Using Textures On Derma

[Shocks]

I am using Draw.RoundedBoxEx and want to place an image over an area, i found this code:

local TexturedQuadStructure = {
	texture = surface.GetTextureID( '<path>' ),
	color	= Color( 255, 255, 255, 255 ),
	x 	= 0,
	y 	= 0,
	w 	= 500,
	h 	= 500
}
draw.TexturedQuad( TexturedQuadStructure )

Now it works, but i want to add a custom image, i have already mate VTF and VMT files for the images i want to use, can anyone tell me where i put them? and what path i put in the <path> and is there anything else i have to do for this to work?

[eryk]

There is an example in the Garrysmod Wiki at the surface.GetTextureID.

Example:
A texture file is located at garrysmod/materials/custom/my_texture.vtf You would then use the following piece of code to retrieve it:

surface.GetTextureID("custom/my_texture")

Make sure to rename the location of the texture in the .vtf file.

[Shocks]

cheers, would i have to add them to FastDL?

[eryk]

If you plan on running the script on a server, then you have to FastDL.

[Shocks]

Also i have 2 parts i need to place an image on, seporate images.

[editline]19th May 2016[/editline]

How can i use this code multiple times without it conflicting, i need to put the same code with a different image about 4 lines down.
There's the Title Box and the Main Box, so far the code is only in the Main Box just below its code. When i put the same below the title box, it conflicts.

local Scroll = {
	texture = surface.GetTextureID( 'menu_textures/scroll' ),
	color	= Color( 255, 255, 255, 255 ),
	x 	= 0,
	y 	= 0,
	w 	= 900,
	h 	= 900
}
draw.TexturedQuad( Scroll )

local Wood= {
	texture = surface.GetTextureID( 'menu_textures/wood' ),
	color	= Color( 255, 255, 255, 255 ),
	x 	= 0,
	y 	= 0,
	w 	= 900,
	h 	= 900
}
draw.TexturedQuad( Wood)

[eryk]

By conflicting, do you then mean that they draw on top of eachother? Please explain.

[Shocks]

um they either draw over each other or only one works and i get console error's.

[MysteryPancake]

I don't mean to butt in, but if I were in your situation, rather than using [img]http://wiki.garrysmod.com/favicon.ico[/img] [url=http://wiki.garrysmod.com/page/draw/TexturedQuad]draw.TexturedQuad[/url], I would use [img]http://wiki.garrysmod.com/favicon.ico[/img] [url=http://wiki.garrysmod.com/page/surface/SetMaterial]surface.SetMaterial[/url] and [img]http://wiki.garrysmod.com/favicon.ico[/img] [url=http://wiki.garrysmod.com/page/surface/DrawTexturedRect]surface.DrawTexturedRect[/url], I always find them easier and less buggy to use than anything to do with texture IDs

[Shocks]

i'm using the draw because i'm not sure surface would work on this code.

[QUOTE]I have a problem here, i have uploaded the following files.

/garrysmod/materials/menu_textures/scroll.vmt
/garrysmod/materials/menu_textures/scroll.vtf

I added the following lines in the FastDL script.

resource.AddSingleFile("materials/menu_textures/scroll.vmt")
resource.AddSingleFile("materials/menu_textures/scroll.vtf")

I have done a websync, and waited, i have restarted and in the menu i am using this code.

-- Custom Background Image
local Scroll = {
texture = surface.GetTextureID( 'menu_textures/scroll' ),
color = Color( 255, 255, 255, 255 ),
x = 0,
y = 0,
w = 900,
h = 900
}
draw.TexturedQuad( Scroll )

But the texture is black and purple checker/missing.[/QUOTE]

[MysteryPancake]

[QUOTE=Shocks;50360591]i'm using the draw because i'm not sure surface would work on this code.[/QUOTE]

[URL="https://github.com/garrynewman/garrysmod/blob/451b4ff5d1aea7b9b06a8024ef706c248a79647e/garrysmod/lua/includes/modules/draw.lua#L287-L295"]But the draw library uses surface library code internally[/URL]? I guess it wouldn't make a difference what you used, but I'm just saying

[editline]20th May 2016[/editline]

Really, the only difference between what I'm saying and what you're doing is that I was suggesting to use [img]http://wiki.garrysmod.com/favicon.ico[/img] [url=http://wiki.garrysmod.com/page/surface/SetMaterial]surface.SetMaterial[/url] instead of setting the texture

[editline]20th May 2016[/editline]

Try this:

local mat = Material( 'menu_textures/scroll' )

surface.SetMaterial( mat )
surface.SetDrawColor( 255, 255, 255, 255 )
surface.DrawTexturedRect( 0, 0, 900, 900 )

But make sure to not create the material variable inside any drawing hooks, since that's expensive

[Shocks]

This is the code for the initial menu background

	draw.RoundedBoxEx( 4, 6, 0, self:GetWide() - 12, self:GetTall() - 1, Color( 241, 217, 153, 255 ), false, false, true, true ) -- Menu Background

i need to set the material/texture of that. will your code work on that, i've tried it and nothing changed, it does with

local Scroll = {
	texture = surface.GetTextureID( 'menu_textures/scroll' ),
	color	= Color( 255, 255, 255, 255 ),
	x 	= 0,
	y 	= 0,
	w 	= 900,
	h 	= 900
}
draw.TexturedQuad( Scroll )

But the texture is checker, but when i use other materials from in game they flicker depending on what direction your facing. its odd.

[editline]21st May 2016[/editline]

Ok your code works but the texture is still checker, i have put it in the right place and i have websynced and put it in the fast download and restarted. im so confused to why this won't work.

This is the VMT file for the material.

"UnlitGeneric"
{
	"$basetexture"		"menu_textures/scroll"
}