Problem with chat window

[Tongaru]

Hi. I've been fighting this question for some time now.
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How exactly can I change the font or color or whatever else I want in a nickname apart from the message?
I do not understand where and how to properly configure the chat ):

[Zacchaeus]

Welcome to the forums.

The font and text colour are determined by the ruleset you are using and/or the theme extension. If you want a different font or a different colour then you'll need to write an extension to override the ruleset or theme. There are a few font extensions on the forge and I believe at least one of them allows you to configure different colours; but don't quote me on that.

https://forge.fantasygrounds.com/shop

[Tongaru]

Thanx. But i know. I'm actually trying to write an extension. I'm not sure if this is the right section of the forum, but.
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There no control or window for message personally. Only "chat". But "chat" is WHOLE chat box.
I use this, but that's not what I want.


<chatsettings merge="join">
<modeframe mode="chat" name="chatframe_chat" offset="10,15,20,15" />
</chatsettings>
<framedef name="chatframe_chat">
<bitmap file="graphics/frames/chatframe_chat.png"/>
<offset>10,15,20,15</offset>
</framedef>

[Zacchaeus]

Oh, sorry. I didn't notice which forum this was posted in. I'm sure someone more knowledgeable about coding will step in soon.

[Tongaru]

Okay, thanks anyway)

[superteddy57]

The fonts can be changed by replacing the file path and including the font in the extension. Those can be seen in CoreRPG > graphics > graphics_fonts.xml under the Chat fonts. Those are the fonts that will appear when you output anything to the chat frame.

[Tongaru]

Yup, BUT font will change both the nickname and the message.
Also absolutely do not understand how, for example, change the margin around the portrait.

[Tongaru]

What I mean:
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Different font, different color, different size.
Honestly for today I came close to existential despair with that stuff.

[superteddy57]

What parts you can change are defined there. The chat output isn't broken out into a very modular way to change bits and pieces. You could attempt to try and make a new chat mode that may present more options in what you are attempting to do, but still limited due to the current logic of the chat.

[Tongaru]

It's awful :(
There's nothing I can do about the portrait either?
I looked into the scripts, but I couldn't find anything.

[Moon Wizard]

There can be only one chat font per message displayed. The chat fonts available are listed in the CoreRPG graphics_fonts.xml file.

Regards,
JPG

[Moon Wizard]

The portraits and icons displayed next to the chat entry are just icons defined in the ruleset. (Portraits get icons auto-built that are referenced in the current coding, based on the character portrait defined.)

Regards,
JPG

[superteddy57]

The portrait is an icon and can be set prior to outputting to chat without extensions. You can see examples in the ActionsManager (CoreRPG > scripts > manager_actions.lua) and other places where a message is setup and then pushed to the chat using ActionsManager.outputResult or Comm.deliverChatMessage

[Tongaru]

It's just msg.icon? How do I change the offsets on this one?
Icons have no such definitions, from what I can see.

[Zacchaeus]

There's a couple of extensions on the forge which play about with portraits and chat. You might want to have a look at those. Don't know if you can access the code but if you can you might get some ideas.

https://forge.fantasygrounds.com/shop/items/509/view
https://forge.fantasygrounds.com/shop/items/523/view

[Tongaru]

I looked them up)
The first one is really interesting, although it seems like the second one only replaces the icons.

[Moon Wizard]

You can’t change the offsets on the icons. They are drawn at 1-to-1 ratio, and have a fixed offset built-in.

Regards,
JPG

[Tongaru]

There's also some kind of minimum width for the message T____T
At least I know what to do with it, though.
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[Tongaru]

(╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻
I'ts awful!

[Moon Wizard]

It looks like you have the 9-slice for your replacement frame and/or the offsets in the. Chatsettings set up incorrectly causing the frame to be clipped.

The text or dice or speaker name will wrap to new lines depending on the size of the icons, speaker, text and dice boxes.

[Tongaru]

That's exactly what I'm trying to do. I want the picture to be cropped. And I'm just freaking out because the text move at a negative offset but not that damn texture.

[Moon Wizard]

You can’t edit the picture, only specify it.

JPG

[Tongaru]

I just wanted to do something similar with an overlap.
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But I'm tired, so I'm just going to do something easier, lol.
I don't understand the person who coded the chat window at all. This is the place we stare at 80% of the game. Why this can't be customized properly ):

[Moon Wizard]

Every customization capability requires extra coding, testing and design work, as well as ongoing maintenance. It wasn't designed to be customized per the original developers (before my time), and there hasn't been hardly any requests to change it over many years (very rarely).

Regards,
JPG

[Tongaru]

Thanx anyway)