Pawn Chalk

Terminal string styling done right

Installation

1. Download from the releases page the desired version of the plugin for your platform.
2. Unpack the archive to the root directory of the server.
3. Add to the server configuration file the line:
   • samp server:
     • "plugins pawnchalk" - for Windows platform
     • "plugins pawnchalk.so" - for Linux platform
   • open.mp server:

         "pawn": {
             "legacy_plugins": [
                 "pawnchalk"
             ]
         }

Usage

• chalk_bg

  • Add a background color to a string
  • See here to see the list.
  • Example:

    new output[256];
    chalk_bg(RebeccaPurple, output, sizeof output, "Hello World");
    print(output);

  • Result:

  

• chalk_fg

  • Change the color of a string
  • See here to see the list.
  • Example:

    new output[256];
    chalk_fg(RebeccaPurple, output, sizeof output, "Hello World");
    print(output);

  • Result:

  

• chalk_style

  • Add styling to a string
  • See here to see the list.
  • Example:

    new output[256];
    chalk_style(Bold, output, sizeof output, "Hello World");
    print(output);

  • Result:

  

There is also a function that directly returns the output

• return_chalk_bg
• return_chalk_bg_hex
• return_chalk_fg
• return_chalk_fg_hex
• return_chalk_style

Other functions

• chalk_bg_hex
• chalk_fg_hex

Note

All of the natives now supports formatting.

Important

For those people who are running the server directly (clicking samp-server.exe or omp-server.exe), there might be an issue where the console wont properly show the colors. Here's the solution, thanks to Knife for providing the solution:

1. Right click the top edge of console window.
2. Click the Default.
3. Navigate to Terminal tab.
4. And choose command prompt option in default terminal application drop-down menu.
5. Restart the server by closing the window.

Reference: here