[Scripting]Window_Selectable, Advanced Windowing, Fully Complete! Options

[onidsouza]

Window_Selectable Part 1: The most simple

All that I can do is create commented scripts, any questions you can ask me.

Call:

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$scene = Scene_ChooseSome.new

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#First, let's create our window.

class Window_ChooseSome < Window_Selectable
#We inherited Window_Selectable because it has methods that let us to create
#Selectable Items.

def initialize
super(0, 0, 544, 416)
#Super method. We call this method in every Window creation.
self.index = 0
# Position of the cursor.
self.active = true
# The player can select something.
end

def update
super
# Necessary in order to the window work.
items = ["Cherry Pie", "Apple Pie", "Ultra Death Pie"]
@data = items
# The items that the player can select.
@item_max = @data.size
#Max number of selectable items.
create_contents
#Also necessary
for it in 0...@data.size
draw_opt(it)
end
# We create the options
# And pass to draw_opt the index of the option
end

def draw_opt(itemm)
rect = item_rect(itemm)
#We create a rectangle instance
self.contents.clear_rect(rect)
# We clear that rectangle
string = @data[itemm]
# We recover the text
rect.width -= 4
self.contents.draw_text(rect.x, rect.y, rect.width, WLH, string)
# We draw the text in the window
end

end

# Now let's create the scene!

class Scene_ChooseSome < Scene_Base

def start
@window = Window_ChooseSome.new
# We create the Window
end

def terminate
@window.dispose
# We show the window in the screen
end

def update
super
@window.update
# We update the window
end

end

Window_Selectable Part 2: Commands, Index and Multi-Windows

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class Pie_Types
  
  attr_reader :name, :description
  
  def initialize(name, description)
    @name = name
    @description = description
  end
  
end

#First, let's create our window.

class Window_ChooseSome < Window_Selectable
#We inherited Window_Selectable because it has methods that let us to create
#Selectable Items.

attr_reader :items #We create the items method.

def initialize
  super(0, 0, 390, 416)
  #Super method. We call this method in every Window creation.
  self.index = 0
  # Position of the cursor.
  self.active = true
  # The player can select something.
  @items = [Pie_Types.new("Cherry Pie", "A special pie"), Pie_Types.new("Apple Pie", "A tasty pie"), Pie_Types.new("Ultra Death Pie", "Dangerous")]
end

def update
  super
  # Necessary in order to the window work.
  @data = @items
  # The items that the player can select.
  @item_max = @data.size
  #Max number of selectable items.
  create_contents
  #Also necessary
  for it in 0...@data.size
    draw_opt(it)
  end
  # We create the options
  # And pass to draw_opt the index of the option
end

def draw_opt(itemm)
  rect = item_rect(itemm)
  #We create a rectangle instance
  self.contents.clear_rect(rect)
  # We clear that rectangle
  string = @data[itemm].name
  # We recover the pie name
  rect.width -= 4
  self.contents.draw_text(rect.x, rect.y, rect.width, WLH, string)
  # We draw the pie name in the window
end

end

class Window_SomeStatus < Window_Base
  
  attr_accessor :item
  attr_accessor :item_list #Our especial variables
  
  def initialize(item_list)
    super(390, 0, 154, 416) # WE create the window
    @item_list = item_list # Create a list with the pie types
    @item = 0 # Index variable
  end
  
  def refresh
    self.contents.clear
    draw_information
  end
  
  def draw_information
    # We draw the description of the text
    self.contents.draw_text(0, 0, 140, WLH, @item_list[item].description)
  end
  
end

# Now let's create the scene!

class Scene_ChooseSome < Scene_Base
  
  def start
    @window = Window_ChooseSome.new
    @status = Window_SomeStatus.new(@window.items)
    # We create the Window
  end
  
  def terminate
    @window.dispose
    @status.dispose
    # We show the window in the screen
  end
  
  def update
    super
    if Input.trigger?(Input::B)
      $scene = Scene_Map.new
    end
    # If the player presses Esc, we return to the map.
    @window.update
    @status.item = @window.index
    @status.refresh
    # We update the window
  end
  
end

Window_Selectable Part 3: Selecting Items

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class Pie_Types
  
  attr_reader :name, :description
  
  def initialize(name, description)
    @name = name
    @description = description
  end
  
end

#First, let's create our window.

class Window_ChooseSome < Window_Selectable
#We inherited Window_Selectable because it has methods that let us to create
#Selectable Items.

attr_reader :items #We create the items method.

def initialize
  super(0, 0, 390, 416)
  #Super method. We call this method in every Window creation.
  self.index = 0
  # Position of the cursor.
  self.active = true
  # The player can select something.
  @items = [Pie_Types.new("Cherry Pie", "A special pie"), Pie_Types.new("Apple Pie", "A tasty pie"), Pie_Types.new("Ultra Death Pie", "Dangerous")]
end

def update
  super
  # Necessary in order to the window work.
  @data = @items
  # The items that the player can select.
  @item_max = @data.size
  #Max number of selectable items.
  create_contents
  #Also necessary
  for it in 0...@data.size
    draw_opt(it)
  end
  # We create the options
  # And pass to draw_opt the index of the option
end

def draw_opt(itemm)
  rect = item_rect(itemm)
  #We create a rectangle instance
  self.contents.clear_rect(rect)
  # We clear that rectangle
  string = @data[itemm].name
  # We recover the pie name
  rect.width -= 4
  self.contents.draw_text(rect.x, rect.y, rect.width, WLH, string)
  # We draw the pie name in the window
end

end

# We create our invisible window
class Window_PieStatus < Window_Base
  
attr_accessor :pie
  
def initialize(pie)
   super(200, 150, 200, 200)
   self.visible = false
   # We make our window invisible
   @pie = pie
end

def refresh
   self.contents.clear
   draw_information
end

def draw_information
   self.contents.draw_text(0, 0, 200, WLH, @pie.name)
   self.contents.draw_text(0, WLH + 4, 200, WLH, @pie.description)
   # We draw the pie information
end

end

class Window_SomeStatus < Window_Base
  
  attr_accessor :item
  attr_accessor :item_list #Our especial variables
  
  def initialize(item_list)
    super(390, 0, 154, 416) # WE create the window
    @item_list = item_list # Create a list with the pie types
    @item = 0 # Index variable
  end
  
  def refresh
    self.contents.clear
    draw_information
  end
  
  def draw_information
    # We draw the description of the text
    self.contents.draw_text(0, 0, 140, WLH, @item_list[item].description)
  end
  
end

# Now let's create the scene!

class Scene_ChooseSome < Scene_Base
  
  def start
    @window = Window_ChooseSome.new
    @status = Window_SomeStatus.new(@window.items)
    @pie = Window_PieStatus.new(@window.items[0])
    # We create the Window
  end
  
  def terminate
    @window.dispose
    @status.dispose
    @pie.dispose
    # We show the window in the screen
  end
  
  def update
    super
    if Input.trigger?(Input::B)
      if @pie.visible
        @pie.visible = false
        @window.active = true
      else
      $scene = Scene_Map.new
      end
    end
    # If the player presses Esc, we return to the map.
    if Input.trigger?(Input::C)
      unless @pie.visible
        @window.active = false
        @pie.visible = true
      end
    end
    # If the player press enter, we draw the pie information
    @window.update
    @status.item = @window.index
    @status.refresh
    @pie.refresh
    @pie.pie = @window.items[@window.index]
    # We update the window
  end
  
end

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[Vascious]

I'm confused what is this script used for exactly?

[onidsouza]

I'm confused what is this script used for exactly?

This is a tutorial to how to create windows that you can select things, like the items window. I created three scripts that explain everything.
The first only create the window, the second created commands and uses more than one window and the last one shows how to "select" things on your window, like when you select an item.