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Primarily, this modification was created as a test and in response to the question/need: a side dialogue box.

New version adds slider that allows to change dialogue box skins/inventory screens... 

Almost everything is finished, and placed into the "work in progress" folder.

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Requiers: JournalPortraitConversations for proper work.

Mod dwn: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1AGNWBPbnyuMbkYBDyjxtWwimy_eSlfwu

Screenshots: https://imgur.com/a/l4RrLcZ

Quoting from discord:

"Me and my buddy have been working on a little Planescape:Torment EE UI mod and we have an issue with Inventory Background. Replacing the existing mosaic with ours is simple enough, but it seems like there is a permanent black background in the back. We wanted our inventory box to 'float' over the game screen (as we have seen possible on a pre-EE mod screenshot).

Does anyone know how to get rid of that black background or is it just not a part of the 'world' setup anymore and whatever we're trying to do, actually cannot be done?

This is NOT the indented graphic but illustrates the issue: though clearly both the graphics have some functional transparency, the solid black background prevails":

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!!

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.

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

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.

@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)? 

30 minutes ago, subtledoctor said:

PSTEE's engine is not very much like the BGEE/BG2EE/IWDEE engines. It is much, much less moddable.

It's seems much more hardcor... um, hardcoded?

36 minutes ago, lynx said:

Weren't most of the GUI colors externalized to some lua file? Maybe that was not the case in pst:ee, but I definitely remember it for bgee.

You mean in the file: bgee.lua, right?

fontcolors = {}
-- AABBGGRR
fontcolors['1'] = 'FFCAE2E9' -- title
fontcolors['2'] = 'FFCAE2E9' -- title highlight
fontcolors['3'] = 'FFCAE2E9' -- subtitle
fontcolors['4'] = 'FFEEFFFF' -- subtitle highlight
fontcolors['5'] = 'FF000000' -- parchment
fontcolors['6'] = 'FFEEFFFF' -- parchment highlight
fontcolors['7'] = 'FF000000' -- alternate parchment
fontcolors['8'] = 'FF102526' -- alternate parchment highlight
fontcolors['9'] = 'FFCDD6D9' -- semitrans dark background
fontcolors['A'] = 'FFFDE6E9' -- semitrans dark background highlight
fontcolors['B'] = 'FFdef6f8'
fontcolors['C'] = 'FFC8F0C8' -- Minty update color
fontcolors['D'] = 'FF96C8FF' -- orangy subtitle color
fontcolors['R'] = 'FF000080' -- red
fontcolors['G'] = 'FF00FF00' -- green
fontcolors['M'] = 'FF000080' -- parchment red
fontcolors['N'] = 'FFFDFBFD' -- NOTE: white text
fontcolors['Y'] = 'FF01cde5' -- PST yellow
fontcolors['$'] = 'FF82E6FF' -- gold yellow/orange
fontcolors['P'] = 'FFa67da7' -- purple highlight

characters = {}

tempStats = {}

styles =
{
	normal =
	{
		color = 'Y',
		font = 'bookmani',
		point = 14,
		valign = 'top',
		halign = 'left',
		useFontZoom = 1,
	},
  
  ...

I tried change that file (styles, colors) - sadly for pstee, doing that, has no affect on the game dialog box (exept the font type, AND colors in i.e. "Quit game" etc.).

4 hours ago, jmerry said:

In the BG (EE) series, the character name's font color in the dialog box comes from the character's outfit colors. I'm pretty sure it's just their "major color". That's not something you set in a UI mod, it's something that's in the creature files. PSTEE may be different, but I expect this point to be the same.

Ok.

I'm made (for myself ) quick comparison, the lines that was just said by TNO (after reverse first and last color symbols AABBGGRR > RGB). 

Ok, this i get. Thanks.

But how i.e. this:  
 

^0xff75a1b8Dak'kon^- - ^0xff7da58cDak'kon obraca w twym kierunku swe czarne niczym węgiel oczy.^-

^0xffd5c885Bezimienny^- - ^0xffd7c8a0„W tej chwili nic, Dak'konie. Kontynuujmy.”^-

correspond to i.e.

 "%^0xff212eff"

(red color in the  post-process above)?

So I must change color for each character separatly?

Hm, 100% no, but you know, still no clue how to do it ;). 

Edit:

^0xffd5c885Bezimienny^- - ^0xffd7c8a0

First is for charname color, second it's the line already said by The Nameless One, and:

^0xff7da58c

is the lines, the greenish dialog font color (AABBGGRR ?).

?  

19 hours ago, lefreut said:

The color is embedded in the string that the engine build before sending it to the UI.

For example:

^0xff75a1b8Morte^-

Question, where can I find this string (or the like this)?

Thanks for the replies!!

Hm, I've understood the very basic of this magic, but not enough. It is quite difficult(?).
Maybe I will do some research on this, since my knowledge is near 0 (or I'll let it go, since there are might be consequences, sooo).

Either way, I know where to look now!

Hi,

As in title... I tried change it via (saving in override with NI) bgee.lua (styles, colors) - nothing happens.

Where to look for this ;)? Any advice?

Making little ui mod.

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