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alphawolf
Joined: 17 Aug 2012
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 Posted: Sat May 18, 2013 6:39 am Post subject: Text Box Plotscripting |
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Hey I'm back to CP!  (And to Hamster Republic for that matter).
I remember when I was plotscripting before, there was a showtextbox() function. Are there any functions or commands for creating a text box inside a plotscript? I'm working with a partner (trevorh7441) in a project, and the abillity for me, the scripter, to be able to create the text boxes will make development go much faster.
(I'd much rather not have to ask him which ID each text box is). 
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trevorh7441
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| Posted: Sat May 18, 2013 7:34 am Post subject: |
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TMC
On the Verge of Insanity
Joined: 05 Apr 2003
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Location: Matakana
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| Posted: Sat May 18, 2013 9:43 am Post subject: |
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Hi, welcome back! There are lots of approaches. One way is to have a template textbox, say box 1, with the following contents, and shrink set to "auto":
| Code: | ${S0}
${S1}
${S2}
${S3}
${S4}
${S5}
${S6}
${S7} |
(Or choose any other 8 string IDs.) Then fill the strings with the right contents before showing the box:
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$0 = "Bob:"
$1 = " Spiffy spiffy!"
$2 = ""
...
$7 = ""
show text box(1)
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It would be helpful to have a utility script to clear all the lines, so you don't need to explicitly clear the ones you're not using:
| Code: | script, clear strings, begin
$0 = ""
...
$7 = ""
end
...
clear strings
$0 = "Bob:"
$1 = " Spiffy spiffy!"
show text box(1)
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The textbox will be resized automatically depending on how many of the strings are blank. You can also, in a non-obvious way, change the the position, colour and border of the box, or to add, change, or move a portrait image, by manipulating 'slices'. For example, the following changes the colour of the currently displaying textbox's box (non-permanently):
| Code: | variable (box)
box := lookup slice (sl: textbox box)
set rect bg col (box, 144) # replace 144 with one of your master palette indices
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You can't change the textbox conditionals, but you can script those manually easily.
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alphawolf
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| Posted: Sat May 18, 2013 3:02 pm Post subject: |
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Ah, thanks for replying! The approach you provided is well worth doing (I'm SO glad I've read up on hspeak's string commands prior to reading this), I think I'm going to get to work on that. That will make it much easier to script the dialouge.
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