What's up, RMers?

[KasperKalamity]

Widget workings still going on, but more towards automation and shortcuts for users...

How boring is it to create a window, then have to create the drawing area IN that window... and then to create a scroll bar IN the window that must be tied to the drawing area.  That was something that seemed to be MEH!!! 

The Long way...

Code:

    # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
    # CREATE: Widgets::Window
    # - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
    # This section defines this class as a Widgets::Window object.
    # - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
    #
    # Define values that are passed into the Widgets:Window superclass   
    title            = "The Widgets"  # Display a title bar
    user_close       = true           # Creates the close button in the title
    default_contents = false          # Contents based on window width/height
    dragable         = true           # Allow drag-n-drop of the window
    #
    # Perform the initialization of the Widgets:Window superclass   
    super(x, y, width, height, title, user_close, default_contents, dragable)
    #
    # - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -



    # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
    # This section creates the content area where all widgets are drawn.
    # The 'create_contents' method is part of the Widgets:Window class.
    # - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
    #
    # First, define the drawing area:
    # The width must recognize the scrollbar width (16px) and 2 border widths
    # The height must recognize the titlebar (20px) and 2 border widths
    src_rect = Rect.new(0, 0, width - 20, height - 24)
    #
    # Now create the content area, including placement based on offsets and
    # have a height larger than the window to permit vertical scrolling
    rx  = @offset_x         # x-coordinate in the screen
    ry  = @offset_y + 20    # y-coordinate in the screen + title bar
    rw  = width             # The window width
    rh  = 466               # Area larger than window height for scrolling
    create_contents(rx, ry, rw, rh, src_rect)
    #
    # - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

    # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
    # This section creates the scrollbar and ties it to the contents area
    # The assumption is that it is a vertical scrollbar on the right
    # - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
    #
    # Calculate bar placement, related to position in current window
    # Value:  ry     = window width minus the bar width (16px) & 2px border
    # Value:  ry     = height adjusting for title bar (20px) and 2px top border
    # Value:  length = scrollbar length
    #                  length is window height minus title bar (20px) and both
    #                  2px top border and bottom 2px edges
    #
    rx      = @x + @width - (16 + 2)  # the right edge, minus bar and border
    ry      = @y + (20 + 2)           # top considering title bar and border
    length  = height - (20 + 4)       # height minus title and both borders
    create_scrollbar(rx, ry, 0, length)
    #
    # -----------------------------------------------------------------------

I put in a lot of comments in there for reflection and identification what the heck was going on.  The first block just creates the window itself, defining its position and shape, if it has a title box, that little [X] box, and if I can drag it across the screen.

But the stuff below ... that's a lot of content.  The first making the content window... and making the height '466' so it is loooonger than the window so it can be scrolled up and down.  Second, making the scroll bar itself, aligning on the right side of the window and making it the right length.

That's a lot... so... I shortened it greatly.

The Short way...

Code:

    # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
    # CREATE: Widgets::Window
    # - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
    # This section defines this class as a Widgets::Window object.
    # - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
    #
    # Define otherl values that are passed into the Widgets:Window superclass   
    title            = "The Widgets"  # Display a title bar
    user_close       = true           # Creates the close button in the title
    default_contents = false          #
    dragable         = true           # Allow drag-n-drop of the window
    #
    # Perform the initialization of the Widgets:Window superclass   
    super(x, y, width, height, title, user_close, default_contents, dragable)
    #
    # - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
   
    # Create the visible area, considering window width, an extended height
    # for scrolling, and the type of scrollbar.
    #
    area_create(width, 466,1)

Yeah, all that code I needed to type to create any windows content and scrollbar have now been summed up into a freakin' single statement.  Here, you pass the width, the height, and a number from 0-5... 0 meaning no scroll bar. 

However, if you have no scroll bar, then the width and height are moot and resets to the window width and height anyway.  It's pretty much as if you want the windows to create the default content area (setting default_contents = true). I put in a lot of preventative measures within.

For starters, I like big maps and I cannot lie.

No kidding.  But then again, so do I.

Destiny of End's world map

This landmass of Bounty Hunter Lani's was mapped out into a 1600x1600 tile map... but a seamless one without need of tleport-based map connections.  So you can literally walk from the capital city of Ruma in the northwest to the city of Zan in the south east.... though it would take over 30 minutes game-time to do so.  It's a 15 minute game-time trip to reach Zan from Lambast alone.  Thank gawd for obelisk fast-travel teleports and vehicles

how did you break the 500x500? i need that in my life