Battle Command Help Window 1.1

module BATTLE_HELP_WINDOW

  #======================================================================================#
  #  Current version: 1.1                                                                #
  #                                                                                      #
  #  Changelog                                                                           #
  #  02/08/2013 1.1 - added a switch to hide the window                                  #
  #  24/07/2013 1.0 - script created                                                     #
  #                                                                                      #
  #  Instructions                                                                        #
  #                                                                                      #
  #  Add new skill type descriptions using the following template                        #
  #  and edit the existing ones                                                          #
  #  Battle_desc[skill type id] = "Description here"                                     #
  #  Skills will automatically use their skill description when                          #
  #  using Yanfly's battle command list script                                           #
  #                                                                                      #
  #  Set the switch in the module to hide the window or set to 0 to                      #
  #  always have the window show                                                         #
  #                                                                                      #
  #======================================================================================#

  HIDE_WINDOW_SWITCH = 5

  Battle_desc = {} #no touchy


  # Skill type descriptions
  Battle_desc[1] = "Special skills\nwith swords and shit"
  Battle_desc[2] = "Yer a wizard harry"



  # Default basic commands
  Battle_desc[:item] = "throw \\i[350]s at the enemy or something"
  Battle_desc[:fight] = "engage the enemy in fisticuffs"
  Battle_desc[:escape] = "lets see if you can run faster than\nthe enemies"



  # Yanfly commands
  Battle_desc[:combatlog] = "combatlog?\nthis is madness!"
  Battle_desc[:party] = "open up your list of friends"
  Battle_desc[:autobattle] = "Aloe at butt"
  Battle_desc[:execute] = "etucexe"
  Battle_desc[:equip] = "dammit I got mustard on my axe"

end



class Window_ActorCommand < Window_Command
  include BATTLE_HELP_WINDOW

  alias actorcommandhelpwindow_initialize initialize
  alias actorcommandhelpwindow_update update
  alias actorcommandhelpwindow_open open
  alias actorcommandhelpwindow_close close
  alias actorcommandhelpwindow_dispose dispose

  def initialize( *args )
    actorcommandhelpwindow_initialize( *args )
    @battleactorcommandhelpwindow = Window_Help.new
    @battleactorcommandhelpwindow.visible = false
  end

  def update
    actorcommandhelpwindow_update
    @battleactorcommandhelpwindow.y += 25 unless @battleactorcommandhelpwindow.y >= 0
    if @actor
    case current_symbol
    when :skill
      htext = Battle_desc[current_ext]
    when :attack
      htext = $data_skills[@actor.attack_skill_id].description
    when :guard
      htext = $data_skills[@actor.guard_skill_id].description
    when :use_skill
      htext = $data_skills[current_ext].description
    when :use_item
      htext = $data_items[current_ext].description
    else
      htext = Battle_desc[current_symbol]
    end
    @battleactorcommandhelpwindow.set_text( htext )
    if self.visible && self.active
    @battleactorcommandhelpwindow.visible = true unless bhw_hide
  else
    @battleactorcommandhelpwindow.visible = false
    end
    end
  end

  def open
    actorcommandhelpwindow_open
    @battleactorcommandhelpwindow.y = -400
    @battleactorcommandhelpwindow.visible = true unless bhw_hide
  end

  def close
    actorcommandhelpwindow_close
    @battleactorcommandhelpwindow.visible = false
  end

  def dispose
    actorcommandhelpwindow_dispose
    @battleactorcommandhelpwindow.dispose unless @battleactorcommandhelpwindow.disposed?
  end

end

class Window_PartyCommand < Window_Command
  include BATTLE_HELP_WINDOW

  alias partycommandhelpwindow_initialize initialize
  alias partycommandhelpwindow_update update
  alias partycommandhelpwindow_open open
  alias partycommandhelpwindow_close close
  alias partycommandhelpwindow_dispose dispose

  def initialize( *args )
    partycommandhelpwindow_initialize( *args )
    @battlepartycommandhelpwindow = Window_Help.new
    @battlepartycommandhelpwindow.visible = false
  end

  def update
    partycommandhelpwindow_update
    @battlepartycommandhelpwindow.y += 25 unless @battlepartycommandhelpwindow.y >= 0
    htext = Battle_desc[current_symbol]
    @battlepartycommandhelpwindow.set_text( htext )
    @battlepartycommandhelpwindow.visible = true unless bhw_hide if (!$game_message.visible && self.active)
  end

  def open
    partycommandhelpwindow_open
    @battlepartycommandhelpwindow.y = -400
    @battlepartycommandhelpwindow.visible = true unless bhw_hide
  end

  def close
    partycommandhelpwindow_close
    @battlepartycommandhelpwindow.visible = false
  end

  def dispose
    partycommandhelpwindow_dispose
    @battlepartycommandhelpwindow.dispose unless @battlepartycommandhelpwindow.disposed?
  end

end



class Window_ConfirmCommand < Window_Command
  include BATTLE_HELP_WINDOW

  alias confirmcommandhelpwindow_initialize initialize
  alias confirmcommandhelpwindow_update update
  alias confirmcommandhelpwindow_open open
  alias confirmcommandhelpwindow_close close
  alias confirmcommandhelpwindow_dispose dispose

  def initialize( *args )
    confirmcommandhelpwindow_initialize( *args )
    @confirmhelpwindow = Window_Help.new
    @confirmhelpwindow.visible = false
  end

  def update
    confirmcommandhelpwindow_update
    @confirmhelpwindow.y += 25 unless @confirmhelpwindow.y >= 0
      htext = Battle_desc[current_symbol]
    @confirmhelpwindow.set_text( htext )
    @confirmhelpwindow.visible = true unless bhw_hide if self.active
  end

  def open
    confirmcommandhelpwindow_open
    @confirmhelpwindow.y = -400
    @confirmhelpwindow.visible = true unless bhw_hide
  end

  def close
    confirmcommandhelpwindow_close
    @confirmhelpwindow.visible = false
  end

  def dispose
    confirmcommandhelpwindow_dispose
    @confirmhelpwindow.dispose unless @confirmhelpwindow.disposed?
  end

end


class Window_Command
  include BATTLE_HELP_WINDOW

  def bhw_hide
    HIDE_WINDOW_SWITCH > 0 && $game_switches[HIDE_WINDOW_SWITCH]
  end

end