DirectButton Positioning?

Scripting Issues
1

So I am attempting to make a pause screen and I have a help button and a play game button set up but they always are on top of each other help?
Oh and here is teh code:

import direct.directbase.DirectStart
from direct.gui.OnscreenText import OnscreenText
from direct.gui.DirectGui import *

from panda3d.core import TextNode

#bk_text

ttle= "Project Hero Studios Presents: Shadow of the Panda"
PG= "Play Game"
HP= ""
CR= "Credits"
HP1= ""#Collect all the crystals
HP2= ""#Up arrow moves forward
HP3= ""#Left and Right arrow Keys turn
HP4= ""#A and S keys rotate Camera
HP5= ""#P key pauses game
CR1= ""#Programmed by Michael Manahan
CR3= ""#Animations and Models by Panda3D
CR2= ""#Story by Michael Manahan
CR4= ""#Thank you for giving this game a shot!
Back=""#Back

#textObject

#Title
textttle = OnscreenText(text = ttle, pos = (0,.5),
                          scale = .1,fg=(1,1,1,1),align=TextNode.ACenter,mayChange=1)

#Play Game
textPG = OnscreenText(text = PG, pos = (0,.25),
                          scale = .1,fg=(1,1,1,1),align=TextNode.ACenter,mayChange=1)
#Help
textHP = OnscreenText(text = HP, pos = (0,-.75),
                          scale = .05,fg=(1,1,1,1),align=TextNode.ACenter,mayChange=1)
textHP1 = OnscreenText(text = HP1, pos = (0,-.15),
                          scale = .05,fg=(1,1,1,1),align=TextNode.ACenter,mayChange=1)
textHP2 = OnscreenText(text = HP2, pos = (0,-.30),
                          scale = .05,fg=(1,1,1,1),align=TextNode.ACenter,mayChange=1)
textHP3 = OnscreenText(text = HP3, pos = (0,-.45),
                          scale = .05,fg=(1,1,1,1),align=TextNode.ACenter,mayChange=1)
textHP4 = OnscreenText(text = HP4, pos = (0,-.60),
                          scale = .05,fg=(1,1,1,1),align=TextNode.ACenter,mayChange=1)
textHP5 = OnscreenText(text = HP5, pos = (0,-.75),
                          scale = .05,fg=(1,1,1,1),align=TextNode.ACenter,mayChange=1)
###Credits
##textCR = OnscreenText(text = CR, pos = (0,-.25),
##                          scale = .05,fg=(1,0.5,0.5,1),align=TextNode.ACenter,mayChange=1)
##textCR1 = OnscreenText(text = CR1, pos = (0,-.25),
##                          scale = .05,fg=(1,0.5,0.5,1),align=TextNode.ACenter,mayChange=1)
##textCR2 = OnscreenText(text = CR2, pos = (0,0),
##                          scale = .05,fg=(1,0.5,0.5,1),align=TextNode.ACenter,mayChange=1)
##textCR3 = OnscreenText(text = CR3, pos = (0,0),
##                          scale = .05,fg=(1,0.5,0.5,1),align=TextNode.ACenter,mayChange=1)
##textCR4 = OnscreenText(text = CR4, pos = (0,0),
##                          scale = .05,fg=(1,0.5,0.5,1),align=TextNode.ACenter,mayChange=1)
##
###Back
##textBack = OnscreenText(text = Back, pos = (0,0),
##                          scale = .05,fg=(1,0.5,0.5,1),align=TextNode.ACenter,mayChange=1)
##

def setText():
    PG = ""
    textPG.setText(PG)
    HP = ""
    textHP.setText(HP)
    HP1= "Collect all the crystals"
    textHP1.setText(HP1)
    HP2= "Up arrow moves forward"
    textHP2.setText(HP2)
    HP3= "Left and Right arrow Keys turn"
    textHP3.setText(HP3)
    HP4= "A and S keys rotate Camera"
    textHP4.setText(HP4)
    HP5= "P key pauses game"
    textHP5.setText(HP5)
##    CR = ""
##    textCR.setText(CR)
##    CR1= "Programmed by Michael Manahan"
##    textCR1.setText(CR1)
##    CR2= "Story by Michael Manahan"
##    textCR2.setText(CR2)
##    CR3= "Animations and Models by Panda3D"
##    textCR3.setText(CR3)
##    CR4= "Thank you for giving this game a shot!"
##    textCR4.setText(CR4)
##    Back="Back"
##    textBack.setText(Back)
    
    
    # Add button
a= DirectButton(text = ("Play Game", "Play Game", "Play Game", "disabled"),scale=.1,
command=setText)
b = DirectButton(text = ("Help", "Help", "Help", "disabled"),scale=.1,
command=setText)
##c = DirectButton(text = ("Credits", "Credits", "Credits", "disabled"), pos = (0,-.5),scale=.1,
##command=setText)

run()
2

You don’t appear to be setting their position, as you’re doing with the OnscreenText objects. Pass in the “pos” keyword during construction or call “setPos” afterwards.

3

Now I am getting this error when I try using pos:

NodePath.setPos() argument 1 must be NodePath, not float

Here is the new code:

import direct.directbase.DirectStart
from direct.gui.OnscreenText import OnscreenText
from direct.gui.DirectGui import *

from panda3d.core import TextNode

#bk_text

TT= ""#Project Hero Studios Presents: Shadow of the Panda
PG= ""
HP= ""#Help
CR= ""#Credits
HP1= ""#Collect all the crystals
HP2= ""#Up arrow moves forward
HP3= ""#Left and Right arrow Keys turn
HP4= ""#A and S keys rotate Camera
HP5= ""#P key pauses game
CR1= ""#Programmed by Michael Manahan
CR3= ""#Animations and Models by Panda3D
CR2= ""#Story by Michael Manahan
CR4= ""#Thank you for giving this game a shot!
Back=""#Back

#textObject

#Title
textTT = OnscreenText(text = TT, pos = (0,.5),
                          scale = .1,fg=(1,1,1,1),align=TextNode.ACenter,mayChange=1)

#Play Game
textPG = OnscreenText(text = PG, pos = (0,.25),
                          scale = .1,fg=(1,1,1,1),align=TextNode.ACenter,mayChange=1)
#Help
textHP = OnscreenText(text = HP, pos = (0,-.15),
                          scale = .05,fg=(1,1,1,1),align=TextNode.ACenter,mayChange=1)
textHP1 = OnscreenText(text = HP1, pos = (0,-.25),
                          scale = .05,fg=(1,1,1,1),align=TextNode.ACenter,mayChange=1)
textHP2 = OnscreenText(text = HP2, pos = (0,-.40),
                          scale = .05,fg=(1,1,1,1),align=TextNode.ACenter,mayChange=1)
textHP3 = OnscreenText(text = HP3, pos = (0,-.55),
                          scale = .05,fg=(1,1,1,1),align=TextNode.ACenter,mayChange=1)
textHP4 = OnscreenText(text = HP4, pos = (0,-.70),
                          scale = .05,fg=(1,1,1,1),align=TextNode.ACenter,mayChange=1)
textHP5 = OnscreenText(text = HP5, pos = (0,-.85),
                          scale = .05,fg=(1,1,1,1),align=TextNode.ACenter,mayChange=1)
#Credits
textCR = OnscreenText(text = CR, pos = (0,-.15),
                          scale = .05,fg=(1,1,1,1),align=TextNode.ACenter,mayChange=1)
textCR1 = OnscreenText(text = CR1, pos = (0,-.25),
                          scale = .05,fg=(1,1,1,1),align=TextNode.ACenter,mayChange=1)
textCR2 = OnscreenText(text = CR2, pos = (0,-0.40),
                          scale = .05,fg=(1,1,1,1),align=TextNode.ACenter,mayChange=1)
textCR3 = OnscreenText(text = CR3, pos = (0,-0.55),
                          scale = .05,fg=(1,1,1,1),align=TextNode.ACenter,mayChange=1)
textCR4 = OnscreenText(text = CR4, pos = (0,-0.70),
                          scale = .05,fg=(1,1,1,1),align=TextNode.ACenter,mayChange=1)

#Back
textBack = OnscreenText(text = Back, pos = (0,0),
                          scale = .05,fg=(1,0.5,0.5,1),align=TextNode.ACenter,mayChange=1)


#Help
def setTextk():
    TT = "Project Hero Studios Presents: Shadow of the Panda"
    textTT.setText(TT)
    PG = ""
    textPG.setText(PG)
    HP = "Help"
    textHP.setText(HP)
    CR = ""
    textCR.setText(CR)
    HP1= "Collect all the crystals"
    textHP1.setText(HP1)
    HP2= "Up arrow moves forward"
    textHP2.setText(HP2)
    HP3= "Left and Right arrow Keys turn"
    textHP3.setText(HP3)
    HP4= "A and S keys rotate Camera"
    textHP4.setText(HP4)
    HP5= "P key pauses game"
    textHP5.setText(HP5)
    CR1= ""#Programmed by Michael Manahan
    textCR1.setText(CR1)
    CR3= ""#Animations and Models by Panda3D
    textCR3.setText(CR3)
    CR2= ""#Story by Michael Manahan
    textCR2.setText(CR2)
    CR4= ""#Thank you for giving this game a shot!
    textCR4.setText(CR4)
    Back="Back"
    textBack.setText(Back)

#Credits
def setTextl():
    TT = "Project Hero Studios Presents: Shadow of the Panda"
    textTT.setText(TT)
    PG = ""
    HP = ""
    textHP.setText(HP)
    HP1= ""#Collect all the crystals
    textHP1.setText(HP1)
    HP2= ""#Up arrow moves forward
    textHP2.setText(HP2)
    HP3= ""#Left and Right arrow Keys turn
    textHP3.setText(HP3)
    HP4= ""#A and S keys rotate Camera
    textHP4.setText(HP4)
    HP5= ""#P key pauses game
    textHP5.setText(HP5)
    CR = "Credits"
    textCR.setText(CR)
    CR1= "Programmed by Michael Manahan"
    textCR1.setText(CR1)
    CR2= "Story by Michael Manahan"
    textCR2.setText(CR2)
    CR3= "Animations and Models by Panda3D"
    textCR3.setText(CR3)
    CR4= "Thank you for giving this game a shot!"
    textCR4.setText(CR4)
    Back="Back"
    textBack.setText(Back)

#Back    
def setTextm():    
    TT= "Project Hero Studios Presents: Shadow of the Panda"
    textTT.setText(TT)
    PG= "Play Game"
    HP= ""
    textHP.setText(HP)
    CR= ""
    textCR.setText(CR)
    HP1= ""#Collect all the crystals
    textHP1.setText(HP1)
    HP2= ""#Up arrow moves forward
    textHP2.setText(HP2)
    HP3= ""#Left and Right arrow Keys turn
    textHP3.setText(HP3)
    HP4= ""#A and S keys rotate Camera
    textHP4.setText(HP4)
    HP5= ""#P key pauses game
    textHP5.setText(HP5)
    CR1= ""#Programmed by Michael Manahan
    textCR1.setText(CR1)
    CR3= ""#Animations and Models by Panda3D
    textCR3.setText(CR3)
    CR2= ""#Story by Michael Manahan
    textCR2.setText(CR2)
    CR4= ""#Thank you for giving this game a shot!
    textCR4.setText(CR4)
    Back=""#Back
    textBack.setText(Back)
    # Add button

b = DirectButton(text = ("Help", "Help", "Help", "disabled"),scale=.1, pos = (.5,0),
command = setTextk)
c = DirectButton(text = ("Credits", "Credits", "Credits", "disabled"), scale=.1, pos = (.25,0),
command=setTextl)
d = DirectButton(text = ("Back", "Back", "Back", "disabled"), scale=.1, pos = (0,0),
command=setTextm)

run()
4

Nevermind I found out that I needed a third variable for the pos it works!

5

Just for clarification: if you pass setPos two parameters, then the function expects those to be a reference object (NodePath) and a vector that describes the offset.