how to parse a variable in image text [solved]

[william_dickson]

Hi
First question after registration since I can usually find the answer using google (and ending up on a post on here) but not this time. I hope I'm in the right sub-forum, please forgive me if I'm not and please point me to the right one

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python:
        name = renpy.input(_("What's her name?"))
        name = name.strip() or __("So Lazy")

This will work:

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narrator "Her name is [name]"

This won't work:

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image hername = Text("Her name \nis [name]", style="sayText_b26_trf")
show hername

The style takes care of the positioning and all that and works with all image-text without variables (I'm placing text as image in speech bubbles)
I've tried declaring the variable default name="noname", I've tried combining text strings, you name it.

KeyError u'name'

I must be missing something incredibly basic and am, admittedly, very n00b. Any help appreciated.

Edit (solved). Use

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show expression Text("Hey! [name] \nListen up!", style="sayText_b26_trf")

Fially found it in viewtopic.php?t=28500. Kudos go there!

[isobellesophia]

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image name = Text("Her name is [name]", style="sayText_b26_trf")
show name

perhaps?

[philat]

The problem is the image is defined once taking the value of name at the time of definition and isn't updated. (Also possibly the order the variable being defined -- have you added a default name = None or something at the beginning?) I'd try ParameterizedText (https://www.renpy.org/doc/html/text.htm ... erizedText ).

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default name = "None"
image hername = ParameterizedText(style="sayText_b26_trf")

label start:
    show hername "Her name\nis [name]" #ETA because I realized it was longer than just the name. Works either way though.

[william_dickson]

Nope, \n is a new line, works like a charm, no difference without it though

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image name = Text("Her name is [name]", style="sayText_b26_trf")
show name

perhaps?

[william_dickson]

The problem is the image is defined once taking the value of name at the time of definition and isn't updated. (Also possibly the order the variable being defined -- have you added a default name = None or something at the beginning?) I'd try ParameterizedText (https://www.renpy.org/doc/html/text.htm ... erizedText ).

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default name = "None"
image hername = ParameterizedText(style="sayText_b26_trf")

label start:
    show hername "Her name\nis [name]" #ETA because I realized it was longer than just the name. Works either way though.

Thanks, couldn't get this to work but this did:

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show expression Text("Hey! [name] \nListen up!", style="sayText_b26_trf")