 9.5 |
| RadioButton | LM_RadioButton | Creates a new LM_RadioButton object | < 9.5 |
| SaveFile | char | Prompts the user to select a file to save | < 9.5 |
| ScrollBar | LM_ScrollBar | Creates a new LM_ScrollBar object | < 9.5 |
| SelectFolder | char | Added in version 11 | 11 |
| ShortButton | LM_ShortButton | Creates a new LM_ShortButton object | 13.5.2 |
| ShortColorSwatch | LM_ColorSwatch | Added in version 10 | 10 |
| SimpleDialog | LM_SimpleDialog | Creates a new LM_SimpleDialog object | < 9.5 |
| Slider | LM_Slider | Creates a new LM_Slider object | < 9.5 |
| StaticText | LM_StaticText | Creates a new LM_StaticText object | < 9.5 |
| TextControl | LM_TextControl | Creates a new LM_TextControl object | < 9.5 |
| TextList | LM_TextList | Creates a new LM_TextList object | < 9.5 |
Constants:
Alert boxes
| Name | Value | Description | Ver |
| ALERT_INFO | 0 | This type of alert is used to give the user non-critical information. | < 9.5 |
| ALERT_QUESTION | 2 | This type of alert is used to as the user a question. | < 9.5 |
| ALERT_WARNING | 1 | This type of alert is used to warn the user (perhaps that they are about to perform some action that cannot be undone). | < 9.5 |
Control alignment
| Name | Value | Description | Ver |
| ALIGN_BOTTOM | 2 | Align control on the bottom side of its container | < 9.5 |
| ALIGN_CENTER | 1 | Align control in the center of its container | < 9.5 |
| ALIGN_FILL | 3 | Resize control to fill its container | < 9.5 |
| ALIGN_LEFT | 0 | Align control on the left side of its container | < 9.5 |
| ALIGN_RIGHT | 2 | Align control on the right side of its container | < 9.5 |
| ALIGN_TOP | 0 | Align control on the top side of its container | < 9.5 |
Dialog messages
| Name | Value | Description | Ver |
| MSG_CANCEL | -1008 | The user clicked Cancel or pressed escape | < 9.5 |
| MSG_OK | -1007 | The user clicked OK or pressed enter | < 9.5 |
Follow
| Name | Value | Description | Ver |
| FOLLOW_BOTTOM | 8 | < 9.5 | |
| FOLLOW_LEFT | 1 | < 9.5 | |
| FOLLOW_RIGHT | 4 | < 9.5 | |
| FOLLOW_TOP | 2 | < 9.5 |
Key codes
| Name | Value | Description | Ver |
| KEY_BACKSPACE | -4 | The Backspace key | < 9.5 |
| KEY_BIND | -50 | Added in version 11 | 11 |
| KEY_DELETE | -5 | The Delete key | < 9.5 |
| KEY_DESELECT | -51 | Added in version 11 | 11 |
| KEY_DOWN | -13 | The down arrow key | < 9.5 |
| KEY_END | -7 | The End key | < 9.5 |
| KEY_ESCAPE | -2 | The Escape key | < 9.5 |
| KEY_F1 | -20 | The F1 key | < 9.5 |
| KEY_F10 | -29 | The F10 key | < 9.5 |
| KEY_F11 | -30 | The F11 key | < 9.5 |
| KEY_F12 | -31 | The F12 key | < 9.5 |
| KEY_F2 | -21 | The F2 key | < 9.5 |
| KEY_F3 | -22 | The F3 key | < 9.5 |
| KEY_F4 | -23 | The F4 key | < 9.5 |
| KEY_F5 | -24 | The F5 key | < 9.5 |
| KEY_F6 | -25 | The F6 key | < 9.5 |
| KEY_F7 | -26 | The F7 key | < 9.5 |
| KEY_F8 | -27 | The F8 key | < 9.5 |
| KEY_F9 | -28 | The F9 key | < 9.5 |
| KEY_HOME | -6 | The Home key | < 9.5 |
| KEY_LEFT | -10 | The left arrow key | < 9.5 |
| KEY_PAGEDOWN | -9 | The Page Down key | < 9.5 |
| KEY_PAGEUP | -8 | The Page Up key | < 9.5 |
| KEY_RETURN | -1 | The Return or Enter key | < 9.5 |
| KEY_RIGHT | -12 | The right arrow key | < 9.5 |
| KEY_TAB | -3 | The Tab key | < 9.5 |
| KEY_UP | -11 | The up arrow key | < 9.5 |
Layout padding
| Name | Value | Description | Ver |
| DEFAULT_INDENT | 16 | The default amount of indentation | < 9.5 |
| DEFAULT_PADDING | 8 | The default amount of padding | < 9.5 |
Text controls
| Name | Value | Description | Ver |
| FIELD_FLOAT | 2 | A text control that only accepts floating-point input | < 9.5 |
| FIELD_INT | 1 | A text control that only accepts integer input | < 9.5 |
| FIELD_NODIGITS | 5 | A text control that does not accept any numerical input | < 9.5 |
| FIELD_TEXT | 0 | A regular text control | < 9.5 |
| FIELD_UFLOAT | 4 | A text control that only accepts non-negative floating-point input | < 9.5 |
| FIELD_UINT | 3 | A text control that only accepts non-negative integer input | < 9.5 |
Units
| Name | Value | Description | Ver |
| UNIT_DEGREES | 2 | Added in version 14.0 | 14.0 |
| UNIT_FPS | 3 | Added in version 14.0 | 14.0 |
| UNIT_FRAMES | 5 | Added in version 14.0 | 14.0 |
| UNIT_MULT | 4 | Added in version 14.0 | 14.0 |
| UNIT_NONE | -1 | Added in version 14.0 | 14.0 |
| UNIT_PERCENT | 0 | Added in version 14.0 | 14.0 |
| UNIT_PIXELS | 1 | Added in version 14.0 | 14.0 |
View mode
| Name | Value | Description | Ver |
| VIEW_MODE_PIXEL | 1 | Added in version 10 | 10 |
| VIEW_MODE_VECTOR | 2 | Added in version 10 | 10 |