Question about checking names...?

[Mewmew]

Hiya, I'm not used to the programming language... or programming in general, so I'll try my best to ask the question.

I was wondering if there was a way to check the name that the user has inputted. I don't really want anyone to input a blank name, though it's highly unlikely that someone would do that, it's still a possibility, and that would make my project look really weird.

This is what I currently have...

I'd like it to use the default name (Hiro) when someone decides to place in a blank name...

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$ hironame = renpy.input("Please input your name, and then press the 'Enter' key to continue.", "Hiro", length=10)

Name Imput Screen..


When the user inputs a blank name...


Thank you in advance... I must apologize for asking such a "newbie" question, but this has been bugging me for a while-- ^^;

[monele]

Just after asking for the name :

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if hironame == '':
    $ hironame = 'Hiro'

That's it

[Mewmew]

Thank you so much! It works perfectly---
When I was trying to figure it out on my own, I kept placing double quotes instead... thanks again

[monele]

Mm;.. I don't think double quotes would change anything actually... Should work too

[Mewmew]

Really? Hmm... I wonder what I have overlooked...
Oh! I think I had a double equal sign on the

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$ hironame = 'Hiro'

instead of just one... which... caused everything to fall apart XD Yay, I'm slowly learning ^^

[monele]

Ohh, ya, I see ^^. Just remember :

= means assignation (something will now be something else)
== means testing equality and is turned into "True" or "False"

Usual programming trap ^^

[ChXris]

= means assignation (something will now be something else)
== means testing equality and is turned into "True" or "False"

Great! Now i finally know the meaning of those things .


I want to use this topic to ask, how do put an input name in the game?
I dont think i should make another topic for this basic question

[monele]

Just look at the code mewmew gave in the first post ô_o... the one with 'renpy.input'.

[ChXris]

And what do i do if i want to refer to the name in a dialog?

For example:
"You need to find (the input name)"

[Enerccio]

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"You need to find %(name)s"

where name is variable

[ChXris]

yay!

Thanks

Ill use it in my game...

[Enerccio]

your welcome ^^

[Baka Chikara]

I have a question about this. I was actually just searching for something like this, and it helps a lot. But...

I was wondering how you could change that variable name so that when it showed in the dialog box, it was a certain color I picked. Just like you can do with a regularly character name. When I did as the thread says, the name was always white. I guess I missing something?

(btw, I really like all the different Higurashi pics in your siggy, Enerccio)

[Enerccio]

I have a question about this. I was actually just searching for something like this, and it helps a lot. But...

I was wondering how you could change that variable name so that when it showed in the dialog box, it was a certain color I picked. Just like you can do with a regularly character name. When I did as the thread says, the name was always white. I guess I missing something?

(btw, I really like all the different Higurashi pics in your siggy, Enerccio)

have you tried

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"You need to find {color=#444444}%(name)s{/color}"

I am not sure, since I never used it myself..

(Thanks, I will add more gifs since 2. series are really near ^^)

[Baka Chikara]

Well, I really wanted it to change the color of the name that appears in the top-left of the message box. Like, when you use the name the player put in as a character talking.

Ummmmmmm, screenshot!