Enable auto equip when using the item keys. This version avoids modif…

…ying the items structure which is unfortunately used to save the manufacturing recipes as a binary file. We need to replace such binary formats as they are too fragile....

hud_quickbar_window.c

@@ -498,7 +498,10 @@ static int	display_quickbar_handler(window_info *win)
 			glBegin(GL_QUADS);
 				draw_2d_thing(u_start,v_start,u_end,v_end,x_start,y_start,x_end,y_end);
 			glEnd();
-
+
+			if ((_cur_time - item_list_extra[i].slot_busy_start) < 250)
+				gray_out(x_start,y_start,item_quickbar_slot_size);
+
 			if (item_list[i].cooldown_time > _cur_time)
 			{
 				float cooldown = ((float)(item_list[i].cooldown_time - _cur_time)) / ((float)item_list[i].cooldown_rate);
@@ -666,24 +669,45 @@ void init_quickbar (void)
 }
 
 
-static void quick_use(int use_id)
+// try to use or auto equip the item in the slot
+static void quick_use(int use_id, size_t *timer)
 {
 	Uint8 quick_use_str[3];
 	int	i;
 
-	for(i=0; i<ITEM_NUM_ITEMS; i++){
-		if(item_list[i].pos==use_id &&
-			item_list[i].quantity &&
-			item_list[i].use_with_inventory){
-				quick_use_str[0]= USE_INVENTORY_ITEM;
-				quick_use_str[1]= use_id;
-				quick_use_str[2]= i;
-				my_tcp_send(my_socket,quick_use_str,2);
-				used_item_counter_action_use(i);
+	for(i=0; i<ITEM_NUM_ITEMS; i++)
+	{
+		if (item_list[i].pos==use_id)
+		{
+			if (item_list[i].quantity)
+			{
+				// its a usabale item so try to use it
+				if (item_list[i].use_with_inventory)
+				{
+					quick_use_str[0]= USE_INVENTORY_ITEM;
+					quick_use_str[1]= use_id;
+					quick_use_str[2]= i;
+					my_tcp_send(my_socket,quick_use_str,2);
+					used_item_counter_action_use(i);
 #ifdef NEW_SOUND
-				item_list[i].action = USE_INVENTORY_ITEM;
+					item_list[i].action = USE_INVENTORY_ITEM;
 #endif // NEW_SOUND
-				break;
+				}
+				// this else catches all other item types, but is not used if we have recenly use the slot
+				// if the item type is not equipable, the server will tell us like it normally does
+				else if (!item_swap_in_progress(i) && ((SDL_GetTicks() - *timer) > 500))
+				{
+					*timer = SDL_GetTicks();
+					try_auto_equip(i);
+				}
+				// the slot will shown as busy for sort while
+				else
+				{
+					item_list_extra[i].slot_busy_start = SDL_GetTicks();
+					do_alert1_sound();
+				}
+			}
+			return;
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -695,10 +719,11 @@ int action_item_keys(SDL_Keycode key_code, Uint16 key_mod)
 	size_t i;
 	el_key_def keys[] = {K_ITEM1, K_ITEM2, K_ITEM3, K_ITEM4, K_ITEM5, K_ITEM6,
 					 K_ITEM7, K_ITEM8, K_ITEM9, K_ITEM10, K_ITEM11, K_ITEM12 };
+	static size_t timers[sizeof(keys)/sizeof(el_key_def)] = {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 };
 	for (i=0; i<sizeof(keys)/sizeof(el_key_def); i++)
 		if(KEY_DEF_CMP(keys[i], key_code, key_mod))
 		{
-			quick_use (i);
+			quick_use (i, &timers[i]);
 			return 1;
 		}
 	return 0;

items.c

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include "spells.h"
 
 item item_list[ITEM_NUM_ITEMS];
+item_extra item_list_extra[ITEM_NUM_ITEMS];
 
 struct quantities quantities = {
 	0,
@@ -311,6 +312,7 @@ void get_your_items (const Uint8 *data)
 	//clear the items first
 	for(i=0;i<ITEM_NUM_ITEMS;i++){
 		item_list[i].quantity=0;
+		item_list_extra[i].slot_busy_start = 0;
 	}
 
 	for(i=0;i<total_items;i++){
@@ -649,7 +651,8 @@ static int display_items_handler(window_info *win)
 				y_end = y_start + items_grid.height - 1;
 				draw_item(item_list[i].image_id, x_start, y_start, items_grid.width - 1);
 			}
-
+			if ((_cur_time - item_list_extra[i].slot_busy_start) < 250)
+				gray_out(x_start, y_start, items_grid.width);
 
 			if (item_list[i].cooldown_time > _cur_time)
 			{

items.h

@@ -34,6 +34,16 @@ typedef struct
 	Uint32 cooldown_rate; /*!< time that the item would need to cool down from full heat */
 } item;
 
+/*!
+ * Extra features for items.
+ * We can't change the item struct as it used to read/write the manufacture pipeline file.
+ * Until that is changed, put other stuff here.
+ */
+typedef struct
+{
+	Uint32 slot_busy_start;
+} item_extra;
+
 /*!
  * \name Item definition flags
  */
@@ -77,6 +87,7 @@ struct quantities {
 /*! @{ */
 extern struct quantities quantities; 		/*!< Quantities displayed in the items window*/
 extern item item_list[ITEM_NUM_ITEMS]; 		/*!< global list of items */
+extern item_extra item_list_extra[ITEM_NUM_ITEMS]; /*!< global list of items extra properties - use with care this is temporary */
 extern int item_dragged;					/*!< the position of any currently dragged item, or -1 */
 extern int item_quantity;					/*!< the number of items for and any currently dragged item */
 extern int use_item;						/*!< the position of any current items used */