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AGS Support => Beginners' Technical Questions => Topic started by: Angel Dust on Sun 13/04/2008 15:14:40

Title: Removing text boxes?
Post by: Angel Dust on Sun 13/04/2008 15:14:40
Is there any way to remove the box from around messages? Or do I just need to go with dialogs instead to get that effect?
Title: Re: Removing text boxes?
Post by: Khris on Sun 13/04/2008 15:57:28
Instead of Display, use Character.Say.
Title: Re: Removing text boxes?
Post by: TwinMoon on Sun 13/04/2008 16:11:51
Never thought I could add anything to a post of yours, KhrisMUC!

Character.Say displays the text above a character, if you want a transparent Display message you can use Custom Text Windows:

- Import a blank image (any size but preferably small) and make it transparent (select Top-Left pixel for instance).
- Right click on GUIs and choose Add Text Window.
- Set the background color to 0 and the text color to any colour you like. (I chose white / 15).
- Set the Image property of all eight images you see to the blank image (this removes the border).
- In General Setting look for Text Output and set Custom text-window GUI to the number of your text window GUI.

And there you have it: a transparent text box.
Title: Re: Removing text boxes?
Post by: Buckethead on Sun 13/04/2008 17:20:28
Quote from: TwinMoon on Sun 13/04/2008 16:11:51

Character.Say displays the text above a character

true but you could have a transparant character that say the text.
Title: Re: Removing text boxes?
Post by: Angel Dust on Mon 14/04/2008 03:05:32
Thanks for both solutions guys! Both will come in handy I am sure.