Changing the dialog box

[Gouka]

Can I change the dialog box that the game has for one that is custom made? If it possible which the height of the box?

[DaFool]

After creating a new project, see the following in your options.rpy file

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        #########################################
        ## These settings let you customize the window containing the
        ## dialogue and narration, by replacing it with an image.

        ## The background of the window. In a Frame, the two numbers
        ## are the size of the left/right and top/bottom borders,
        ## respectively.

        # style.window.background = Frame("frame.png", 12, 12)

When you have made your own frame.png, you can remove the comment-outs the of the relevant lines. It's suggested you make the frame.png slightly larger, so that you don't need to worry too much about exact sizing and let the frame stretch to fill in additional space. You can change the size through the other options in the file, or set them when you declare the character to use this textbox.

[Gouka]

What do you mean by declaring the character? I am really new to all this game developing business.

[DaFool]

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$ e = Character('Eileen', color="#c8ffc8", window_left_padding=20)

It's best to examine the script for a simple game such as The Question, and experiment from there.

[Gouka]

Now I have a question. Where do you place the image for the new dialog box?

[PyTom]

Like all images, in the game directory.

[Gouka]

Then I must be doing something wrong since the dialog box I created doesn't appear.

[DaFool]

Did you call it "frame.png" and remember to uncomment-out this line

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style.window.background = Frame("frame.png", 12, 12)

[Gouka]

I did name it "Frame" and I also uncommented the command for the frame but the nothing appears yet. Can you tell me the
height in pixels that the dialog box should have?

[Gouka]

Finally I managed to change the dialog box but a different project. However, on the one that I am currently working on it doesn't work at all. Is this some sort of bug?

[DaFool]

Is this some sort of bug?

Hmmm... the only thing I can think of is if there are multiple options.rpy files (or more rpy script files or rpyc files than are necessary). As for standard textbox height, I had the exact number at some point... have to fire up the demo and count the pixels, lol. In any case, your textbox should be able to stretch to fill in any empty space.

[Enerccio]

I did name it "Frame" and I also uncommented the command for the frame but the nothing appears yet. Can you tell me the
height in pixels that the dialog box should have?

uh oh, double check if you named it really

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frame

because renpy IS case sensitive, so

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Frame

is not the same as

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frame

[Hahastupidmonkey]

How exactly am i suposed to get my custom dialog box in.when i un comment the frame i get an error.what exactly am i supposed to do.

[JQuartz]

what exactly am i supposed to do.

1. Rename Frame.png as frame.png.
2. Paste this at the very top of your script.rpy:

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init 99:
    $ style.window.background = Frame("frame.png", 12, 12)     

[Hahastupidmonkey]

I was wondering how do i size out my text box so there is no white and the image is not squsshed. when i use this as a fram it gets smashed. i just want were the cupake begans to be the edge of the text box.