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serene-artist
PostPosted: Sun Jul 15, 2012 2:12 am 
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I was reading the cookbook but couldn't really understand how to create a separate window for my character names. I don't think any instructions were given...just that it was recommended. I don't know if I posted in the right place, but please help! :(
And thanks in advance! A picture has been attached to clear up what I want. (SOLVED but NEW PROBLEM DOWN BELOW!)


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You have to put "show_two_window = True" when you define the character

Code:
e = Character('Eileen'), show_two_window=True)

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PostPosted: Sun Jul 15, 2012 2:37 am 
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DragoonHP wrote:
You have to put "show_two_window = True" when you define the character

Code:
e = Character('Eileen'), show_two_window=True)


Thank you so much. No jokes, I was stuck on this for an hour (;n; )
PLEASE except my gratitude!!! Thanks for answering so fast too! You are my savior \(0u0\)
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 15, 2012 3:00 am 
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A new problem has arrived :(
Sorry, does anyone know how to CENTER the name?
I tried using
style.say_who_window.xalign = 0.10 under options.rpy but it only moved the namebox rather than the font inside!!

Please and thanks in advance again!
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 15, 2012 4:32 am 
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Change
Code:
id "who"

to
Code:
id "who" xalign .5

in the else block in screen.rpy under screen say.

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PostPosted: Sun Jul 15, 2012 3:47 pm 
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DragoonHP wrote:
Change
Code:
id "who"

to
Code:
id "who" xalign .5

in the else block in screen.rpy under screen say.


Huh, I tried this and it didn't change anything.

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I just tried it and it works for me

Code:
    else:

        # The two window variant.
        vbox:
            style "say_two_window_vbox"

            if who:           
                window:
                    style "say_who_window"

                    text who:
                        id "who" xalign .5

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PostPosted: Sun Jul 15, 2012 10:43 pm 
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This is what my code looks like, but it isn't working.

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This is how my output looks

And it might be a silly question, but you are using the show_two_window variant right?


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PostPosted: Sun Jul 15, 2012 11:11 pm 
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Well...that just made things worse. xD

Image

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(you aren't using the two_windows_variant, right?)

If yes, then
Code:
background None
yoffset -10
xoffset 12
text who id "who" xalign .5

should work for you.

If it doesn't, then I have no idea where it is going wrong.

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PostPosted: Sun Jul 15, 2012 11:23 pm 
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Yeah, it just made things all crazy like the screen cap above. It isn't that big of a deal, so I won't use it.

Thanks for trying.

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Okay found out why it's not showing up correctly for you. (Because of frame; see the size of frame depends upon the space the text takes, so trying to center the text is all but futile in it.

So instead of trying to center (or reposition) the text, try to reposition the frame.

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            if who:
                frame:
                    background None
                    yoffset -10
                    xoffset 12
                    xalign 0.5 ?# Change it to fit your needs
                    text who id "who"

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PostPosted: Mon Jul 16, 2012 1:07 am 
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Hmm...it is making the names jump around each time the screen changes.

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Jump around?

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"I love writing but hate starting. The page is awfully white and it says, "You may have fooled some of the people some of the time but those days are over, giftless. I'm not your agent and I'm not your mommy. I'm a white piece of paper, you wanna dance with me?" And I really, really don't." -- Aaron Sorkin

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