How to manipulate NVL mode

[dr-black-jack]

I was reading the NVL page on the main renpy page and was wondering about something that had not been mentioned.


Would it be at all possible to divide the presenting NVL page into two halves so that on one side it displays the scrollable text, whilst on the other side it displays the image you want to show? It's something similar to the Higurashi DS game which was displayed on two screens.

[PyTom]

Yes, and this one is actually pretty easy. You can write:

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init python:
    style.nvl_window.left_margin = 400

and the NVL-mode window will take up half the screen. (You'll have to define Positions for images to be shown at, as well.)

[dr-black-jack]

whoa that was quick! thank you very much!

[monele]

For some reason, it looks like it's a format that would be very pleasant to read. Much better than having the whole text over the pictures (though I'd go for a smaller font than in this example ^^)

[pinkmouse]

Yes, and this one is actually pretty easy. You can write:

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init python:
    style.nvl_window.left_margin = 400

and the NVL-mode window will take up half the screen. (You'll have to define Positions for images to be shown at, as well.)

Talking of which, how DO you define positions for character images to be shown on the main screen? You know - positioning them relative to the background, I mean.

I've tried reading the reference manual, but it's all geek to me. I'd really appreciate it if someone would walk me through setting up a bespoke "position". Imagine you've got a garden background, and you want to

show gardener at hedge with dissolve

so that the gardener has his little clippers positioned believably. How would I do that?

I'd probably need to scale him too, but first things first!

PM

[JQuartz]

I'd really appreciate it if someone would walk me through setting up a bespoke "position".

If it's just a one time thing, just replace 'at hedge' with 'at Position(xpos=0.5, xanchor=0.5, ypos=0.5, yanchor=0.5)'. Reduce the xpos value to move it left, increase the xpos value to move it right. (Eg. xpos=0.2 to move it left). To move it up, reduce the ypos value; to move it down, increase the ypos value.
You can also use integers but I'm too lazy to explain it.

If you'll use it a lot of times, set hedge with the values like so:

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init:
    $ hedge=Position(xpos=0.5, xanchor=0.5, ypos=0.5, yanchor=0.5)

Set the values like the above example. Then when you want to use it just use

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show gardener at hedge with dissolve

[pinkmouse]

I'd really appreciate it if someone would walk me through setting up a bespoke "position".

If it's just a one time thing, just replace 'at hedge' with 'at Position(xpos=0.5, xanchor=0.5, ypos=0.5, yanchor=0.5)'. Reduce the xpos value to move it left, increase the xpos value to move it right. (Eg. xpos=0.2 to move it left). To move it up, reduce the ypos value; to move it down, increase the ypos value.
You can also use integers but I'm too lazy to explain it.

If you'll use it a lot of times, set hedge with the values like so:

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init:
    $ hedge=Position(xpos=0.5, xanchor=0.5, ypos=0.5, yanchor=0.5)

Set the values like the above example. Then when you want to use it just use

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show gardener at hedge with dissolve

Fabulitudinous! I'll be testing that over the weekend. Thanks for the quick response.

If I do manage to conquer this, would it be okay for me to make a recipe item for the cookbook? (Suitably credited, of course.)

[Jake]

If I do manage to conquer this, would it be okay for me to make a recipe item for the cookbook? (Suitably credited, of course.)

It's hardly the kind of thing that really belongs in the cookbook, since it's just use of a single feature of Ren'Py to do exactly what that feature's designed for. What Ren'Py really needs is more non-programmer-oriented documentation, not more cookbook recipes.