Hide Subtitle panel on empty nodes

[Kopire]

Hi.

We've been trying to find a solution for this for a while, and couldn't come with any solution that wouldnt require us to use "HidePanel();" in every node that doesnt have text in it.

So the behaviours we want are :

• If a character starts talking, the subtitle panel shows up.
• If there is an empty node between two nodes that contain text, we want the subtitle panel to hide itself.

For exemple :

• Node 1 : Character X : Hi, my name is Potato
• Node 2 : Only contains sequences and scripts. Let's say that I want to make Character X move in the scene.
• Node 3 : Character Y : Hello Potato, my name is Apple!

So I want the subtitle panel to show up on node 1 and 3, but hidden during node 2

I see 2 solutions :

• Manually put "HidePanel()" inside every node without text : Can't consider this option, because we have alot of those empty nodes it would be too tedious and likely to be forgotten and prone to errors.
• Set the Panel Visibility set to "Only During Content" : Right now, we're using "Until Superceded or Actor Change", because if we use "Only During Content", this will make it so if the same actor has 2 dialog nodes in a row, the panel will play the "Show" animation on the panel.

[Tony Li]

Hi,

You can add a simple script like this to the Dialogue Manager:

HideUIOnBlankNodes.cs

Code: Select all

using UnityEngine;
using PixelCrushers.DialogueSystem;
public class HideUIOnBlankNodes : MonoBehaviour
{
    void OnConversationLine(Subtitle subtitle)
    {
        DialogueManager.SetDialoguePanel(!string.IsNullOrEmpty(subtitle.formattedText.text));
    }
}

Here's an example scene:

DS_AutoHideUIExample_2023-06-29.unitypackage

[Kopire]

We will try this, thank you!