Timing in scripts

[Gammastar]

I need help with the last element in one of my scripts. I need to know how to make a timer in a script that, when the timer is up, disposes a window. I'm making a window that shows the name of the map as defined by a global variable that changes from map to map. Can anyone help on the timing issue?

 

[Midnight]

you can do something like this:

class Scene_Menu

  def main
    @window = Window_something.new
    @wait = 0
    @totalwait = 100
    Graphics.transition
    loop do
      Graphics.update
      Input.update
      update
      if $scene != self
        break
      end
    end
    Graphics.freeze
    @window.dispose
  end

  def update
    @window.update
    if @wait != @totalwait
      @wait += 1
    else
      @window.visible = false
    end
  end
end

Just wrote it so not sure if it'll actually work but i think thats how it is =P

 

[Gammastar]

It works! Thanks.

 

[Midnight]

no problem and i think for the total time wait is like 4 for a sec, so if you want it to show for like 10 secs you put it to 40, i think not sure but i do know that more then 1 frame = a sec, not sure how many though =P

 

[khmp]

Its around 40~ frames a second. Unless you made a change to Graphics.frame_rate. So a 10 second wait would be 400. In VX its been adjusted to 60. Just a little "for your information" Midnight.

 

[Midnight]

k thanks =), i knew it had to do something with the number 4 =P