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.

After hiding completes, hidetextbox clears the current speaker and dialogue text so the previous line cannot briefly reappear the next time the dialogue box is shown.

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