Picture with text boxes

[OS]

Hello, again. I normally don't do graphic based scripts, but my boss wants me to display an image and show dynamic text in 4 boxes.

All I need to know is how to manipulate a file I load with RPG::Cache.picture("HUD") so that it sits in the bottom left corner, and how to show text in the text fields placed on the image. I think I have to create a bitmap for each text box, but I'm not sure. Thanks for any help. Peace!

 

[Sheol]

Well, a simple sprite to make that can be like this

class Sprite_HUD < Sprite

  def initialize
   super()
   self.bitmap = RPG::Cache.picture('HUD')
   self.x = 8
   self.y = 472 - self.bitmap.height
   @text = Sprite.new
   self.x = @text.x = 8
   self.y = @text.y = 472 - self.bitmap.height
   @text.bitmap = Bitmap.new(bitmap.width, bitmap.height)
   # Draws text...
   @text.bitmap.draw_text(0, 0, bitmap.width, 32, 'Some text')
   @text.bitmap.draw_text(8, 32, bitmap.width - 8, 32, 'more text')
  end
end

 

[OS]

Oh, thanks. I haven't used the Sprite class for anything in such a long time that I forgot about it :p

Thanks for the help, Slipknot! I'll check this right away.

EDIT: Alright, the image shows now, but the text is white. I tried changing it with @text.bitmap.font.color = Color.new(255,255,255,0), but it (and every other color I tried) made the text invisible. Also, I'm having trouble getting the text to update. This is for a clock, so the text is supposed to update at various points. One text is supposed to change every frame/second, while the other boxes are supposed to update when their update methods are called. But it isn't working. Any help is always appreciated. Peace!

EDIT2: Nevermind. I didn't realize that the Alpha Channel at 0 would do that. I fixed it. But I still need help with the update methods.

EDIT3: Fixed the Update problem. Now I am having an other problem:

I am using a case method to determine which picture should be loaded. For some reason, when the code hits 'when 1', the picture isn't loaded, and every time it starts from 1 again, none of the pictures will load when they are supposed to. Peace!

 

[Sheol]

Post your code, so we'd help you

 

[OS]

Sorry. This Sprite is updated every in game hour (speed test was about every twelve seconds)

lass Sprite_Wheel < Sprite
  def initialize
   super()
   self.bitmap = RPG::Cache.picture("Wheel2")
   self.x = 160
   self.y = 460 - self.bitmap.height
   refresh
 end
 
 def refresh
   self.bitmap.clear
   @hour = $game_time.hour?(24)
   case @hour
   when 1
     self.bitmap = RPG::Cache.picture("Wheel1")
   when 2
     self.bitmap = RPG::Cache.picture("Wheel2")
   when 3
     self.bitmap = RPG::Cache.picture("Wheel3")
   when 4
     self.bitmap = RPG::Cache.picture("Wheel4")
   when 5
     self.bitmap = RPG::Cache.picture("Wheel5")
   when 6
     self.bitmap = RPG::Cache.picture("Wheel6")
   when 7
     self.bitmap = RPG::Cache.picture("Wheel7")
   when 8
     self.bitmap = RPG::Cache.picture("Wheel8")
   when 9
     self.bitmap = RPG::Cache.picture("Wheel9")
   when 10
     self.bitmap = RPG::Cache.picture("Wheel10")
   when 11
     self.bitmap = RPG::Cache.picture("Wheel11")
   when 12
     self.bitmap = RPG::Cache.picture("Wheel12")
   when 13
     self.bitmap = RPG::Cache.picture("Wheel1")
   when 14
     self.bitmap = RPG::Cache.picture("Wheel2")
   when 15
     self.bitmap = RPG::Cache.picture("Wheel3")
   when 16
     self.bitmap = RPG::Cache.picture("Wheel4")
   when 17
     self.bitmap = RPG::Cache.picture("Wheel5")
   when 18
     self.bitmap = RPG::Cache.picture("Wheel6")
   when 19
     self.bitmap = RPG::Cache.picture("Wheel7")
   when 20
     self.bitmap = RPG::Cache.picture("Wheel8")
   when 21
     self.bitmap = RPG::Cache.picture("Wheel9")
   when 22
     self.bitmap = RPG::Cache.picture("Wheel10")
   when 23
     self.bitmap = RPG::Cache.picture("Wheel11")
   when 24
     self.bitmap = RPG::Cache.picture("Wheel12")
   end
   return
 end
 
 def update
   if $game_time.hour?(24) != @hour
     refresh
   end
 end
end

I hope someone can help.

Peace!

 

[Yeyinde]

You can skip that whole case statement by doing something simpler:

class Sprite_Wheel < Sprite
  def refresh
    self.bitmap.clear
    @hour = $game_time.hour?(24)
    bitmap = RPG::Cache.picture("Wheel#{@hour % 12 + 1}")
    self.bitmap.blt(0, 0, bitmap, bitmap.rect)
  end
  def update
    super
    refresh if @hour != $game_time.hour?(24)
  end

What a huge line difference

 

[OS]

That is really helpful, thanks.

I still have a little problem, though. It seems that the script still won't show the "Wheel1" graphic when it is supposed to be called.