Slight Pause between characters

[PayasoPrince]

Hello,

I'm trying to figure out how I can have the typewriter pause for a moment between characters during dialogue.

For example:
"Is that a..." (Pause for 2 seconds) " a GHOST??"

Is there a simple way to accomplish this?

[Tony Li]

Hi,

Use RPG Maker-style codes in your dialogue text:

"Is that a..." \.\. " a GHOST??"

[PayasoPrince]

Very simple and easy to work with!

I am curious, I don't want the player to be able to fastforward or (Stop()) the typewriter effect during a pause. Is it possible to temporarily disable the fastforward button and then reenable it once the pause is over?

[Tony Li]

If you're using UI Text, you can make a subclass of UnityUITypewriterEffect and override PauseForDuration:

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protected override IEnumerator PauseForDuration(float duration)
{
    // Disable your fast forward button here.
    yield return base.PauseForDuration(duration);
    // Re-enable it here.
}

If you're using TextMeshProTypewriterEffect, you'll need to either wait for version 2.2.25 to do the same thing as above, or make a subclass and override the entire Play method.

[PayasoPrince]

Ah, alright. I'm using TextMeshPro. So, I guess I'll wait for version 2.2.25.

Glad to know that I can use it in the future!