Argument Error

[Mr_Smith]

Hello,
Ive looked for hours, well not hours but very long, and couldnt find it. I also asked on IRC but Dissonance kept being annnoying, irritating and spamming, so that wasn't working.
What is an argument error? Here is what I get:

Script 'Scene_Menu' line 5: ArgumentError occured.
wrong number of arguments(1 of 0)

This is line 5:

super

This is the code around line 5:

  def initialize(menu_index = 0)
    @menu_index = menu_index
    super
    self.bitmap = Bitmap.new
    self.bitmap.font.name = "Visitor -BRK-"
    self.bitmap.font.size = 7
    update
  end

How the heck can I fix this?
Ty in advance,
~Smiff(Sniff)

 

[Zeriab]

super()

 

[Mr_Smith]

Ty, you finally had the gutts to help me. Now another error, keep this open as I try to fix it.

EDIT: Keep this open pls, as I have more errors to fix, but thats for tomorrow.

 

[Brewmeister]

Shouldn't Bitmap.new have either 1 or 2 arguments?

Bitmap.new(filename) OR
Bitmap.new(width, height)

 

[Dissonance]

nyoro~n :3 :diss:

 

[Brewmeister]

nyoro~n :3 :diss:

is that Japanese for "spam"?

 

[Mr_Smith]

Shouldn't Bitmap.new have either 1 or 2 arguments?

Bitmap.new(filename) OR
Bitmap.new(width, height)

No, I looked in Sprite_Timer and there it had more then 1, see.

  def initialize
    super
    self.bitmap = Bitmap.new(88, 48)
    self.bitmap.font.name = "Arial"
    self.bitmap.font.size = 32
    self.x = 640 - self.bitmap.width
    self.y = 0
    self.z = 500
    update
  end

Anyways, I have now another error,
Script 'Scene_Menu' line 6: NoMethodError occured.
undefined method 'bitmap=' for #<Scene_Menu:0x1609b98 @menu_index=0>

Here the code again:

  def initialize(menu_index = 0)
    @menu_index = menu_index
    super()
    self.bitmap = Bitmap.new(10, 10)
    self.bitmap.font.name = "Visitor -BRK-"
    self.bitmap.font.size = 7
    update
  end

Im pretty sure its something dumb, but I cant figure it out.

EDIT: If your helping me, why not answer this question also, self.bitmap = Bitmap.new(88, 48)
Where does the (88, 48) stand for?

 

[Zeriab]

Scene_Menu has by default no attr_accessor :bitmap.
Sprite_Timer inherits the two methods for reading and writing to the bitmap attribute from the Sprite class. Hence the reason why you don't see it in the Sprite_Timer class.

I would suggest a design change.
Right now you are treating a scene as if you had a sprite. A scene is not a sprite.
I would suggest you create a Window_Menu class or Sprite_Menu class which inherits from the Window and Sprite class respectively.
The Scene_Menu creates instances of those classes and displays them.

I know it is a big change from what you have now. If you don't want to go through all that yet just use @bitmap instead of self.bitmap.

Btw. you misunderstood Brew.
You can both use Bitmap.new(filename) and Bitmap.new(width, height) for creating a bitmap.
The one you see with two arguments is the second way of creating a bitmap. Bitmap.new(88,48) creates a bitmap which is 88 pixels wide and 48 pixels high. All pixels are fully transparent. (Color.new(0,0,0,0) I think)

*hugs*
- Zeriab

 

[Mr_Smith]

Aight, I dont use that then. But how can you set a font for the game in another way?