Allow Player to Input Location and Name to Save Screenshots? (solved)

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noeinan
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Allow Player to Input Location and Name to Save Screenshots? (solved)

#1 Post by noeinan »

I was wondering if there's a way to allow the player to change the default folder where screenshots get saved, and have that directory show up as text on a screen? I know I can manually change the directory in the code like this:

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define config.screenshot_pattern = "E:\_Art\_My Art\_Professional\Crimson Rue\_NPC Designs\screenshot%04d.png"
But that doesn't allow players to change it during play. Is there a way to do this in RenPy? Also, is there a way to let them name the screenshot themselves? I have tried changing the screenshot name in the code like "npc%04d.png" and it just fails.
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No, there is not a way to do this.
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Re: Allow Player to Input Location and Name to Save Screenshots?

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Okay, thanks for answering!
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