Screen to Track Number of Characters in Renpy.Input (Solved)

[Sumoslap]

Hi all--I am using text input screens extensively in a game where players input a great deal of text. My input screens limit the number of characters players can input to 250 characters.

I would like to have a tiny screen that shows how many characters they have left as they input, updated dynamically: something as simple as "32/250."

Here is my code so far.

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    $ skill = renpy.input("I am good at...", length=250)
    $ skill = skill.strip()
    if not skill:
        $ skill = "You didn't enter anything."
    $renpy.transition(dissolve)

    call screen skillConfirm

I bet someone who knows what they're doing will be able to do this in seconds, but I am stumped. Happy to add any details that would help clarify what I am asking for. Thank you for all responses!

[jeffster]

Before you do the input you show a screen with the symbol count to indicate the string length.

So every time the player enters a new symbol the screen updates to show the new length.

I'm not sure how to show the update with "renpy.input", so I would use a screen with "input" statement:

https://www.renpy.org/doc/html/screens.html#input

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default str_len = 0
default skill = ""
screen count_symbols():
    $ str_len = len(skill)
    text "[str_len]/250":
        pos (0, 0)
    text "I am good at...":
        pos (500, 450)
    input:
        pos (500, 500)
        value VariableInputValue("skill")
        copypaste True

label start:
    show screen count_symbols
    ""
    "You said [skill]"

[Sumoslap]

Just as I suspected, someone who knows what they're doing could figure it out in a second.

Thanks so much! Let me know if I can return the favor someday!

[jeffster]

OK. Tomorrow help some old lady to cross a road.