What's up, RMers?

[DerVVulfman]

My endeavor to more SDK the old RPGMaker SDK and 'slicing' it into smaller modules continues...

AND THIS ... is now the size of my refresh method in Window_Message

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # * Refresh
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def refresh
    self.contents.clear
    self.contents.font.color = normal_color
    @x = @y = 0
    @cursor_width = 0
    # Indent if choice
    if $game_temp.choice_start == 0
      @x = 8
    end
    # If waiting for a message to be displayed
    if $game_temp.message_text != nil
      @text = $game_temp.message_text
      refresh_text
    end
    refresh_choices
    refresh_number_input
  end

* I highlighted methods I created to make it modular...

And the ORANGE part IN that method that draws the actual message is this!

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # * Refresh Message Text
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def refresh_text
    # Control text processing
    begin
      last_text = @text.clone
      @text.gsub!(/\\[Vv]\[([0-9]+)\]/) { $game_variables[$1.to_i] }
      @text.gsub!(/\\[Ss][Ww]\[([0-9]+)\]/) { $game_switches[$1.to_i] }
    end until @text == last_text
    @text.gsub!(/\\[Nn]\[([0-9]+)\]/) do
      $game_actors[$1.to_i] != nil ? $game_actors[$1.to_i].name : ""
    end
    # Change "\\\\" to "\000" for convenience
    @text.gsub!(/\\\\/) { "\000" }
    # Change any other message code to special command code
    text_substitute   
    # Get 1 text character in c (loop until unable to get text)
    while ((c = @text.slice!(/./m)) != nil)
      # Return to original text if \\
      c = "\\" if c == "\000"
      # Skip if text actively replaced with special codes
      next if text_replace?(c)
      # Draw text
      self.contents.draw_text(4 + @x, 32 * @y, 40, 32, c)
      # Add x to drawn text width
      @x += self.contents.text_size(c).width       
    end
  end

Doesn't that look sexy?

Yes, the YELLOW highlighted area does show I added a \sw[#] message code to let you get switches (true/false) just the same as using \v[#] to get the value of variables

But more than that, the PINK areas go to these two new methods...

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # * Convert message code into a command code (eg \g into \002)
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def text_substitute
    @text.gsub!(/\\[Cc]\[([0-9]+)\]/) { "\001[#{$1}]" }
    @text.gsub!(/\\[Gg]/) { "\002" }
    @text.gsub!(/\\[Bb]/) { "\010" }
    @text.gsub!(/\\[Ii]/) { "\011" }
  end

-and-

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # * Determine if actively replaced codes in text
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def text_replace?(c)
    return true if text_replace_bold(c)
    return true if text_replace_italic(c)
    return true if text_replace_color(c)
    return true if text_replace_gold(c)
    return true if text_replace_newline(c)
    return false
  end

And what does this mean?

These two methods are open to adding MORE WINDOW COMMAND CODES.  I already added \b for Boldfaced text and \i to make text italicized.  And yep, I have the feature that changes the color of text within its 'own' individual method if anyone wants to adapt it to use HEX codes or whatever.

ITS THAT MODULAR AND SEXY!

I could add more options like changing the font or font size... But no.   And if I wanted to add \u for underline, \o for outline or \s for Strikethru, I would need to include a font script to add those features as they are not engine native.

But yeah, adding command codes is a tad easier now.