SetDialoguePanel isn't working correctly?

[AlvaroGode]

Well, after some tests I found a bug I think?
I've set my Dialogue Manager's continue button mode as 'Always', and everytime I used the sequence command 'SetDialoguePanel' (to turn off and back on again) some UI elements remained disabled

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and the subtitle dialogue therefore remained broken and stuck

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This was all resolved when the continue button mode was set as 'Never'

Is this intended? Is there a workaround for this?

Thanks in advance!

[Tony Li]

Hi,

SetDialoguePanel() clears everything when it closes the UI. It's intended to be used if you'll be showing the dialogue panel again with a new dialogue entry. If you want to resume showing the entry that was visible before hiding the UI, use SetEnabled() instead of disable and re-enable the Dialogue Manager's Canvas. For example, say the Canvas is named "Dialogue Canvas". Use a sequence like this:

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SetEnabled(Canvas, false, Dialogue Canvas);
AnimatorPlayWait(Dance)->Message(Done);
SetEnabled(Canvas, true, Dialogue Canvas)@Message(Done)

[AlvaroGode]

Thank you so much Tony! Now I better understand when and how to use SetDialoguePanel()
Say, if i wanted to hide the dialogue UI with that nice mecanim fade animations, do some waiting, and then show the dualogue UI like this:

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AnimatorTrigger(Hide,Dialogue Panel)@Message(Typed)->Message(Hidden);
Delay(2)@Message(Hidden)->Message(Delayed);
AnimatorTrigger(Show,Dialogue Panel)@Message(Delayed)

Would there be any problem? Or is there a better way to do this?

Thanks!

[Tony Li]

That's fine, as long as your dialogue UI's Hide animation fades out (as most of the included prefabs do). But you may want to change the Sequence to:

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AnimatorPlayWait(Hide,DialoguePanel)->Message(Hidden);
Delay(2)@Message(Hidden)->Message(Delayed);
AnimatorPlayWait(Show,DialoguePanel)@Message(Delayed)

AnimatorTrigger does not wait for the animation state to finish, but AnimatorPlayWait does.

[AlvaroGode]

Nice! Thank you so much Tony!

[Tony Li]

Happy to help!