Problem with Sprite and Textbox

[riverbluesbear]

So, I have my main character's sprites all done and ready to go, but I'm not sure how to have their face/emotions in the corner next to the textbox like everyone seems to be able to do. The textbox just covers them up and it looks awkward and I'm not sure how to fix it :\

[Iylae]

zorder parameter should allow you to put something at the "front" of the text box:

http://www.renpy.org/doc/html/displayin ... -statement

[philat]

Most people are likely using the side image functionality rather than manually showing images in renpy statements. The side image is added on top of the textbox by default (by virtue of being AFTER the textbox in the say screen), whereas images shown via renpy statements are by default on a lower layer than the say screen.

This probably all sounds like Greek to you, so bottom line is:

Either study side images and how they work (the documentation is decent, and you can find other examples here on the forums)

OR

Show the side image on a higher layer than screens, or on the screens layer with a high zorder. (It's no good to show the image on the master layer with a high zorder, because the screens layer is still higher than the master layer.)

The former will be more efficient in the long run; the latter will be easier to understand for now.