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by william_dickson
Sun May 16, 2021 8:08 am
Forum: Ren'Py Questions and Announcements
Topic: Is it possible for the renpy.input dialogue to be said by a character and not the narrator?
Replies: 4
Views: 1495

Re: Is it possible for the renpy.input dialogue to be said by a character and not the narrator?

Bump. 5 years later, this is what google brings me to, and it isn't answered. I'd like a character with name and left side image (all of which sorted, and I know how to to the standard input too) to ask for the input instead of the narrator. No solution? I'll google some more ...
by william_dickson
Mon Oct 12, 2020 10:53 am
Forum: Ren'Py Questions and Announcements
Topic: expected label name not found .. but the button finds it?
Replies: 2
Views: 884

Re: expected label name not found .. but the button finds it?

God I'm such a dork. I took 'm from the button, they need them there :/
And it's seriously not the only two labels I'm jumping to and from (or indeed Call)
/me slaps forhead.

Thanks!
by william_dickson
Mon Oct 12, 2020 10:50 am
Forum: Ren'Py Questions and Announcements
Topic: two decimals
Replies: 2
Views: 399

Re: two decimals

Outstanding, thanks a bunch.
by william_dickson
Mon Oct 12, 2020 10:44 am
Forum: Ren'Py Questions and Announcements
Topic: expected label name not found .. but the button finds it?
Replies: 2
Views: 884

expected label name not found .. but the button finds it?

This is the button: screen devNight(): textbutton _("Dev Night") style "stdButton" xalign 0.5 yalign 0.5 action Jump("toNight") Works like a charm Here's a block I jump to as a placeholder, mess around in it, have a button (devMorning) to jump to the next section or wan...
by william_dickson
Mon Oct 12, 2020 5:31 am
Forum: Ren'Py Questions and Announcements
Topic: two decimals
Replies: 2
Views: 399

two decimals

I have a time. 20.30 (variable) but only get 20.3 in text or expression text images The documentation gives: It's possible to apply formatting when displaying numbers. This will display a floating point number to two decimal places: $ percent = 100.0 * points / max_points g "I like you [percent...
by william_dickson
Thu Oct 08, 2020 3:33 pm
Forum: Ren'Py Questions and Announcements
Topic: how to use Call() and return with from_current
Replies: 2
Views: 689

how to use Call() and return with from_current

Hi action Call('show_interface') and return when done works like a charm and, as intended, moves forward a statement on return. In https://www.renpy.org/doc/html/statement_equivalents.html (relevant section pasted below) I read that I can have it return to the exact same place it was called from wit...
by william_dickson
Tue Apr 30, 2019 11:48 am
Forum: Ren'Py Questions and Announcements
Topic: how to parse a variable in image text [solved]
Replies: 4
Views: 601

Re: how to parse a variable in image text

The problem is the image is defined once taking the value of name at the time of definition and isn't updated. (Also possibly the order the variable being defined -- have you added a default name = None or something at the beginning?) I'd try ParameterizedText (https://www.renpy.org/doc/html/text.h...
by william_dickson
Tue Apr 23, 2019 2:22 am
Forum: Ren'Py Questions and Announcements
Topic: how to parse a variable in image text [solved]
Replies: 4
Views: 601

Re: how to parse a variable in image text

Nope, \n is a new line, works like a charm, no difference without it though
isobellesophia wrote: Tue Apr 23, 2019 2:12 am

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image name = Text("Her name is [name]", style="sayText_b26_trf")
show name
perhaps?
by william_dickson
Tue Apr 23, 2019 1:47 am
Forum: Ren'Py Questions and Announcements
Topic: how to parse a variable in image text [solved]
Replies: 4
Views: 601

how to parse a variable in image text [solved]

Hi First question after registration since I can usually find the answer using google (and ending up on a post on here) but not this time. I hope I'm in the right sub-forum, please forgive me if I'm not and please point me to the right one :) python: name = renpy.input(_("What's her name?"...