solved Planescape ee - how to change the font color in dialog box?

[szef]

@lefreut
I'd really wish to know more about Lua, I've been messing with this code in 1000 ways (trial and error)...

Is it supposed to be, let's assume, in the same function as process above (in previous code)? 

 

Edited October 21, 2022 by szef

[lefreut]

9 minutes ago, szef said:

@lefreut
I'd really wish to know more about Lua, I've been messing with this code in 1000 ways (trial and error)...

Is it supposed to be, let's assume, in the same function as process above (in previous code)? 

 

What changes are you trying to make?

[szef]

@lefreut

I'am trying to changing this color  ^0xff7da58c (i assume most of the dialog texts) for let's say #DADADA.

And other colors. I need piece of code, or answer how it may look like, or where to find/learn about ;).

(In websearch... yes yes i know - searching for 4h)

To be more specific, few questions is mayby, this new post-process has to be in the same function as in the code below?

function getDialogEntryText(row)
		local text = dialogTable[row].text
		if (row == worldPlayerDialogSelection) then
			--Color the text white when selected
			text = string.gsub(text, "%^0xff212eff", "^0xFFFFFFFF")
		end
		return text
	end	

 

Something must be instead worldPlayerDialogSelection ...

i'am clueless. Oh, well :D.

Edited October 21, 2022 by szef

[lefreut]

The easiest is probably to add the change in this function yes.

string.gsub is used to replace a substring by another one. The first argument is the string, the second the pattern and the third the replacement.

For example,

this to change all occurrences of '^0xff7da58c' (you have to escape the ^ with a % as otherwise it has a special meaning in regex) into '^0xFFC0CBFF':

text = string.gsub(text, "%^0xff7da58c", "^0xFFC0CBFF")

or this to replace all colors (^0x followed by 8 hex character) with '^0xFFC0CBFF':

text = string.gsub(text, "%^0x%x%x%x%x%x%x%x%x", "^0xFFC0CBFF")

 

[szef]

Okay, thanks, something's starting clearing up for me (i think).
But what about worldPlayerDialogSelection because this is for... select the choises lines (?).

What, I need enter for "text in the dialogue" - speaking the easiest.

Do you know this?

(Tomorrow will be next round of trying ).

[lefreut]

If you want to target only the dialog lines and not the list of answers, you can do this:

if (not getDialogRowClickable(row)) then
	text = string.gsub(text, "%^0x%x%x%x%x%x%x%x%x", "^0xFFC0CBFF")
end

 

[szef]

Ok, it works ;).
I need two 'parameters' (for now) more: the list of answers (the red ones), and for the numbers of this answers, i.e.

1. Answer.

2. Answer.

[szef]

It is done. Full code:

function getDialogEntryText(row)
		local text = dialogTable[row].text
		if (not getDialogRowClickable(row)) then
			--Change color font for Characters name
			text = string.gsub(text, "%^0xff75a1b8", "^0xFF81c6d9")
		end
		if (not getDialogRowClickable(row)) then
			--For dialogue lines
			text = string.gsub(text, "%^0xff7da58c", "^0xFFcad3d2")
		end
		if (not getDialogHistory) then
			--For TNO name
			text = string.gsub(text, "%^0xffd5c885", "^0xFF5d6966")
		end
		if (not getDialogHistory) then
			--For the lines said by TNO
			text = string.gsub(text, "%^0xffd7c8a0", "^0xFF5d6966")
		end
		if (not getDialogResponses) then
			--For 1. 2. etc.
			text = string.gsub(text, "%^0xffcec471", "^0xFF111dd8")	
		end
		if (not getDialogClickable) then
			--For list of answers
			text = string.gsub(text, "%^0xff212eff", "^0xFF111dd8")
		end
		if (row == worldPlayerDialogSelection) then
			--For text when selected
			text = string.gsub(text, "%^0xFF111dd8", "^0xFFacacad")
		end
		return text
	end	

 

Thank you lefreut for your help!!

Edited March 19, 2023 by szef