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I need help with my new project <3

A topic by Isi Cano created 12 days ago Views: 172 Replies: 8
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Hi everyone!


I have been testing Decker for a few weeks. It's awesome and I'm very happy with the results.

In my new project I want to create a game about making your own bucket list, with labels and stickers. So I'm trying to program something like the magnetic poetry example, but instead of words, with drawings and canvases.


The player should be able to draw something in the canvas and when he clicks on the "sticker" button, his drawing will appear as a draggable canvas. How can I do this? What should I write in the script? Is it possible? I have only managed to create empty canvases when you press the button, without the drawing.


Thank you very much!

(+2)

It's definitely possible. :)

A quick version of creating a draggable sticker from a canvas, borrowing from the magnetic poetry example:

on click do
 c:card.add["canvas"]
 c.draggable:1
#I'm calling the canvas that your user is drawing on 'source' for the purposes of this example#
 c.size:source.size #this makes the new 'sticker' canvas the same size as the one that we're getting the drawing from#
 c.paste[source.copy[]] #this copies the drawn image onto the new draggable canvas from the "source"#
 c.pos:(card.size-c.size)/2
end
(+1)

Thank you so much!


Btw, I love your games! I used them to learn how to make animations with Decker <3

Developer (1 edit) (+1)

This request got me thinking. I made some minor additions to WigglyKit in order to permit making wigglyPlayer contraptions draggable  just like ordinary Canvas widgets, which allows us to make wiggly stickers!


This example uses the wigglyCanvas contraption for drawing and the wigglyPlayer for stickers; the "Sticker!" button has a script like so:

on click do
 c:card.add["contraption" "wigglyPlayer"]
 c.draggable:1
 c.size:source.size
 c.value:source.value
 c.pos:(card.size-c.size)/2
end

Here's an example with all the parts needed that you can copy and paste onto a blank card:

%%WGT0{"w":[{"name":"button1","type":"button","size":[51,20],"pos":[371,197],"script":"on click do\n c:card.add[\"contraption\" \"wigglyPlayer\"]\n c.draggable:1\n c.size:source.size\n c.value:source.value\n c.pos:(card.size-c.size)/2\nend","text":"Sticker!"},{"name":"source","type":"contraption","size":[131,89],"pos":[354,102],"def":"wigglyCanvas","widgets":{"c":{"size":[131,89],"brush":2},"fr":{"size":[131,20],"value":{"text":["i","i","i"],"font":["","",""],"arg":["%%IMG2AIMAWQD/AP8A/wD/AP8A/wD/AP8A/wD/AP8A/wD/AP8A/wD/AP8A/wD/AP8A/wD/AP8A/wD/AP8A/wD/AP8A/wD/AP8A/wD/AP8A/wD/AP8A/wD/AP8A/wD/AP8A/wC4","%%IMG2AIMAWQD/AP8A/wD/AP8A/wD/AP8A/wD/AP8A/wD/AP8A/wD/AP8A/wD/AP8A/wD/AP8A/wD/AP8A/wD/AP8A/wD/AP8A/wD/AP8A/wD/AP8A/wD/AP8A/wD/AP8A/wC4","%%IMG2AIMAWQD/AP8A/wD/AP8A/wD/AP8A/wD/AP8A/wD/AP8A/wD/AP8A/wD/AP8A/wD/AP8A/wD/AP8A/wD/AP8A/wD/AP8A/wD/AP8A/wD/AP8A/wD/AP8A/wD/AP8A/wC4"]}},"sfx":{"size":[131,31]},"tb":{"size":[79,20],"pos":[0,137]},"cbo":{"size":[100,18],"pos":[185,0]},"cp":{"size":[100,18],"pos":[185,28]},"cbr":{"size":[100,18],"pos":[185,56],"value":"2"}}},{"name":"clear","type":"button","size":[40,20],"pos":[432,197],"script":"on click do\n source.clear[]\nend","text":"Clear"},{"name":"wigglyPlayer1","type":"contraption","size":[131,89],"pos":[158,117],"def":"wigglyPlayer","widgets":{"c":{"size":[131,89],"draggable":1},"fr":{"size":[131,20],"value":{"text":["i","i","i"],"font":["","",""],"arg":["%%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","%%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","%%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"]}},"or":{"size":[131,20],"value":"[0,1,2]"},"fl":{"size":[79,20],"pos":[0,137]},"em":{"pos":[140,-49]},"cbo":{"size":[100,18],"pos":[140,0]},"cst":{"size":[100,17],"pos":[140,28]},"cd":{"size":[100,18],"pos":[140,54],"value":1}}}],"d":{"wigglyCanvas":{"name":"wigglyCanvas","size":[100,100],"resizable":1,"margin":[1,1,1,1],"description":"A 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OMG! This is amazing! Thanksss!

I have another question. I also have problems with the language. I'm making the game in Spanish, my mother tongue, and I can't write accents or the letter "ñ". Is there any way I can change the language or keyboard settings in the Decker software?

Developer(+1)

Currently, Decker is limited to working with US-ASCII text; I apologize for this inconvenience to those who use other alphabets and glyphs.

You can, however, customize any of the fonts (including built-in fonts) to replace a few punctuation characters with glyphs you're missing. The example deck "fontedit" is one way to do this:

 

I also wrote this post describing how to build your own tools for importing bitmapped fonts and converting them into Decker's internal format.

(1 edit) (+1)

Thank you! I will try this fontedit deck :)

(3 edits)

A slight variation on the fontedit suggestion is to make a second version of the font to hold your missing characters.

For example, you could write 'n' in the standard Decker body font and then switch it over to body2 to make it appear as 'ñ' instead.


Edit: Brainstorming a sillier way...

As long as you're only using ñ inside of 'rich text' fields you can use an image of the letter.

%%WGT0{"w":[{"name":"lettertest","type":"canvas","size":[5,12],"pos":[206,149],"locked":1,"border":0,"image":"%%IMG0AAUADABQoADgkJCQkAAAAA==","scale":1}],"d":{}}

If you paste this into your deck it will make a small canvas. You can "Edit > Copy Image" and then paste it while editing a text field when you need an ñ. This was made to match the 'body' font.

Because it's an image it doesn't work exactly the same way as letters do. It's fine with 'solid' fields, can work with transparency if it's prepared right and it doesn't really work with 'inverted' -- you'd have to make an separate inverted image for that.

You'd also need a separate little canvas for "Ñ" and any other letters you need so... I would generally recommend fontedit as the solution. Especially since it's your mother tongue . 🙂 But if you're ever missing something you need... you can sneak it in with an image.

(+2)

Thank you so much again! <3