Bug fixed, Dialog UI improvements.

assets/text/dialog/WarriorGirl_Intro.tres

@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@
 script = ExtResource( 1 )
 portrait = ExtResource( 2 )
 text_lines = PoolStringArray( "Hey there. I heard you\'re Gangsta.", "Well I\'m pretty gangsta myself!" )
+chars_per_second = 30

lib/singleton_autoloads/UIManager.gd

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ var debug_text :String
 var _dialog_item :DialogItem
 
 var playing_dialog :bool = false
+var playing_dialog_char_timer :float
 var current_dialog_index :int
 
 signal ui_change()
@@ -32,7 +33,8 @@ func play_dialog_item(dialog_item :DialogItem, dialog_index :int = 0):
 	if _dialog_item.text_lines.size() > 0:
 		current_dialog_index = dialog_index
 		playing_dialog = true
-		dialog_text = _dialog_item.text_lines[current_dialog_index]
+		playing_dialog_char_timer = 0.0
+		dialog_text = ''  #_dialog_item.text_lines[current_dialog_index]
 		dialog_portrait = _dialog_item.portrait
 		current_pane = UI_PANES.DIALOG
 		emit_signal("ui_change")
@@ -40,20 +42,31 @@ func play_dialog_item(dialog_item :DialogItem, dialog_index :int = 0):
 
 func stop_dialog():
 	dialog_text = 'foo'
+	#call_deferred("set", dialog_text, 'foo')
 	current_pane = UI_PANES.HUD
+	#call_deferred("set", current_pane, UI_PANES.HUD )
 	playing_dialog = false
+	playing_dialog_char_timer = 0.0
 	emit_signal("ui_change")
 
 # Called every frame. 'delta' is the elapsed time since the previous frame.
 func _process(delta):
 	if playing_dialog:
-		var foo = ''
+		playing_dialog_char_timer += delta
+		var char_count :int = floor(playing_dialog_char_timer * _dialog_item.chars_per_second )
+		var text_line :String = _dialog_item.text_lines[current_dialog_index]
+		if  char_count <= text_line.length():
+			dialog_text = text_line.substr(0, char_count )
+			#emit_signal("ui_change")
+		
 		##TODO: Lockout input on player before dialog happens.
-		if Input.is_action_just_pressed("crouch_1"):
+		if Input.is_action_just_pressed("ui_accept"):
 			if _dialog_item.text_lines.size() > (current_dialog_index + 1):
 				current_dialog_index += 1
-				dialog_text = _dialog_item.text_lines[current_dialog_index]
+				playing_dialog_char_timer = 0.0
+				dialog_text = '' #_dialog_item.text_lines[current_dialog_index]
 				dialog_portrait = _dialog_item.portrait
 				emit_signal("ui_change")
 			else:
-				stop_dialog()
+				#stop_dialog()
+				call_deferred("stop_dialog")

src/Interactables/interactable_npc_dialog.gd

@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@ func trigger_interaction():
 #	UiManager.current_pane = UiManager.UI_PANES.DIALOG
 	UiManager.play_dialog_item(dialog)
 
-func disable_dialog():
-	pass
-
-func _on_Interactable_Component_body_exited(body):
-	._on_Interactable_Component_body_exited(body)
-	disable_dialog()
+#func disable_dialog():
+#	pass
+#
+#func _on_Interactable_Component_body_exited(body):
+#	._on_Interactable_Component_body_exited(body)
+#	disable_dialog()
 
 # Called every frame. 'delta' is the elapsed time since the previous frame.
 #func _process(delta):

src/actors/players/playerE/PlayerE-Movement_StateReceiver.gd

@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ func wants_climb() -> bool:
 func process_physics_input(delta):
 	# call the parent, Which would call the individuals
 	.process_physics_input(delta)
+	var foo_var = UiManager.current_pane
 	# then process movement controls
 	if UiManager.current_pane == UiManager.UI_PANES.HUD:
 		get_movement_direction()

src/classes/dialog_item.gd

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ extends Resource
 
 export(Texture) var portrait
 export(PoolStringArray) var text_lines
+export var chars_per_second :int = 30
 
 # Called when the node enters the scene tree for the first time.
 func _ready():

src/ui/HUD.gd

@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ func _ready():
 # Called every frame. 'delta' is the elapsed time since the previous frame.
 func _process(delta):
 	$Debug.text = UiManager.debug_text
+	DialogContainerText.text = UiManager.dialog_text
+	
 	if (UiManager.current_pane != current_pane):
 		print("UI Switch detected")
 		current_pane = UiManager.current_pane
@@ -64,11 +66,12 @@ func _process(delta):
 				print("UI Turned off")
 	
 	
-func _unhandled_input(event):
-	if current_pane == UiManager.UI_PANES.DIALOG and Input.is_action_just_pressed("ui_accept"):
-		UiManager.current_pane = UiManager.UI_PANES.HUD
-		#get_tree().paused = false
+#func _unhandled_input(event):
+#	if current_pane == UiManager.UI_PANES.DIALOG and Input.is_action_just_pressed("ui_accept"):
+#		UiManager.current_pane = UiManager.UI_PANES.HUD
+#		#get_tree().paused = false
 
 func reset_current_pane_tracker():
+	print("pane tracker signal received")
 	current_pane = 0