Solved Creative Menu Selection

Is the following possible either using the standard bukkit API or some packet shenanigans? If so, how would you do it?

I know it is possible to open up a standard double chest, crafting, or smelting window for a player. You can then put items in these displays and have a plugin do something when the items are clicked. Many plugins have been using this to make selection menus. I want to know if there is any way to open up a creative menu for a player. This would be great for any plugin that requires a user to select an item "what item do you want to buy?". I have heard yes' and no's from different people, so it would be nice to get a definite answer to this.

 

I remember reading that it was impossible to display the creative menu due to the way MC handles it, but I could be mistaken.

 

Perhapse the client wont accept the menu unless the player is in creative mode?

 

If I recall correctly, the post said it wasn't possible, period.

 

This moves my assumption more in the "no" direction, but I still have no definite answer. Does any else perhapse know for sure?

 

Unless you create a fake one, no.

 

I say no, but you could always create a regular inventory with the max possible slots, and have the very bottom left and very bottom right corners be items which would 'scroll' through the pages, to the next or previous, which would display more items

 

Thats a good answer. Solved.

 

There's already a library:
ItemMenu

 

gustebeast AngryNerd you can always just create a double chest with theese items (you could have a next page item that opens up a new chest) although the scripting would be hard.

 

Do you even resurrect?

 

AngryNerd What?

 

Resurrect = to Lift, or raise something;

basically he's saying, do you even lift?

 

I thought resurrect meant to bring something back to life. In this case, the thread.

 

gustebeast has got it. But, Paper, that's a clever conclusion to draw. (Get it? Because you're Paper?)

 

Punny joke AngryNerd :3

 

gustebeast Well, my ressurectness comes alive...again!

After spending a couple months actually learning bukkit and java, I came back to this issue.

Gus, to awnser your question, it is not possible. Not with packets. Unless the inventory click event will count the creative one as a valid inventory, or unless bukkit extends

But, you could mimic it, very close. With scroll buttons and etc. witch isn't hard at all.

 

I'm keen to find out how bukkit handles containers like Brewing stands and Furnaces, and if its possible for plugins to open them