Slipknot Advance Message system 3.0

Slipknot Advance Message System 3.0

NEW:
 - SDK compatibility.
    I think, is now compatible with SDK (you can remove it).
 - Deleted some code.
     Some things of the last version can be smaller.
 - Hexadecimal color.
    Some people request it, works like in the Dubealex script.
 - Another fix to the cursor width.
    I found a new way to manage it.
 - Advance Cursor Width
    Is based in the current choice width.
 - Fixed input number window.
    The back window's width now can't be smaller than the input number's width.

SCREENSHOTS:


DEMO:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=URDCGPX3


SCRIPT
[code]#==============================================================================
# ** Slipknot Advance Message System
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Slipknot
# 3.0
# 02.23.06
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
=begin
  Thanks to:
   - Dubealex, for some of the features.
   - Phylomorphis, for the hexadecimal color.
=end
#==============================================================================

#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
# SDK log
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
SDK.log('Slipknot Advance Message System', 'Slipknot', '3.0', '02.23.06')
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------

#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Begin SDK Enabled Check
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
if SDK.state 'Slipknot Advance Message System'
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------

module Message_Settings
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  #

just 1 thing to say!
the life is for losers XD

hats off, great script

Hey man, great script you have there, just one question, what do i do to display a characters name?

Great:

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???? 'Slipknot Advance Message System script' 18 name error
unitialized constant SDK

*sigh*

Just remove these bits -

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#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
# SDK log
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
SDK.log('Slipknot Advance Message System', 'Slipknot', '3.0', '02.23.06')
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------

#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Begin SDK Enabled Check
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
if SDK.state 'Slipknot Advance Message System'
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------

and

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#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
# End SDK Enabled Test
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
end
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------

I really support the SDK, but sadly this has to be done half the time because not many do.

Thanks, how do i display the character name again? *puppy eyes*

wtf? The messages doen't display anymore  :

ok now this might be a really n00b question, but how do i work this code once it's inserted?  sorry, this one doesnt come with the clear cut instructions all the other code has.

i'm really confused, it works fine in the demo, then if i copy and paste it from the demo into my code it doesnt work. can anyone explain this?

Do you have SDK? I'm assuming you don't, because that is likely the cause of this error.

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#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
# SDK log
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
SDK.log('Slipknot Advance Message System', 'Slipknot', '3.0', '02.23.06')
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------

#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Begin SDK Enabled Check
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
if SDK.state 'Slipknot Advance Message System'
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------

and

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#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
# End SDK Enabled Test
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
end
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------

I really support the SDK, but sadly this has to be done half the time because not many do.

That should do it, if it doesn't, then post your error message.

i already did that.  there is no error message, the text boxes are just empty, no matter what i put in them.

OH. Make a new script above the message system, label it "font" without the quotes.

The script is:

Font.default_name = "Tahoma"

that got it.  thanks man ^^

I get an error that it: Unable to find file Graphics/Windowskins/Charcoal Xp.

How do I go about fixing this?

Are there any instructions for this script?  It looks good, but I have no clue how to use it once it's brought into my game.

Read the script, and download the tutorial. Both are on the first page of this topic, in the first post.

Argh... I put in the script, got the charcoal skin, got the script, took out the SDK parts, typed it right, and got this error:

?? 'Messagescript' ? 506 RGSSError ??

failed too create bitmap


WHAT DOES IT MEEEAAAN?

Can the namebox be combined with the character graphic in the message? That would be slick.

EDIT:
I guess I could edit the refresh method of Window_Message to set name_box = true or somethin' like that.

Can the namebox be combined with the character graphic in the message? That would be slick.

EDIT:
I guess I could edit the refresh method of Window_Message to set name_box = true or somethin' like that.

Wow, that would be really sweet if you can get it to work, I have never tried these systems because I have loooked for something that can do both.

Okay, I'm not using 3.0 but the other Slipknot message system.
I tried using both and...it works! But with a slight problem. That is, both are displayed but the face graphic overlaps the namebox. What happens is that the refresh method processes the coordinates of the namebox first and the face second. Thus the namebox doesn't know that the coordinates of the message window have been adjusted to accomodate the face graphic.

Here's a quick fix!  Simply rearrange the order of these two code blocks:

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   if name_box
      nbx,nby = self.x,self.y-15
      w = self.contents.text_size(name_text).width+12
      @name_box = Window_Base.new(nbx,nby,w,32)
      @name_box.z = self.z+1
      nbx += 6; nby += 4
      @name_box_text  = Name_Box_Text.new(nbx,nby,name_text)
      @name_box_text.z = self.z+2
    end


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    if @face
      face = RPG::Cache.load_bitmap(@path,face_name)
      @back.height <= 128 ? fy = 0 : fy = ((@back.height-128)/2)
      self.contents.blt(0,fy,face,Rect.new(0,0,96,96))
      @back.height = 128 if @back.height <= 128
      men_pos
      @face = false
    end

With the code for the namebox coming *after* the code for the face graphic, it should work properly.
Of course I don't know his code well enough to know for sure that this won't mess up any of the other message options, but anyhow there you can have both a namebox and a face to your message. Nifty

Here's an example of how you'd use it:

\Face[dude]\Na[Jimmy]You wanna piece of me, boy?

how do i put the picture in my textbox in the event thing, sorry of this is such a noobish question. 

Please use this script instead of this odl one, this one has mor features and less bugs:
http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,7035.0.html

how do i put the picture in my textbox in the event thing, sorry of this is such a noobish question. 

use the demo, there should a little thing you have to add to SHOW TEXT option in the event, and then identify which pic will show

I have a question regarding this excellent script and would be very happy if anyonce could point me the right way. Although without instructions, I noticed there is an option in script where you can change the window and message skin which is, by default in script, set to "nil" by Slipknot.

# Skin for the message window, nil = default
   @skin = nil
   # Skin for the name box, nil = default
   @nb_skin = nil

Lines 53,54,55,56.

Now, I'd like to change the default since the default in no possible way fits the game mood. What kind of graphics should I make, following which rules, where should I paste them and what code should I replace "nil" with to make it appear in the game. I'm guessing I should edit the windowskin folder but still don't know how to apply it to script.

EDIT EDIT EDIT

Nvmd, I figured out by accident.

I was wondering if I use a side battle view system and I want to display the character's names on the battle command window as their names are displayed on text windows (in the upper left hand corner with the charcoal background) how would I do that? I've looked through my battle script, but I believe the answer lies in the standard battle command window script. I just have no idea where or even what to put there to make the name window appear over the battle command window. Any ideas?