making pop-ups

[markchapman]

Hello everyone, I'm just now starting into Java Script and I was wanting to make A pop up plugin, where I can call A pop up with some text, the call I would like to have something like Popup("say this",s) s would be the seconds it shows. I know some other programming languages i just don't know where to start with java script and rmmv.

I've tried looking though the the core code for the pieces that I need like the window base, I'm not quite sure how to put it together. I have been watching a Video and this is what I have

Window_Sample.prototype.windowHeight = function(){ return this.fittingheight(1);0 }; Window_Sample.prototype.refresh = function(){ var x = this.textPadding(); var width = this.contents.width - this.textPadding() * 2; this.contents.clear(); this.drawIcon(2,0,0); }; Window_sample.prototype.open = function() { this.refresh(); Window_Base.prototype.open.call(this); }; function Sample_scene(){ this.initialize.apply(this, arguments); }; Sample_scene.prototype = object.create(scene_MenuBase.prototype); Sample_Scene.prototype.constructor = Sample_Scene; Sample_Scene.prototype.initialize = function(){ Scene_MenuBase.prototype.create.call(this); }; Sample_Scene.prototype.create = function(){ Scene_MenuBase.prototype.create.call(this) this._sampleWindow = new Window_Sample this.sampleWindow.x = Graphics.width / 2 - 100; this.sampleWindow.y = Graphics.height / 2 - 100; this.addWindow(this._sampleWindow); }; Sample_Scene.prototype.start = function(){ Scene_MenuBase.prototype.start.call(this); };I have just been trying to make a basic window display on the screen, I've made A title skip plugin but that sort of helped my understanding of finding the pieces of code in the core rmmv code. 

 

[Sarkilas]

First of all you have some capitalization consistency issues (i.e. Sample_Scene vs Sample_scene), which will not make the code functional. Ensure all capitalization is accurate or things will not function as intended.

I won't be writing your entire required code to create a popup window, but your actual window code is not functional in the current state because it isn't a valid class and has no reference to the actual Window class.

Here's a basic example of how to setup a sample window and immediately refresh it to draw contents:

function Window_Sample() { this.initialize.apply(this, arguments);}Window_Sample.prototype = Object.create(Window_Base.prototype);Window_Sample.prototype.constructor = Window_Sample;Window_Sample.prototype.initialize = function(x, y, width, height) { Window_Base.prototype.initialize.call(this, x, y, width, height); this.refresh();};In your create() function for Sample_Scene you have some typos that will not let your script work as intended (and will actually cause an error). You have:

this._sampleWindow = new Window_Sample this.sampleWindow.x = Graphics.width / 2 - 100; this.sampleWindow.y = Graphics.height / 2 - 100; this.addWindow(this._sampleWindow);But it should be:

this._sampleWindow = new Window_Sample(); this._sampleWindow.x = Graphics.boxWidth / 2 - 100; this._sampleWindow.y = Graphics.boxHeight / 2 - 100; this.addWindow(this._sampleWindow);Please note that my example window code does not work with the above initialization of the Window_Sample class as it requires arguments passed into it.

Hopefully this explains naming conventions and how to set up classes that inherits other classes.

 

[markchapman]

Thank you, this was probably the push I needed. I was watching the video and typing with it, I'm new to Java script so I wasn't aware of my punctuation errors. That actually explains alot. 

Here is my title skip code, it wasn't that hard actually, just a little bit of searching. Youtube can be helpful when it wants but with resources being what they are I look for something that hits close to home and do it.  

/*: * @plugindesc Skip Title Screen * @author Mark *@help This Plugin will make testing alot faster. * *@param  * */Scene_Boot.prototype.start = function() {    Scene_Base.prototype.start.call(this);    SoundManager.preloadImportantSounds();    if (DataManager.isBattleTest()) {        DataManager.setupBattleTest();        SceneManager.goto(Scene_Battle);    } else if (DataManager.isEventTest()) {        DataManager.setupEventTest();        SceneManager.goto(Scene_Map);    } else {        this.checkPlayerLocation();        DataManager.setupNewGame();        SceneManager.goto(Scene_Title);        Window_TitleCommand.initCommandPosition();    	SceneManager.goto(Scene_Map);    }    this.updateDocumentTitle();};