Dialogic 1.4

[coppolaemilio]

Changelog

v1.4 - Curves Ahead

Events

• Wait seconds event can now be set to be skipped with the user's action [SimonLammer]
• New events: Label Event and Go to Event. This will help you creating an anchor position to go back to.[Jowan-Spooner]
• Text event improvements:
  • You can now make a list of words like this: [word1,word2,word3] and Dialogic will pick a random word from the list. If the word is a Dialogic variable name and it gets picked it will show the value of that variable.
  • New commands [signal=argument], [pause=wait_time], [play=soundname], [nw=v] (for waiting until the audio finishes) added to the Text Event [KvaGram]
• The Character Join and Character Leave events have been removed in favor of the new Character Event. They will be converted automatically. The new events allows for more customization including animations. These use the anima system. Learn more about the event and the animations [Jowan-Spooner]
• The Call Node Event now sends arguments instead of a single array. If you were using it in one of your timelines you will need to update the functions you are calling to accommodate this. [AnidemDex]

Settings/Themes

• Added: Autofocus choices in the settings [Jowan-Spooner]
• Added: A panel with History functionality can be enabled and configured in the settings. For further information read the reference [zaknafean]
• You can now set the character dim color from the theme settings [Tim Krief]
  • Removed the setting to dim character portraits from the global settings
  • Added a setting to control the dim speed [thebardsrc]
• You can now set a custom theme per character [Jowan-Spooner]
• New setting to use "Keep Aspect Centered" instead of stretch for the Background event [Jowan-Spooner]
• You can now vertically align the text in the dialog box [Jowan-Spooner]
• You can now specify hotkeys for the choices or use default hot-keys (1-9) [zaknafean]
• A new dialogic_default_action has been added and is the new default. We encourage you not to mess with the ui_* input actions. [Jowan-Spooner]
• You can now make portraits appear in front of the dialog box with a setting in the themes [Jowan-Spooner]
• The name label can now be disabled [nickfla1]
• A new option will make it so the dialog doesn't get deleted after the last event allowing for it to be fully integrated into your design [mechPenSketch]

Editors

• Character Editor improvements [Jowan-Spooner]
• You can now connect signals to the DialogProxyNode (the one you drag and drop in) [KvaGram]
• The Timeline Editor has been greatly redesigned resulting in a cleaner view
• You can now preview a timeline by itself from the Timeline Editor [Jowan-Spooner]
• Improvement of the translations and introduction of German translation [Jowan-Spooner]

Script

• You can now change the timeline of the active node with the Dialogic.change_timeline() function. This will preserve the previous state (characters, background, music, theme) [mechPenSketch]
• You can now reference values with their full path in Dialogic.set_variable() and Dialogic.get_variable() [thebardsrc]
• There is now a function to check if a timeline exists Dialogic.timeline_exists(@timeline_path) [thebardsrc]
• For the History feature, the Dialogic.toggle_history() function has been added
• There is now a function to go to the next event Dialogic.next_event() [mechPenSketch]

Other

• Updates on the documentation and proofreading/fixes made by [Aurora-Eluvia]
• Improvements on the custom events handling [idontkillcoyotes]
• Markdown parser updated [Jowan-Spooner]
• Added a state machine to handle Dialogic's current state
• You can now use regular hotkeys in Mac using the Command key [Jowan-Spooner]
• Anima added to handle character animations [Jowan-Spooner]
• Many minor and major bugs fixed
• Animation can be used on custom portrait scenes [bitbrain]

Auto-generated list of changes:

• Update dialog class documentation by @skyace65 in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/586
• Skippable wait seconds by @SimonLammer in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/575
• Fix C# class by @Jowan-Spooner in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/589
• GoTo + Anchor Event by @Jowan-Spooner in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/592
• Fix step by step image links by @skyace65 in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/594
• Hotkey support [Request] Built-in hotkey support #577 by @zaknafean in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/579
• Fix for Settings: Disabled Propagate to Tree and Mouse Button as Action Key break choices #172 by @zaknafean in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/598
• Better handling for custom events. by @idontkillcoyotes in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/596
• Fixing bug that prevented portrait update by @Jowan-Spooner in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/612
• Fixing wrong id for CTRL + T by @Jowan-Spooner in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/614
• Fixing empty display name bug by @Jowan-Spooner in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/615
• Changing the DocsMarkdownParser to understand ``` code as well by @Jowan-Spooner in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/613
• fix code insertion in faq->Using Signals? by @astrale-sharp in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/607
• Documentation improvements. by @Jowan-Spooner in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/622
• Character editor remake by @Jowan-Spooner in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/623
• Fix crash when using Scene as Background by @Jowan-Spooner in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/627
• Trackable text commands by @KvaGram in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/621
• Fix broken TextBubble by @Jowan-Spooner in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/628
• Small improvements by @Jowan-Spooner in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/629
• Fixing BBCode and command indexing by @Jowan-Spooner in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/631
• Update setting dialog script documentation by @moonwolf-github in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/636
• Add customization option to the focusout dim color/opacity by @timkrief in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/634
• Minor documentation fix for emit signal example by @Proggle in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/642
• Proxy signal proxy by @KvaGram in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/652
• Update new custom events example script location by @timkrief in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/650
• Mode that doesn't stretch the background by @Jowan-Spooner in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/656
• Adding more Alignment options for Dialog Text by @Jowan-Spooner in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/648
• closes Mono Build Error: Optional parameters must appear after all required parameters #657 build error for DialogSharp.cs by @sesopenko in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/658
• Documentation Improvements by @Aurora-Eluvia in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/669
• Further Documentation Improvements by @Aurora-Eluvia in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/670
• Prevent last theme from being deleted by @Jowan-Spooner in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/675
• Moving Docs Navigation Buttons to the toolbar by @Jowan-Spooner in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/682
• Name-coloring regex now checks for definition brackets by @Jowan-Spooner in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/681
• German Translations and Translation Updates by @Jowan-Spooner in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/702
• Replace get_tree().create_timer() with $DialogicTimer by @Jowan-Spooner in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/701
• Add "Hide DialogBox" Option to Wait Seconds event by @Jowan-Spooner in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/700
• Make choices no longer disable glossary by blocking the mouse by @Jowan-Spooner in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/698
• Custom Theme per Character by @Jowan-Spooner in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/680
• Documentation Additions by @Jowan-Spooner in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/683
• Add warning to single end branch events and ignore them in the parser by @Jowan-Spooner in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/685
• Fix Definition Portraits by @Jowan-Spooner in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/699
• Fix TextBubble BBCode/Tag Regex by @Jowan-Spooner in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/697
• add method to clear all variables by @bitbrain in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/707
• Add check for correct text length by @Jowan-Spooner in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/716
• Fix signal connection delay by @Jowan-Spooner in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/718
• Simplify some code by @Jowan-Spooner in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/721
• Make sure timeline editor load adds all events at the end by @Jowan-Spooner in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/724
• Add Method to Change Timeline by @mechPenSketch in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/710
• Check if Change Timeline has a selected timeline by @Jowan-Spooner in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/725
• Fix background fade flickering by @Jowan-Spooner in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/726
• Update so Mac-hotkeys work by @Jowan-Spooner in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/722
• Documentation and MarkdownParser update by @Jowan-Spooner in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/728
• Removed obsolete line by @zaknafean in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/732
• Fix for issue 633 by @zaknafean in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/734
• Updated Event Generation by @zaknafean in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/730
• Event Style Update by @Jowan-Spooner in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/735
• Add theme option to hide name labels by @nickfla1 in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/738
• Disable shortcut in choice button tooltip by @Jowan-Spooner in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/741
• Animation and z_index for the Character Join Event by @Jowan-Spooner in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/742
• Don't close after last event by @mechPenSketch in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/705
• Redo Merge mistakes by @Jowan-Spooner in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/743
• Add option that toggles if portraits are behind or on top of text box by @Jowan-Spooner in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/745
• Fixes for different things by @Jowan-Spooner in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/753
• Character Event and Animations with Anima by @Jowan-Spooner in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/747
• allow spacing in commands by @jacksonavery in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/758
• Make sure the Display Name Bool does something by @Jowan-Spooner in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/759
• Fix the broken Close Dialog event by @Jowan-Spooner in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/760
• Fixes for addressing Variables and Timelines by folder path by @thebardsrc in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/748
• Update character event documentation by @Jowan-Spooner in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/762
• Recreation of History Functionality by @zaknafean in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/625
• Timeline and Variable Folder searching bugfix by @thebardsrc in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/767
• Bug fixes by @Jowan-Spooner in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/768
• Add reset-saves functionality to Proxy node by @Jowan-Spooner in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/719
• Add Method to Go to Next Event by @mechPenSketch in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/715
• Updated Input Field Theming by @Jowan-Spooner in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/772
• Sort the EventButtons by @Jowan-Spooner in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/774
• Add "[Default]" functionality to action key by @Jowan-Spooner in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/777
• Fix [pause] skip bug [pause] command clashes with skipping text #775 by @Jowan-Spooner in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/776
• Make TextBox wrap when it get's to big by @Jowan-Spooner in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/780
• Implement a search bar for portraits by @Jowan-Spooner in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/781
• Add right-click options to copy file names by @Jowan-Spooner in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/782
• Update Documentation by @Jowan-Spooner in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/783
• Make event lines drawn by TimelineArea by @Jowan-Spooner in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/785
• Fix mistakes from the line update by @Jowan-Spooner in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/786
• Removed _on_HistoryPopup_item_rect_changed by @zaknafean in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/789
• Make sure "" is now saved as "Default" on join event by @Jowan-Spooner in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/791
• Add easy way to play the current timeline by @Jowan-Spooner in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/790
• exposes the portrait fade time in the theme editor by @thebardsrc in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/793
• Add new dialogic_default_action and fix bug Changing "Default Action Key" freezes Godot after closing Project Settings #736 by @Jowan-Spooner in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/795
• Rework the states of the dialog box fade in animation by @Jowan-Spooner in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/798
• Add/Fix TextEvent and CharacterEvent documentation links by @Jowan-Spooner in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/802
• Small UI updates by @Jowan-Spooner in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/804
• Add more toggleable options to history by @thebardsrc in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/800
• History documentation by @zaknafean in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/807
• Grammar pass by @zaknafean in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/808
• Make event lines stay fixed when scrolling horizontally by @Jowan-Spooner in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/809
• Update History Docs (images) and Changelog by @Jowan-Spooner in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/810
• Make sure timeline only scrolls to events when needed by @Jowan-Spooner in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/812
• Add overridable focus() function for EventParts and use it on Text Event by @Jowan-Spooner in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/813
• Make sure fade in doesn't mess with dialogs loaded from save by @Jowan-Spooner in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/816
• Animation fixes for custom portrait scenes by @bitbrain in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/818
• 📝 add documentation about defining custom portraits by @bitbrain in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/819
• History Default theme adjustments by @zaknafean in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/821
• Replace call with callv in event 042 by @AnidemDex in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/824
• 🗃️ improve German translation by @bitbrain in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/825

New Contributors

• @skyace65 made their first contribution in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/586
• @idontkillcoyotes made their first contribution in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/596
• @astrale-sharp made their first contribution in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/607
• @moonwolf-github made their first contribution in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/636
• @Proggle made their first contribution in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/642
• @sesopenko made their first contribution in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/658
• @Aurora-Eluvia made their first contribution in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/669
• @bitbrain made their first contribution in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/707
• @mechPenSketch made their first contribution in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/710
• @nickfla1 made their first contribution in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/738
• @jacksonavery made their first contribution in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/758
• @thebardsrc made their first contribution in https://github.com/coppolaemilio/dialogic/pull/748

Full Changelog: coppolaemilio/dialogic@1.3...1.4

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