yet another phone for renpy

Hello, anyone know why i don't see my MC name  ? 

define nvl_mode = "phone"
define MC_Name = "Me"
init -1 python:
    phone_position_x = 0.3
    phone_position_y = 0.5
    def Phone_ReceiveSound(event, interact=True, **kwargs):
        if event == "show_done":
            renpy.sound.play("audio/sound/002_notifText.ogg")
    def Phone_SendSound(event, interact=True, **kwargs):
        if event == "show_done":
            renpy.sound.play("audio/sound/002_notifText.ogg")
    def print_bonjour():
        print("bonjour")
transform phone_transform(pXalign=0.5, pYalign=0.5):
    xcenter pXalign
    yalign pYalign
transform phone_appear(pXalign=0.5, pYalign=0.5): #Used only when the dialogue have one element
    xcenter pXalign
    yalign pYalign
    on show:
        yoffset 1080
        easein_back 1.0 yoffset 0
transform message_appear(pDirection):
    alpha 0.0
    xoffset 50 * pDirection
    parallel:
        ease 0.5 alpha 1.0
    parallel:
        easein_back 0.5 xoffset 0
transform message_appear_icon():
    zoom 0.0
    easein_back 0.5 zoom 1.0
transform message_narrator:
    alpha 0.0
    yoffset -50
    parallel:
        ease 0.5 alpha 1.0
    parallel:
        easein_back 0.5 yoffset 0
screen PhoneDialogue(dialogue, items=None):
    style_prefix "phoneFrame"
    frame at phone_transform(phone_position_x, phone_position_y):
        if len(dialogue) == 1:
            at phone_appear(phone_position_x, phone_position_y)
        viewport:
            draggable True
            mousewheel True
            # cols 1
            yinitial 1.0
            # scrollbars "vertical"
            vbox:
                null height 20
                use nvl_phonetext(dialogue)
                null height 100
screen nvl_phonetext(dialogue):
    style_prefix None
    $ previous_d_who = None
    for id_d, d in enumerate(dialogue):
        if d.who == None: # Narrator
            text d.what:
                xpos -335
                ypos 0.0
                xsize 330
                text_align 0.0
                #italic True
                size 20
                slow_cps False
                id d.what_id
                if d.current:
                at message_narrator
        else:
            if d.who == MC_Name:
                $ message_frame = "images/(sg)01nvl_phone/004_send_frame.png"
            else:
                $ message_frame = "images/(sg)01nvl_phone/003_received_frame.png"
            hbox:
                spacing 10
                if d.who == MC_Name:
                    box_reverse False
                if previous_d_who != d.who:
                    if d.who == MC_Name:
                        $ message_icon = "images/(sg)01nvl_phone/icon/phone_hero_icon.png"
                    else:
                        $ message_icon = "images/(sg)01nvl_phone/icon/phone_"+d.who+"_icon.png"
                    add message_icon:
                        if d.current:
                            at message_appear_icon()
                else:
                    null width 50
                vbox:
                    yalign 1.0
                    if d.who != MC_Name and previous_d_who != d.who:
                        text d.who :
                            size 25
                    frame:
                        padding (10,2)
                        background Frame(message_frame, 23,23,23,23)
                        xsize 330
                        if d.current:
                            if d.who == MC_Name:
                                at message_appear(1)
                            else:
                                at message_appear(-1)
                        text d.what:
                            pos (0,0)
                            xsize 330
                            slow_cps False
                            if d.who == MC_Name :
                                size 20
                                color "#d3d7da"
                                text_align 0.0
                            #    xpos -580
                            else:
                                size 20
                                color "#d3d7da"
                            id d.what_id
        $ previous_d_who = d.who
style phoneFrame is default
style phoneFrame_frame:
    background Transform("images/(sg)01nvl_phone/002_phone_bkg.png", xcenter=0.5,yalign=0.5)
    foreground Transform("images/(sg)01nvl_phone/001_phone_frg.png", xcenter=0.5,yalign=0.5)
    ysize 815
    xsize 495
style phoneFrame_viewport:
    yfill True
    xfill True
    yoffset 30
    xoffset 40
style phoneFrame_vbox:
    spacing 10
    xfill True
<img src="https://img.itch.zone/aW1nLzEyMjkzNTQzLnBuZw==/original/OphwF2.png" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; white-space: normal;">

Hi! Forgive me for being a bit of a noob, but when I tried to download it, the zip file refuses to open as anything but an app. I can't seem to access the files??

Thank you! 

It fits perfect to my project but the problem is that sending and receiving messages in white color, not like sender-receiver in the video. Any help?

I have the same issue as a previous poster but I haven't been able to find an answer.  I am trying to use the system for multiple characters (more than 1 MC).  I have it set up so that each character has a separate image for both the send and receive icons and gave them unique variables to call for each.  The ONLY way the code seems to work is if I manually type the character's name.  For example: 
mc1_nvl = "Steve"  and nvl_mc1 = Character("Steve") -- this works
mc1_nvl = "Steve"  and steve = Character("Steve") and nvl_mc1 = Character("[steve]") -- this works
mc1_nvl = "[steve]"  and steve = Character("Steve") and nvl_mc1 = Character("[steve]") -- this does not work
Essentially, if the name comes from a user-defined name it doesn't work.  It ONLY works if the default name is used.  I've tried using the variable by itself, the variable with quotes and square bracers, but nothing works.  It will show the name properly but shows the default icon and always shows the receive not the send (as that's the default for unknown).  The only way I can seem to get this to work is if I remove the variable names and have all names static, which isn't a good option.

How can I make it so the text advances when I click on the phone as opposed to outside of it?

Looks really nice! I’m trying it with my own project right now and I need to ask if anyone has implemented side images/character icons in the system? If not, I might have to give it a shot.

hi!! this is working great, im currently altering the code to fit into a discord-style desktop chatroom. im just having issues figuring out how the make the text extend longer rather than be multiple lines (like ----------------- instead of

--------

----)

what would i need to alter?

Hello :D

This is hella amazing hahaha

I'm just having some troubles to get the phone send frame and icon fixed correctly... 

I'm using this on my VN:

    python:

        name = renpy.input("Please, type your character's name.")

        name = name.strip() or "MC"

But I'm not being able to get the phone send frame/icon this way... It's like the MC is actually another person bahaha

I made some tests directly in your code, and got the same results :/

# Main script for the demo!

define n = Character("[name]", image="nighten")

# NVL characters are used for the phone texting

define n_nvl = Character("[name]", kind=nvl, image="nighten", callback=Phone_SendSound)

define e_nvl = Character("Eileen", kind=nvl, callback=Phone_ReceiveSound)

define config.adv_nvl_transition = None

define config.nvl_adv_transition = Dissolve(0.3)

#Skip the main menu

label main_menu:

    return

label start:

    scene bg village with dissolve

    pause 1.0

    show nighten normal e1m1 at center:

        yoffset 1080

        ease 0.7 yoffset 0

    python:

        name = renpy.input("Please, type your character's name. For a more immersive experience it's recommended to use your name.")

        name = name.strip() or "MC"

    n "Hello! Welcome to this demo!"

# Here's the code for the phone!

define nvl_mode = "phone"  ##Allow the NVL mode to become a phone conversation

define MC_Name = "[name]" ##The name of the main character, used to place them on the screen

init -1 python:

    phone_position_x = 0.3

    phone_position_y = 0.5

result .-.

pls, help bahaha I'm very new to programming and I'm not sure if I need to make more changes to your code so that variable works.

Thanks!

Ok, so I have used this with great success, but when the phone needs to close, I get like a glitch where the last message is shown multiple times and even if I load a new scene, for a second the phone appears on the new screen and after that it disappears. What can be the problem here? Did you encounter this problem?

Hello! I tried using the code, but whenever i try to launch the game it reads ; "File "game/screens.rpy", line 1297: end of line expected. if nvl_mode == "phone":" I'm quite new to Renpy so excuse me if this is a stupid question! 

Hey there! I'm trying to use your code but when I put it in my game, I'm having a really weird problem. Despite the history showing that the text is going through for the narrator and the main character, it shows up as blank. However, other characters DO work. Do you happen to know what could be causing this? I'm afraid you might not be able to help because it doesn't seem to do it in a brand-new game, only the one I've been working on for a few months now, but I thought I'd ask, anyway, and see if you have any ideas. Thanks! :)

EDIT: Nvm! I figured it out. It was my padding!

Hey, I want to give you credit for the phone system in my visual novel, what pseudonym or name do you want me to use to refer to you?

can you please help mee...? i want to show to the main character name..cuz it only shows eillen name ... what should i do...?

Hello! Do you have an idea how I can adapt it to a novel in 720p? Thanks so much for reading.

Thank you so much for this! I was able to integrate it into my game quite well! I just have a quick question. 

How do you open and close the screen without adding new texts? I tried show/hide screen PhoneDialogue but it doesn't seem to work cause it needs an input.

Hello! So in renpy I made it where the player can insert their name in the story. Which I used as the string [player_name] but when I put "[player_name]" as the MC_Name it doesn"t use the phone send icon like it's supposed to just the phone received icon. As if it's another character in the game and not the main character. Why is this?

is it possible to make voice calls with this?

Anyone know why the phone in my window is too bigger than expected and how to fix that ?

hello I don't know where to find the copy and paste you used in the video

Super thanks! very helpful for a noob like me!
I just have 2 questions if its possible:

1. Is it possible to have say "multiple chats" - right now if I first text e.g. Friend A, then later want to text with Friend B, they show up in the same "chat history". So it appears to be one big group chat, insted of multiple 1on1 dialogues. 

A potential option/workaround could be to not save the "chat" history.  So every time the phone is called it starts blank and  you can just manage via the dialogue who is part of the current convo. This part sounds like it should be doable, is there anyone that can point me in the right direction for how to achieve it?

EDIT: nvl clear was the simple answer for this :)

2. If you send pictures, so a stand alone img tag like 
e_nvl "{image=phone/test.png}"

Is it possible to not apply the send/receive_frame? A small picture inside a bigger white area is what happens now. 

the work around I have thought of for this is not having the actual character send the picture, but some generic "picture uploader" character which uses fully transparant background.

This I imagine might be a bit harder, but lets be honest it's more icing on the cake at this point, but nevertheless, if anyone have made some adjustments on this it would be nice to share! :)

Thanks again!

hey! thanks so much for this, it's been really useful for my project.

i was wondering if there was a way to implement menu choices inside the phone, to have the player choose what to reply with? thanks so much in advance for your help!

Thank you so, so much for the easy to implement phone UI! It's so clean and easy! I was wondering if there's a way to customize the little round image icon of the replying person in a text convo based on which character is replying? Like, giving replying characters unique icons, basically. If there is I'm totally blanking on it. Thank you!