Getting item info on hover or any other way

[Ingeniouz]

Hello, I want to make random attributes on items with the same id, so I need to display these attributes somehow. Can I make an item info panel on hovering an item or something like that? Or is the only way to know the item is by it's image?
P.S. I use InventoryGrid, but can choose another inventory type if it fits the goal better.

[peter-kish]

I suppose the problem here is knowing which item is under the mouse cursor?

Unfortunately, I see only one way of doing this at the current state of the plugin: Getting the field coordinates with CtrlInventoryGrid.get_field_coords and then looping through the items to see which item is placed on the given coordinates.

A far better way would be to have CtrlInventoryGrid signals similar to the mouse_entered() and mouse_exited() signals of the Control class. For example mouse_entered_item(item) and mouse_exited_item(item) signals which would triggered when the user hovers over the given items.
Another way would be to define a CtrlInventoryGrid method that would just return the item under the mouse cursor (called get_hovered_item() or similar)

I will look into implementing one of the above (or both) in the next version.

EDIT: Opened an issue for this: #70

[Ingeniouz]

Yeah, it's a long-term question, it's not urgent, just wondering if it's possible or will be. I will wait then, thanks. How can I know when the function is there?

[peter-kish]

I will close the related issue (#70) and also write in this thread.
I don't think it's a difficult thing to implement, so I'll try to get it done this weekend or perhaps the next one.

[Ingeniouz]

Got it. Thank you!

[peter-kish]

item_mouse_entered(item) and item_mouse_exited(item) have been added to CtrlInventoryGrid in #71.

[Ingeniouz]

Great news! Thank you! I will try it as soon as I get to Godot.

[Ingeniouz]

I tried, it works! Yay!
Also I noticed that the new documentation part has item_mouse_entered() for mouse_leaves too, seems like an error.
https://github.com/peter-kish/gloot/blob/master/docs/ctrl_inventory_grid.md

[peter-kish]

Yup, my mistake. I'll fix it shortly. Thanks!