Somehow I got the thing to work properly, I don't even know how
function submenu:set_cursor_position(command)
-- Initialize variables for the weightings on the vertical and horizontal
-- directions
local wv, wh = 0, 0
-- The weightings for the secondary and primary axis relative to input
local w1, w2 = 1, 2
local input = -1
if command == "right" then
input = 0
elseif command == "up" then
input = 1
elseif command == "left" then
input = 2
elseif command == "down" then
input = 3
end
if input == -1 then return end
-- Setup the weightings for each direction
if (input == 1 or input == 3) then
wv, wh = w1, w2
elseif (input == 0 or input == 2) then
wv, wh = w2, w1
end
local width = sol.video.get_quest_size()
width = width / 2 - 160
local current_x = self.cursor_position.x
local current_y = self.cursor_position.y
-- Create default value for the closest item's distance
local closest_index = -1
local closest_distance = 9999999
local index = self:find_item(self:find_item_axis(current_x, current_y))
for i, item in ipairs(self.items) do
local item_x = item.x
local item_y = item.y
-- Skip if it is the old item or is in the opposite direction
if index ~= i and (input ~= 3 or item_y >= current_y) and (input ~= 2 or item_x <= current_x) and (input ~= 0 or item_x >= current_x) and (input ~= 1 or item_y <= current_y) then
-- Get the distance of the current item and the new one
local dist_h = math.abs(item_x - current_x)
local dist_v = math.abs(item_y - current_y)
if (wh ~= w1 or w2 * dist_h >= dist_v) and (wv ~= w1 or w2 * dist_v >= dist_h) then
-- # Get the distance multiplied with their weightings
local dist = (dist_h * wh + dist_v * wv)
-- # Set at closest item if appropriate
if (dist < closest_distance) then
closest_distance = dist
closest_index = i
end
end
end
end
if closest_index == -1 then return end
local item = self.items[closest_index]
local x = item.x
local y = item.y - 5
self.cursor_position = {x = x, y = y + 5}
self.cursor_sprite_x = x + width
self.cursor_sprite_y = y
self.game:set_custom_command_effect("action", item.effect)
self:set_caption(self.caption_text_keys[caption_item])
self.game:set_value(self.menu .. "_last_index", closest_index)
end
There is still some problem regarding some items but that's because I use some wizzard stuffs, for example, you need a separate item for each tunic variant, else it will be stuck on the tunic.
What makes this useful is, the simpliciity of menu customisation, you just have to put a x and y value for your item, the script determine the input pressed and stuffs, instead of using cursor position stuffs
This was my Quest status menu before the change
Notice how it is done ... Manually by stuffs
Now, it just looks like this
All of my menues now run this code
The pro is that it is easier to make and place objects in the menues, the cons is that every objects need to be an item
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