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LIB is the Game Maker Library format introduced in GM 5.0. LateralGM supports it, as well as a greatly compressed alternative, LGL format.
LIBs can be edited with a Library Maker, provided that the Lib ID is 1000 or greater (this is to prevent the user from editing the official libs. If you still desire to view/edit the official libs, simply alter it with a hex editor to make the Lib ID to some number >= 1000). Interestingly, official libs all use the value 1 for Lib ID.
For notes on how to read this format, and other information, please see Format info.
| ID | Name |
|---|---|
| 0 | Normal |
| 1 | Begin Group |
| 2 | End Group |
| 3 | Else |
| 4 | Exit |
| 5 | Repeat |
| 6 | Variable |
| 7 | Code |
| 8 | -Placeholder |
| 9 | -Separator |
| 10 | -Label |
Action Kinds
The Order column in the table below indicates the order that the entries would be expected to appear in a user-friendly dropdown.
| Order | Name | ID |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Expression | 0 |
| 2 | String | 1 |
| 3 | Both | 2 |
| 4 | Boolean | 3 |
| 5 | Menu | 4 |
| 6 | Color | 13 |
| 7 | Font String | 15 |
| 8 | Sprite | 5 |
| 9 | Sound | 6 |
| 10 | Background | 7 |
| 11 | Path | 8 |
| 12 | Script | 9 |
| 13 | Object | 10 |
| 14 | Room | 11 |
| 15 | Font | 12 |
| 16 | Timeline | 14 |
Argument Types
| ID | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Nothing | Function Name and Code remain empty (0, 0) |
| 1 | Function | Function Name is filled. Code remains empty (0) |
| 2 | Code | Code is filled. Function Name remains empty (0) |
Execution Types
GM version needed for the following info[1]
Length of Tab Caption { Tab Caption }
Lib ID (if ID < 1000, this file is protected as official)
Length of Author { Author }
Lib Version
(double) is the "Last Changed:" time - fractional days since 1899-12-30
Length of Info { Info }
Length of Initialization Code { Initialization Code }
Advanced
Number of actions (changes to a different number in official libs.)
Number of actions again
{
GM version needed for the following info[2]
Length of Name { Name }
Action Id
Image size { Image Data (bmp format) }
Hidden
Advanced
<520+> Registered only
Length of Description { Description }
Length of List Text { List Text }
Length of Hint Text { Hint Text }
Kind[3] (0-10)
Interface Kind (0=Normal, 1=None, 2=Arrows, 5=Code, 6=Text)
Question
Apply to
Relative
Argument Count
Number of Arguments (always 8)
{
Length of Argument Caption { Argument Caption }
Argument Type[4] (0-15)
Length of Default Argument Value { Default Argument Value }
Length of Menu { Menu }
}
Execution Type[5] (0-2)
Length of Function Name[6] { Functon Name }
Length of Code[7] { Code }
}
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Category:Formats
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500 for GM5.0 through 5.2. 520 for GM5.3 or later.
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See Action Kinds above
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See Argument Types above
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See Execution Types above