6. Using Global GUIs

Global GUIs are GUIs that can be used anywhere. They have a String ID and are usually created in the Script Load event.

Creating Global GUIs

To create a Global GUI, you have to specify an ID in the GUI creation section.

create a gui with id "myGlobalGUI" with virtual chest inventory

All GUI customization remains the same.

Opening Global GUIs

To open a Global GUI, you can use the following expression:

[the] gui [with id] %string%
# The GUI from above would be: the gui with id "myGlobalGUI"

To open the GUI using the Open GUI Effect you could write:

open gui with id "myGlobalGUI" to player

TIP! The Open GUI Effect's pattern is: (open|show) [[skript[-]]gui] %guiinventory% (to|for) %players%

Here's a complete example on how to create and open a Global GUI:

on script load:
  create a gui with id "myGlobalGUI" with virtual chest inventory with 3 rows named "My EPIC GUI!" and shape "xxxxxxxxx", "x-------x", and "xxxxxxxxx":
    make gui slot "x" with dirt named "! BORDER !":
      send "Hey %player%! You just clicked a border slot!" to player

command /opengui:
  trigger:
    open gui with id "myGlobalGUI" to player

Deleting Global GUIs

To remove a global without restarting the server, you can use the deletion changer on the Global GUI expression. Here's what that looks like:

command /deleteglobalgui:
  trigger:
    delete gui with id "myGlobalGUI"

Global GUI Identifiers Expression

This expression returns a list of the identifiers of all registered global GUIs. Syntax:

[all [[of] the]|the] (global|registered) gui id(s|entifiers)

Here's what this expression looks like in use:

command /guis:
  trigger:
    loop registered gui identifiers:
      send loop-string

GUI ID Expression

This expression returns the ID of a GUI if it has one. Syntax:

[the] id[entifier] of %guiinventorys%
%guiinventorys%'[s] id[entifier]

Here's what this expression looks like in use:

make gui slot 0 with barrier named "Get GUI ID":
  send "ID of GUI: %id of the gui%" to player