Super Text Mesh Support

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This page describes how to set up the Dialogue System with Super Text Mesh. (Super Text Mesh is required.)

Super Text Mesh Support Setup

USE THESE INSTRUCTIONS: Super Text Mesh Support

NOTE: The Dialogue System now has native Super Text Mesh integration for all UIs. You do not need to follow any of the setup steps on this page. Instead, follow the steps here: Super Text Mesh Support.

To see an example scene after enabling Super Text Mesh integration, you can import the Example folder from the package Third Party Support ► Super Text Mesh Support.

Super Text Mesh Support Setup (Alternate/Legacy)

To enable the legacy Super Text Mesh support package, import the package Third Party Support ► Super Text Mesh Support. This will unpack files into the folder Assets ► Pixel Crushers ► Dialogue System ► Third Party Support ► Super Text Mesh Support.

Super Text Mesh Example Scene

A legacy example scene is in the Example folder.

Super Text Mesh Dialogue UIs

The Dialogue System's Super Text Mesh integration uses the Standard Dialogue UI system. It provides replacements for the subtitle panel and response menu panel sub-components.

Follow these instructions to set up Super Text Mesh panels:

  1. Start with a Standard Dialogue UI prefab or create your own dialogue UI using the Standard Dialogue UI system.
  2. Replace all Standard UI Subtitle Panel components with Super Text Mesh Subtitle Panel components.
    • Replace the UI Text elements with Super Text Mesh elements and assign them to the component.
  3. Replace all Standard UI Menu Panel components with Super Text Mesh Menu Panel components.
    • Replace the UI Text elements with Super Text Mesh elements and assign them to the component.
    • Replace Standard UI Response Button component(s) with Super Text Mesh Response Button components.

Super Text Mesh Bark UIs

To set up a bark UI, add a Super Text Mesh Bark UI component to your character or a child GameObject. Or add a Standard Bark UI prefab, replace the Standard Bark UI component with a Super Text Mesh Bark UI, and swap out the UI Text components for Super Text Mesh.

Super Text Mesh Localization

To localize a Super Text Mesh element (such as a "Continue" button), add a Localize Super Text Mesh component to it.

The Localize Super Text Mesh component localizes the element's Text field. You can assign a text table to this component or the Dialogue Manager. The Super Text Mesh component's starting text value serves as the field name to look up in the table.

Note: You do not need to do this for text in your dialogue database. Dialogue databases contain their own localization.

Fonts & Text for Localization

You can use the Dialogue Editor's Language Text Export feature (see Exporting Language Text) to export your content to separate text files for each language. You can then run these files to ensure that your language-specific fonts include all necessary characters.

For more about localization, see Localization.

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