Improved UI textbox

ui/UISingleton.gd

@@ -2,51 +2,43 @@ extends Node
 
 var rootUi:RootUI = null
 
-# True for the entire duration of a DialogueAction run, including the frames
-# between lines where the textbox is momentarily closed.
+# True whenever any dialogue resource is being processed by DialogueManager.
+# Driven by DialogueManager.dialogue_started / dialogue_ended signals.
 var dialogueActive:bool = false
 
-var _chatBoxes:Array = []
+# True only during a CONVERSATION-mode sequence. Blocks player movement.
+var activeConversation:bool = false
 
-var DEBUG_MENU:
+func _ready() -> void:
+  DialogueManager.dialogue_started.connect(_onDialogueStarted)
+  DialogueManager.dialogue_ended.connect(_onDialogueEnded)
+
+func _onDialogueStarted(_resource:DialogueResource) -> void:
+  dialogueActive = true
+
+func _onDialogueEnded(_resource:DialogueResource) -> void:
+  dialogueActive = false
+
+var chatBoxContainer:Control:
   get():
-    if rootUi && rootUi.debugMenu:
+    if rootUi:
+      return rootUi.chatBoxContainer
+    return null
+
+var DEBUG_MENU:DebugMenu:
+  get():
+    if rootUi:
       return rootUi.debugMenu
     return null
 
-var MAIN_CHATBOX:
+var GAME_MENU:GameMenu:
   get():
-    if rootUi && rootUi.mainChatBox:
-      return rootUi.mainChatBox
-    return null
-
-var GAME_MENU:
-  get():
-    if rootUi && rootUi.gameMenu:
+    if rootUi:
       return rootUi.gameMenu
     return null
 
-var PAUSE_MENU:
+var PAUSE_MENU:PauseMenu:
   get():
-    if rootUi && rootUi.pauseMenu:
+    if rootUi:
       return rootUi.pauseMenu
     return null
-
-func addChatBox(box:WorldChatBox) -> void:
-  _chatBoxes.append(box)
-
-func removeChatBox(box:WorldChatBox) -> void:
-  _chatBoxes.erase(box)
-
-func hasAdvanceableChatBox() -> bool:
-  for box in _chatBoxes:
-    if box.mode == WorldChatBox.Mode.ADVANCEABLE:
-      return true
-  return false
-
-func spawnWorldChatBox(target:Node3D = null) -> WorldChatBox:
-  assert(rootUi != null)
-  var chatbox:WorldChatBox = WorldChatBox.SCENE.instantiate()
-  rootUi.chatBoxContainer.add_child(chatbox)
-  chatbox.worldTarget = target
-  return chatbox