Using a picture as a class name

[JossTheFox]

Hello again!
I'm making a few custom classes for a project I've been working on, and I was wondering if you could set an image to be used in the class selection screen as the class name, similar to what you can do with the main menu options and the level names.
The reason I'm asking this is because I'd like to have the classes be color-coded in a sense. For example, class one would be associated with purple, class two would be red, class three would be green. I'd like to have a rainbow class too, but I don't know if that one is possible. The picture solution was the only one I could think of, but if anyone else has a better solution I'd love to hear it.
So...is what I'm asking even possible?

[m8f]

Maybe you can color your classes with escape codes: https://zdoom.org/wiki/Print#Colors ?

[JossTheFox]

That doesn't work, text codes don't work in the menus.

[m8f]

Do you specify text strings in MENUDEF itself or in LANGUAGE lump?

When it's in LANGUAGE, it works for me (see icon near Gearbox entry):



LANGUAGE:

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[enu default]

GB_OPTIONS = "\ch⚙\c- Gearbox Options";

MENUDEF:

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AddOptionMenu OptionsMenu       { Submenu "$GB_OPTIONS", gb_Options }

[JossTheFox]

Oh, we're talking about completely different menus.
I'm talking about the class selection screen, the one that appears when you start a new game with more than one player class.

[m8f]

Nonetheless, if you define your strings in LANGUAGE (and use them from your ZScript/Decorate player class definitions), will it work?

[JossTheFox]

Ohh my God I am a huge idiot.
The name isn't defined in LANGUAGE, I currently just put it in the decorate lump itself. I'll change that the next time I get the chance to and see if it works. (I'd do it right now, but I have to share a computer with my brother rn)

[JossTheFox]

I completely forgot to update this, geez.
Defining the name in LANGUAGE with the text code works! Thanks :3