Message

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The Message Properties

A Message can be displayed with the ShowMessage function.

Flags

• Message Box: When checked the message is displayed as a dialog box that pauses the game and waits for a response. Otherwise the message will be briefly displayed at the top left of the screen.
• Auto-display:

Fields

• ID: The ID of the message.
• Icon: The image that appears with a non-dialog box message. When "NONE" is selected, glow_message_vaultboy_neutral is displayed as default.
• Title: The title of the message.
• Display Time: The number of seconds the message will be displayed. Only applicable when the message box option is unchecked.
• Message Text: The text displayed on the message. Messages greater than 1023 characters will cause a Crash To Desktop (CTD). You'll need to separate longer messages across multiple Message objects if needed.
• Menu Buttons: A list of buttons on the message form. Right click to create a new one.
• Item Text: The text on the selected button.
• Item Conditions: A list of tests that have to pass for the selected button to show.

See Also

• ShowMessage