What layer is text drawn on?

[Bonkers]

I'd like to put a picture over text, but I do not know what layer text is drawn on.

Here is an example of what I'd like to do in the editor:

I'd like the hand and ripping picture to be over the text itself.  I just need to know what layer to set it on.

I can only get to 100 on "Show picture" and the image still goes behind the text:

Thank you in advance for your help.

 

[Ossra]

'@viewport1' (Tilemap) is at a z-coordinate of 0, '@viewport2' (Weather, Timer, Pictures) is at a z-coordinate of 50 and '@viewport3' (Flash) is at a z-coordinate of 100. The message window is not on any of the primary viewports, and is set at a z-coordinate of 200. So, even at maximum height, a picture on '@viewport2' will always remain underneath the message window. At least, that is how it is by default.


You could create a Sprite that has that picture, then bump it up to a z-coordinate of 200+, and that would allow the graphic to be over the message window.

 

[Bonkers]

'@viewport1' (Tilemap) is at a z-coordinate of 0, '@viewport2' (Weather, Timer, Pictures) is at a z-coordinate of 50 and '@viewport3' (Flash) is at a z-coordinate of 100. The message window is not on any of the primary viewports, and is set at a z-coordinate of 200. So, even at maximum height, a picture on '@viewport2' will always remain underneath the message window. At least, that is how it is by default.

Okay, so I need to set the picture manually in a script call to show on z-coodrinate 201.  Thank you.

 

[Ossra]

You could create a Sprite which uses the graphic, and set it to 200+ as well. Then just dispose of it after you're finished. Probably an easier process than creating a script to lug a picture onto another viewport or z-coordinate.

 

[Bonkers]

You could create a Sprite which uses the graphic, and set it to 200+ as well. Then just dispose of it after you're finished. Probably an easier process than creating a script to lug a picture onto another viewport or z-coordinate.

If you have a moment can you show me an example?  I appreciate your help in the matter, thank you.  I'll give a shot that way too.

Edit:  I attempted to follow suit here: http://forums.rpgmakerweb.com/index.php?/topic/14639-setting-the-z-coordinate-of-pictures/

Only to find out that it cannot promote things above the text at z:200+ as I thought would solve it.  Attempting to make it a sprite as you suggested.

 

[Ossra]

class Instant_Sprite def self.create(filename, name, x, y, z, viewport = nil) @sprite_cluster ||= Hash.new @sprite_cluster[name] = Sprite.new(viewport) @sprite_cluster[name].bitmap = Cache.picture(filename) @sprite_cluster[name].x = x @sprite_cluster[name].y = y @sprite_cluster[name].z = z end def self.erase(name) @sprite_cluster[name].bitmap.dispose @sprite_cluster[name].dispose @sprite_cluster.delete(name) end endThis is a really, really rough but workable scriptlet. There is no updating, so unlike pictures there is no movement or fancy whatnots like that. But ... it does work for non-moving, static images.Callable as follows :

Instant_Sprite.create('BlueSky', 'test', 0, 0, 210)Instant_Sprite.erase('test')

 

[Bonkers]

Absolutely perfect.  I'll need to adjust my coordinates to top left instead of center, but I can live with that easily.

Thank you for your effort in the matter and please do let me know if I can return the favor somehow. 

 

[Ossra]

Updated the scriplet because I made a bad under the 'erase' method.

 

[Bonkers]

Confirmed the error and the fix works.  Again much appreciated and thank you.  =3  

 

[Ossra]

After thinking a little further on the subject, I think this might be a better solution in the long run :

#==============================================================================# ** Spriteset_Map#==============================================================================class Spriteset_Map #-------------------------------------------------------------------------- # * ALIAS - Update Picture Sprite #-------------------------------------------------------------------------- unless method_defined?picture_YrdUQOTK_ssm_update_pictures) alias_methodpicture_YrdUQOTK_ssm_update_pictures, :update_pictures) end def update_pictures(*args, &block) $game_map.screen.pictures.each do |pic| if pic.number > 100 @picture_sprites[pic.number] ||= Sprite_Picture.new(nil, pic) @picture_sprites[pic.number].z = pic.number end end picture_YrdUQOTK_ssm_update_pictures(*args, &block) endend # Spriteset_MapWith the above scriptlet, any picture over the number of 100 will be released from '@viewport2' and have a z-coordinate equal to its number (picture number 150 would have a z-coordinate of 150, and so on). You will have to use the '$game_map.screen.pictures[number].show' script command to display a picture, but now you can have motion, centered x/y coordinates, and so on.

# origin - 0 upper-left, 1 center# zoom_x - 100.0 default# zoom_y - 100.0 default# opacity - 255 default# blend_type - 0 default, 1 add, 2 subtractscreen.pictures[number].show('filename', origin, x, y, zoom_x, zoom_y, opacity, blend_type)

EDIT: Edited code because of double picture update.