returning the dimensions of a bitmap

[vendeko]

I'm trying to place the Help window in the middle and bottom of the enemy battler, but I'm having some trouble finding the bottom, i.e., finding the height of the bitmap so that I can subtract half of it from Help_Window.y. This is what I've got so far:

  def update_help
    @help_window.x = self.enemy.screen_x
    @help_window.y = self.enemy.screen_y - ([b]self.enemy.battler_name.height/2[/b])
    @help_window.width = 160
    @help_window.set_enemy(self.enemy)
  end

any help on this would be appreciated.

 

[tibuda]

battler_name is only a string with the picture name. and strings don't have height. bitmaps have heights. so we have to load the battler bitmap and then get its height.

  def update_help
    @help_window.x = self.enemy.screen_x
    [B]bitmap = RPG::Cache.battler(self.enemy.battler_name, 0)[/B]
    @help_window.y = self.enemy.screen_y - ([B]bitmap.height[/B]/2)
    @help_window.width = 160
    @help_window.set_enemy(self.enemy)
  end

 

[vendeko]

...
I can't believe I didn't think of that.

BUT

I actually didn't need the dimensions of the battler. All I needed to do (since

@help_window = self.enemy.screen_y

displays the help window at the bottom anyway, was

@help_window.x = self.enemy.screen_x - (@help_window.width/2)

There's to four hours of sleep last night.

 

[tibuda]

you missed something

@help_window[B].x[/B] = self.enemy.screen_y