Help please!

[Raphael]

Hello everyone,
I am new to GameMaker, and I am wondering how do you get a scrollbar to appear in your game?  I am sure it is possible, I just need to know how!    Thanks in advance.

[Gnome]

Hello everyone,
I am new to GameMaker

Hmm, may I ask why you need it?

[Raphael]

So that when I put something in the text area, and there is more than what is shown, I can scroll and see the rest.

[Gnome]

Game maker was never made for a text-heavy game, its a heavy limitation.

There are workarounds though, what exactly is happening, one large piece of text? Or smaller ones that pile up?

[Raphael]

It's a list, and later I'll be having longer stuff.  It's just a large piece of text.  I can put just a click button on the bottom saying "More" and then keep going, but I was wondering if you could have a scrollbar or something easier.  Are there any other workarounds?
Also, is there a way to make the text smaller or bigger?

[Tireas Dragon]

More button is your best option. You can't change the size of text. There is no way of adding a scroll bar that I know of.

[GMG Mike]

Does GM have a TEXTWINDOW command like SC?

[Raphael]

Okay, the More button is fine with me.  Thanks guys.

[Gnome]

Okay, the More button is fine with me.  Thanks guys.

Don't forget to submit a game to the GMG cup! Winner gets 25$ giftcard!

[Charlo]

Well, I have nothing more to add to the thread other than welcome to the forum, DrSpock!

[Raphael]

Thanks Charlo!  I'm making a game of the Star Wars Miniatures if anyone is wondering.  If anyone know how to make AI or convert a game from Mac to Windows, that'd be great.  But, ya, I'll probably try for that GMG Cup.

[Xiphos]

Welcome to the forums!

[Al Staffieri]

Does GM have a TEXTWINDOW command like SC?

Yes. In GameMaker it's WINDOW TEXT. You can write the text to a file and then show the file in a window as text. Try this code::

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FILEIO OUTPUT 1 TempText
FILEIO WRITE 1 This is a test of adding text to a file and showing it later.
FILEIO WRITE 1 USE FILEIO commands to write the text to a file.
FILEIO WRITE 1 Then use WINDOW TEXT to show a window with this text in it.
FILEIO WRITE 1 If you keep adding text, the window that is shown will have a scroll bar.
FILEIO WRITE 1 If you have a lot of text to show in a window, you might want to try using this method.
FILEIO CLOSE 1

WINDOW TEXT TempText

[Gnome]

Thanks Charlo!  I'm making a game of the Star Wars Miniatures if anyone is wondering.  If anyone know how to make AI or convert a game from Mac to Windows, that'd be great.  But, ya, I'll probably try for that GMG Cup.

At the risk of betraying Al, SilverCreator can be converted easily, and has an AI engine for turn-based games already made.

[Silverwind]

At the risk of betraying Al, SilverCreator can be converted easily, and has an AI engine for turn-based games already made.

Eq, you've gone too far this time; give Gnome back his body!