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[Mir@k]

Moved to yoyogames.

[nikki]

i don't know GM, but i think i have a nice tip:
rewrite your code with more meaningful names.

for example x2 = width ?? why not use the name width ?
and this :

var x1, y1, x2, y2, text, mar, spd, bcol1, bcol2, fcol1, fcol2, tcol1, tcol2;
var tlength, line_break, tchr, tchr_prev, tchr_next, tchr_w, tword_w, tword, ti, tw, th, thick, ckey, cspr, old_alpha;
var tword_chrprev, tword_pos, tpart, text_height, sprite, img, sw, sh;

almost every name in this block is unclear to me (apart from text , sprite and image (and ok x1 and y1))

I believe if you refactor that stuff a bit the problem you encounter is an easy fix...

oh and this line :

TextBox(o_superpantito.x-32,o_superpantito.y+64,o_superpantito.x+224,o_superpantito.y-32,'THIS IS THE TEXTBOX!',s_panthab,0);

seems to rely so heavily on the 'o_superpantito' instance of whatever it is, i think it'd be better to feed it the instance directly (and do those calculations in the body instead of on the parameters)  just my 2c's

[Mir@k]

I forgot to mention, but relying on o_superpantito isn't the problem. Even if i used direct coordinates, or if i used view_xview[0], the problem is the same.

Nikki, i don't want to appear as an ungrateful twit, but my problem does not lie in the way i name my variables, but the way game maker handles screen_redraw and refresh. I removed both of these but the script won't run that way. However in the future i will try to rename all my variables simpler names so others don't have a hard time finding stuff when i screw up. Thank you for your tip and input. =)

[teh_ham]

No offense but your code is very unreadable.

Anyways, you should try and isolate the problem; Are the arguments you're passing to the script correct? Hit F6, go into debug mode, and find out.

[Mir@k]

Guys, really. Do you think i'd make a thread in this place if i haven't tried any of the most obvious things you must try? Suggesting using debug mode? SERIOUSLY?

Anyway forget it. I posted this same thread in the yoyogames forum, which i've seen some users here bash relentlessly for being populated by "script kiddies", and got the help i needed, you know, people who wanted to help me solve my problem instead of people telling me to clean the code and suggest some other useless crap i didn't have troubles with.

I guess my place is there, with people who find my unreadable code readable.

You guys aren't usually like this. A big disappointment. :S