General Discussion

[DarkTl]

screen library_show_text(orly):
    $ strer = "A huge string."
    add "content/gfx/frame/library_page.jpg" at truecenter
    textbutton "Enough with it" action (Hide("library_show_text", transition=dissolve), Jump("library_read_matrix"))
    viewport:
        mousewheel True
        draggable True
        scrollbars "vertical" xpos 978
        xpos 303
        ypos 30
        xysize (675, 670)
        if orly == 1:
            text "%s" %strer size 14 color black

I tried to add at right to scrollbar, it ignores it too.

 

[Xela]

I tried to add at right to scrollbar, it ignores it too.

It looks fine, did you try it without xpos? I would not even expect this code to run at all, xpos after the scrollbars will be inherited by the viewport, not the bar, so you have two and that's usually an error.

[DarkTl]

Yeah, you can ignore that xpos 978, I just tried to do something about scrollbar position but nothing worked. The screen looks like this. I suppose it could be a renpy bug.

[DarkTl]

Such an irony, it's so hard to add a scrollbar to text in renpy, and the only component that has it already is not working properly.

Well, I need a scrollbar anyway, that's why I used viewport. If it doesn't work, it should be coded manually. I googled it a bit, it's a pretty complex stuff. I will leave it to you.

[Xela]

Remove it, just leave the Viewport. I'll figure out the bar later.

[Xela]

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    $ strer = "A huge string."
    frame:
        background Solid("#FFFFFF")
        xysize (600, 620)
        xalign 0.5
        has viewport:
            xysize (580, 620)
            scrollbars "vertical"
            draggable True
            mousewheel True
            text "[strer]" size 14 color "#000000"
Try something like this, apparently it needs a container to align the bar properly, best best is prolly a side like you've tried but it should contain a viewport, not be a part of it.

Still, since we have a background, we might as well use a frame. This works on a fresh project, you'll have to replace background with the pergament image. If it doesn't size itself properly, use:

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    frame:
        background Frame("path_to_image", 10, 10)

[DarkTl]

Yup, now it works. I don't want a frame though, so I used viewport inside viewport.

[DarkTl]

I found some info about text formatting inside strings, like {b}{/b}. But nothing about text alignment. Is there any way to control it, besides centered function which will output everything at center (and I need only one string)?

[Xela]

You should use fixed or side. Two viewports are Wierd. I am not sure about texts, maybe styles could be used or RenPy could have { } options for it.

We need to set paramiters for what is required.

[DarkTl]

Weird is the need in two containers only because one cannot handle its own scrollbar without a clear reason, even though it's not mentioned in manuals. If you are concerned, report it as a bug.

I actually find stuff like side or xalign hard to understand so far, since delphi manipulates only coordinates and size of elements when you build a gui. And frame is not invisible, I don't need it on my background.
You can recode it as you like as long as functionality will remain.

[DarkTl]

Small tagger update, now all buttons and the click on the picture that reloads it will return focus to file list. Thus keyboard arrows could be used to select another picture all the time.

[Xela]

Weird is the need in two containers only because one cannot handle its own scrollbar without a clear reason, even though it's not mentioned in manuals. If you are concerned, report it as a bug.

I posted this on forums, since I am not sure that I can understand the documentation on this properly, it may not even be a bug.

I actually find stuff like side or xalign hard to understand so far, since delphi manipulates only coordinates and size of elements when you build a gui. And frame is not invisible, I don't need it on my background.
You can recode it as you like as long as functionality will remain.

Invisible frame is called "fixed". You can also set background of a frame to Null() but that is usually a weird way of doing things.

[DarkTl]

I am not sure about texts, maybe styles could be used or RenPy could have { } options for it.

Sadly, no. I found a PyTom post that you have to display text with different align separately. It's not worth it, I'll just use spaces when I need it in center.

We have a library now, and there are plenty of bookshelves for moar huge texts if there will be decent writers 
Don't delete EBGaramond-Regular font in the future, I used it there and it looks very good.

I'll wait for replies to your post before changing something in gui.

[Xela]

Sadly, no. I found a PyTom post that you have to display text with different align separately. It's not worth it, I'll just use spaces when I need it in center.

You can make one book and I could write a really simple class that can build strings and align them appropriately in auto mode. I just need to see one book (any book) with all required formats.

I'll wait for replies to your post before changing something in gui.

You can use older way with a side and YScrollBars like in the example in screen language. That will definitely work (so does an extra container btw.).

[DarkTl]

You can make one book and I could write a really simple class that can build strings and align them appropriately in auto mode. I just need to see one book (any book) with all required formats.

Well, pull and go to academy. There is only library for now, since I have no idea how else we could use academy without a huge amount of coding.