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Advanced Text System 3.0c

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    Advanced Text System
    Version: 3.0c
    Author: modern algebra
    Date: September 7, 2010

    Version History


    • Version 3.0c - 09.07.2010 - Fixed an issue with the :fit_window_to_text property, where it wouldn't resize when a message was shorter than a previous message. Also fixed an issue where paragraph format was thrown off when a new page was made, as well as another issue with choices, where the cancel condition would sometimes be changed when repeating a choice branch. Finally, I added the \x[n] code.
    • Version 3.0b - 07.23.2010 - Fixed the F12-related bugs. The script should now be F12-safe
    • Version 3.0a - 06.19.2010 - Added a feature that will automatically show the whole face unless you specify that it should only show a portion of it. Makes it simpler to use large faces.
    • Version 3.0 - 06.13.2010 - complete rewrite, adding in tons of new features, in addition to making the script more intuitive and easier to learn. See the features section for a list of some of the updates. Also, the Paragraph Formatter is no longer needed, as I wrote up a special formatter class for the ATS and included it in the script.
    • Version 2.0c - 11.6.2008 - bug with system if paragraph format is turned off but scrolling and Autopause are not
    • Version 2.0b - 09.21.2008 - a major bug with levelling fixed.
    • Version 2.0 - 09.17.2008 - a number of new features and script rewritten into a more friendly version.
    • Version 1.5 - 07.18.2008 - quite a few new features. See the updated features list for details.
    • Version 1.2b - 05.02.2008 - Minor bug fixes
    • Version 1.2 - 04.14.2008 - Minor positioning glitch fixed with message back sprites. Added an option to have more than one column with the choice boxes. Face can now be drawn mirrored. Now there are 52 runtime options.
    • Version 1.11 - 04.04.2008 - Minor bug fix with \px - added option to choose how many choices to show in a choicebox before it starts scrolling. - added option to change the back_sprite when you use dim background. So now 50 runtime messages
    • Version 1.1 - 03.31.2008 - It is now possible to set the position and size of the message window. Also, there are now 48 runtime message options and 29 special character codes in addition to the default ones. Note that it will not resize of the message back if you use dim messages
    • Version 1.0 - 03.18.2008 - Original Release. In addition to the default options, there are now 42 runtime message options and 23 special character codes

    Description


    This script allows for various complex message commands. Among the features are some that will be familiar from previous message scripts, such as Seasons in the Abyss' SMS and AMS. Others, such as the formatted text, expanded choice options, and speech tags, are completely new (as far as I know). See below for the features and command codes. The focus of this script is on customizability, which means that the script can seem daunting with all the properties and special message codes that you can use. However, whether to use these features is up to you, and it is very easy to plug in and just use the basic features that make sense for your game. Maybe all you want is appended choice branches and nameboxes ~ the basics are very easy and this script can be plug & play. But if you want to give your game that little extra something, the choice branches with subheadings, or the custom crafting scene, then that power is within this script, if you're willing to learn how.

    Features

    • High in-game customizability, with control over practically everything, if you decide to use it
    • Great face handling, including the ability to use larger faces, set the faces lower than the message window, and scroll or fade them in
    • Animated Facesets
    • The ability to put faces in a window, and to set the border size of that window.
    • Appended Text Commands
    • Paragraph Formatting, allowing you to ignore the grey arrows when inputting text
    • Variable Letter-by-Letter Speed
    • Can play a sound effect as text is drawn
    • Scrolling, with a number of new features such as smooth scroll, the ability to scroll by page, and the ability for the player to review a scrolled message when it is paused by pressing up and down.
    • All relevant special message codes can be used anywhere they are useful
    • Name Window, with the ability to set the border size of the window and multiline support
    • Can set all of the windows to different sizes and positions
    • SpeechTag graphics can be used when setting a message window above or below a character (with the :character & :char_ref properties, or the \oc, \uc, or \e codes)
    • \+{} command allows you to expand the text of a choice well beyond the limitations of the program, and the ability to have multiline choices in either the default way or the choicebox makes this feature particularly useful ~ Choices can be sentences if you want them to be!
    • Conditional Choice Options, as well as the ability to skip or disable choices
    • Appended Choice Branches,
    • The new choicehelp window allows you to attach a description to any choice that will show to the player when hovering over that choice
    • The new word window allows you to create a line of instant text to be shown anywhere else on the screen
    • The ability to use dim graphics for all windows
    • Short hand codes for the names, descriptions, and prices for pretty much everything relevant. See the Special Message Codes section for details
    • Lots of text effects, including hex colouring, bold, italic, shadow, underline, and highlight.
    • A large number of vocab, actor, enemy, item, weapon, armor, skill, & state codes, allowing you to retrieve any publicly accessible value from them provided you know the method name.
    • Alignment and tab codes
    • Lots of other new message codes. See below for list
    • A property that you can set to avoid obscuring specified characters when using default positioning
    • Graphic Novel Support
    • A property that allows the player to move while the message window is visible
    • A property that will prevent the message window from refreshing, allowing you to do small things like Show Pictures and controlling switches without the text having to go to a new page.

    Screenshots

    From Left to Right: Large Faces; Multiline Choices and Name Window; Simple Crafting system made entirely from Advanced Choice Branches of the ATS; Message Window Character positioning with Speech Tag; Tabbing and icon and underline features; Paragraph Format with Justified Text in the midst of a smooth scroll

    There are lots of other features too, but screenshots for all of them would be rather tedious

    Instructions


    Basically: paste the script in its own slot above Main and Below Materials in the Script Editor. If you are upgrading from ATS2, then you will also need this conversion patch. Paste it underneath the ATS3 in the Script Editor, but still above Main.

    Complete instructions on what each property or code does can be found in the header of the script, from lines 149-754. But, in brief:

    Special Message Codes

    Special Message codes are codes placed in messages to be replaced by something specified or to achieve a special effect. An example of the former is \v[n], which, when used, is replaced by the value of Variable n. An example of the latter is \c[n], which, when used, makes all text following the colour with index n on the windowskin palette. The following, contained in the spoiler, are all the new and old special message codes that can be used in ATS3.

    Spoiler for List of Special Message Codes:
    • General Codes for all Windows
      • \lb    - Line break. Go to next line
      • \v[n]  - Draw the value of the variable with ID n
      • \n[n]  - Draw the name of the actor with ID n
      • \c[n]  - Set the colour of the text being drawn to the nth colour of the Windowskin palette
      • \c[#RRGGBB] - Set the colour of the text being drawn to any colour, using hexadecimal
      • \p[n] OR \pid[n] - Draw the ID of the actor in the nth position in the party
      • \ni[n] - Draw the name of the item with ID n
      • \nw[n] - Draw the name of the weapon with ID n
      • \na[n] - Draw the name of the armor with ID n
      • \ns[n] - Draw the name of the skill with ID n
      • \nt[n] - Draw the name of the state with ID n
      • \nc[n] - Draw the name of the class with ID n
      • \ne[n] - Draw the name of the event with ID n on the current map
      • \nm[n] - Draw the name of the enemy with ID n
      • \nl[n] - Draw the name of the element with ID n
      • \nv[n] - Draw the name of the variable with ID n
      • \nsw[n] - Draw the name of the switch with ID n
      • \np[n] - Draw the name of the actor in the nth position in the party
      • \map   - Draw the name of the map the player is currently on
      • \map[n] - Draw the name of the map with ID n
      • \di[n] - Draw the description of the item with ID n
      • \dw[n] - Draw the description of the weapon with ID n
      • \da[n] - Draw the description of the armor with ID n
      • \ds[n] - Draw the description of the skill with ID n
      • \pi[n] - Draw the price of the item with ID n
      • \pw[n] - Draw the price of the weapon with ID n
      • \pa[n] - Draw the price of the armor with ID n
      • \i#[n] - Draw the number of the item with ID n that the party posesses
      • \w#[n] - Draw the number of the weapon with ID n that the party posesses
      • \a#[n] - Draw the number of the armor with ID n that the party posesses
      • \ac[n] - Draw the class of the actor with ID n
      • \i[n]  - Draw the icon with index n
      • \ii[n] - Draw the icon of the item with ID n
      • \wi[n] - Draw the icon of the weapon with ID n
      • \ai[n] - Draw the icon of the armor with ID n
      • \si[n] - Draw the icon of the skill with ID n
      • \ti[n] - Draw the icon of the state with ID n
      • \fn[fontname] - Change the font to fontname
      • \fs[n] - Change the fontsize to n
      • \fa[n] - Change the alpha value (opacity) of the font to n
      • \b     - Turn bold on
      • /b     - Turn bold off
      • \i     - Turn italic on
      • /i     - Turn italic off
      • \s     - Turn shadow on
      • /s     - Turn shadow off
      • \u     - Turn underline on
      • /u     - Turn underline off
      • \hl[n] - Turn highlight with colour n on
      • /hl OR \hl[-1] - Turn highlight off
      • \l     - align the text to the left
      • \r     - align the text to the right
      • \c     - align the text to the centre
      • \t     - Tab. Draws the next character at the nearest pixel that is a multiple of 32
      • \x[n] - Sets the x position for drawing directly to n.
      • \f[key] - Draw the value corresponding to that key in the FILTERS array
      • \s[n,text] - Will only draw text if the switch with ID n is ON
      • \s![n,text] - Will only draw text if the switch with ID n is OFF
      • \vocab[method] - Will draw whatever Vocab.method returns, if it is a valid method call. A list of suitable methods are included in the full Instructions
      • \actor_method[n] - This will draw whatever actor.method returns for whoever actor n is. A list of suitable methods are included in the full Instructions
      • \i_method[n] - This will draw whatever item.method returns for the item with ID n. A list of suitable methods are included in the full Instructions
      • \w_method[n] - This will draw whatever weapon.method returns for the weapon with ID n. A list of suitable methods are included in the full Instructions
      • \a_method[n] - This will draw whatever armor.method returns for the armor with ID n. A list of suitable methods are included in the full Instructions
      • \s_method[n] - This will draw whatever skill.method returns for the skill with ID n. A list of suitable methods are included in the full Instructions
      • \t_method[n] - This will draw whatever state.method returns for the state with ID n. A list of suitable methods are included in the full Instructions
      • \enemy_method[n] - This will draw whatever enemy.method returns for whoever the enemy with ID n is. A list of suitable methods are included in the full Instructions in the Header
      • \#{code}# - This will evaluate code. So, if you know scipting, you can place any code there and it will draw whatever is returned by it
      • \resub - this feature will rerun the substitution method. It is useful if you  want to use some message codes as arguments for other message codes
    • Message Window Specific Codes
      • \g     - Shows a window with the party's gold. Closes if already open
      • \nb[name] - Shows a name box with name displayed in the box
      • /nb    - Closes the namebox
      • \wb[word] - shows the word in its own window, similar to the gold window.
      • /wb    - Closes a wordbox
      • \.     - Wait 15 frames (1/4 second) before drawing the next letter
      • \|     - Wait 60 frames (1 second) before drawing the next letter
      • \w[n]  - Wait n frames before drawing the next letter
      • \!     - Pause. Make the message wait for player input before continuing
      • \^     - Skip the next pause without waiting for player input
      • \>     - Speed up the text drawing by reducing wait time between letters by one frame
      • \<     - Slow down the text drawing by increasing wait time between letters byone frame
      • \S[n]  - Change the speed the text draws by adding n to the current time between drawing letters
      • \S[=n] - Directly set the speed the text draws to n
      • \@     - Turn on Show line fast
      • /@     - Turn off Show line fast
      • \@@    - Turn on Show message fast. This will show the entire message instantly
      • /@@    - Turn off Show message fast
      • \%     - Toggle Disable Text Skip through user input
      • \se[sound effect name] - Plays a sound effect
      • \me[music effect name] - Plays a musical effect
      • \ani[target_id,animation_id] - Shows animation_id on target_id
      • \bln[target_id,balloon_id] - Same as ani, but shows a balloon
      • \af[n] - Show the face of the actor with ID n
      • \pb    - Page Break. Clear the contents and start drawing from the first line
      • \oc[n] - positions the message box over a character n
      • \uc[n] - same as \oc, but places box under character n
      • \lc[n] - same as \oc, but places box to left of character n
      • \rc[n] - same as \oc, but places box to right of character n
      • \e[n]  - same as \oc, but if the box is too tall to comfortably fit, is moved below the character instead
      • \mxy[x, y] - Set the position of the message window to x, y
      • \fxy[x, y] - Set the position of the face window to x, y
      • \nxy[x, y] - Set the position of the name window to x, y
      • \#!{code}# - This will evaluate code at the time the window reaches this code when drawing
    • Choice Branch Specific Codes
      • \skip  - Placing this in a choice text means that the player will not be able to hover over or select this option, but will skip to the next one
      • \soff[n] - A choice with this in it will only appear in the branch if the switch with ID n is OFF
      • \son[n] - Same as soff[n], but it will only appear if switch n is ON
      • \d[n]  - A choice with this in it will be disabled (unselectable) if the switch with ID n is OFF. It will still show up, and the player can hover over it, but he or she will be prevented from selecting it
      • \d![n] - Same as \d[n], except it will be disabled if switch n is ON
      • \wb[text] - This code will create a help window. When the player hovers over that choice, it will show text in the help window. This allows you to explain the choice or make any content in the help window dependent on which choice the player is on
      • \+{text} - This is actually a code you can put in a comment that is directly below the when branch of a choice, and it will add text to the choice. This effectively ignores the normal limitations on the size of a message in a choice, allowing you to make longer choices

    Properties

    There are too many to list what each specifically does, so please refer to the Instructions in the Header for that information. What I will do here is give the names and expected value types for each. Properties are set by placing the following codes in a message box:
        ats_next (:property, value)
        ats_all (:property, value)
    where :property is the property you want to change and value is the new value for that property. You should use ats_next when you want to change the text for the next message only, and ats_all if you want to change it for all following messages. Anyway, I will put down the names of each property and the type of value they expect in the form :property, expected value. Expected value may be: number (..., -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, ...); boolean (true/false); array ([a, b, c, ...]); range (a..b), string ("string")

    Spoiler for List of Properties:
    • General Properties
      • :max_lines, number
      • :message_speed, number
      • :skip_disabled, boolean
      • :append_text, boolean
      • :append_choice, boolean
      • :scrolling, boolean
      • :scroll_speed, number
      • :scroll_show_arrows, boolean
      • :scroll_autopause, boolean
      • :scroll_review, boolean
      • :scroll_by_page, boolean
      • :paragraph_format, boolean
      • :justified_text, boolean
      • :letter_sound, boolean
      • :letter_se, ["string", number, number]
      • :letters_per_se, number
      • :random_pitch, range
      • :speech_tag_index, number
      • :speech_tag_graphics
      • :start_sound, boolean
      • :start_se, ["string", number, number]
      • :finish_sound, boolean
      • :finish_se, ["string", number, number]
      • :pause_sound, boolean
      • :pause_se, ["string", number, number]
      • :terminate_sound, boolean
      • :terminate_se, ["string", number, number]
      • :move_when_visible, boolean
      • :graphic_novel, boolean
      • :hide_button, Input::Button
      • :gn_press_or_toggle, boolean
    • Message Window Properties
      • :message_x, number
      • :message_y, number
      • :wlh, number
      • :battle_wlh, number
      • :do_not_obscure, boolean
      • :obscure_characters, [number, number, ...]
      • :obscure_buffer, number
      • :fit_window_to_text, boolean
      • :message_width, number
      • :message_height, number
      • :message_opacity, number
      • :message_backopacity, number
      • :message_windowskin, number
      • :message_fontcolour, number
      • :message_fontname, "string"
      • :message_fontsize, number
      • :message_fontalpha, number
      • :message_dim, "string"
    • Face Window Properties
      • :face_x, number
      • :face_y, number
      • :face_z, number
      • :face_side, boolean
      • :face_offset_x, number
      • :face_offset_y, number
      • :face_width, number
      • :face_height, number
      • :face_mirror, boolean
      • :face_opacity, number
      • :face_blend_type, number
      • :face_fadein, boolean
      • :face_fade_speed, number
      • :face_scroll_x, boolean
      • :face_scroll_y, boolean
      • :face_scroll_speed, number
      • :animate_faces, boolean
      • :letters_per_face, number
      • :face_window, boolean
      • :face_window_opacity, number
      • :face_windowskin, "string"
      • :face_border_size, number
      • :face_dim, "string"
      • :face_use_dim, number
    • Choice Window Properties
      • :choice_text, "string"
      • :disabled_choice_text, "string"
      • :choicebox_text, "string"
      • :choice_window, boolean
      • :choice_x, number
      • :choice_y, number
      • :choice_offset_x, number
      • :choice_offset_y, number
      • :choice_width, number
      • :choice_height, number
      • :column_max, number
      • :row_max, number
      • :choice_spacing, number
      • :choice_opacity, number
      • :choice_backopacity, number
      • :choice_windowskin, "string"
      • :choice_fontcolour, number
      • :choice_fontname, "string"
      • :choice_fontsize, number
      • :choice_wlh, number
      • :choice_dim, "string"
      • :choice_use_dim, number
      • :choice_on_line, boolean
      • :choice_opposite_face, boolean
    • Choice Help Window Properties
      • :choicehelp_x, number
      • :choicehelp_y, number
      • :choicehelp_width, number
      • :choicehelp_height, number
      • :choicehelp_center, boolean
      • :choicehelp_opacity, number
      • :choicehelp_backopacity, number
      • :choicehelp_windowskin, "string"
      • :choicehelp_fontcolour, number
      • :choicehelp_fontname, "string"
      • :choicehelp_fontsize, number
      • :choicehelp_wlh, number
      • :choicehelp_dim, "string"
      • :choicehelp_use_dim, number
    • Name Window Properties
      • :name_x, number
      • :name_y, number
      • :name_offset_x, number
      • :name_offset_y, number
      • :name_opacity, number
      • :name_backopacity, number
      • :name_windowskin, "string"
      • :name_border_size, number
      • :name_wlh, number
      • :name_fontcolour, number
      • :name_fontname, "string"
      • :name_fontsize, number
      • :name_dim, "string"
      • :name_use_dim, number
    • Word Window Properties
      • :word_x, number
      • :word_y, number
      • :word_width, number
      • :word_height, number
      • :word_opacity, number
      • :word_backopacity, number
      • :word_windowskin
      • :word_wlh, number
      • :word_fontcolour, number
      • :word_fontname, "String"
      • :word_fontsize, number
      • :word_dim, "string"
      • :word_use_dim, number
    • ats_next-only Properties
      • :do_not_refresh, boolean
      • :character, number
      • :char_ref, number

    The last three are only permitted to be changed by ats_next, not ats_all.

    Script


    You can retrieve the script either from the demo or the text document. If you are upgrading from ATS2, you also need the Conversion Patch. Paste it underneath the ATS3 in the Script Editor, but still above Main.

    Credit


    • modern algebra

    Thanks

    • Zeriab! for his tutorial on Regular Expression made this script possible, but mostly for being my mentor and friend. Without him, this script and all my others would never have existed

    Support


    Post in this topic with any bugs or issues. Remember, this script is mostly untested. There are a lot of different combinations of features that may or may not work, I'm not sure. Also, if you have any great ideas for additions to this script, then feel free to launch them at me. There's no better time than now.

    Known Compatibility Issues

    All other Message scripts will not work with this one.

    Demo


    Download Demo

    You can also retrieve the script from the text document.

    If you are upgrading from ATS2, you also need the conversion patch. Paste it underneath the ATS3 in the Script Editor, but still above Main.

    Graphics

    Included also, in the demo and attached to this post, are sample speechtag graphics. The graphics included are: Speech Tag 1, Speech Tag 2, and Thought Tag 1 ~ As you will notice, you need to put these in the SPEECHTAG_GRAPHICS array in the script if you want to be able to use them, and these files must be saved into the System folder of Graphics.

    If you wish to create your own, you may use this template:

    Basically, 1, 2, 3, & 4 are for the graphic that will appear when a message box is placed OVER a character. 5, 6, 7, & 8 are for the graphic that will show up when the message window is placed UNDER a character. 1 & 2, and 7 & 8 must be 16 pixels tall and this is the point of overlap. This part of the graphic is the part that overlaps with border of the message window. 3 & 4, and 5 & 6, are the parts that do not, and they can be as tall as you want them to be, but 3& 4 must be the same height as 5 & 6. Lastly, there are two columns: 1, 3, 5, & 7, and 2, 4, 6, & 8. The first column is for the background of the speech tag, and it will be shown at the same opacity as :message_backopacity. The second column will be the same opacity as :message_opacity. They can be whatever width you want them to be, provided that each column is the same width.

    Samples:

    Author's Notes

    Well, I figured it was about time to rewrite this script. I started off with very good intentions, but about halfway through I started coding pretty sloppily. So this script really isn't the best I could do, and I am sure there are a few bugs to be hammered out. But please, try this script out, mention any bugs or incompatibilities you find and I will do my best to fix them up. Also, if you have any suggestions, there is no better time than during this debugging period, as once this script is bugfree I have no intention of looking at it ever again.[/list]
    « Last Edit: October 02, 2010, 12:57:11 PM by modern algebra »

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    When I get home from work tonight, I'll check it out.

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    I edited the topic title because there was an typo I didn't like in it >_>
    I'll check it out when I get the time ^^

    Also you don't have to thank my so many times  :-[

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    Also you don't have to thank my so many times  :-[

    Alright, now I just put an exclamation mark :P

    i wonder what the typo was now ...

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    This looks cool, i'll download it and tell more ^_^
    Arlen is hot.

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    This is very nice, Modern.

    I have a few suggestions for features. I'm attempting to make a Zelda-ish game, and it would be nice to require player input before scrolling, then play a sound after the player input, and also have a sound after closing the message box, like in Link To The Past. I COULD just copy and paste \se[LTTP_Text_done]\! every four lines, but that seems like a bit too much. =x
    « Last Edit: March 18, 2008, 11:28:27 PM by I Rock, Man »

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    Modern, I get a strange problem when I use this script. I have a character that says the following (broken up into two quote boxes because in the editor it's in two seperate display message commands):

    Quote
    • I'm a tough guy.\!
    • Twenty degrees out here,\. and I don't even need sleeves.\!
    • I know you're jealous of these pipes. \!
    • But how jealous are you?\!

    Quote
    • Too jealous for your own good, that's how jealous.\!
    • Step off,\. square.

    I have your script set to display three lines before it starts scrolling. The thing is, after three lines it does scroll, but it puts a HUGE break between the third and fourth lines! How do I stop this?

    This is very nice, Modern.

    I have a few suggestions for features. I'm attempting to make a Zelda-ish game, and it would be nice to require player input before scrolling, then play a sound after the player input, and also have a sound after closing the message box, like in Link To The Past. I COULD just copy and paste \se[LTTP_Text_done]\! every four lines, but that seems like a bit too much. =x

    You could probably like, take the SE play code, simplify the command to just <end> or something instead of \SE[text], and then make it play the end sound specifically instead of a variable sound.

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    This is very nice, Modern.

    I have a few suggestions for features. I'm attempting to make a Zelda-ish game, and it would be nice to require player input before scrolling, then play a sound after the player input, and also have a sound after closing the message box, like in Link To The Past. I COULD just copy and paste \se[LTTP_Text_done]\! every four lines, but that seems like a bit too much. =x

    Those are useful features. I will implement them. I take it you want a different sound at the end of a message (as in, separate from the one that plays after all shown lines?


    Modern, I get a strange problem when I use this script. I have a character that says the following (broken up into two quote boxes because in the editor it's in two seperate display message commands):

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    • I'm a tough guy.\!
    • Twenty degrees out here,\. and I don't even need sleeves.\!
    • I know you're jealous of these pipes. \!
    • But how jealous are you?\!

    Quote
    • Too jealous for your own good, that's how jealous.\!
    • Step off,\. square.

    I have your script set to display three lines before it starts scrolling. The thing is, after three lines it does scroll, but it puts a HUGE break between the third and fourth lines! How do I stop this?

    What features are active at this time? I take it Paragraph Format is off, or that construction would look rather strange in the message box. But in any case, I am having trouble reproducing the error. If worst comes to worst, maybe upload a project and I can look at the error as it occurs in your project.


    You could probably like, take the SE play code, simplify the command to just <end> or something instead of \SE[text], and then make it play the end sound specifically instead of a variable sound.

    I take it that comment is directed at me :P

    I've considered doing something similar, though I wouldn't have made a new special code - instead I would combine the codes and do it automatically, so I'd probably end up changing this (and it's unformatted equivalent)

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          # Convert formatted text to a string, rather than an array of characters
          formatted_text.lines.each { |i|
            i.each{ |j| @text += j }
            @text += "\x00"
          }

    to something like this:

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    # Convert formatted text to a string, rather than an array of characters
          formatted_text.lines.each_index { |i|
            formatted_text.lines[i].each{ |j| @text += j }
            # If feature for pause at end of lines implemented
            if $game_message.scroll_pause
              # If it will scroll next line and is not the last line
              if (i + 1) % $game_message.shown_lines == 0 && if (i + 1) != formatted_text.lines.size
                # Insert command codes for pause and Play SE
                @text += "\x05\x88[#{$game_message.scroll_pause_se}]" 
              end
            end
            @text += "\x00"
          }

    And I'd put a message termination SE in to the finish_message.

    The problem here is that this method would ultimately ruin the pause skip, as the SE will still play even when the pause is skipped. It's not an unconquerable problem, of course. As the method already iterates through every character, it would be a small matter to track whether or not a \^ is there and simply not add the \se command if there was, but I'd like a better way to track it than an if statement for every character in every message in the game (though if statements are fairly fast, so no big deal really). But, it may be enough to update instead the input_pause method - will almost definitely be better in fact. So, that is probably what I'll end up doing. Plus, really, it makes more sense for the SE to be played after all user input, not just when scrolling.

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    I actually had directed that at Irock, but your response is much more in-depth than his would have been. :o

    EDIT: *facepalm* forgot to include my options. Starting at line 124 of your script:

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    class Game_MessageOptions
      #~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
      # * Initial Settings
      #~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
      # Which side the face is on: true => left, false => right
      FACESIDE = true
      # The back opacity of the Message Window
      OPACITY = 255
      # The font of the Message Window
      FONTNAME = "Convection"
      # The Size of the font in the message window
      FONTSIZE = 20
      # The ability to skip the letter by letter drawing text
      SKIP_DISABLED = false
      # Message Box Windowskin
      WINDOWSKIN = "Window"
      # Redistributes the lines dependent on line length. The Paragraph Formatter
      # v. 1.1 is required for this to work. You can find it at:
      #    http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,25129.0.html
      PARAGRAPH_FORMAT = false
        # Should each line end at the same point? Icons and inaccurate text_size
        # commands may cause this to be inaccurate.
        JUSTIFIED_TEXT = false
      # How many pixels between the y_position of one line and the next. This
      # overrides the WLH constant of Window_Base, but only for messages. It
      # remains the same for all other scripts
      WLH = 24
      # Whether text from adjacent messages are appended and scroll.
      # Paragraph Format recommended if SCROLLING set to true
      SCROLLING = true
        # How many lines should be drawn before the text scrolls. This overrides
        # Window_Message::MAX_LINES
        SHOWN_LINES = 3
      # Whether to use traditional choice branching or special. It essentially
      # makes the choices appear in a box, rather
      CHOICEBOX = true
        # The following indented constants only matter when MA_CHOICES is true
        # Choicebox position. true => adjacent to Message Window;
        #                     false => above Message Window
        # Paragraph Format recommended if CHOICEBOX_ON_LINE set to true
        CHOICEBOX_ON_LINE = false
        # When Choice branches are subsequent, the choice branches are made into one
        CHOICES_APPENDED = true
        # Should the Choicebox be as large as necessry to accomodate the longest
        # option?
        CHOICEBOX_FITTED = true
        # The width of the choicebox, assuming CHOICEBOX_FITTED is false
        CHOICEBOX_WIDTH = 160
        # The back opacity of the choicebox
        CHOICEBOX_OPACITY = 255
        # The windowskin of the choicebox
        CHOICEBOX_WINDOWSKIN = "Window"
        # The font of the choicebox
        CHOICEBOX_FONTNAME = "Convection"
        # The offset in the X direction of the Choice Box
        CHOICEBOX_OFFSET_X = 16
        CHOICEBOX_OFFSET_Y = 16
      # When this is true, it will play aa sound effect as it is drawing text
      LETTER_BY_LETTER_SOUND = true
        # The SE played when LETTER_BY_LETTER_SOUND is true
        MESSAGE_SE = "text"
      # How many frames between drawing each letter, in general
      LETTER_FRAMES = 1
      # ~Namebox Settings~
        NAMEBOX_WINDOWSKIN = "Window" # The windowskin for the name box
        NAMEBOX_COLOUR = 0 # The Color of the text in the namebox [0-31]
        NAMEBOX_FONTNAME = "Convection" # The Font of the namebox
        NAMEBOX_FONTSIZE = 20 # The Size of the text in the namebox
        NAMEBOX_OFFSET_X = 16 # How much the Namebox is in the X direction away from default
        NAMEBOX_OFFSET_Y = 16 # How much the Namebox is in the Y direction away from default
        NAMEBOX_OPACITY = 255 # The opacity of the name box
    « Last Edit: March 19, 2008, 01:00:54 AM by Arrow-1 »

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    This is very nice, Modern.

    I have a few suggestions for features. I'm attempting to make a Zelda-ish game, and it would be nice to require player input before scrolling, then play a sound after the player input, and also have a sound after closing the message box, like in Link To The Past. I COULD just copy and paste \se[LTTP_Text_done]\! every four lines, but that seems like a bit too much. =x
    I take it you want a different sound at the end of a message (as in, separate from the one that plays after all shown lines?
    Yes, of course. If not, someone could just set them to the same SE. :p

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    Okay, I identified and fixed the error you found Arrow - nice catch!
    I also implemented the autopause feature and Input Sound Effects that Irock recommended.

    Since it wasn't any effort, I uploaded the new version though I am keeping the version number as 1.0

    I will leave it in RMRK+ for now, just to give a few more days for people to come across bugs before I release it publicly.

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    It also might not be a bad feature to play a different sound when all the dialog is complete, before closing the message window, and a sound when starting a new message window. I'm surprised I didn't request/suggest them in my first post. -_-

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    I guess I could add that - it doesn't seem that useful though. I guess I can imagine a few situations where it could be useful.

    But, since it's no trouble I'll add it.
    « Last Edit: March 21, 2008, 10:02:49 PM by modern algebra »

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    Glad to hear it. These are features I plan to use. -_-

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    Works like a charm modern! Thanks loads! Only thing is now that I can' seem to find where to alter the options for animated face sets and frames between letters...?

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    LETTER_FRAMES should be right under PAUSE_SE

    I haven't added anything special for faceset timing though - for now it is with every letter draawn (not including white space or codes). There's a reason I haven't divorced it from letter drawing - namely user defined pauses would have no way of recognizing when no characters are being drawn, so I'd have to do something special for that. I was thinking of making it so that you set how many letters are drawn between each face alteration - what do you guys think about that? It can't hurt, after all.

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    It couldn't hurt. It's better than having his mouth open and close for every letter.

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    Well open one letter close the next, but yeah I'll do that. I'll add the option in for the SE too

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    now i love you more.
    Arlen is hot.

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    I found a couple of bugs and they are now fixed, but I am not going to put up the newest update yet because I am thinking of making it possible to use message codes to call constants and methods from the vocab module. My initial thought would be an array, but then people will need to count to find the one - it'd be a pain to apply. So now I'm thinking of storing everything from Vocab into a hash and calling them by method name - or maybe a case branch but that would be huge and ugly. Does anybody know an easier way?

    Also, what do you all think about the idea of a Keywords option. Basically, my idea is that the user can set a colour to special words. Wherever that word appears, it will automatically be coloured in the colour you set to it - probably a hash here again.

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    Good job, modern. ;8 I'm unable to use RMXP on here (if it's usable on that) and I haven't gotten VX yet, but still looks nice. ;8

    Why don't people ever attached the code in a .txt instead of inside a demo? XD Not that I'm complaining but just wondering why they don't think of that ?_?

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    People do that all the time.

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    Alright, well public Beta time. I'll keep those ideas in check and I will add them if there are any more useful features suggested. The current attached demo has everything up to date, I think.

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    I updated my stuff again and it's still working perfectly. This is a fantastic script modern!

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    Thanks  ;D. I'm glad it's working. Be sure to tell me if anything goes wrong.