Simple Dual Screen System

[zingzags]

I've been trying to translate that starter kit (as I'm doing french GCSE).
Although some parts of the translating inside scripts is annoying xD.
I'm likely to make a build of instructions to help out people who are new to RGSS for this within my free time.

Im going to use its intro screen its pretty good!

 

[Crazyninjaguy]

Agreed, PSP DS is awesome, but it lacks a lot of stuff that Pokemon Essentials has.
Namely all the functions.

 

[zingzags]

Agreed, PSP DS is awesome, but it lacks a lot of stuff that Pokemon Essentials has.
Namely all the functions.

Yea i noticed all of that im just going to take the lugia intro

add Mouse.update to every method in the scripts?

 

[zingzags]

Manage to get the mouse moving in about everything except my pokegear and trainer pc.

 

[zingzags]

CGN can u help, on this like where do i add it exactly.


if Mouse.mouse_in_area?(x, y, width, height)
if Mouse.click?(1)
pbFadeOutIn(99999) {
scene=PokemonPokedexScene.new
screen=PokemonPokedex.new(scene)
screen.pbStartScreen
@scene.pbRefresh
}
end
end

 

[Pichuichu]

Hi I've Read Everyone Of Your Tut's CNG I Understand RGSS But I Still Don't Get How To Use Your Mouse Module Can You Help Me

 

[Crazyninjaguy]

The mouse module is really only for advanced scripters.
You have to know what you're doing to be able to edit it into the scripts and actually make it do something.

 

[Pichuichu]

Oh Well Can You Post A Tut On How To Make It Work?

 

[zingzags]

i still need help on how to make the buttons touchable

 

[Pichuichu]

RE:

Hello CNG Why Aren't You Answering Us HELLO?

 

[Mana1]

This look really cool, I was wondering if you could point out which values alter the size, in case an exact DS size/double screen isn't wanted?

I've tried looking at the script but I can't quite make heads or tails of it XD

Say I wanted to extend the screen to the right instead of down what would I change? ><

 

[Crazyninjaguy]

Oh Well Can You Post A Tut On How To Make It Work?

Well, a small one is at the bottom of this post :)

i still need help on how to make the buttons touchable

Read the bottom of this post.

Hello CNG Why Aren't You Answering Us HELLO?

Buseh D:

This look really cool, I was wondering if you could point out which values alter the size, in case an exact DS size/double screen isn't wanted?

I've tried looking at the script but I can't quite make heads or tails of it XD

Say I wanted to extend the screen to the right instead of down what would I change? ><

Change the Screen.resize(x, y) line to whatever you want.
The first value is the width of your screen, and the second is the height.
Just remember to add on 5 to the first value, and 25 to the second.

~ How to add buttons ~

Well this is requested quite a lot, so here goes.
I'll be using PokemonMenu for this tutorial, so get that up and ready.

Go to the end of line 49 and hit the enter space, this is where we'll start.

Put this on the new line:

@sprites["button"]=IconSprite.new(0, 360)

This creates a new IconSprite object at the coordinates 0,360. But it has no graphic at the moment, let's give it one. Add this on a new line:

@sprites["button"].setBitmap("Graphics/Pictures/button")

This will set the graphic to button.png or gif or whatever extension the image happens to have.

Next, we'll sort the Mouse.
Make a new line after line 16, and put this on it:

Mouse.update
$mouse.x = Mouse.pos_x
$mouse.y = Mouse.pos_y

This updates the mouse module so that we can use it for our button.
Next up is the actual processing of the mouse.

After line 139 which is 'loop do' insert this script:

if Mouse.mouse_in_area?(x, y, width, height)
      if Mouse.click?(1)
        p "Insert scene processing here"
      end
    end

Remember to set the x and y values to what you defined when called the IconSprite object, and the width and height are the width and height of your image.

But just having a popup is worthless right?
This is how you call the pokedex:

if Mouse.mouse_in_area?(x, y, width, height)
      if Mouse.click?(1)
        pbFadeOutIn(99999) {
        scene=PokemonPokedexScene.new
        screen=PokemonPokedex.new(scene)
        screen.pbStartScreen
        @scene.pbRefresh
        }
      end
    end

Well i hope this helped you guys. Any questions?

 

[zingzags]

Well, a small one is at the bottom of this post :)



Read the bottom of this post.



Buseh D:



Change the Screen.resize(x, y) line to whatever you want.
The first value is the width of your screen, and the second is the height.
Just remember to add on 5 to the first value, and 25 to the second.

~ How to add buttons ~

Well this is requested quite a lot, so here goes.
I'll be using PokemonMenu for this tutorial, so get that up and ready.

Go to the end of line 49 and hit the enter space, this is where we'll start.

Put this on the new line:

@sprites["button"]=IconSprite.new(0, 360)

This creates a new IconSprite object at the coordinates 0,360. But it has no graphic at the moment, let's give it one. Add this on a new line:

@sprites["button"].setBitmap("Graphics/Pictures/button")

This will set the graphic to button.png or gif or whatever extension the image happens to have.

Next, we'll sort the Mouse.
Make a new line after line 16, and put this on it:

Mouse.update
$mouse.x = Mouse.pos_x
$mouse.y = Mouse.pos_y

This updates the mouse module so that we can use it for our button.
Next up is the actual processing of the mouse.

After line 139 which is 'loop do' insert this script:

if Mouse.mouse_in_area?(x, y, width, height)
      if Mouse.click?(1)
        p "Insert scene processing here"
      end
    end

Remember to set the x and y values to what you defined when called the IconSprite object, and the width and height are the width and height of your image.

But just having a popup is worthless right?
This is how you call the pokedex:

if Mouse.mouse_in_area?(x, y, width, height)
      if Mouse.click?(1)
        pbFadeOutIn(99999) {
        scene=PokemonPokedexScene.new
        screen=PokemonPokedex.new(scene)
        screen.pbStartScreen
        @scene.pbRefresh
        }
      end
    end

Well i hope this helped you guys. Any questions?

TYVM man i am going to test it out later

 

[Mana1]

I extended the screen, however when I tried moving the menu there it won't show on any of the 'extra' screen. Is there anyway I can fix this?

 

[Crazyninjaguy]

Try editing this line in PokemonMenu:

@viewport=Viewport.new(0,0,Graphics.width,Graphics.height)

To look like this:

@viewport=Viewport.new(0,340,Graphics.width,Graphics.height)

 

[Mana1]

Try editing this line in PokemonMenu:

@viewport=Viewport.new(0,0,Graphics.width,Graphics.height)

To look like this:

@viewport=Viewport.new(0,340,Graphics.width,Graphics.height)

Hmm, I'm actually being awkward and extending to the right of the screen like this:

I changed the section you suggested to:

@viewport=Viewport.new(500,0,Graphics.width,Graphics.height)

But it didn't make it work either.

My current screen size is:

Screen.resize(635,345)

(and I also changed this previously in the Menu script)

 cmdwindow.x=500
 cmdwindow.y=0

p.s. thank you for being so helpful! XD

 

[zingzags]

when i click its still not working....

 

[Nyu~♥!]

I tried your script.
Problem is, it totally messed up.. everything.
I can't start a new file. :/
It goes black, sits there for a LONG time. And then:

Exception: NoMethodError
Message: private method `gsub' called for nil:NilClass
PokemonEditor:32:in `get'
PokemonEditor:71:in `pbGetSpeciesConst'
PokemonEditor:507:in `pbSaveTrainerBattles'
PokemonEditor:505:in `each'
PokemonEditor:505:in `pbSaveTrainerBattles'
PokemonEditor:489:in `each'
PokemonEditor:489:in `pbSaveTrainerBattles'
PokemonEditor:486:in `open'
PokemonEditor:486:in `pbSaveTrainerBattles'
PokemonTrainers:67:in `pbConvertTrainerData'

nice script, for the first seconds it took to load the game up. 0_0'
Now I removed it, and it's still not working..

EDIT: and now..

---------------------------
Pokemon Essentials
---------------------------
Exception: RuntimeError

Message: Expected a species name: 

File PBS/trainers.txt, line 





Compiler:1370:in `pbCompileTrainers'

Compiler:1364:in `each'

Compiler:1364:in `pbCompileTrainers'

Compiler:1337:in `loop'

Compiler:1400:in `pbCompileTrainers'

Compiler:3914:in `pbCompileAllData'

Compiler:4034



This exception was logged in ./errorlog.txt.

Press Ctrl+C to copy this message to the clipboard.
---------------------------
OK   
---------------------------

even. better. because now the system doesn't even know where the "error" is. :|
Please help.

 

[Crazyninjaguy]

Hmm, I'm actually being awkward and extending to the right of the screen like this:

I changed the section you suggested to:

@viewport=Viewport.new(500,0,Graphics.width,Graphics.height)

But it didn't make it work either.

My current screen size is:

Screen.resize(635,345)

(and I also changed this previously in the Menu script)

 cmdwindow.x=500
 cmdwindow.y=0

p.s. thank you for being so helpful! XD

Make sure your Dual Screen script has a Graphics module edit included, if not, get the newish one from the first post.

If it does, then edit this line:

@@fadeoutvp=Viewport.new(0,0,485,685)

To this:

@@fadeoutvp=Viewport.new(0,0,630,320)

when i click its still not working....

I'll provide an example soon.

I tried your script.
Problem is, it totally messed up.. everything.
I can't start a new file. :/
It goes black, sits there for a LONG time. And then:

Exception: NoMethodError
Message: private method `gsub' called for nil:NilClass
PokemonEditor:32:in `get'
PokemonEditor:71:in `pbGetSpeciesConst'
PokemonEditor:507:in `pbSaveTrainerBattles'
PokemonEditor:505:in `each'
PokemonEditor:505:in `pbSaveTrainerBattles'
PokemonEditor:489:in `each'
PokemonEditor:489:in `pbSaveTrainerBattles'
PokemonEditor:486:in `open'
PokemonEditor:486:in `pbSaveTrainerBattles'
PokemonTrainers:67:in `pbConvertTrainerData'

nice script, for the first seconds it took to load the game up. 0_0'
Now I removed it, and it's still not working..

EDIT: and now..

---------------------------
Pokemon Essentials
---------------------------
Exception: RuntimeError

Message: Expected a species name: 

File PBS/trainers.txt, line 





Compiler:1370:in `pbCompileTrainers'

Compiler:1364:in `each'

Compiler:1364:in `pbCompileTrainers'

Compiler:1337:in `loop'

Compiler:1400:in `pbCompileTrainers'

Compiler:3914:in `pbCompileAllData'

Compiler:4034



This exception was logged in ./errorlog.txt.

Press Ctrl+C to copy this message to the clipboard.
---------------------------
OK   
---------------------------

even. better. because now the system doesn't even know where the "error" is. :|
Please help.

That's a Pokemon Essentials error, and unless you edited anything other than the PokemonMenu script it's probably to do with that.

Basically it's saying that in PBS/Trainers.txt it's expecting a pokemon name somewhere, and you have it blank.

Just go through the trainers.txt file until you find a blank space, if you dont find one then just try pasting a clean version over the top.

 

[Mana1]

It's still not working >< I'll show the whole of my PokemonMenu and DuelScreen codes in case there's something I've done wrong o.O:

Spoiler:

Pokemon menu script

class PokemonMenu_Scene
def pbShowCommands(commands)
 ret=-1
 cmdwindow=@sprites["cmdwindow"]
 cmdwindow.viewport=@viewport
 cmdwindow.index=$PokemonTemp.menuLastChoice
 cmdwindow.resizeToFit(commands)
 cmdwindow.commands=commands
 cmdwindow.x=Graphics.width-cmdwindow.width
 cmdwindow.y=0
 cmdwindow.visible=true
   loop do
    cmdwindow.update
    Graphics.update
    Input.update
    pbUpdateSceneMap
    if Input.trigger?(Input::B)
     ret=-1
     break
    end
    if Input.trigger?(Input::C)
     ret=cmdwindow.index
     $PokemonTemp.menuLastChoice=ret
     break
    end
   end
 return ret
end

def pbShowInfo(text)
  @sprites["infowindow"].resizeToFit(text,Graphics.height)
  @sprites["infowindow"].text=text
  @sprites["infowindow"].visible=true
  @infostate=true
end

def pbShowHelp(text)
  @sprites["helpwindow"].resizeToFit(text,Graphics.height)
  @sprites["helpwindow"].text=text
  @sprites["helpwindow"].visible=true
  @helpstate=true
  pbBottomLeft(@sprites["helpwindow"])
end

def pbStartScene
 @viewport=Viewport.new(0,0,Graphics.width,Graphics.height)
 @viewport.z=99999
 @sprites={}
 @sprites["cmdwindow"]=Window_CommandPokemon.new([])
 @sprites["infowindow"]=Window_UnformattedTextPokemon.newWithSize("",0,0,32,32,@viewport)
 @sprites["infowindow"].visible=false
 @sprites["helpwindow"]=Window_UnformattedTextPokemon.newWithSize("",0,0,32,32,@viewport)
 @sprites["helpwindow"].visible=false
 @sprites["cmdwindow"].visible=false
 @infostate=false
 @helpstate=false
 pbSEPlay("menu")
end

def pbHideMenu
 @sprites["cmdwindow"].visible=false
 @sprites["infowindow"].visible=false
 @sprites["helpwindow"].visible=false
end

def pbShowMenu
 @sprites["cmdwindow"].visible=true
 @sprites["infowindow"].visible=@infostate
 @sprites["helpwindow"].visible=@helpstate
end

def pbEndScene
 pbDisposeSpriteHash(@sprites)
 @viewport.dispose
end

def pbRefresh
end

end


class PokemonMenu

def initialize(scene)
 @scene=scene
end

def pbShowMenu
 @scene.pbRefresh
 @scene.pbShowMenu
end

def pbStartPokemonMenu
  @scene.pbStartScene
  endscene=true
  commands=[]
  cmdPokedex=-1
  cmdPokemon=-1
  cmdBag=-1
  cmdTrainer=-1
  cmdSave=-1
  cmdOption=-1
  cmdPokegear=-1
  cmdDebug=-1
  cmdQuit=-1
  if !$Trainer
   if $DEBUG
    Kernel.pbMessage(_INTL("The player trainer was not defined, so the menu can't be displayed."))
    Kernel.pbMessage(_INTL("Please see the documentation to learn how to set up the trainer player."))
   end
   return
  end
  commands[cmdPokedex=commands.length]=_INTL("POKéDEX") if $Trainer.pokedex
  commands[cmdPokemon=commands.length]=_INTL("POKéMON") if $Trainer.party.length>0
  commands[cmdBag=commands.length]=_INTL("BAG") if !pbInBugContest?
  commands[cmdPokegear=commands.length]=_INTL("POKéGEAR") if $Trainer.pokegear
  commands[cmdTrainer=commands.length]=$Trainer.name
  if pbInSafari?
   @scene.pbShowInfo(_INTL("STEPS: {1}/600\nBALLS: {2}",pbSafariState.steps,pbSafariState.ballcount))
   commands[cmdQuit=commands.length]=_INTL("QUIT")
  elsif pbInBugContest?
   if pbBugContestState.lastPokemon
     @scene.pbShowInfo(_INTL("CAUGHT: {1}\nLEVEL: {2}\nBALLS: {3}",
          PBSpecies.getName(pbBugContestState.lastPokemon.species),
          pbBugContestState.lastPokemon.level,
          pbBugContestState.ballcount))
   else
     @scene.pbShowInfo(_INTL("CAUGHT: None\nBALLS: {1}",pbBugContestState.ballcount))
   end
   commands[cmdQuit=commands.length]=_INTL("QUIT")
  else
   commands[cmdSave=commands.length]=_INTL("SAVE") if !$game_system || !$game_system.save_disabled
  end
  commands[cmdOption=commands.length]=_INTL("OPTION")
  commands[cmdDebug=commands.length]=_INTL("DEBUG") if $DEBUG
  commands[commands.length]=_INTL("EXIT")
  loop do
   [email protected](commands)
   if cmdPokedex>=0 && command==cmdPokedex
    pbFadeOutIn(99999) {
    scene=PokemonPokedexScene.new
    screen=PokemonPokedex.new(scene)
    screen.pbStartScreen
    @scene.pbRefresh
    }
   elsif cmdPokegear>=0 && command==cmdPokegear
    pbLoadRpgxpScene(Scene_Pokegear.new)
   elsif cmdPokemon>=0 && command==cmdPokemon
     sscene=PokemonScreen_Scene.new
     sscreen=PokemonScreen.new(sscene,$Trainer.party)
     hiddenmove=nil
     pbFadeOutIn(99999) { 
      hiddenmove=sscreen.pbPokemonScreen
      if hiddenmove
       @scene.pbEndScene
      else
       @scene.pbRefresh
      end
     }
    if hiddenmove
     Kernel.pbUseHiddenMove(hiddenmove[0],hiddenmove[1])
     return
    end
   elsif cmdBag>=0 && command==cmdBag
    item=0
    scene=PokemonBag_Scene.new
    screen=PokemonBagScreen.new(scene,$PokemonBag)
    pbFadeOutIn(99999) { 
      item=screen.pbStartScreen 
      if item>0
       @scene.pbEndScene
      else
       @scene.pbRefresh
      end
    }
    if item>0
     Kernel.pbUseKeyItemInField(item)
     return
    end
   elsif cmdTrainer>=0 && command==cmdTrainer
    PBDebug.logonerr {
     scene=PokemonTrainerCardScene.new
     screen=PokemonTrainerCard.new(scene)
     pbFadeOutIn(99999) { 
      screen.pbStartScreen
      @scene.pbRefresh
     }
    }
   elsif cmdQuit>=0 && command==cmdQuit
     @scene.pbHideMenu
     if pbInSafari?
       if Kernel.pbConfirmMessage(_INTL("Would you like to leave the Safari Game right now?"))
        @scene.pbEndScene
        pbSafariState.decision=1
        pbSafariState.pbGoToStart
        return
       else
        pbShowMenu
       end
     else
       if Kernel.pbConfirmMessage(_INTL("Would you like to end the Contest now?"))
        @scene.pbEndScene
        pbBugContestState.pbStartJudging
        return
       else
        pbShowMenu
       end
     end
   elsif cmdSave>=0 && command==cmdSave
     @scene.pbHideMenu
     scene=PokemonSaveScene.new
     screen=PokemonSave.new(scene)
     if screen.pbSaveScreen
      @scene.pbEndScene
      endscene=false
      break
     else
      pbShowMenu
     end
   elsif cmdDebug>=0 && command==cmdDebug
    pbFadeOutIn(99999) { 
     pbDebugMenu
     @scene.pbRefresh
    }
   elsif cmdOption>=0 && command==cmdOption
     scene=PokemonOptionScene.new
     screen=PokemonOption.new(scene)
     pbFadeOutIn(99999) {
      screen.pbStartScreen
      pbUpdateSceneMap
      @scene.pbRefresh
     }
   else
    break
   end
  end
  @scene.pbEndScene if endscene
end  

end

Duelscreen:

#===============================================================================
# * 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(0,0,630,320)
  @@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(635,345)
 
#----------------------------------------------
@spacer=IconSprite.new(480, 0)
@spacer.setBitmap("Graphics/Pictures/spacer")
@spacer.z = 99999999
#-----------------------------------------------

Thanks for all your help >< sorry for being a pain XD