Custom Say Window

[Majirefy]

I'm trying to add some image buttons to my say window and NVL window, like "skip", "load", "save", "settings" like the picture shows below.
I have tried many scripts before, like this: http://lemmasoft.renai.us/forums/viewto ... ext+window
But problem is, these button appears as soon as the game starts. That is to say, I just want to show these buttons with the appearance of my say window and NVL window, and can disappear as soon as my say window disappears.
So, how can it be possible?
Thanks for help!

[PyTom]

Your best bet nowadays is to use screens to customize the say and nvl windows, and then add the buttons as part of the screen.

[Majirefy]

Your best bet nowadays is to use screens to customize the say and nvl windows, and then add the buttons as part of the screen.

I'm sorry, but would you please give me more hint? I have no idea about that....
For example, what will be the label name of my code?

[SleepKirby]

It's something like this code from backansi's post:

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init:
    screen say:
        window id "window":
        has vbox

        if who:
            text who id "who"

        text what id "what"

        imagebutton 'status.png' action Jump('status')
        imagebutton 'save.png' action ShowMenu('save')
        # .....

The say screen is the screen that defines the say window. You can define your own say screen, like this, and you can add your buttons to the say screen. This way, the buttons and the say window will always show/hide at the same time.

You can do something similar with the nvl screen. Unfortunately, the documentation on the nvl screen doesn't have an example for making a nvl screen with screen language. I don't have experience with NVL, but I think you just need to change the window properties to put the window on a different part of the screen, and then everything else should be very similar (unless I'm missing something).

[Majirefy]

It's something like this code from backansi's post:

Code: Select all

init:
    screen say:
        window id "window":
        has vbox

        if who:
            text who id "who"

        text what id "what"

        imagebutton 'status.png' action Jump('status')
        imagebutton 'save.png' action ShowMenu('save')
        # .....

The say screen is the screen that defines the say window. You can define your own say screen, like this, and you can add your buttons to the say screen. This way, the buttons and the say window will always show/hide at the same time.

You can do something similar with the nvl screen. Unfortunately, the documentation on the nvl screen doesn't have an example for making a nvl screen with screen language. I don't have experience with NVL, but I think you just need to change the window properties to put the window on a different part of the screen, and then everything else should be very similar (unless I'm missing something).

In truth, I have managed to refine my say screen, but the problem is... as you mentioned above, I can hardly get anything about NVL destination. After tons of failures that I tried to make a new definition of NVL mode in screen language, I found out it was not as easy as say... Or I do not know how to do that...

But thanks very much!