I want to center TextFX_Typewriter

I also want to fast forward the typewriter to completion if the player presses a key.

How do I do this?

Hm. I've never used it before but here is the base code.

TextFX_Typewriter ("", 100)

^---If it run's like a msg(""), I would imagine you could do something like ...


TextFX_Typewriter ("<center>All your text here.</center>", 100)

Try it out

On the GUI. You'll see...

Typewriter [message] [<center>Your text here</center>]
Delay between characters [number] [ 100ms]


I don't know if it'll work, but it's worth a shot!

As for fast forward....I have no idea. Maybe like an IF Script with a Wait for Keypress thing and then change the 100ms to something a lot faster? No idea. I'm sorry.

Here (inline) is some code to do the "fast forward" part. It actually replaces the built-in typewriter function with a new one. There was a thread for this around here somewhere, but I don't remember where it is, and I'm not sure how to search yet in these new forums. :) I also don't know how to attach, so I'll just dump it inline. You can copy the code to a .aslx file if you wish to run it. The main thing to look at is the <js> attribute that holds the JavaScript that replaces the typewriter function. (And you can't embed any tags in a typewriter'd string, let alone a "center" one, as it will output the tag one letter at a time, which will not work. You would need to somehow wrap a centered div around the typewriter effect element or somehow find it and apply a centered style to it. There is centered text output in Quest, but I don't know if it can be combined with the typewriter effect.)

<!--Saved by Quest 5.5.5328.26617-->
<asl version="550">
  <include ref="English.aslx" />
  <include ref="Core.aslx" />
  <game name="typewriter">
    <gameid>867080bc-6a23-476a-8d6c-74b38b28e6c7</gameid>
    <version>1.0</version>
    <firstpublished>2014</firstpublished>
    <js><![CDATA[
      
	    (function ($) {
	      	var typewriter_interrupted = false;
		    window.onkeydown = function(e) {
		    	typewriter_interrupted = true;
			};
		    window.onmousedown = function(e) {
		    	typewriter_interrupted = true;
			};
		    $.fn.typewriter = function (speed) {
		    	typewriter_interrupted = false;
	            var $ele = $(this), str = $ele.text(), progress = 0;
	            $ele.text('');
	            var timer = setInterval(function () {
	                $ele.text(str.substring(0, progress++) + '_');
	                if (typewriter_interrupted) {
	                	$ele.text(str);
	                	progress = str.length;
	                }
	                if (progress >= str.length) {
		                clearInterval(timer);
		                var completion = "TypewriterDone";
						var args = completion.split(" ");
				        ASLEvent(args[0], args[1]);
			        }
      			}, speed);
		        return this;
		    };
		})(jQuery);
	  
	          ]]></js>
    <start type="script">
      JS.eval (game.js)
      msg("(Enter 'test' to see text)")
    </start>
    <dummytext1>
    	He drove along the highway, following a raised black scar that sliced through the heart of the dusty wasteland.
    	His shirt clung to him in wet patches despite the window open to the cooling evening air. Up ahead, the setting
    	sun, having tormented the day with sticky heat, hung low on its downward slide, conjuring notions of an open
    	portal to Hell, and he found himself wondering how to reach it. In his current state of mind, it would be a welcome change.
    	An upbeat song came on the radio. With sudden need, he cranked it up, his foot sitting a little heavier on the accelerator
    	as he bounced on the leather seat, trying to turn his mind from his thoughts...
    </dummytext1>
    <dummytext2>
		She sat in the hotel lobby and tried to relax. Her stomach felt tight, as if she had swallowed
		an over-wound watch, and she flitted from sitting to pacing to mindless study of the handful of paintings on the walls.
		As hotels went, this was a nice one, with a plush stairway leading to upper suites, looking down from behind polished wood railings.
		The only amenity lacking, it seemed, was air-conditioning. Ceiling fans twisted overhead with surprising nonchalance
		despite the prickly air drifting in through half-open windows. She drew in a breath and heard it flow out of her.
		The purity of the silence surprised her - it hinted at an absence of life, but the surprise was more that she
		found it comforting. It hadn't taken long for the desk staff to disappear into cooler back offices, 
		leaving her alone to idle with her thoughts. Even the shimmery highway passing outside was empty. She sighed, and she waited...
	</dummytext2>
	<dummytext3>
		He fell still as the song ended. Chatter filled the car, and he flipped through the presets looking for more music.
		The highway slid past, wide and empty. He didn't know where it led. There was no place for him to go, but he was going nonetheless.
		The sun hung lower, blinding him. It clawed at the sky, but there was no stopping its descent now...
	</dummytext3>
	<index type="int">1</index>
  </game>
  <object name="room">
    <inherit name="editor_room" />
    <object name="player">
      <inherit name="editor_object" />
      <inherit name="editor_player" />
    </object>
  </object>
  <function name="TypewriterDone" parameters="param">
      request (Show, "Command")
  </function>
  <command>
    <pattern>test</pattern>
    <script>
      request (Hide, "Command")
      TextFX_Typewriter (GetString(game, "dummytext" + game.index), 20)
      if (HasAttribute(game, "dummytext" + (game.index+1))) {
      	game.index = game.index + 1
      }
    </script>
  </command>
</asl>