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[SOLVED] Displaying multiple Text Images at the same time
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2020 1:10 pm
by afrikanwizard
How do I display more than one text image at the same time on the screen? Is this supported by Ren'Py?
Each 'show text' command deletes/replaces the text image already on screen.
I know how to display multiples of the same image file on screen by defining it under new names. I assumed the process would be similar for text images but it doesn't seem work. And I couldn't find a solution by searching the Ren'Py documentation files.
Re: Displaying multiple Text Images at the same time
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2020 1:37 pm
by hell_oh_world
i think you can alias them.
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show text "something" as txt1
show text "something2" as txt2
Re: Displaying multiple Text Images at the same time
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2020 4:27 pm
by Imperf3kt
Is this in the splashscreen or something?
Just add a pause between each show statement (add a number for time or no number to let the player click through.
Re: Displaying multiple Text Images at the same time
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2020 5:35 pm
by afrikanwizard
Thanks, hell_oh_world. That was exactly what I was looking for. I had checked that very same page of the documentation you linked to and missed that bit.
Imperf3kt wrote: ↑Fri Oct 16, 2020 4:27 pm
Is this in the splashscreen or something?
Just add a pause between each show statement (add a number for time or no number to let the player click through.
Oh no. It's for use in-game. I knew how to display text images, fiddle with their appearance and location, and use timed pauses to make the lines of text flow. What I couldn't figure was how to show a new one without having the previous vanish, so that I could have the full text showing on the screen at the end.