Using Name Of Parent Node For Use In Addtext Possible?

[user_deleted]

Hi,

go ahead punks, prove me wrong, but I suspect what I'm
trying to do here isn't possible in Shake. Here's what
I'm talking about:

image1 image2 image3
| | |
Select1
|
AddText

I'd like to display the name of the selected node, or the image it's loaded, into
the text field of AddText so I can see which of the images I've selected.
Can anyone prove/disprove my fear that I'm on a hiding to nothing with
this one?

Cheers,
Malc.

[user_deleted]

might not be exactlywhat you're after, but maybe try:

CODE
image1  image2  image3
  |        |       |
AddT1    AddT1   AddT3
  |        |       |
      select-1-2-3
           |

++ christoph

[user_deleted]

ok, fired up shake and checked the manual (page 606 is what you want) and found something much more elegant:

CODE
SFileIn1 = SFileIn("/path/FILE1_NAME", "Auto",
    0, 0, "v1.1", "0", "", 0);
SFileIn2 = SFileIn("/path/FILE2_NAME", "Auto",
    0, 0, "v1.1", "0", "", 0);
Select1 = Select(Step(0,2@1), SFileIn1, SFileIn2, 0);
AddText1 = AddText(Select1,  Select1.branch==1?"{SFileIn1.imageName}" : "{SFileIn2.imageName}",
    "Utopia Regular", 20, xFontScale/GetDefaultAspect(), 1, width/2,
    height/2, 0, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 45, 0, 1);

just leaning all this stuff myself
++ christoph

[user_deleted]

Nice job, I was trying that earlier today and could not get the file names to show up.

the example is for three inputs so;

: Select1.branch==1?"{SFileIn1.imageName}" : Select1.branch==2 ? "{SFileIn2.imageName}" : "{SFileIn3.imageName}"

so malcdelnorte you can put that in Zems AddText text field.

[user_deleted]

Thanks guys, that's great! I gave up playing with the : and { and " placement
too early - shame on me

Ate logo!
Malc.

[user_deleted]

Actually, I remembered I was trying to do this without having to specify the node names
of the SFileIns inside the expression. I was trying to go through Select.In1 etc.

Do you reckon there's a way to do that? If not, then not to worry.

Thanks guys,
Malc.