<function name="InsertClickableTextStart" parent="Panel" type="classfunc"> <description> Starts the insertion of clickable text for a <page>RichText</page> element. Any text appended with <page>Panel:AppendText</page> between this call and <page>Panel:InsertClickableTextEnd</page> will become clickable text. The hook <page>PANEL:ActionSignal</page> is called when the text is clicked, with "TextClicked" as the signal name and `signalValue` as the signal value. The hook <page>PANEL:OnTextClicked</page> is called when the text is clicked. <note>The clickable text is a separate Derma panel which will not inherit the current font from the `RichText`.</note> </description> <realm>Client and Menu</realm> <args> <arg name="signalValue" type="string">The text passed as the action signal's value.</arg> </args> </function> <example> <description>Creates a panel with some information on Rich Text panels along with a click-able link to the <page>RichText</page> page.</description> <code> -- Create a window frame TextFrame = vgui.Create("DFrame") TextFrame:SetSize(250, 150) TextFrame:Center() TextFrame:SetTitle("RichText") TextFrame:MakePopup() -- RichText panel local richtext = vgui.Create("RichText", TextFrame) richtext:Dock( FILL ) -- First segment richtext:InsertColorChange(255, 255, 255, 255) richtext:AppendText("This is a Rich Text panel — a panel used in Source MP's default chat box and developer console.\n\nSee the ") -- Second segment richtext:InsertColorChange(192, 192, 255, 255) richtext:InsertClickableTextStart("OpenWiki") -- Make incoming text fire the "OpenWiki" value when clicked richtext:AppendText("Garry's Mod Wiki") richtext:InsertClickableTextEnd() -- End clickable text here -- Third segment richtext:InsertColorChange(255, 255, 255, 255) richtext:AppendText(" for information on how to use a Rich Text panel.") -- Background color function richtext:PerformLayout() self:SetBGColor(Color(32, 32, 46)) end -- Handle any commands we get from the panel function richtext:ActionSignal(signalName, signalValue) -- Some clickable text was clicked⤶ if ( signalName == "TextClicked" ) then function richtext:OnTextClicked( id ) -- Open the wiki⤶ if ( id == "OpenWiki" ) then -- Open the wiki⤶ if ( signalValue == "OpenWiki" ) then⤶ ⤶ gui.OpenURL( "https://wiki.facepunch.com/gmod/Panel:InsertClickableTextStart" ) ⤶ ⤶ end⤶ gui.OpenURL( "https://wiki.facepunch.com/gmod/Panel:InsertClickableTextStart" ) ⤶ end end </code> <output><image src="RichText_InsertClickableText_example.png"/></output> </example>