Customizing how the Text box and Menu's look

[neosae]

Im new to Ren-py, but Ive run into a problem. :O

I want to know what kind of code I need to customize how my text box and menu's look.

I saw a thread that stated a vague way on how to do this, but I fail to understand. Can someone please explain?

[Guest]

The best way to do this is to examine the default image textbox (take a screenshot of it maybe), then make your own image textbox and call it "frame.png". Then in the options.rpy of your game, uncomment the line that declares your textbox to be frame.png.

Menus will follow the style of the theme of the game, which is usually centered roundrect or else within the textbox. If you want more custom menus, you'll have to make imagemaps.

[Guest]

I am also having trouble with this. Currently I can't find the code to change the Ren'Py text in the menu into an image. Any help? Also, how do I place the "glow" function when the cursor is placed above it? Thanks.

[Criptych]

I can't find the code to change the Ren'Py text in the menu into an image.

Check out the "From Scratch" section on this page.

Also, how do I place the "glow" function when the cursor is placed above it?

The Ren'Py Reference Manual / UI Functions

Function: ui.imagebutton(idle_image, hover_image, clicked=None, image_style='image_button_image', **properties)

This creates a button that contains two images. The first is the idle image, which is used when the mouse is not over the image, while the second is the hover image, which is used when the mouse is over the image.

Or you could try using an imagemap. I'm not sure about the details, though.