center view instead of room?

[piksil_demon]

ok, ive tried, and failed numerous times to adapt the code from this video to center onto my view as apposed to my room (i asked a similar question earlier that had less than satisfacroy results so heres hoping)

so, what code do i use to make it get to the exact center of the view?

this is the code im trying to center

draw_set_font(fnt_large);
draw_set_color(c_white);
draw_text (view_xview[0], view_yview[0], "GAME OVER!")}

{draw_set_font(fnt_small);
draw_set_color(c_white);
draw_text (view_xview[0], view_yview[0], "press R to restart")

 

[BeastyBoy]

view_xview[0]+view_wview[0]/2
and
view_yview[0]+view_hview[0]/2

 

[shadowspear1]

Sorry I didn't want to watch the entire video, did you want to draw text in the exact center of the view?
Use the draw_set_halign and draw_set_valign functions before drawing your text.
It would look something like this

draw_set_font(fnt_large);
draw_set_colour(c_white);
draw_set_halign(fa_center);
draw_set_valign(fa_middle);
draw_text (view_xview[0]+(view_wview[0]/2), view_yview[0]+(view_hview[0]/2), "GAME OVER!");

draw_set_font(fnt_small);
draw_text (view_xview[0]+(view_wview[0]/2), view_yview[0]+(view_hview[0]/2), "press R to restart");

draw_set_halign(fa_left);
draw_set_valign(fa_top);

 

[piksil_demon]

Sorry I didn't want to watch the entire video, did you want to draw text in the exact center of the view?
Use the draw_set_halign and draw_set_valign functions before drawing your text.
It would look something like this

draw_set_font(fnt_large);
draw_set_colour(c_white);
draw_set_halign(fa_center);
draw_set_valign(fa_middle);
draw_text (view_xview[0]+(view_wview[0]/2), view_yview[0]+(view_hview[0]/2), "GAME OVER!");

draw_set_font(fnt_small);
draw_text (view_xview[0]+(view_wview[0]/2), view_yview[0]+(view_hview[0]/2), "press R to restart");

draw_set_halign(fa_left);
draw_set_valign(fa_top);

perfect ^_^

 

[TimothyAllen]

ok, ive tried, and failed numerous times to adapt the code from this video to center onto my view as apposed to my room (i asked a similar question earlier that had less than satisfacroy results so heres hoping)

The guy in the other topic gave you the same code that you just now said is perfect... except he told you to look up draw_set_halign rather then outright give it to you... and thats less than satisfactory?

 

[piksil_demon]

"look up" and "heres how to use it" are worlds apart

if you want to learn something you usually ask a teacher who will tell you, not a librarian who will point to a book