Window_Speaker (custom class) assistance needed

[SiliconHero]

Hey, everyone...it's been a while since I've posted anything here. I'm working on a mini-script for my game that shows the speaker's name whenever a text message pops up (the speaker's name is defined in a simple script call). I can get the name to display fine, but my problems with it are two-fold:

1. I haven't figured out the proper way to make the window's size customizable based on the length of the speaker's name (rather than the length of the message box) without having an arrow display on the right side, and
2. I want to make sure that the Window_Speaker window doesn't blink every time a new page in the text is posted...only when the name of the speaker changes.

Below are samplings of the code I'm using right now. What do I need to do to solve my problems?

Spoiler: Window_Speaker class

class Window_Speaker < Window_Base
  def initialize
    super(80, 256, 480, 64)
    self.contents = Bitmap.new(width - 32, height - 32)
    self.z = 9999
    refresh
  end
  
  # displays the name of the speaker in a window slightly above the message box
  def refresh
    self.contents.clear
    self.contents.font.color = text_color(6)
    text = $game_temp.speaker_name
    if text != ''
      self.contents.draw_text(4, 0, self.width - 40, 32, text)
    else
      self.width = 0
    end
  end
end

Spoiler: Window_Message tweaks

class Game_Temp
  attr_accessor :speaker_name # Does the speaker have a name?
  
  alias message_display_tweaks_init initialize
  def initialize
    @speaker_name = ''
    message_display_tweaks_init
  end
end

class Window_Message < Window_Selectable
  alias message_display_tweaks_term terminate_message
  def terminate_message
    if @speaker_window != nil
      @speaker_window.dispose
      @speaker_window = nil
    end
    message_display_tweaks_term
  end
  
  alias message_display_tweaks_ref refresh
  def refresh
    if @speaker_window == nil
      @speaker_window = Window_Speaker.new
    end
    @speaker_window.opacity = self.opacity
    @speaker_window.back_opacity = self.back_opacity
    message_display_tweaks_ref
  end
end

 

[Me(tm)]

You could checxk out the Universial Message system by ccoa and the Advanced message system by Dubealex. THey both have some sort of feature. Trace their code, you could learn from it.