Help with Animated Menus?

[madocallie]

So, basically, I've been trying to code a menu which is animated, by having each "layer" of the menu appear one by one, forming the complete menu.

Unfortunately Ren'py's been complaining about it, so could I have some help? ono

The Code:

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# Main Menu 
#
# Screen that's used to display the main menu, when Ren'Py first starts
# http://www.renpy.org/doc/html/screen_special.html#main-menu

screen main_menu:
    
 transform mainmenu1: 
        alpha 0.1
        linear 1.0 alpha 1.0

 transform mainmenu2: 
        alpha 0.1
        1.0
        linear 1.0 alpha 1.0

 transform mainmenu3: 
        alpha 0.1
        2.0
        linear 1.0 alpha 1.0
        
 transform mainmenu4: 
        alpha 0.1
        2.0
        linear 1.0 alpha 1.0

 screen main_menu:
    add "into1.png" at mainmenu1
    add "into2.png" at mainmenu2
    add "into4.png" at mainmenu3
    imagemap at mainmenu4:
    
        ground "imagemenuhit.png"
        hover "imagemenuhover.png"
        idle "imagemenuidle.png"
        selected_idle "imagemenuhit.png"
        selected_hover "imagemenuhit.png"
        
        hotspot (0,98,284,70) action Start()
        hotspot (0,182,312,65) action ShowMenu("load")
        hotspot (0,263,339,68) action ShowMenu("preferences")
        hotspot (0,344,366,66) action Start()
        hotspot (607,460,192,50) action Help()
        hotspot (578,524,221,51) action Quit(confirm=True)


init -2 python:

    # Make all the main menu buttons be the same size.
    style.mm_button.size_group = "mm"

The complaint:

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I'm sorry, but errors were detected in your script. Please correct the
errors listed below, and try again.


File "game/screens.rpy", line 173: u'mainmenu1' is not a keyword argument or valid child for the transform statement.
    transform mainmenu1: 
                       ^

Ren'Py Version: Ren'Py 6.15.2.281

Thank you in advance!

[RangerDanger]

Try removing the screen main_menu: that is currently above your transforms. I think that will solve your problem.

[madocallie]

I did remove it, but it still displayed the same error message. u_u

EDIT: whoops, i mixed up! sorry;;

[saguaro]

I noticed your indentation is off, but I don't know if that would cause this error. Looks like those transforms are indented 8 instead of 4.

[madocallie]

I managed to partially create the animation! Thank you! ^u^

However, now, a new problem arises.

Firstly, I wish to have the screen black before the transforms of the menu come on.

And secondly, when the menu is completed, it doesn't respond to my clicking, hover, play music etc. etc.
In other words, I can't get anywhere on the menu, it's just frozen there as a completed menu.

Here's the code:

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# Main Menu 
#
# Screen that's used to display the main menu, when Ren'Py first starts
# http://www.renpy.org/doc/html/screen_special.html#main-menu



transform mainmenu1: 
        alpha 0.0
        linear 1.0 alpha 1.0

transform mainmenu2: 
        alpha 0.0
        2.0
        linear 1.0 alpha 1.0

transform mainmenu3: 
        alpha 0.0
        3.0
        linear 1.0 alpha 1.0
        
transform mainmenu4: 
        alpha 0.0
        4.0
        linear 1.0 alpha 1.0
        
        
screen main_menu:
        add "into1.png" at mainmenu1
        add "into2.png" at mainmenu2
        add "into4.png" at mainmenu3
        imagemap at mainmenu4:
    
    
         ground "into 3.png"
         hover "into 3.png"
         idle "into 3.png"
         selected_idle "into 3.png"
         selected_hover "into 3.png"
        
          hotspot (0,98,284,70) action Start()
          hotspot (0,182,312,65) action ShowMenu("load")
          hotspot (0,263,339,68) action ShowMenu("preferences")
          hotspot (0,344,366,66) action Start()
          hotspot (607,460,192,50) action Help()
          hotspot (578,524,221,51) action Quit(confirm=True)