[Solved] Character name as image

[thebackup]

After ripping some Japanese VN's graphics, I noticed several games display the speaking character's name as an image as opposed to text.

Is it possible for Ren'Py to replace the character's name in text with an image?

I'm trying something like this:

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$ m = Character("Mikaela", what_prefix="\"", what_suffix="\"", who_bold=False, show_two_window=True, say_who_window="m_name.png")

Then I get:

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Exception: Style property say_who_window is unknown.

I try other stuff like who_window, style.say_who_window, etc... but they either crash or it simply doesn't work.

[PyTom]

Yes.

define m = Character("mikaela.png", image=True, ...)

[thebackup]

Thanks, got it working.

[chensterrain]

Sorry to bump such an old topic, but I was wondering if this still works with the newest version of Ren'Py / the new say screen? I'm using the following code in an init block:

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define ban = Character("names/mrbanner.png", image=True)

but Ren'Py doesn't seem to recognise what I type as the name of an image, it just prints it out as text. It doesn't seem to matter what image I use or whether I put it into the root directory or its own folder. Is there anything else I need to add?

Thanks!

[PyTom]

It's been renamed to show_image. So you would write:

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define ban = Character("names/mrbanner.png", show_image=True)

(This was to free up the image argument for use with image attributes.)

[chensterrain]

Thanks! I still seem to be having the same issue with the new code, though - the image still isn't showing up at all.

[saguaro]

I'm also having trouble using an image for the namebox.

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    define b = Character("bob_name.png", show_image=True, show_two_window=True)

This displays "bob_name.png" in the namebox. Does anyone have a suggestion?

[KissOfDeath]

I have Ren'Py 6.13.8, and I'm having the same problem, the image will not show up on the textbox for the protagonist.

I defined all the images:

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#Sylph
image snu = "sylnu.gif"
image sbl = "sylbl.gif"
image sco = "sylco.gif"
image sma = "sylma.gif"
image ssl = "sylsly.gif"
image ssm = "sylsm.gif"

and I've declared each of those images as well:

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define snu = Character("Sylph", image="sylnu.gif", show_image=True, window_left_padding=150)
define sbl = Character("Sylph", image="sylbl.gif", show_image=True, window_left_padding=150)
define sco = Character("Sylph", image="sylco.gif", show_image=True, window_left_padding=150)
define sma = Character("Sylph", image="sylma.gif", show_image=True, window_left_padding=150)
define ssl = Character("Sylph", image="sylsly.gif", show_image=True, window_left_padding=150)
define ssm = Character("Sylph", image="sylsm.gif", show_image=True, window_left_padding=150)

so that they'll all appear in the textbox on command.

Can someone please tell me exactly what I need to do to fix it? I'm a total newbie with programming so could you please keep it simple also?

Thank you!

[sciencewarrior]

Define the images like this:

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#Sylph
image side sylph nu = "sylnu.gif"
image side sylph bl = "sylbl.gif"
image side sylph co = "sylco.gif"
image side sylph ma = "sylma.gif"
image side sylph sl = "sylsly.gif"
image side sylph sm = "sylsm.gif"

Now you only have to declare one character, and tell it to use images "side sylph <something>"

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define s = Character("Sylph", image="sylph", show_image=True, window_left_padding=150)

then you pass the appropriate expression abbreviation as a tag in your say statements:

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s sm "One expression"
s nu "Another expression"

[KissOfDeath]

I only understood how to define the images, which was the first part of what you wrote. You lost me here:

Now you only have to declare one character, and tell it to use images "side sylph <something>"

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define s = Character("Sylph", image="sylph", show_image=True, window_left_padding=150)

then you pass the appropriate expression abbreviation as a tag in your say statements:

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s sm "One expression"
s nu "Another expression"

I'm sorry, I just do not understand. I've tried to do it exactly as you've said, but the images just will not show up. I've got the space for it in the textbox, all the emotions I need are defined, but I just do not get it. Meh~! I never knew programming was so arduous. This is the part I don't understand:

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s sm "One expression"
s nu "Another expression"

Where exactly do I define this part? Right under where I defines the

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define s = Character("Sylph", image="sylph", show_image=True, window_left_padding=150)

and though you said I only need to define that part once, do I need to change

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"Sylph, image="sylph",..."

to

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"Sylph, image="sylph(insert emotion initials).gif",..."

This is just all sooo confusing to me, but I really want to learn so I can write killer(as in good) VNs.
Thanks Again!

[sciencewarrior]

This is the part I don't understand:

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s sm "One expression"
s nu "Another expression"

What I was trying to say is that, to show the appropriate image, when you write the dialogue, you pass the appropriate emotion tag.
When you created the character, you defined image="sylph", so when you write a line of dialogue like this:

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s some_emotion "Hi, this is a line of dialogue from Sylph."

Ren'py will look for an image previously defined as image side sylph some_emotion

[KissOfDeath]

Ohhhh, alrighty, I'll try that later on today. Thank you.

[KissOfDeath]

I tried it again, but I just cannot the darn image to show up.
I think I'll just ask someone to code it for me... too much stress~!
Thank you for trying to explain this to me though. I truly appreciate it.