NPC name over head script

[Desbrina]

i'd like to request a script that puts certain NPC's names over their head on the map

I'd like it to detect if you put [over] in the NPC's name. if its there display the name

IE:
Sophie [over] in the name box would display Sophie on the map like below

The font is Arial and the size is 18px and outlined

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y200/D ... xample.png[/img]

 

[baniff]

Seph's Test Bed has a script that does this. There's a link in his sig.

 

[Desbrina]

ok, that semi does what i want

Can someone edit it, so that the text is centred over the events head, outlined and doesn't show the players name

here's the script

Spoiler

#==============================================================================
# ** Event Icon & Text Display
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# SephirothSpawn
# Original Text Display By Ã

 

[Desbrina]

ok, i've managed to get all but the outline and centred done myself

This is the new script

Spoiler

#==============================================================================
# ** Event Icon & Text Display
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# SephirothSpawn
# Original Text Display By Ã

 

[shiroun]

Centering it would be hard, the outline just requires bolding doesn't it?

 

[Desbrina]

i'm after white text with a black outline, dont know if that can be done with bolding, or how to do it

 

[Desbrina]

can anyoe help me make either an outline on the text or bold it.

 

[Brewmeister]

If you look at Yeyinde's Font Add-ons, the way he outlined the text was to draw it offset by 1 pixel in each of 8 directions in black,
then draw it at 0,0 in white.  Something like...

Spoiler: create_etd_sprite

  def create_etd_sprite
    # Creates Display Bitmap
    bitmap = Bitmap.new(192, 26)
    # Draw the outline
    bitmap.font.color.set(0,0,0)    # set color to black
    bitmap.draw_icon_text(-1, -1, 192, 24, @character.etd_display_text, 1)
    bitmap.draw_icon_text(-1, 0, 192, 24, @character.etd_display_text, 1)
    bitmap.draw_icon_text(-1, 1, 192, 24, @character.etd_display_text, 1)
    bitmap.draw_icon_text(0, -1, 192, 24, @character.etd_display_text, 1)
    bitmap.draw_icon_text(0, 1, 192, 24, @character.etd_display_text, 1)
    bitmap.draw_icon_text(1, -1, 192, 24, @character.etd_display_text, 1)
    bitmap.draw_icon_text(1, 0, 192, 24, @character.etd_display_text, 1)
    bitmap.draw_icon_text(1, 1, 192, 24, @character.etd_display_text, 1)
    
    # Draws ETD Display Text
    begin
      bitmap.font.color = @character.etd_display_color
    rescue
      @character.etd_display_color = @character.is_a?(Game_Player) ? 
        Game_Character::ETD_Default_PlayerText_Color : 
        Game_Character::ETD_Default_EventText_Color
      bitmap.font.color = @character.etd_display_color
    end
    bitmap.draw_icon_text(0, 0, 192, 24, @character.etd_display_text, 1)
    # Creates Display Text Sprite
    @_etd_text_sprite = Sprite.new(self.viewport)
    @_etd_text_sprite.bitmap = bitmap
    @_etd_text_sprite.ox = 96
    @_etd_text_sprite.oy = 24
    @_etd_text_sprite.x = self.x
    @_etd_text_sprite.y = self.y - self.oy / 2 - 24
    @_etd_text_sprite.z = 3000
    @_etd_text_sprite.visible = true
    # Saves ETD Text
    @_etd_display_text  = @character.etd_display_text
    @_etd_display_color = @character.etd_display_color
  end

This works. And it's centered over the event.

Be Well

 

[Desbrina]

thanks, working perfectly.