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HELP! :: RE: More on Menu Slices

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:16:27 GMT

Author: Bob the Hamster
Posted: Sun, 19 May 2013 17:16:27 GMT
Topic Replies: 4

It does not look like you want any kind of wait at all. Just leave it out.

You should split this task into several scripts.

The first script just puts the slices on the screen, and opens the menu, and then leaves them there.

After that script is run, the user will have control of the menu. You can write another script for when the menu is closed which also removes the slices.

Code:

global variable(0, menu slices)

plotscript, on key press handler, begin
if (keyispressed (key:esc), or, keyispressed (key:alt)) then(
open menu with slices
)
end

script, open menu with slices, begin
menu slices := createrect(200, 100, 0)
putslice(menu slices, 0, 0)
openmenu(0)
end

script, on menu close, begin
free slice(menu slices)
end

HELP! :: RE: More on Menu Slices

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:07:56 GMT

Author: alphawolf
Posted: Sun, 19 May 2013 13:07:56 GMT
Topic Replies: 4

Now, if I want both a slice and a menu up at the same time, which wait command should I try? I've tried "waitforkey", "waitformenu", "waitforslice", and "waitforall", but no matter what wait command I use, the menu and the slice I want up both display at separate times and close at separate times.

Here's my code:

if (keyispressed (key:esc), or, keyispressed (key:alt)) then(
variable(pOne), pOne := createrect(200, 100, 0)
putslice(pOne, 0, 0)
wait(1)
openmenu(0)

#I've tested with each of these wait commands.
#waitforkey(menuKey)
#waitforall
#waitforslice(pOne)
#waitformenu(0)

free slice(pOne)
)
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HELP! :: RE: More on Menu Slices

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:18:38 GMT

Author: alphawolf
Posted: Sun, 19 May 2013 12:18:38 GMT
Topic Replies: 4

Thanks, I guess now I should delve into the plotscripting dictionary
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HELP! :: RE: Are you able to make a portable inn item such as a tent?

Sun, 19 May 2013 10:10:30 GMT

Author: TMC
Posted: Sun, 19 May 2013 10:10:30 GMT
Topic Replies: 2

Attach a textbox to the item. Either you can just turn on the "Restore hero HP and MP" textbox conditional, or if you want to add an animation (even just fading the screen out and back in) you can attach a script to the textbox. (Note that you can't attach a script directly to an item, you need to use a textbox with either "run <script> after" or "run <script> instead" conditionals.)
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HELP! :: RE: More on Menu Slices

Sun, 19 May 2013 10:05:50 GMT

Author: TMC
Posted: Sun, 19 May 2013 10:05:50 GMT
Topic Replies: 4

Yes, but menus aren't currently aren't slice-based. To open a menu created in Custom, use the open menu command. You can even create menus entirely by script, creating an empty menu with create menu and then adding menu items to it one at a time. There are lots of commands to manipulate every aspect of a menu.
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HELP! :: RE: Are you able to make a portable inn item such as a tent?

Sun, 19 May 2013 07:55:21 GMT

Author: Sparrowhawk
Posted: Sun, 19 May 2013 07:55:21 GMT
Topic Replies: 2

Kind of like the tents in Final Fantasy 6? Cuz I think you can replicate that with some backgrounds and a simple script.

Of course that was more like a cut-scene.

I'm sure there are other ways to make this work. A few come to mind, but I can't seem to articulate them properly right now.
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Sun, 19 May 2013 07:30:50 GMT

Author: corramier
Subject: better to banish a demon?
Posted: Sun, 19 May 2013 07:30:50 GMT
Topic Replies: 0

Taoist or Buddhist Golden Sword vs Jade Sword vs peachwood sword? What is better to banish a demon?
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HELP! :: Are you able to make a portable inn item such as a tent?

Sun, 19 May 2013 01:46:43 GMT

Author: trevorh7441
Subject: Are you able to make a portable inn item such as a tent?
Posted: Sun, 19 May 2013 01:46:43 GMT
Topic Replies: 2

I want to build an item that makes it possible to rest while outside of villages by a consumable item. Is it possible to do so on O.H.R.RPG.C.E., and if so, can you tell me how. thanks.

HELP! :: More on Menu Slices

Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:30 GMT

Author: alphawolf
Subject: More on Menu Slices
Posted: Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:30 GMT
Topic Replies: 4

Can entire Menus (Edited in custom.exe) be placed onto the screen with slices? If so, will they function properly?
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HELP! :: RE: Text Box Plotscripting

Sat, 18 May 2013 23:02:41 GMT

Author: alphawolf
Posted: Sat, 18 May 2013 23:02:41 GMT
Topic Replies: 3

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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HELP! :: RE: How do I make a multi-menu?

Sat, 18 May 2013 22:54:55 GMT

Author: alphawolf
Posted: Sat, 18 May 2013 22:54:55 GMT
Topic Replies: 4

As for the "Script Before Menu" section, I'm already on it, and thanks
I'll also brush up on my slices, it's been a while.

(And hopefully if I get this menu working correctly, I might take part in making wiki articles for the above).
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HELP! :: RE: How do I make a multi-menu?

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:44:42 GMT

Author: TMC
Posted: Sat, 18 May 2013 20:44:42 GMT
Topic Replies: 4

A wiki article about creating that kind of menu is something we could really do with. In the meantime, read this thread on Slime Salad about it. Of course you can't just show a static slice collection for each menu item; you'll want to modify slices to fill in data like hero HP. (That also deserves a wiki article.)

As for the before-menu script, unless I'm losing my memory that article isn't right, there still isn't any setting for that (wow, that article really needs cleaning up). Use the method described in the "Script Before Menu" section of that article.
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HELP! :: RE: Text Box Plotscripting

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:43:52 GMT

Author: TMC
Posted: Sat, 18 May 2013 17:43:52 GMT
Topic Replies: 3

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:

Code:

$0 = "Bob:"
$1 = " Spiffy spiffy!"
$2 = ""
...
$7 = ""
show text box(1)

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)

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

You can't change the textbox conditionals, but you can script those manually easily.
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HELP! :: RE: How do I make a multi-menu?

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:35:19 GMT

Author: alphawolf
Posted: Sat, 18 May 2013 15:35:19 GMT
Topic Replies: 4

I would say "try using slices", but since we're working on the same project, my plan is to make a before-menu script. We would move the regular menu toward the right of the screen, and have the faces at the left (which I will display, maybe with slices perhaps).

My question, to anyone who wants to answer, I can't find a location for a before-menu script. I found an option for an after-menu script, but the OHRRPGCE wiki states that these options have been built in since voxhumana.

(http://rpg.hamsterrepublic.com/ohrrpgce/How_can_I_run_a_script_instead_of/before/after_the_menu_comes_up%3F)
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HELP! :: RE: Text Box Plotscripting

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:34:59 GMT

Author: trevorh7441
Posted: Sat, 18 May 2013 15:34:59 GMT
Topic Replies: 3

I can send you a copy of the data I have so far if you want me to.