Video Game Design and Programming Concepts 52 Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. May not be reproduced or posted to a publicly accessible website. 151. The text box should be selected with the sizing handles displayed. If not, click the text box to select it. 152. Drag the sizing handles to increase the size of the text box until the word Congratulations! fits across the top and You are a WINNER! fits on the second line, as shown in Figure 3-15. Always leave room at the bottom. If the bottom is too close to the text, a scroll bar will appear in the text box when the game is played. 153. With the text box selected, click the Center button on the Frame Editor Toolbar. This sets the text to be center aligned. 154. With the text box selected, click drop-down arrow next to the Color button on the Frame Editor Toolbar, and click the yellow color swatch. This changes the color of the text. 155. Applying what you have learned, insert a new Hi-Score object. This object is located in the Games category in the Create New Object dialog box. 156. Move the Hi-Score object to the empty space below the text box. The Hi-Score object is also a text box just like the String object. 157. Applying what you have learned, resize the Hi-Score object to match the string you created earlier. Also, format the text to match the string at the top of the frame, but with a smaller text size. Adding Buttons The final frame should include buttons to allow the player to replay or quit the game. A Quit button will be added to end the application. A Replay button will be added to allow the player to restart the game. 158. Click the Show Grid and Snap to Grid buttons on the Frame Editor Toolbar to turn off the grid and snap. 159. Click Insert New Object in the pull-down menu. In the Create New Object dialog box, click Interface on the left, Button on the right, and then click the OK button. Color Show Grid Snap to Grid Leave some space below the text Use the handles to resize the text box Goodheart-Willcox Publisher Figure 3-15. The sizing handles can be used to adjust the size of the text box so all of the text is visible. Center