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[Rocco]

1.
is it possible to format the text in the string tab?
i have a letter in my game, and i dont know which method is better to generate it.
either as a picture, but then i need another one for every other language and this could be complicated,
or with the WME method TALK in cooperation with the string tab.
but in this case i must at least set newlines in the string tab.
is this possible, or what is the best way to generate a letter in WME?

2.
the <talk lines skipped by> under game settings doesnt work in my game.
regardless from the option i choose (i want to use both mouse buttons),
i cant skip text messages.

thx, greets
rocco

[Mnemonic]

1.
You can use a GUI window. Create a window with one large static control covering the entire window and fill it with the text. Ypu could, for example, have a string-table entry for each paragraph of the letter and combine them in a script.
To explicitly translate string from a string table call something like:

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var TranslatedText = Game.ExpandString("/some_id/Original text");

Also, to insert new-lines into string table, use the "pipe" character (|).

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some_id<tab>First line|Second line|Third line

2.
Dialogue lines skipping only works if the game is in non-interactive mode (Game.Interactive = false;) Otherwise the mouse clicks are handled normally by the scripts.

[Rocco]

1.


Also, to insert new-lines into string table, use the "pipe" character (|).

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some_id<tab>First line|Second line|Third line

2.
Dialogue lines skipping only works if the game is in non-interactive mode (Game.Interactive = false;) Otherwise the mouse clicks are handled normally by the scripts.

1.
thx, i will play around with the string tab.

2. how can i achieve this? can i set this option for all dialogue lines, or must i write before ervery single *.Talk command, Game.Interactive = false and after this set it to true??

[Mnemonic]

2. how can i achieve this? can i set this option for all dialogue lines, or must i write before ervery single *.Talk command, Game.Interactive = false and after this set it to true??

Typically it's enough to set the non-interactive state in the beginning of a dialogue and restore interactivity when the dialogue is over. But, yes, you have to do it "manually".
If you required the interactivity change for every single Talk method, you could also create a custom method which would 1) set interactivity to false, 2) call the Talk method, 3) set interactivity to true.

[Mnemonic]

2. how can i achieve this? can i set this option for all dialogue lines, or must i write before ervery single *.Talk command, Game.Interactive = false and after this set it to true??

Typically it's enough to set the non-interactive state in the beginning of a dialogue and restore interactivity when the dialogue is over. But, yes, you have to do it "manually".
If you required the interactivity change for every single Talk method call, you could also create a custom method which would 1) set interactivity to false, 2) call the Talk method, 3) set interactivity to true.

[Rocco]

2. how can i achieve this? can i set this option for all dialogue lines, or must i write before ervery single *.Talk command, Game.Interactive = false and after this set it to true??

Typically it's enough to set the non-interactive state in the beginning of a dialogue and restore interactivity when the dialogue is over. But, yes, you have to do it "manually".
If you required the interactivity change for every single Talk method, you could also create a custom method which would 1) set interactivity to false, 2) call the Talk method, 3) set interactivity to true.

thx a lot, it would be better for me to write a custom method, cause i have no dialogs, only single talk statments.

[Rocco]

it works fine, I have this method:

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method Talk(var txt,var soundfile,var duration, var stances, var alignement, var skip)
{
if (skip)
this.Talk(txt,soundfile,duration,stances,alignement);
else
{
Game.Interactive = false;
this.Talk(txt,soundfile,duration,stances,alignement);
Game.Interactive = true;
}
}
but im not familiar with the standard values
i call the method like this:
actor.Talk("/ROOM1101/Brief Lieber... | Wie geht es dir??","",1000000,"",1,1);
I guess the | works not here, only in the string tab,
the engine trys to load sound "", what is the default value for no sound
i want an endless duration, what can i do here??
dont know what is meant with stances, and what value is here for not used?
the text alignement is clear :-))

thx and greets
rocco

[Mnemonic]

i call the method like this:
actor.Talk("/ROOM1101/Brief Lieber... | Wie geht es dir??","",1000000,"",1,1);
I guess the | works not here, only in the string tab,

Yes, the pipe character is only used in string tables. It's easier to explain to translators In script you'd use "Brief Lieber...~nWie geht es dir??"

the engine trys to load sound "", what is the default value for no sound
dont know what is meant with stances, and what value is here for not used?

Use null for undefined values.
Talk stances are special animations to be used by the character when talking. More info can be found in the documentation.

i want an endless duration, what can i do here??

You can't specify an endless duration, you'll have to use some huge number so that it *seems* to be endless.