Getting text behind the sprite

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Posted: 4th Jun 2016 07:28

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Hi guys
And I want it in front of the sprite, since I can see the text hidden, behind the sprite.

Any chance to get it over the sprite?

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function text_centered_init(e)
	imgLoc = LoadImage("scriptbank\\images\\Loc\\Loc.png")	
end

function text_centered_main(e)
	PlayerDist = GetPlayerDistance(e)
if PlayerDist < 80 then
	Loc_Sprite = CreateSprite ( imgLoc )
	SetSpriteDepth ( Loc_Sprite , 100 )
	SetSpritePosition ( Loc_Sprite , 0 , 0 )
	--SetSpriteOffset ( Loc_Sprite, 15, 15 )
	TextCenterOnX(50,50,3,"Location successfully entered")
end
end

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Posted: 4th Jun 2016 08:18

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I've tried this code too, with the same result; text appears behind the sprite.

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function text_centered_init(e)
    imgLoc = LoadImage("scriptbank\\images\\Loc\\Loc.png")  
end
 
function text_centered_main(e)
    PlayerDist = GetPlayerDistance(e)
if PlayerDist < 80 then
    Loc_Sprite = CreateSprite ( imgLoc )
    SetSpriteDepth ( Loc_Sprite , 100 )
    SetSpritePosition ( Loc_Sprite , 0 , 0 )
    --SetSpriteOffset ( Loc_Sprite, 15, 15 ) 
    PasteSprite ( imgLoc ) 
    TextCenterOnX(50,50,3,"Location successfully entered")     
end
end

Quote: "PasteSprite: PasteSprite ( mySprite ) -- pastes the sprite at its current location (good for pasting sprite BEHIND text)"

What I'm doing bad ?

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Posted: 4th Jun 2016 09:00 Edited at: 4th Jun 2016 10:03

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at first glance, you need to use Loc_Sprite instead of imgLoc for the PasteSprite command i.e. PasteSprite (Loc_Sprite) as that's the variable your assigning when you create the sprite .
Also (as a suggestion), maybe create the text as a sprite and then overlay the text sprite onto your "Loc_Sprite". Example code below only creates the sprite once in the _init section. Make sure your image has transparent background.

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function text_centered_init(e)
    imgLoc = LoadImage("scriptbank\\images\\Sprite Test\\Lee.png")  ;
    Loc_Sprite = CreateSprite ( imgLoc );
end
 
function text_centered_main(e)
PlayerDist = GetPlayerDistance(e);
if PlayerDist < 80 then
    SetSpriteDepth ( Loc_Sprite , 100 );
    SetSpritePosition ( Loc_Sprite , 50 , 30 );
    PasteSprite ( Loc_Sprite ) ;
    TextCenterOnX(50,50,3,"Location successfully entered");  
end;
end;

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Posted: 4th Jun 2016 09:49 Edited at: 4th Jun 2016 09:51

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Paste sprite requires the x and y position, so you can remove the setspritedepth and change setspriteposition to move the sprite off screen , just using pastesprite(ID,x,y) will work to put the sprite on screen and allow text in front of it.

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Posted: 4th Jun 2016 10:28 Edited at: 4th Jun 2016 10:59

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PasteSprite doesn't use x,y , but PasteSpritePosition does and this now works.

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function text_centered_init(e)
   imgLoc = LoadImage("scriptbank\\images\\Sprite Test\\Lee.png")  
   Loc_Sprite = CreateSprite ( imgLoc )
   SetSpritePosition(Loc_Sprite,-1000,-1000)
end
 
function text_centered_main(e)
PlayerDist = GetPlayerDistance(e)
if PlayerDist < 80 then
    PasteSpritePosition(Loc_Sprite,50,30) 
    TextCenterOnXColor(50,50,3,"Location successfully entered",255,0,0)
end
end

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Posted: 4th Jun 2016 12:12 Edited at: 4th Jun 2016 12:12

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Thanks guys.

@ BOTR
You are right, pastesprite does not use x,y, but "PasteSpritePosition".
It works now ! thanks very much 4 the useful tip.

I was getting 2 sprites when using "PasteSpritePosition", do not mind to hide one.

Sprites need X,Y and text need depth.

TextCenterOnX(50,50,3,"Location successfully entered",1) -- 1 meant text on top.

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Posted: 4th Jun 2016 18:09

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I did it the hard way in Alien Invasion and used my own sprites for everything

It suits it better in the end that way anyway, as I deliberately had the graphics low res to look more retro. Regarding this though, I would have much preferred a depth feature to the text rather than an new sprite command entirely. Perhaps there's a technical reason why it was done this way, but I'm used to text working with either method in other languages.

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