Question - newbie to lua

[Monkeyman618]

hey is there any guide for new people wanting to learn to make a Lua even learn the code etc..

 

[Sic]

hey is there any guide for new people wanting to learn to make a lua even learn the code etc..

well

this is stickied

https://www.redguides.com/community/threads/heres-the-wiki-lua-5-1-reference-manual.77680/

Convert macro stuff to Lua stuff?

MacroScript to Lua - MacroQuest Docs

docs.macroquest.org

 

[aquietone]

If you join the discord, the #coding-questions channel has useful info, and these links:

Getting started with Lua and imgui in MQ: http://docs.macroquest.org/lua/
vs code extension for mq definitions https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ZenithCodeForge.mq-defs
vs code definitions source: https://github.com/macroquest/mq-definitions
ImGui demo code: https://github.com/macroquest/macroquest/tree/master/src/plugins/lua/lua/examples/imgui_demo Run it in EQ with: /Lua run examples/imgui_demo
MQ bindings for ImGui and Lua: https://github.com/macroquest/macroquest/tree/master/src/plugins/lua/bindings A minimal ImGui window sample: https://github.com/aquietone/misclua/blob/main/uisample1.lua
Macro to Lua guide https://docs.macroquest.org/lua/macro-to-lua/
Programming in Lua (free online book covering the basics of Lua) http://www.lua.org/pil/contents.html (edited)

there's also #Lua-discussion in mq discord

 

[MrInfernal]

Those are all phenomenal links. Another thing you can do is to download a Lua that others have written and see how they have implemented something. Feel free to check mine. I’ve added comments to help me remember what each chunk does and hope that it can help you. When do you do decide to write one, you can use my StarterGui as a framework, if you’d like

 

[grimmier]

things I find helpful when working on Lua.

some aliases to type less.
[CODE title="Aliases"]/alias /lrun /Lua run
/alias /lstop /Lua stop
/alias /lparse /Lua parse[/CODE]

I also make a folder named 'a' for testing purposes.
With these 2 changes you save many keystrokes and time when debugging.
I only ever need to type /lrun a to get it started and /lstop a to end it.

there is also this to get you started with a window template.

Release - Starter Lua ImGUI Window

MrInfernal submitted a new resource: Starter Lua ImGUI Window - Skeleton GUI window to speed up Lua creation When I was creating my first Lua, I had a lot of trouble just creating the GUI window. After quite a bit of trial and error, I was able to cut it down to the minimum to run the window...

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