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Posted: **Thu Jun 29, 2023 1:56 pm**

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Set the Panel Visibility set to "Only During Content" : Right now, we're using "Until Superceded or Actor Change", because if we use "Only During Content", this will make it so if the same actor has 2 dialog nodes in a row, the panel will play the "Show"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.

Posted: **Thu Jun 29, 2023 3:33 pm**

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

Posted: **Thu Jun 29, 2023 3:40 pm**

We will try this, thank you!

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