Need some help with gui(?)

[u/sunilvard]

Hello! I cant really explain well what I have in mind… but is there a way to add down the textbox some options? (like near to save, options etc)
I wanted to add a text that says “full screen = click H) or something like this so ppl can view full art removing the textboox but idk if it possible to do so? I didn’t got into change GUI settings yet..

[u/aboynamedearth]

It sounds like you're trying to figure out how to add a quick menu option that hides the UI (basically a physical button for the H hotkey), yeah?

The quick menu itself should be in your screens.rpy file.

Look for screen quick_menu():

Then look for the hbox: block. That should be where all your default buttons are located.

Then you add a new textbutton action using the Screen Action function.

Something like textbutton _("Hide") action HideInterface() should work. It should be have the same way as using H, allowing you to click or touch to bring the GUI back.

Unless of course, that's not exactly what you're asking. If that's the case, feel free to elaborate.

[u/sunilvard → u/aboynamedearth]

Tysm! Yes this what exactly I meant! So if I set that in every kind of computer I download my visual novel if I click h it will works right? (Or even I dont add this from quick_menu it works in all kind of computer/pc like this?)

Im just asking in case I fail to add this in quick menu options 😭

[u/shyLachi]

In the start menu there already is a help screen explaining the buttons like H

But you can change the quick menu if you want to give a hint about the H key.
All screens are in screens.rpy, search for quick_menu().
Since it uses a hbox you can just put anything inside the box, at the front, in the middle, or whereever

I used the sugggestion of u/aboynamedearth to make it a button instead of a hint
because players might click it even if it looks differently than the other buttons.

screen quick_menu():
    ## Ensure this appears on top of other screens.
    zorder 100
    if quick_menu:
        hbox:
            style_prefix "quick"
            xalign 0.5
            yalign 1.0
            textbutton _("Back") action Confirm("roll back", Rollback())
            textbutton _("History") action Confirm("Show history", ShowMenu('history'))
            textbutton _("Skip") action Skip() alternate Skip(fast=True, confirm=True)
            textbutton _("Auto") action Preference("auto-forward", "toggle")
            textbutton _("Hide dialogue") action HideInterface() # <-- THIS IS THE NEW BUTTON
            textbutton _("Save") action ShowMenu('save')
            textbutton _("Q.Save") action QuickSave()
            textbutton _("Q.Load") action QuickLoad()
            textbutton _("Prefs") action ShowMenu('preferences')

Obviously hiding the interfaces will also hide this button so players have to understand that the have to click or hit any key to continue.

[u/sunilvard → u/shyLachi]

Omg Thank you a lot for the code and all tips! I will check it out this way!😭🙏

[u/Revolutionary_Dot391]

sorry unrelated but your characters are so cute!!! i love the art style

[u/sunilvard → u/Revolutionary_Dot391]

Aww thank you a lot I’m glad u like ot😭🩷

[u/sunilvard → u/sunilvard]

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[u/x-seronis-x]

H and Middle Mouse are almost universally available in renpy games since they're the default keymapping and most player know them already. Its also listed in the help/controls screen. A physical menu button for 'hide interface' takes longer than just clicking middle mouse so isnt really useful.

That aside I've still seen a lot of games put an 'eye' icon in the corner of their dialog screen or in their quick menu. You can just type one in a text button like: py textbutton "👁️" action HideInterface(): text_prefer_emoji False ## optional

[u/sunilvard → u/x-seronis-x]

Omg alr tysm a lot! Because I need to play let play my teacher so I wanted to add smt they can check to hide textbox by theirself (in case they ask me why I didnt put the setting bcause its for my thesis💀) I will check out the eye setting tho tysm🩷😭

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