Display/update a window

[Banshi]

I'm at a lose here. I've checked around, but I can find/understand anything to help. Anyhow, I started with RGSS yesterday and got far enough to get it to display a window, but a few problems arose. First, how do you update it? And second, if i call it through an event, it apears and works fine, but if the event is parrallel process, it apears, and then disapears shortly after, or just dosnt work.

I'm tring to make my own battle system, mostly through events, and the window is there solely to provide info on Hp, Sp, and such... but if you can't see your life, I dont think it will work well...

If you could spare the time to aid a poor confused person, any help would be apreciated.

Thanks.


Here's the remedial script if it will help...

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class My_Window4 < Window_Base

def initialize
super(0,0,680,520)
self.z = 9998
self.opacity = 0
self.contents = Bitmap.new(width - 16, height - 16)
self.contents.font.name = "Viner Hand ITC"
self.contents.font.size = 24
self.contents.font.color = Color.new(0, 0, 0, 200) #text color (r,g,b,a)
refresh
end

def refresh
self.contents.clear # Clear up contents on each refresh
if $game_party.actors.size>=1
self.contents.draw_text(416, 346, 128, 24, "" + $game_party.actors[0].hp.to_s + "") #hp h1
self.contents.draw_text(448, 346, 128, 24, "| " + $game_party.actors[0].maxhp.to_s + "") #hp h1
self.contents.draw_text(575, 344, 128, 32, "" + $game_party.actors[0].sp.to_s + "") #mp h1
else
end
if $game_party.actors.size>=2
self.contents.draw_text(416, 378, 128, 24, "" + $game_party.actors[1].hp.to_s + "") #hp h2
self.contents.draw_text(448, 378, 128, 24, "| " + $game_party.actors[1].maxhp.to_s + "") #hp h2
self.contents.draw_text(575, 374, 128, 32, "" + $game_party.actors[1].sp.to_s + "") #mp h2
else
end
if $game_party.actors.size>=3
self.contents.draw_text(416, 410, 128, 24, "" + $game_party.actors[2].hp.to_s + "") #hp h3
self.contents.draw_text(448, 410, 128, 24, "| " + $game_party.actors[2].maxhp.to_s + "") #hp h3
self.contents.draw_text(575, 404, 128, 32, "" + $game_party.actors[2].sp.to_s + "") #mp h3
else
end
if $game_party.actors.size>=4
self.contents.draw_text(416, 442, 128, 24, "" + $game_party.actors[3].hp.to_s + "") #hp h4
self.contents.draw_text(448, 442, 128, 24, "| " + $game_party.actors[3].maxhp.to_s + "") #hp h4
self.contents.draw_text(575, 436, 128, 32, "" + $game_party.actors[3].sp.to_s + "") #mp h4
else
end
end
end