[Sovled] DynamicDisplayables and Live Composites

[HB38]

So, I was almost completely set with my variables in my project when I ran across this use case:

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image template_1_doll = LiveComposite(
    
    (1024,768),

    (0,0), "images/characters/template_1/hair/style_1/back_hair_[char_list[%s].hair].png"%curr_char, ####### This works great!

    (0,0), "images/characters/template_1/[char_list[%s].gender]_[char_list[%s].race]_head.png"%curr_char, ###### Not sure how to get this to work correctly.  Either need the same variable in both spots, or just two different variables

    )

I'm not sure what this is exactly called so I can't really do a search for it (%s isn't searchable as a 'thing').

Thanks for the help ahead of time!

- HB38

[Alex]

When you have multiple %s in your code line, you need to specify a list of variables in appropriate order to fill them in, like

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"text_%s_%d_%s"%(string_var, data_var, another_string_var)

[HB38]

When you have multiple %s in your code line, you need to specify a list of variables in appropriate order to fill them in, like

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"text_%s_%d_%s"%(string_var, data_var, another_string_var)

Ahh! Excellent - I was placing the ( on the left of the % when I tried using that.

…

You wouldn't happen to know what using %s to interpolate a variable is called?

[HB38]

Alright… I've run into an interesting issue now - it looks like everything is working great, but the images don't seem to be updating when I vary the variable in the game (they do change if I hard code the variable at the start, so I know the code there is solid). I'm thinking the LiveComposite doesn't 'recompile' constantly, and only when first called. How can I get it to refresh every time it's displayed?

[philat]

Yeah, when I saw this, it seemed odd that this would work properly. I already told you that I'm pretty sure you have to write out DynamicDisplayable by long hand.

[HB38]

Yeah, when I saw this, it seemed odd that this would work properly. I already told you that I'm pretty sure you have to write out DynamicDisplayable by long hand.

Pardon my ignorance, but what would that look like? Can I nest the Composite Inside it? Or do I convert the entire LiveComposite to a DynamicDisplayable?

Here's an example of a Live Composite I have:

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image template_1_doll = LiveComposite(
    
    (1024,768),

    (0,0), "images/characters/template_1/hair/style_1/hair_[char_list[%s].hair].png"%curr_char,

    (0,0), "images/characters/template_1/body/[char_list[%s].race].png"%curr_char,

    (0,0), "images/characters/template_1/[char_list[%s].gender]_[char_list[%s].race]_head.png"%(curr_char, curr_char),
    
    (0,0), ConditionSwitch(
        "char_list[%s].clothing == 'formal'"%curr_char, ConditionSwitch(
            "char_list[%s].eyes == 'blue'"%curr_char, "images/characters/template_1/clothes/formal_1_blue.png",
            "char_list[%s].eyes == 'brown'"%curr_char, "images/characters/template_1/clothes/formal_1_purple.png",
            "char_list[%s].eyes == 'green'"%curr_char, "images/characters/template_1/clothes/formal_1_green.png",
            ),
        "char_list[%s].clothing == 'casual'"%curr_char, ConditionSwitch(
            "char_list[%s].eyes == 'blue'"%curr_char, "images/characters/template_1/clothes/casual_1_blue.png",
            "char_list[%s].eyes == 'brown'"%curr_char, "images/characters/template_1/clothes/casual_1_purple.png",
            "char_list[%s].eyes == 'green'"%curr_char, "images/characters/template_1/clothes/casual_1_green.png",
            ),
      ),

I was looking at this post but it didn't seem to work correctly when I tried to implement it. Sorry I'm so dense on this stuff sometimes.

[HB38]

Ah HA! Bang on it enough (and get philat to PM you) and you figure it out:

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image template_1_doll = DynamicDisplayable(template_1_dollLC)

init 0 python:
    def template_1_dollLC(st,at):

        global curr_char

        return LiveComposite(
    
            (1024,768),

            (0,0), "images/characters/template_1/hair/style_1/hair_[char_list[%s].hair].png"%curr_char,

            (0,0), "images/characters/template_1/body/[char_list[%s].race].png"%curr_char,

            (0,0), "images/characters/template_1/[char_list[%s].gender]_[char_list[%s].race]_head.png"%(curr_char, curr_char),
            
            (0,0), ConditionSwitch(
                "char_list[%s].clothing == 'formal'"%curr_char, ConditionSwitch(
                    "char_list[%s].eyes == 'blue'"%curr_char, "images/characters/template_1/clothes/formal_1_blue.png",
                    "char_list[%s].eyes == 'brown'"%curr_char, "images/characters/template_1/clothes/formal_1_purple.png",
                    "char_list[%s].eyes == 'green'"%curr_char, "images/characters/template_1/clothes/formal_1_green.png",
                    ),
                "char_list[%s].clothing == 'casual'"%curr_char, ConditionSwitch(
                    "char_list[%s].eyes == 'blue'"%curr_char, "images/characters/template_1/clothes/casual_1_blue.png",
                    "char_list[%s].eyes == 'brown'"%curr_char, "images/characters/template_1/clothes/casual_1_purple.png",
                    "char_list[%s].eyes == 'green'"%curr_char, "images/characters/template_1/clothes/casual_1_green.png",
                    ),
              ),.1

I was missing that trailing .1… I'm not sure what it's for, but everyone is using it.

[PyTom]

The trailing .1 tells when Ren'Py should update the DD again, in case anything changed. It's called at least once per interaction, so you might be able to get away with None instead.

[HB38]

The trailing .1 tells when Ren'Py should update the DD again, in case anything changed. It's called at least once per interaction, so you might be able to get away with None instead.

Yeah, I monkeyed around with it a bit and figured it out. Thanks!