Dialogue - Revision history

151.229.136.200: /* Available properties */

2017-05-10T01:20:37Z

‎Available properties

151.229.136.200: /* Available properties */

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‎Available properties

151.229.136.200: /* Available properties */

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‎Available properties

Bablakeluke: /* Events */

2017-03-18T16:53:15Z

‎Events

Bablakeluke at 16:47, 18 March 2017

2017-03-18T16:47:15Z

Bablakeluke: /* Cutscenes and Timed Dialogue */

2017-02-23T08:53:27Z

‎Cutscenes and Timed Dialogue

Bablakeluke at 15:24, 21 February 2017

2017-02-21T15:24:00Z

Bablakeluke: /* Localisation */

2017-02-21T13:28:34Z

‎Localisation

Bablakeluke: /* Streamed Dialogue */

2017-02-17T07:04:37Z

‎Streamed Dialogue

Bablakeluke at 06:57, 17 February 2017

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 |-
 | start
-| (Same as PowerSlide). The time the dialogue appears at (see the [[Cutscenes and Timed Dialogue]] section)
+| (Same as PowerSlide). The time the dialogue appears at (see the [[#Cutscenes and Timed Dialogue|cutscenes and timed dialogue]] section)
 | Yes
 | "start":"1.23s"

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 |-
 | start
-| (Same as PowerSlide). The time the dialogue appears at (see [#Cutscenes and Timed Dialogue])
+| (Same as PowerSlide). The time the dialogue appears at (see the [[Cutscenes and Timed Dialogue]] section)
 | Yes
 | "start":"1.23s"

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 |-
 | start
-| (Same as PowerSlide). The time the dialogue appears at (see [[#Cutscenes and Timed Dialogue]])
+| (Same as PowerSlide). The time the dialogue appears at (see [#Cutscenes and Timed Dialogue])
 | Yes
 | "start":"1.23s"
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 | Yes
 | "template":"subtitles"
-|- options
+|-
 | Used if the player should pick from one or more options. See more on options below.
 | Yes

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 == Events ==
-Along with all the ordinary window events and PowerSlide events, dialogue also generates these:
+Along with all the ordinary widget events and PowerSlide events, dialogue also generates these:
 {| class="wikitable"

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−	The built in dialogue (speech) system can be used to create conversations between any number of players or 'items' (typically NPCs), or can be used for cutscenes or a sing along. It fully supports the localisation system and can be cued from speech playback, synthesis, the player or anything else via scripting. It's also built on top of the ~~window~~ system so dialogue can be easily displayed inside drop-and-go templates.	+	The built in dialogue (speech) system can be used to create conversations between any number of players or 'items' (typically NPCs), or can be used for cutscenes or a sing along. It fully supports the localisation system and can be cued from speech playback, synthesis, the player or anything else via scripting. It's also built on top of the [[Widget Manager\|widget system]] so dialogue can be easily displayed inside [[Widget Templates\|drop-and-go templates]].

	== Basic structure ==		== Basic structure ==

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    },
+   {
      "start":"3s",
      "duration":"3s",
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    },
+   {
      "start":"7s",
      "duration":"7s",

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-The built in dialogue (speech) system can be used to create conversations between any number of players or 'items' (typically NPCs). It fully supports the localisation system and can be cued from speech playback, synthesis, the player or anything else via scripting. It's also built on top of the window system so dialogue can be easily displayed inside drop-and-go templates.
+The built in dialogue (speech) system can be used to create conversations between any number of players or 'items' (typically NPCs), or can be used for cutscenes or a sing along. It fully supports the localisation system and can be cued from speech playback, synthesis, the player or anything else via scripting. It's also built on top of the window system so dialogue can be easily displayed inside drop-and-go templates.
 == Basic structure ==
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    "etc"
+]
 </syntaxhighlight>
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 |-
 | start
-| (Same as PowerSlide). The time the dialogue appears at.
+| (Same as PowerSlide). The time the dialogue appears at (see [[#Cutscenes and Timed Dialogue]])
 | Yes
 | "start":"1.23s"
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 Mood can change very rapidly throughout dialogue, and can occasionally be hard to translate. Something happy in one culture can actually be upsetting in another, for example. So, mood is declared in the markup as part of SSML - that way it can be translated correctly and is also useful in audio recordings or speech synthesis. See the note about SSML below.
 == Speech markup language (SSML) ==

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 </syntaxhighlight>
-To automatically switch based on the available languages (declared in your languages meta tag) and the UI.Language setting, add 'true' to the end of the startDialogue call:
+To automatically switch based on the available languages (declared in your languages meta tag) and the UI.Language setting, use {language} in your file path:
 <syntaxhighlight lang="csharp">
 /* Loads myDialogue_en.json with the specified visual template. */
-UI.document.startDialogue("myDialogue","templateToUse",true);
+UI.document.startDialogue("myDialogue_{language}","templateToUse");
 </syntaxhighlight>

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 == Streamed Dialogue ==
-If you want to dynamically generate the json, or stream it over any of your [[Custom_schema|schemas]], the first argument of startDialogue accepts a complete URL. Use the various PowerSlide start events to catch when it's actually starting up.
+If you want to stream it over any of your [[Custom_schema|schemas]], the first argument of startDialogue accepts a complete URL. Use the various PowerSlide start events to catch when it's actually starting up.
 == Further Details ==

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	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>
		+
		+	== Streamed Dialogue ==
		+
		+	If you want to dynamically generate the json, or stream it over any of your [[Custom_schema\|schemas]], the first argument of startDialogue accepts a complete URL. Use the various PowerSlide start events to catch when it's actually starting up.

	== Further Details ==		== Further Details ==