A Few Questions about Frames

[Nyamo-chan]

It's another newbie of Ren'Py! [Yeah, I know. That was REALLY unexpected. xD]

Anyway...my questions:

a) How do I make my own frames for a Ren'Py game?
b) Can I change my button style [I don't mean the color]? If so, how?

Thanks in advance for taking your time to read this. ^_^

[By the way, no need for a welcome, I've posted here as a guest before. XD]

[PyTom]

a) How do I make my own frames for a Ren'Py game?

You just create a png file, say "frame.png", with your frame inside it. You then include code in your game like:

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init:
     $ style.window.background = Frame("frame.png", 32, 16)

This declares the frame. The two numbers are the size of the borders in the horizontal and vertical directions, respectively... Frame stretches things that are not within these borders.

b) Can I change my button style [I don't mean the color]? If so, how?

The short answer is yes, and you probably want to do so by changing style.button.background, style.button.xminimum, and maybe other properties on style.button and style.button_text.

If you can give me an idea of what you want, I can advise you better.

Oh, and welcome anyway!

[Nyamo-chan]

a) How do I make my own frames for a Ren'Py game?

You just create a png file, say "frame.png", with your frame inside it. You then include code in your game like:

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init:
     $ style.window.background = Frame("frame.png", 32, 16)

This declares the frame. The two numbers are the size of the borders in the horizontal and vertical directions, respectively... Frame stretches things that are not within these borders.

So...the numbers are the pixel sizes for the directions of the borders?

b) Can I change my button style [I don't mean the color]? If so, how?

The short answer is yes, and you probably want to do so by changing style.button.background, style.button.xminimum, and maybe other properties on style.button and style.button_text.

If you can give me an idea of what you want, I can advise you better.

I mean like, if you have a frame you made yourself, and you want the button's frames to be matching with the text. Basically, I'm asking if you can make your own frames for the buttons.

Oh, and welcome anyway!

Eheheh. Thanks.

Oh, and I have another question.

Above the main text window, is it possible to have a small box with the character who's speaking's name in it? (Wind -a breath of heart- for example.)

[PyTom]

So...the numbers are the pixel sizes for the directions of the borders?

Yes. Basically, the situation looks like this:

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A|B|C
-+-+-
D|E|F
-+-+-
G|H|I

So there are 9 regions. The numbers set how wide the various borders are, with the first number setting how wide the left and right borders are (so the width of ADG and CFI), while the second number set how tall the top and bottom borders are (the height of ABC and GHI).

When the time comes to scale a frame, A, C, G and I are not scaled at all. D and F are scaled vertically, but not horizontally, while B and H are scaled horizontally but not vertically. E is scaled in both directions.

Clear? As mud.

I mean like, if you have a frame you made yourself, and you want the button's frames to be matching with the text. Basically, I'm asking if you can make your own frames for the buttons.

Okay, you can do this by setting style.button.background to your frame. You'd also want to set style.button.hover_background to another frame, so the user gets some indication a button is selected. You need to set that second, so setting style.button.background doesn't overwrite it.

You may also want to set

style.button.xminumum and style.button.xmaximum, since if the size of the button is smaller then the non-scalable part of the frame, bad things can happen.

Above the main text window, is it possible to have a small box with the character who's speaking's name in it? (Wind -a breath of heart- for example.)

Yes. See extras/two_window_say.rpy.

[monele]

bad things can happen

You mean like when crossing the streams ?

[PyTom]

You mean like when crossing the streams ?

Almost, but not quite, exactly unlike that.

[Nyamo-chan]

Thanks for the fast response, PyTom. ^^ You're really dedicated to helping out all those confused Ren'Py users. XD

By the way, I have yet another question...I know it's not about frames, but I'm too lazy to make another thread. x.x

What are all the transitions, and do they apply to character images, too?

[monele]

I'd suggest giving a look at the Ren'Py demo for a ... demo of all transitions. Those that come to mind are Fade, Dissolve, ImageTransition. I think there's some CropRight too.
And yes, they can apply to pretty much anything displayed on screen.

[PyTom]

Actually, transitions are always from an old screen to a new screen. So they, by definition, apply to everything on the screen.

[Nyamo-chan]

I'd suggest giving a look at the Ren'Py demo for a ... demo of all transitions. Those that come to mind are Fade, Dissolve, ImageTransition. I think there's some CropRight too.
And yes, they can apply to pretty much anything displayed on screen.

That I did.

But I recall Eileen said something about there being more transitions...