Command Windows - Animated Text

[Selwyn]

Command Windows
Animated Text
by Selwyn

INTRODUCTION

here's a little script someone requested from my game.

this script makes the text in command windows move to the right when it's selected. (see screenshot below)

paste the following code in a new section JUST UNDER Window_Command

SCREENSHOTS



SCRIPT

The Script

Code:

#==============================================================================
# ? Window_Command
#----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#  by Selwyn
#  selwyn@rmxp.ch
#==============================================================================

class Window_Command < Window_Selectable
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # ? initialize
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def initialize(width, commands)
    super(0, 0, width, commands.size * 32 + 32)
    @item_max = commands.size
    @commands = commands
    @sprites = []
    for i in 0...@item_max
      @sprites[i] = Sprite.new
      @sprites[i].x = self.x + 16
      @sprites[i].y = self.y + 16 + 32 * i
      @sprites[i].z = 100
      @sprites[i].bitmap = Bitmap.new(self.width - 32, 32)
      @sprites[i].bitmap.draw_text(4, 0, self.width - 32, 32, @commands[i])
    end
    self.contents = Bitmap.new(width - 32, @item_max * 32)
    self.index = 0
  end
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # ? update
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def update
    super
    for i in 0...@sprites.size
      sprite = @sprites[i]
      x = i == @index ? self.x + 16 + 32 : self.x + 16
      if sprite.x < x
        n = (x - sprite.x) / 3
        n = 1 if n == 0
        sprite.x += n
      elsif sprite.x > x
        n = (sprite.x - x) / 3
        n = 1 if n == 0
        sprite.x -= n
      end
    end
  end
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # ? x=(x)
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def x=(x)
    super
    return if @sprites == nil
    for sprite in @sprites
      sprite.x = self.x + 16
    end
  end
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # ? y=(y)
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def y=(y)
    super
    return if @sprites == nil
    for i in 0...@sprites.size
      @sprites[i].y = self.y + 16 + 32 * i
    end
  end
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # ? visible=(visible)
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def visible=(visible)
    super
    return if @sprites == nil
    for sprite in @sprites
      sprite.visible = visible
    end
  end
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # ? dispose
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def dispose
    super
    return if @sprites == nil
    for sprite in @sprites
      sprite.dispose
    end
  end
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # ? draw_item
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def draw_item(index, color)
    sprite = @sprites[index]
    sprite.bitmap.clear
    sprite.bitmap.font.color = color
    sprite.bitmap.draw_text(4, 0, self.width - 32, 32, @commands[index])
  end
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # ? disable_item
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def disable_item(index)
    draw_item(index, disabled_color)
  end
end

NOTES
this works my cursor script.


TERMS AND CONDITIONS
give credit, enjoy!