How to add background to inputtext?

[teamkhaleesi]

Hi.

Does anyone know whether it's possible to add background to an input text? I'm trying to create a windows' login screen and I would like the player to type in the username under the profile icon and add a background to the text input that way the player inputs their name.

You can see my example in the attachments.

Any help is very much appreciated!

[m_from_space]

Just use a "frame" as part of a login screen that you create yourself.

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screen login:
    modal True
    frame:
        background "loginbg" # if the image is called loginbg.jpg / loginbg.png inside your images folder
        xfill True yfill True
        input default "Enter character name" xalign 0.5 yalign 0.5
        
label start:
    call screen login
    if _return == "Eileen":
        "Welcome, Eileen."
    else:
        jump start

Here is a list of objects you can create inside screens: https://www.renpy.org/doc/html/screens.html

[Imperf3kt]

You could also style the input screen, assuming this is the only instance you would use it.
https://www.renpy.org/doc/html/screen_s ... html#input

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label start:
    call screen login
    if _return == "Eileen":
        "Welcome, Eileen."
    else:
        jump start

You could tidy this code a bit more by simply doing

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label start:
    call screen login
    "Welcome, [_return]."
    else:
        jump start

[m_from_space]

You could tidy this code a bit more by simply doing

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label start:
    call screen login
    "Welcome, [_return]."
    else:
        jump start

Sheesh, what kind of construction is this? As a programmer I wouldn't call this "tidying", I would call it "make it weird".
I also assume that you want to have different characters loading when the person enters or something like that, so checking for the variables contents will probably happen soon enough.

[Imperf3kt]

You could tidy this code a bit more by simply doing

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label start:
    call screen login
    "Welcome, [_return]."
    else:
        jump start

Sheesh, what kind of construction is this? As a programmer I wouldn't call this "tidying", I would call it "make it weird".
I also assume that you want to have different characters loading when the person enters or something like that, so checking for the variables contents will probably happen soon enough.

It seems to be the way the documentation suggests doing things, at least if somebody was to use the code you supplied. I personally would do it differently altogether.
https://www.renpy.org/doc/html/text.htm ... ating-data

[teamkhaleesi]

Hi

Is there any I could make it different? For example, the player inputs a name, and then they asked whether they are sure that they want that name, if yes then move on to next scene. Is that possible?

Just use a "frame" as part of a login screen that you create yourself.

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screen login:
    modal True
    frame:
        background "loginbg" # if the image is called loginbg.jpg / loginbg.png inside your images folder
        xfill True yfill True
        input default "Enter character name" xalign 0.5 yalign 0.5
        
label start:
    call screen login
    if _return == "Eileen":
        "Welcome, Eileen."
    else:
        jump start

Here is a list of objects you can create inside screens: https://www.renpy.org/doc/html/screens.html

[zmook]

Is there any I could make it different? For example, the player inputs a name, and then they asked whether they are sure that they want that name, if yes then move on to next scene. Is that possible?

Sure, try something like:

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label input_pc_name:

    image set_hero_name_bg = "login_screen_bg"
    scene set_hero_name_bg
    
    python:
        pc_name = renpy.input("Hey, hero, what is your name?", default="Nick", pixel_width=max_name_w)
        pc_name = pc_name.strip() or "Nick"
    if pc_name in reserved_names:
        "Sorry, that name is already in use by a character in the game. Please pick another one!"
        jump input_pc_name
    menu confirm_pc_name: 
        caption "Hi, [pc_name]. Are you happy with your name?"
        "Yes":
            pass
        "No":
            jump input_pc_name

    "Got it. Okay, [pc], you have a story to tell?"

    scene black with fade
    pc "Oh yes, do I ever."    

    return

'renpy.input()' uses the 'input' screen defined in screens.rpy. You can edit that however you like to change the look&feel of the dialog.