Show or hide the dialogue box

These commands control dialogue-box visibility and wait for the fade animation to finish before advancing.

Syntax

showtextbox [duration]
hidetextbox [duration]

duration is optional, is measured in seconds, and cannot be negative. Omit it or use 0.0 for an immediate visibility change.

Examples

# Fade the dialogue box in over one second
showtextbox 1.0

# Fade the dialogue box out over half a second
hidetextbox 0.5

# Change visibility immediately
showtextbox 0.0
hidetextbox 0.0