Please explain how the "Time" command works.

[_king_serj_]

I have a screen that is displayed at a certain point in the game:

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label start:
    scene bg black
    with fade
    
    'Hello'
    
    show screen test_one ### I want it to appear for only 2 seconds, while the game should continue (that is, I don't need the pause function)
    
    menu:
    
        'Hi':
            jump one
            
        'No':
            jump two
            
    #hide screen test_one

I want it to appear for only 2 seconds, while the game should continue. How do I do this in label without changing the settings of the screen itself?
I assume that the "Time" command is needed here, however, no matter how I try, nothing comes out.
It would also be cool if the screen itself would activate not immediately, but after 1 second. Again, I repeat - the game must continue.

Below is the screen code, it loops one action.

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init -501 screen test_one():
    style_prefix "choice"
    
    timer 1/60.0 repeat True action Function(def_test)

Below is the variable that the screen repeats. It loops the cursor on the coordinates:

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init python:
    def def_test():
        currentpos = renpy.get_mouse_pos()
        targetpos = [1500, 600]
        if currentpos[1] < targetpos[0]:
            renpy.display.draw.set_mouse_pos((currentpos[0] * 9 + targetpos[0]) / 10.0, (currentpos[1] * 9 + targetpos[1]) / 10.0)

[Imperf3kt]

Time is not used for this, it is an ATL function.

I would use a timer or kwargs
Something like (not tested, likely to include bugs)

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screen test_one():
    
    timer 2 action Hide(test_one), Return()
    
label start:
    scene bg black
    with fade
    
    'Hello'
    
    show screen test_one
    
    menu:
    
        'Hi':
            jump one
            
        'No':
            jump two
            

[_king_serj_]

Time is not used for this, it is an ATL function.

I would use a timer or kwargs
Something like (not tested, likely to include bugs)

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screen test_one():
    
    timer 2 action Hide(test_one), Return()
    
label start:
    scene bg black
    with fade
    
    'Hello'
    
    show screen test_one
    
    menu:
    
        'Hi':
            jump one
            
        'No':
            jump two
            

Yes, if you make the "Timer" command in "Screen", then "Screen" is displayed for 2 seconds, but then the meaning of "Screen" itself breaks - that is, the mouse does not move to the desired coordinates. It is for this reason that I did not want to touch the settings of "Screen test_one()"
If you know how to do it correctly, I will be immensely grateful to you!

[Ocelot]

You can... make two timers each of which doing their own job.

If you really don't want to touch this screen, make another screen which hides first screen and itself on a timer.

[_king_serj_]

You can... make two timers each of which doing their own job.

If you really don't want to touch this screen, make another screen which hides first screen and itself on a timer.

Thanks for the idea. I just created another screen with a timer! And now everything works the way I wanted)

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screen test_one_time():
    timer 1.0 action [Show ("test_one")]
    timer 2.0 action [Hide("test_one")]