[Resolved] Text Outline in Message Windows

[Digital Watch]

I have the Yeyinde's Font Addons Script, so I can do a text outline when I do draw_text by doing

self.contents.font.outline = true

But I don't know how to do this in a standard message window. Is there a script to do this? And if possible can I edit it to be compatible with DubeAlex's AMS?

 

[SephirothSpawn]

Just insert this below your scripts somewhere.

class Window_Message
  alias_method :outlinemessages_init, :initialize
  def initialize
    outlinemessages_init
    self.contents.font.outline = true
  end
end

Something like that should work.

 

[Landarma]

For dubealex's AMS, Add this to use shadow, outline with text command(you can edit text command whatever you want):

class Window_Message < Window_Selectable  
......
  def refresh
......
      @now_text.gsub!(/\\[i]/) { "\023" } #Edit-This is for indent(case sensitive)
......
      #Add - Font.bold
      @now_text.gsub!(/\\[B]/) { "\031" }
      # Font.italic
      @now_text.gsub!(/\\[I]/) { "\032" } #Note: case sensitive
      #Add - Font.underline/Font.strike/Font.shadow/Font.outline - Requires Yeyinde's Font addon or MACL 1.5
      @now_text.gsub!(/\\[Uu]l/) { "\033" }
      @now_text.gsub!(/\\[Ss]trike/) { "\034" }
      @now_text.gsub!(/\\[Ss]hadow/) { "\035" }
      @now_text.gsub!(/\\[Oo]ut/) { "\036" }
      #Add-end
......

  def update
......
          #Add-Bold
          if c == "\031"
            self.contents.font.bold ^= true
            c = ""
          end
          
          #Add-Italic
          if c == "\032"
            self.contents.font.italic ^= true
            c = ""
          end
          
          #Add-Underline, Strike, Shadow & Outline
          if c == "\033"
            self.contents.font.underline ^= true
            c = ""
          end
          if c == "\034"
            self.contents.font.strikethrough ^= true
            c = ""
          end
          if c == "\035"
            self.contents.font.shadow ^= true
            c = ""
          end
          if c == "\036"
            self.contents.font.outline ^= true
            c = ""
          end
          #end - Requires Yeyinde's font addon or MACL 1.5
......

 

[Digital Watch]

Alright I see you have to put \out before the text. Is there any way to enable this for all messages?

 

[Digital Watch]

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[Digital Watch]

So is there any way to do this without putting /out in front of every message?

 

[Yeyinde]

See Seph's post above

 

[Digital Watch]

Yeah I tried that... It doesn't work.

 

[Yeyinde]

Look for a Bitmap decoration (self.contents = Bitmap.new(...) and add self.contents.font.outline = true

 

[Digital Watch]

Which class do I look for it? It's not Window_Message because it only has one in initialize. I tried putting it there and I got an error

 

[Digital Watch]

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[Digital Watch]

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[Freakboy]

in Window_Message search for:

self.contents.draw_text

right above that type

self.contents.font.outline = true

 

[Digital Watch]

Alright, that didn't work, but I managed to figure it out anyway!

 

[SephirothSpawn]

This topic has been resolved. If Digital Watch or any other users have any questions or further problems regarding this topic, please create a new thread about them.

Thank you!