Testing if screen/image is shown

[computistxyz]

Is there a function which returns True/False based on whether a specified screen/image is currently being shown, for use with if statements? I distinctly remember such a thing but can't for the life of me find official reference to it.

If not, how might I define this function(s) myself?

[shivanshs9]

There is actually a function, but sadly(and for an unknown reason) it isn't documented...

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renpy.current_screen()

This function is used by the FileAction function to save or load depending on the current screen. Here's how you need to use it:

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if renpy.current_screen().screen_name[0] == "name_of_screen":
    # Do Something!

[computistxyz]

There is actually a function, but sadly(and for an unknown reason) it isn't documented...

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renpy.current_screen()

This function is used by the FileAction function to save or load depending on the current screen. Here's how you need to use it:

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if renpy.current_screen().screen_name[0] == "name_of_screen":
    # Do Something!

Aha! That's exactly what I was thinking of for screens, cheers!

Out of curiosity, is there a different way of testing whether any particular image/displayable is currently being shown, or, equivalently, perhaps whether there is any image/displayable currently being shown which possesses a particular name?

[shivanshs9]

Well, sadly, I am not aware of a similar function for displayables/images...

[computistxyz]

I've realised that for my usage, checking screens is all I have to do anyway, so no worries on the image/displayable part.

However, I've run into a problem involving renpy.current_screen().screen_name. Let's say I'm testing to see if the say screen is currently shown. If I have this:

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if renpy.current_screen().screen_name[0] == "say":
    text "say is shown"
else:
    text "say is not shown"

in another overlay screen, it only ever report say as not shown, even when the textbox is clearly visible and dialogue is occurring. It only seems to report in the positive when the above code is in the say screen itself, as though current_screen() only has the scope of the screen that bit of code is actually being called from.

How can I do a global test for any instance of a given screen from any other part of code?