--- a/gamelib/gamescreen.py	Tue Aug 24 19:22:01 2010 +0200
+++ b/gamelib/gamescreen.py	Tue Aug 24 19:49:10 2010 +0200
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 from hand import HandButton
 from popupmenu import PopupMenu, PopupMenuButton
 from state import initial_state, Item
-
+from widgets import MessageDialog
 
 class InventoryView(PaletteView):
 
@@ -78,6 +78,12 @@
         if not self.subwidgets:
             self.state.mouse_move(event.pos)
 
+    def show_message(self, message):
+        # Display the message as a modal dialog
+        MessageDialog(message, 60).present()
+        # queue a redraw to show updated state
+        self.invalidate()
+
     def show_detail(self, detail):
         w, h = self.state.set_current_detail(detail)
         self.detail.set_image_rect(Rect(0, 0, w, h))