RMMV I'm having difficulties with Description box being too small, can someone help me?

[HiroDev-kinda-]

So I'm a new user here, I know nothing about this program, and am currently learning bit by bit. So please bear with me.

I wanted to tell a story and I wanted to deliver some small parts of that story using the description of skills and items. The thing is, the description box is just too small for that. The text always gets cut off. So I tried searching online on how to enlarge the capacity of the description box to no avail. I also tried searching for ways to make the description texts smaller, also to no avail.

Can you help me? I truly think that this program is one of my last chances to convey the story I wanted to write (because writing it in a novel form failed. I can't properly convey the sceneries and the actions of the characters perfectly because of my ****ty english). I do not want to stop. If there's a way to enlarge the description box capacity or something along those lines, please help me.

 

[caethyril]

Since this is an interface change, I think you'll need a plugin, so

I've moved this thread to JS Plugin Requests. Thank you.

Maybe give an example of the amount of text you're trying to fit in the description, e.g. a full screen of text, or just 3 lines instead of 2?

 

[HiroDev-kinda-]

Since this is an interface change, I think you'll need a plugin, so[move]JS Plugin Requests[/move]How many lines are you trying to fit in the description? That might help people suggest an appropriate plugin.

Hm... It depends actually. Some have, like, 2 lines at most. While others that I wrote have around 4 or 5 lines. I guess this complicates things even more?

 

[JamesRyan]

What I have been doing is to extend the box to 3-line height via a plugin, and make use of Yanfly's Message Core to reduce the size of the texts.
If you want to use a 3-line height box like mine, put the below codes in some text editor and save it as .js, and import it to your project. It is plug & play.

Window_Help.prototype.initialize = function(numLines) {
    var width = Graphics.boxWidth;
    //var height = this.fittingHeight(numLines || 4);
    var height = this.fittingHeight(3);//3 lines. Change 3 to whatever number you want
    Window_Base.prototype.initialize.call(this, 0, 0, width, height);
    this._text = '';
};
Window_Help.prototype.setText = function(text) {
    if (this._text !== text) {
        this._text = text.replace(/\\n/g,"\n");
        this.refresh();
    }
};

 

[HiroDev-kinda-]

What I have been doing is to extend the box to 3-line height via a plugin, and make use of Yanfly's Message Core to reduce the size of the texts.
If you want to use a 3-line height box like mine, put the below codes in some text editor and save it as .js, and import it to your project. It is plug & play.

Window_Help.prototype.initialize = function(numLines) {
    var width = Graphics.boxWidth;
    //var height = this.fittingHeight(numLines || 4);
    var height = this.fittingHeight(3);//3 lines. Change 3 to whatever number you want
    Window_Base.prototype.initialize.call(this, 0, 0, width, height);
    this._text = '';
};
Window_Help.prototype.setText = function(text) {
    if (this._text !== text) {
        this._text = text.replace(/\\n/g,"\n");
        this.refresh();
    }
};

Oh, thank you! I'll try it as soon as I can!

 

[HiroDev-kinda-]

What I have been doing is to extend the box to 3-line height via a plugin, and make use of Yanfly's Message Core to reduce the size of the texts.
If you want to use a 3-line height box like mine, put the below codes in some text editor and save it as .js, and import it to your project. It is plug & play.

Window_Help.prototype.initialize = function(numLines) {
    var width = Graphics.boxWidth;
    //var height = this.fittingHeight(numLines || 4);
    var height = this.fittingHeight(3);//3 lines. Change 3 to whatever number you want
    Window_Base.prototype.initialize.call(this, 0, 0, width, height);
    this._text = '';
};
Window_Help.prototype.setText = function(text) {
    if (this._text !== text) {
        this._text = text.replace(/\\n/g,"\n");
        this.refresh();
    }
};

I tried your codes. It was fantastic! I can read several more of the stuff I wrote now! Thank you very much! And I can change it too? THAT'S EVEN MORE FANTASTIC! THANK YOU! VERY MUCH!

 

[JamesRyan]

Just change it to whatever you like. It is not a plugin that is bound to some terms, just a piece of code.