The "vngen_textbox_create" Function

Syntax

vngen_textbox_create(id, sprite, x, y, z, transition, duration, [ease]);

Argument	Type	Description
id	real/string	The unique identifier to use for the new textbox
sprite	sprite	The sprite to draw as a textbox
x	real	The horizontal position to display the textbox, relative to the global offset
y	real	The vertical position to display the textbox, relative to the global offset
z	real	The drawing depth of the textbox, relative to other textboxes only
transition	script	Sets the transition animation to perform
duration	real	Sets the duration of the transition animation, in seconds
[ease]	integer/macro	Optional: Sets the ease override for the transition script

Description

Creates a new textbox which will be displayed until vngen_textbox_destroy is run. Multiple textboxes can exist simultaneously, however no two textboxes may share the same ID. VNgen entity IDs are arbitrary and most can be either numbers or strings, but bear in mind that -1 is reserved as 'null' and cannot be used as an ID.

See Included Animations and Macros & Keywords for a list of available transition animations and ease modes.

Example

vngen_event() {

vngen_textbox_create("tb", spr_textbox, 0, 1080, 0, trans_wipe_right, 2);

}