Added help box

project.godot

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ config/icon="res://icon.svg"
 [autoload]
 
 Dialogic="*res://addons/dialogic/Core/DialogicGameHandler.gd"
+HelpBox="*res://scripts/HelpBox.gd"
 
 [dialogic]
 
@@ -27,7 +28,9 @@ directories/dch_directory={
 directories/dtl_directory={
 "test_time_line": "res://dialog/test_time_line.dtl"
 }
-variables={}
+variables={
+"TestVariable": "none"
+}
 glossary/default_case_sensitive=true
 layout/style_list=[]
 layout/default_style="Default"
@@ -65,6 +68,8 @@ text/autopauses={}
 
 [display]
 
+window/size/viewport_width=1920
+window/size/viewport_height=1080
 window/size/always_on_top=true
 
 [dotnet]
@@ -114,4 +119,4 @@ click={
 
 [internationalization]
 
-locale/translations=PackedStringArray("res://dialog/translations/dialogic_character_translations.en.translation", "res://dialog/translations/dialogic_test_time_line_translation.de.translation", "res://dialog/translations/dialogic_test_time_line_translation.en.translation", "res://dialog/translations/dialogic_character_translations.de.translation")
+locale/translations=PackedStringArray("res://dialog/translations/dialogic_character_translations.en.translation", "res://dialog/translations/dialogic_test_time_line_translation.de.translation", "res://dialog/translations/dialogic_test_time_line_translation.en.translation", "res://dialog/translations/dialogic_character_translations.de.translation", "res://dialog/translations/dialogic_semi_cat_translation.de.translation", "res://dialog/translations/dialogic_semi_cat_translation.en.translation")

scenes/mockups/abandoned_street_3d.tscn

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-[gd_scene load_steps=32 format=3 uid="uid://c1j5u0cjdswvp"]
+[gd_scene load_steps=33 format=3 uid="uid://vxj2hkqp3gpx"]
 
 [ext_resource type="Texture2D" uid="uid://cg1cxmqbo1pa" path="res://graphics/mockups/darktree1.png" id="1_u6vd6"]
 [ext_resource type="Texture2D" uid="uid://fcm6etmmj65d" path="res://graphics/mockups/darktree2.png" id="2_tcvf7"]
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@
 [ext_resource type="Texture2D" uid="uid://dfynp0xqtpcke" path="res://graphics/testingground/chestnut1.png" id="24_ohuks"]
 [ext_resource type="Texture2D" uid="uid://63rgrra0tdef" path="res://graphics/testingground/chestnut2.png" id="25_j83yj"]
 [ext_resource type="Texture2D" uid="uid://cygt1j1m0vpqg" path="res://graphics/mockups/field_placeholder.png" id="26_7nyv4"]
-[ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://dbd1niu3tp8y5" path="res://scenes/props/Player3D.tscn" id="27_mqdni"]
+[ext_resource type="PackedScene" path="res://scenes/props/Player3D.tscn" id="27_mqdni"]
+[ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://ba238rhu5e887" path="res://scenes/props/ui_help_overlay.tscn" id="28_jn4e8"]
 
 [sub_resource type="PlaneMesh" id="PlaneMesh_8dxh5"]
 
@@ -1360,3 +1361,5 @@ texture = ExtResource("26_7nyv4")
 
 [node name="Player3d" parent="." instance=ExtResource("27_mqdni")]
 transform = Transform3D(1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0.110292, 0.0067718, 0.0825893)
+
+[node name="UiHelpOverlay" parent="." instance=ExtResource("28_jn4e8")]

scenes/props/ui_help_overlay.tscn

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+[gd_scene load_steps=3 format=3 uid="uid://ba238rhu5e887"]
+
+[ext_resource type="Script" path="res://scripts/HelpBoxContainer.gd" id="1_qafrk"]
+
+[sub_resource type="StyleBoxEmpty" id="StyleBoxEmpty_ots6x"]
+
+[node name="UiHelpOverlay" type="Node2D"]
+
+[node name="CanvasLayer" type="CanvasLayer" parent="."]
+
+[node name="PanelContainer" type="PanelContainer" parent="CanvasLayer"]
+anchors_preset = 3
+anchor_left = 1.0
+anchor_top = 1.0
+anchor_right = 1.0
+anchor_bottom = 1.0
+offset_left = -77.0
+offset_top = -110.0
+offset_right = -19.0
+offset_bottom = -20.0
+grow_horizontal = 0
+grow_vertical = 0
+theme_override_styles/panel = SubResource("StyleBoxEmpty_ots6x")
+
+[node name="PanelContainer" type="PanelContainer" parent="CanvasLayer/PanelContainer"]
+layout_mode = 2
+script = ExtResource("1_qafrk")
+
+[node name="MarginContainer" type="MarginContainer" parent="CanvasLayer/PanelContainer/PanelContainer"]
+layout_mode = 2
+theme_override_constants/margin_left = 10
+theme_override_constants/margin_top = 10
+theme_override_constants/margin_right = 10
+theme_override_constants/margin_bottom = 10
+
+[node name="Label" type="Label" parent="CanvasLayer/PanelContainer/PanelContainer/MarginContainer"]
+layout_mode = 2
+theme_override_font_sizes/font_size = 51
+text = "H"

scripts/HelpBox.gd

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+extends Node
+
+var container: HelpBoxContainer
+
+func showHelp(text:String)->void:
+	container.showHelp(text)
+	
+func hideHelp()->void:
+	container.hideHelp()
+
+func registerContainer(container: HelpBoxContainer)->void:
+	self.container = container
+
+
+
+
+func _input(event: InputEvent) -> void:
+	
+	if event.is_action_pressed("ui_left"):
+		HelpBox.showHelp("This is a test help text.")
+		
+	if event.is_action_pressed("ui_right"):
+		HelpBox.hideHelp()
+		
+	if event.is_action_pressed("ui_up"):
+		Dialogic.start_timeline("test_time_line")

scripts/HelpBoxContainer.gd

@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+extends PanelContainer
+class_name HelpBoxContainer
+
+@onready var textLabel: Label = $MarginContainer/Label
+var animationTween:Tween
+
+# Called when the node enters the scene tree for the first time.
+func _ready() -> void:
+	HelpBox.registerContainer(self)
+	await get_tree().process_frame
+	hideHelpInstant()
+
+# Called every frame. 'delta' is the elapsed time since the previous frame.
+func _process(delta: float) -> void:
+	pass
+	
+func showHelp(text: String) -> void:
+	textLabel.text = text
+	if animationTween:
+		animationTween.kill()
+	
+	visible = false
+	visible = true
+	
+	var offset =  get_rect().size.x + 40
+	
+	animationTween = get_tree().create_tween()
+	animationTween.set_ease(Tween.EASE_OUT)
+	animationTween.set_trans(Tween.TRANS_QUAD)
+	animationTween.tween_property(self, "position:x", 0, .5).from(offset)
+	
+	
+func hideHelp() -> void:
+	
+	if animationTween:
+		animationTween.kill()
+	
+	var offset =  get_rect().size.x + 40
+	
+	animationTween = get_tree().create_tween()
+	animationTween.set_ease(Tween.EASE_IN)
+	animationTween.set_trans(Tween.TRANS_QUAD)
+	animationTween.tween_property(self, "position:x", offset, .5)
+	
+func hideHelpInstant() -> void:
+	if animationTween:
+		animationTween.kill()
+	
+	var offset =  get_rect().size.x + 40
+	
+	animationTween = get_tree().create_tween()
+	animationTween.set_ease(Tween.EASE_IN)
+	animationTween.set_trans(Tween.TRANS_QUAD)
+	animationTween.tween_property(self, "position:x", offset, 0)
+