Textbox Positions based by "Character"

[Gryphbear]

Alright - I'm working on a Visual Novel - and I was wondering if there was a way to position a character's dialogue in the center of the screen - yalign 0.5, and all, without using show text "etcetc" For example this is what I have set up for my Character.

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define rg= Character(
    None,
    window_background = None,
    what_size=26,
    what_outlines=[( 5, "#000000", 2, 1 )],
    what_xalign=0.5,
    what_yalign=0.0,
    what_textalign=0.5,
    what_layout='subtitle')

This is what I have for my character when he 'speaks' in a certain voice. I wanted it to be at the center of the screen versus normal dialogue with the textbox showing in the background. Any ideas? Do I insert a specific property in the Character code block? Or go into options/gui rpy files? Thanks for your time.

[kivik]

I assume you mean center as in vertically - in which case I think you just need to replicate the say screen and make it your own. Align that screen however you like (with xalign 0.5 yalign 0.5).

Then use the screen argument to assign your screen: https://www.renpy.org/doc/html/dialogue.html#Character < scroll down to screen

[xavimat]

I assume you mean center as in vertically - in which case I think you just need to replicate the say screen and make it your own. Align that screen however you like (with xalign 0.5 yalign 0.5).

Then use the screen argument to assign your screen: https://www.renpy.org/doc/html/dialogue.html#Character < scroll down to screen

Wow, no. I mean, you could do that, but you don't need to.

Simply add window_yalign=0.5 in your Character definition.

[kivik]

Heh, I knew sneaking in the "I think" was the right move, cuz I figured someone would come along with a better answer

[Gryphbear]

Wow Thanks! I thought it was something like that, but I wasn't sure exactly thanks so much.