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#1 2012-07-04 19:00:23

frank1281
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Can you ask a question (ask & wait block) WITHOUT the speech bubble?

I'm making a game, and in a point in the game, I want the player to be able to chose a name for his character. For this, I used the "Ask [_____] and wait" block, so that the player can type his name below. Also, at that point, the background is black, and the sprite is just some letters in white saying: "Choose your character's name". The only problem is that when I put the "ask and wait" block, a speech bubble pops up from the sprite, and it doesn't look good at all.
So my question is, is there a way to ask a question without the speech bubble popping up?


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#2 2012-07-04 19:04:47

Wes64
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Re: Can you ask a question (ask & wait block) WITHOUT the speech bubble?

Hide the sprite, then ask the question.


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#3 2012-07-04 19:17:18

Molybdenum
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Re: Can you ask a question (ask & wait block) WITHOUT the speech bubble?

Ask it from the stage.


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#4 2012-07-04 19:19:22

amcerbu
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Re: Can you ask a question (ask & wait block) WITHOUT the speech bubble?

If the sprite is hidden, I'm fairly certain that the question will appear above the bar into which the user can type an answer, rather than as a speech bubble.

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#5 2012-07-04 19:36:19

frank1281
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Re: Can you ask a question (ask & wait block) WITHOUT the speech bubble?

Wes64 & amcerbu: Thanks, but due to some complex variable scripting, whenever I hide the sprite it will show again, at least during that period.

Molybdenum: I tried that, and it worked perfectly, thanks!


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