Simple Dual Screen System

Crazyninjaguy · Apr 3, 2010

Well some of you know, but my computer literally exploded the other day wiping out all my work since december, regrettably, taking my dual screen with it.

So i decided just to do a small little script for you guys, seeing as that'd be such a dissapointment to leave you with nothing.

So erm yeah, some of you might not even know i was working on anything, but i was getting quite far with it, so i've done this small, user friendly script.

Ok, before i give it to you, i want you to know that i didn't put everything into this so you may find it a little buggy, (hope not >.<) but yeah.

Mmk, Instructions time.

1. Create a new script section above the script called main. You can do this
by clicking on the script called main and pressing the insert key.

2. Name it dual screen.

3. Copy all of the script in the spoiler, and paste it into the blank window. Make sure you are pasting into the Dual Screen script window.

Spoiler:

Code:

#===============================================================================
# * Dual Screen Script for Pokemon Essentials
# * By Crazyninjaguy
# * http://www.planetdev.net
#===============================================================================
# If you like this script, please register on my site :)
# http://www.planetdev.net
#===============================================================================
 
module Graphics
  @@fadeoutvp=Viewport.new(0,0,485,685)
  @@fadeoutvp.z=0x3FFFFFFF
  @@fadeoutvp.color=Color.new(0,0,0,0)
end
 
class Sprite_Picture
  def initialize(viewport, picture)
    @viewport = Viewport.new(0, 0, 480, 680)
    @picture = picture
    @sprite = nil
    update
  end
end
 
module Resolution
  GetWindowPlacement = Win32API.new('user32','GetWindowPlacement',['l','p'],'l')
  GetSystemMetrics = Win32API.new('user32', 'GetSystemMetrics',['i'],'i')
  MoveWindow = Win32API.new('user32','MoveWindow',['l','i','i','i','i','l'],'l')
  FindWindowEx = Win32API.new('user32','FindWindowEx',['l','l','p','p'],'i')
  def self.windowloc(window)
    string = ' ' * 44
    Resolution::GetWindowPlacement.call(window,string)
    windowdetails = string.unpack('L11')
    result = []
    result.push((windowdetails[9] - windowdetails[7]))
    result.push((windowdetails[10] - windowdetails[8]))
    result.push(windowdetails[7])
    result.push(windowdetails[8])
    return result
  end
end
class Screen
  def self.center
    window = Resolution::FindWindowEx.call(0,0,"RGSS Player",0)
    width,height = Resolution.windowloc(window)[0..1]
    screenwidth = Resolution::GetSystemMetrics.call(0)
    screenheight = Resolution::GetSystemMetrics.call(1)
    Resolution::MoveWindow.call(window,(screenwidth - width) / 2,(screenheight - height) / 2,width,height,1)
  end
  def self.resize2(width,height,x,y)
    window = Resolution::FindWindowEx.call(0,0,"RGSS Player",0)
    screenwidth = Resolution::GetSystemMetrics.call(0)
    screenheight = Resolution::GetSystemMetrics.call(1)
    Resolution::MoveWindow.call(window,x,y,width,height,1)
  end
  def self.move(x,y)
    window = Resolution::FindWindowEx.call(0,0,"RGSS Player",0)
    width,height = Resolution.windowloc(window)[0..1]
    screenwidth = Resolution::GetSystemMetrics.call(0)
    screenheight = Resolution::GetSystemMetrics.call(1)
    Resolution::MoveWindow.call(window,x,y,width,height,1)
  end
  def self.resize(width,height,center = true)
    window = Resolution::FindWindowEx.call(0,0,"RGSS Player",0)
    screenwidth = Resolution::GetSystemMetrics.call(0)
    screenheight = Resolution::GetSystemMetrics.call(1)
    if center
      Resolution::MoveWindow.call(window,(screenwidth - width) / 2,(screenheight - height) / 2,width,height,1)
    else
      x,y = Resolution.windowloc(window)[2..3]
      Resolution::MoveWindow.call(window,x,y,width,height,1)
    end
  end
  def self.half(center = true)
    window = Resolution::FindWindowEx.call(0,0,"RGSS Player",0)
    screenwidth = Resolution::GetSystemMetrics.call(0)
    screenheight = Resolution::GetSystemMetrics.call(1)
    if center
      Resolution::MoveWindow.call(window,(screenwidth - 326) / 2,(screenheight - 272) / 2,326,272,1) 
    else
      x,y = Resolution.windowloc(window)[2..3]
      Resolution::MoveWindow.call(window,x,y,326,272,1)
    end
  end
  def self.default
    window = Resolution::FindWindowEx.call(0,0,"RGSS Player",0)
    screenwidth = Resolution::GetSystemMetrics.call(0)
    screenheight = Resolution::GetSystemMetrics.call(1)
    Resolution::MoveWindow.call(window,(screenwidth - 646) / 2,(screenheight / 2) - 273,646,512,1)
  end
end
 
Screen.resize(485,685)
 
#----------------------------------------------
@spacer=IconSprite.new(0, 320)
@spacer.setBitmap("Graphics/Pictures/spacer")
@spacer.z = 99999999
#-----------------------------------------------

4. Create a file in MSPaint called spacer.png
Make it 480 pixels wide by 20 pixels high.

5. Save spacer.png in Graphics/Pictures

6. Put any pictures you want to use on the bottom screen in Graphics/Pictures

7. To show a picture on the bottom screen, you use a show picture command, but remember to set the Y coordinate to 340

8. Please, please add me to your credits list if you use this. I do this purely for "Fun" you might call it, but i'd a like a little recognition for my work, even
though it isnt much :)

9. If you like this script, it'd be great if you could join my Game Developing community at http://www.planetdev.net
It'd be great to see you there :)

Anyone wishing to expand the script is allowwed to without my consent as it's not very big, or very good at the moment.

Thanks, and i hope you enjoy using it :)

Alexandre · Apr 3, 2010

Does this fix the problem where the player does not get centered on the top-half of the screen? Took me quite a while to figure it out, and it doesn't appear to be anywhere in your script.

KingCharizard · Apr 3, 2010

Uh, oh. I see a bunch of dual screen failures(Attempts) blowing up on PC. Its is a nice script but it needs to be expanded greatly by the user... I doubt I'll use it...

Peeky Chew · Apr 3, 2010

Here's what happened when I tried it:

Spoiler:

Crazyninjaguy · Apr 3, 2010

This doesn't change anything to do with the Player at the moment, but the Player is centered yes.

The resolution script i used just resizes the window, so when the window is being resized, nothing changes to do with the Pokemon Essentials scripts.

I change all the necessary things later, like the show picture viewports etc. :)

@Peeky Chew, That's really weird, it works fine for me...

Try using the Show Picture event command, setting the Y value to 340.
If that doesn't work, try using this script command:

Show.picture("Pokegearback")

It should come up, if it doesn't, just double check (i know it sounds stupid) that the script is ABOVE main.

Alexandre · Apr 3, 2010

Crazyninjaguy said:
This doesn't change anything to do with the Player at the moment, but the Player is centered yes.

The resolution script i used just resizes the window, so when the window is being resized, nothing changes to do with the Pokemon Essentials scripts.

I change all the necessary things later, like the show picture viewports etc. :)

Thats the problem. You need to modify the essentials script. Its hard to explain, but the player does appear centered. Once you move, however, the player off centers permanently.

Crazyninjaguy · Apr 3, 2010

Hmm, i cant test this as fast as i'd like because this computer is so slow that i have to close everything down and run the Game.exe but i'll take a look later and see what you mean. Hopefully though, seeing as i've changed nothing to do with the Map, hopefully, nothing should have changed.

Peeky Chew · Apr 3, 2010

Crazyninjaguy said:
@Peeky Chew, That's really weird, it works fine for me...

Try using the Show Picture event command, setting the Y value to 340.
If that doesn't work, try using this script command:

Show.picture("Pokegearback")

It should come up, if it doesn't, just double check (i know it sounds stupid) that the script is ABOVE main.

I never got a Main script in mine, but other scripts I've added work fine. I've done everything necessary.

KingCharizard · Apr 3, 2010

Peeky Chew said:
I never got a Main script in mine, but other scripts I've added work fine. I've done everything necessary.

How do you not have a main script? Everyone has one u need it for the playtest and game to work... u have one all the way at the bottom of the scripts..

carmaniac · Apr 3, 2010

Nice job you did there crazyninjaguy, for something this small it is surprisingly good. Nice base for people to work on up from though it does have an compatibility issue as I've noticed it doesn't work with the 15th March release but works perfectly fine with the release towards the beginning of the year.

PokemonOI · Apr 3, 2010

Nice script not too sure if I'll ever use it but it is really good. Great work man.

Peeky Chew · Apr 3, 2010

KingCharizard said:
How do you not have a main script? Everyone has one u need it for the playtest and game to work... u have one all the way at the bottom of the scripts..

See, you don't need main!

d-black · Apr 3, 2010

Excellent !

I've waited this moment all the time ! ^^
But I've a problem
I have this error message :
???? 'Dual_Screen' ? 87??? NameError??????
unitialized constant IconSprite
Please help me ! :(
I want this script !

~Frozen Darkness~ · Apr 3, 2010

I think I'll wait for a newer version before I try out this script.

But giving away a dual-screen script? You, sir, have done the impossible.

Although I hope this doesn't get n00b infested.

Best of luck with the project!

~Frozen~

Crazyninjaguy · Apr 3, 2010

Thanks for all the feedback :)

carmaniac said:
Nice base for people to work on up from though it does have an compatibility issue as I've noticed it doesn't work with the 15th March release but works perfectly fine with the release towards the beginning of the year.

I've used the latest release as a base, i think it's the 25th March release if there was one that day, i know it was around then :)

@d-black

If you haven't edited any scripts, then i suggest you upgrade your StarterKit to the newest version. Or, if you want, this will work by the way, you can delete these lines:

Code:

#----------------------------------------------
@spacer=IconSprite.new(0, 320)
@spacer.setBitmap("Graphics/Pictures/spacer")
@spacer.z = 99999999
#-----------------------------------------------

module Show
  def self.picture(filename)
    @sprite=IconSprite.new(0, 325)
    @sprite.setBitmap("Graphics/Pictures/" + filename)
  end
end

And just use a show picture command.
But make sure that you set the Y coordinate to 340.

VEGET@ · Apr 3, 2010

Great script crazyninjaguy, but I have this problem:
http://www.iaza.com/work/100404C/error51388.png

Thanks for all.

Birdybot · Apr 4, 2010

It works for me! It works!

But, er, how do you get it to actually do something? Like, menus and whatnot.

KingCharizard · Apr 4, 2010

Birdybot said:
It works for me! It works!

But, er, how do you get it to actually do something? Like, menus and whatnot.

No offense i'd suggest u figure that out yourself

Gigatom~ · Apr 4, 2010

Realy nice Script. Only one thing, when you want to change the Screen Size there is no Dual Screen anymore.

Gigatom~

d-black · Apr 4, 2010

Okay that is fine, but the screen is cut down, so I thought I could display images to the bottom screen ... but I notice it's just sweat a script that changes the size of the screen, as Win32API that does not change the resolution, do you know how. For the big head of my hero in a small screen, it's awful ^^
Help me please :(

Simple Dual Screen System

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Alexandre

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Peeky Chew

Master of Palettes

KingCharizard

C++ Developer Extraordinaire

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PokemonOI

Peeky Chew

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~Frozen Darkness~

It's watching you...

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VEGET@

Birdybot

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KingCharizard

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