Contextual button that changes depending on a global variable?

[Arceus_]

Is it possible? I want a key on the keyboard to do stuff like have a message box with hints, and maybe do actions in other places.

Like in Megaman Battle Network and Megaman Star Force, the L button would tell you what you needed to do in case you forgot.

 

[mej71]

You need to add this button (I'll use Tab for an example) into your list of Inputs, so in PokemonControls, under module Input, add

TAB    =XX

XX being the next available number.

Then right below, under def self.buttontoKey(button)

you're going to add

  when Input::TAB
          return [0x09] # TAB

to the list of inputs. 09 is the ASCII code for horizontal tab

Now Tab can be used as an input. So lets add it to SceneMap under def update, and make it actually do something. Make sure to put it in the loop, add

if Input.trigger?(Input::TAB)
  pbYourMethod($game_map.name)  #this is a method you will have to make up
end

Start a new section, and make your method there. I'd use something like

def pbYourMethod(mapname,othervariable=nil)

This way you can take into account both what map you are on, as well as any other factors you might want to put into this. I've never played either game you mentioned, so I don't know exactly what you want it to do. But I'd start trying to make it, and then come ask the board for any specific problems. You'll find that you're actually able to solve a lot of things on your own if you know where to look.