8 Textbox Sets [public domain]

[trooper6]

Hi! This stuff is great!

I was wondering if I could ask you two questions:
1) In your notes for suggested text, you often have something like this: "Use dark red text with white outline." I note that all of your suggested texts include outlines. I'm working on my first "learn ren'py" VN...and I never thought about outlines. Why do you recommend text outlines? What do they bring to the VN? Also, how do you decide what colors are optimal? For example, I'm using for my text frame black intertitle card. For the text, I'm using a slightly off white (direction yellow) for speakers and a slightly off white (direction blue) for the narration. Should I be having an outline? And if so, what colors should I be thinking about?

2) I notice your text boxes have a slot for the quick menu. I've read aleema's great tutorial on customizing text boxes, but she doesn't mention the quick menu. How do you place the quick menu in your special quick menu slot?

Thanks! By the way, I'm planning on downloading your VNs now becuase you graphic design is so great!

[OokamiKasumi]

Hi! This stuff is great!

Thank you! I'm glad you like them.

1) I note that all of your suggested texts include outlines. I'm working on my first "learn ren'py" VN...and I never thought about outlines... Why do you recommend text outlines?

I recommend them with my textboxes because the boxes aren't a single color tone. In some, both light colored text and dark colored text would blend in to the point of illegibility. A dark outline around light text, or a light outline around dark text, will prevent the text from blending into the textbox.

Also, how do you decide what colors are optimal? For example, I'm using for my text frame black intertitle card. For the text, I'm using a slightly off white (direction yellow) for speakers and a slightly off white (direction blue) for the narration. Should I be having an outline? And if so, what colors should I be thinking about?

As long as you can see your text clearly, no, you don't need an outline. As for choosing colors, I usually pick from among the game's theme colors, if black or white won't work.

2) I notice your text boxes have a slot for the quick menu. I've read aleema's great tutorial on customizing text boxes, but she doesn't mention the quick menu. How do you place the quick menu in your special quick menu slot?

The code for the Quick Links is at the end of screens.rpy.

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##############################################################################
# Quick Menu
#
# A screen that's included by the default say screen, and adds quick access to
# several useful functions.
screen quick_menu:

    # Add an in-game quick menu.
    hbox:
        style_group "quick"
    
        xalign 0.90
        yalign 1.0

        textbutton _("Main Menu") action MainMenu() 
        textbutton _("Save") action ShowMenu('save') 
        textbutton _("Load") action ShowMenu('load') 
        textbutton _("Skip") action Skip() 
        textbutton _("Auto") action Preference("auto-forward", "toggle") 
        textbutton _("Settings") action ShowMenu('preferences') 
        textbutton _("Stats") action ShowMenu('stats_giselle') 
        textbutton _("Journal") action ShowMenu('journal_1') 

################################
init -2 python:
    style.quick_button.set_parent('default')
    style.quick_button.background = None

    # To move whole set, use xalign, above.
    style.quick_button.right_padding = 15
    style.quick_button.bottom_padding = 20

    ## --------------------------------------
    style.quick_button_text.set_parent('default')

    style.quick_button_text.font = "ALMAGRO_.TTF"
    style.quick_button_text.size = 16

    style.quick_button_text.idle_color = "#8888"
    style.quick_button_text.hover_color = "#ccc"
    style.quick_button_text.selected_idle_color = "#cc08"
    style.quick_button_text.selected_hover_color = "#cc0"
    style.quick_button_text.insensitive_color = "#4448"

    style.quick_button_text.drop_shadow = [(2, 2)] 
    style.quick_button_text.drop_shadow_color = "#000"

The text always appears on the bottom right. It can be moved left or right by adjusting this:

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        xalign 0.90

You adjust the spacing between the links with this:

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    style.quick_button.right_padding = 15
    style.quick_button.bottom_padding = 20

Thanks! By the way, I'm planning on downloading your VNs now because your graphic design is so great!

My pleasure.
-- I'm glad you like my designs.

[Kaht]

Would it be alright if I edited the blue one slightly? I was thinking I would just make it a bit darker and more vibrant to fit in better with my game, and make the middle a little longer in comparison to the sides so I can get a touch more text in there??

[OokamiKasumi]

Would it be alright if I edited the blue one slightly? I was thinking I would just make it a bit darker and more vibrant to fit in better with my game, and make the middle a little longer in comparison to the sides so I can get a touch more text in there??

Darlin', you may edit these however you like to suit your needs, up to, and including gutting them completely.

[Kaht]

Awesome! Thank you!!!

[OokamiKasumi]

Awesome! Thank you!!!

You can even ask me to adjust them for you.
-- However, I have no clue what you mean by "the middle a little longer in comparison to the sides".

[Kokoro Hane]

Are we allowed to resize the textboxes?

[OokamiKasumi]

Are we allowed to resize the textboxes?

In addition resizing, you can re-color, fold, spindle, and mutilate as needed.

[Kokoro Hane]

Are we allowed to resize the textboxes?

In addition resizing, you can re-color, fold, spindle, and mutilate as needed.

Oh, cool! Thank you ^.^

[Giovedi]

NEW TEXTBOX.

(SHRIEKS WITH GLEE)

[OokamiKasumi]

NEW TEXTBOX. (SHRIEKS WITH GLEE)

Yep, I do that every now and again.

[RavenBelmont]

Thank you very much for this, it really helps me a lot.

Have a great day.

[OokamiKasumi]

Thank you very much for this, it really helps me a lot.
Have a great day.

My pleasure.
-- I like helping where I can.

[8oni]

Thank you very much for this awesome text box! I made them into Novelty template, I hope you don't mind.

[OokamiKasumi]

Thank you very much for this awesome text box! I made them into Novelty template, I hope you don't mind.

You're very welcome, and I don't mind my work being used for Novelty. I hope they work well for you!