Another quickie

[nellshini]

with a Window, using the syntax
self.contents = Bitmap.new(filename)

What exactly is the filename?
Say i had a it in Project1\Graphics\Windows\image.png. What would I put for filename?

 

[SephirothSpawn]

Well if you look at RPG::Cache in the help file under def load_bitmap, you will see :

    def self.load_bitmap(folder_name, filename, hue = 0)
      path = folder_name + filename
      if not @cache.include?(path) or @cache[path].disposed?
        if filename != ""
          @cache[path] = Bitmap.new(path)

So basically, it would be something like:

self.contents = Bitmap.new('Graphics/<folder_name>/<image_name_with_no_extensions>')

However, don't use this method. The RPG::Cache holds a cache of loaded bitmaps. Istead of reloading the same bitmap over and over again, it is better to use the RPG::Cache to load bitmaps (think of it as a memory. don't learn 2 + 2 again, memorize it)

self.contents = RPG::Cache.picture('filename')

something like that.

 

[nellshini]

Thanks, I'll try that instead. My CMS is an edit of Catchm's FFX-2 CMS in which you loads pictures into the background and makes windows opaque to make it seem like the picture is the window... which really complicates menu animations.

So I want to make the picture the contents off the window so it actually moves with the window's x and y.