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Here's my code.
First I ask the player for a name with data["name"] = ask("Your name")
def ask(question):
'''ask(question) -> answer'''
current_string = ""
display_box(question + ": " + current_string)
while 1:
current_string += str(enterName.getCharacter)
# show the full string while typing
display_box(question + ": " + current_string)
return current_string # this is the answer
The box appears on screen with text "Your name : " ready for the player to add their name.
To get the keys being typed I have a class enterName:
class enterName:
def getKeyPress(self):
for event in pygame.event.get():
if event.type == KEYDOWN:
return event.key
else:
return False
def getCharacter(self):
# Check to see if the player has used a modifier key (Shift, Alt, Ctrl)
keyinput = pygame.key.get_pressed()
character = "NULL"
# Get all "Events" that have occurred.
pygame.event.pump()
keyPress = self.getKeyPress()
#If the user presses a key on the keyboard then get the character
#If the user presses the shift key while pressing another character
#then capitalise it
if keyPress >= 32 and keyPress <= 126:
if keyinput[K_LSHIFT]:
keyPress -= 32
character = chr(keyPress)
return character
The display_box puts the name entry box on screen and updates while typing
def display_box(message):
"Print a message in a box in the middle of the screen"
left = (SCREENWIDTH / 2) - 156
top = (SCREENHEIGHT / 2) + 4 #16
pygame.draw.rect(SCREEN, DARKGREEN, (left, top, 320, 200)) # 320 240
SCREEN.blit(BASICFONT.render("New High Score!", True, GREEN),
(left + 90, top + 35)) # 55
SCREEN.blit(BASICFONT.render("Press return when done.", True, GREEN),
(left + 51, top + 160)) # 180
pygame.draw.rect(SCREEN, BLACK, (left + 39, top + 110, 240, 20))
pygame.draw.rect(SCREEN, WHITE, (left + 38, top + 108, 244, 24), 1)
if len(message) != 0:
SCREEN.blit(BASICFONT.render(message, True, WHITE), (left+42, top + 111))
pygame.display.flip()
When done, the player hits the Return key and the name is stored in the data file.
Well that's what I want but when the program gets to the last SCREEN.blit in display_box(message): I get this error and a long name entry like <unbound method enterName.getCh... vanishing off the screen and the game crashes.
SCREEN.blit(BASICFONT.render(message, True, WHITE), (left+42, top + 111))
error: Width or height is too large
This is my last attempt after trying several solutions with various error resuls.
Please can anyone put me staight.
Thanks
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