Text speed question

[Qualcuno]

Hello everyone, I'm an ex game developer from Italy who chose Renpy to come back to make games
Great engine so far!

My question:
with text flow letter by letter, is there a way to slow the text flow when there is a comma, a dot, like, for example, Phoenix Wright serie do?
I think it'is more natural to read

Thank you!

[Remix]

Easiest is to just do it inline...

e "Hello World! {cps=1.0}W{/cps}elcome to Ren'Py."

The W of Welcome would take 1 second to appear (1.0 characters per second)

Alternatively, you could just use

e "Hello World! {w=1.0}Welcome to Ren'Py."

The text would pause/wait at the {w} bit and continue after either a user click or 1.0 seconds had passed.

{w=[float delay]} is a bit more user friendly

[Qualcuno]

Thank you, I know this tag but I can't use it for every single , or : in my texts.

In Pw games if you have a , : . Etc the text pauses a bit accordingly to the natural reading flow:
https://youtu.be/YqmrJl9G4Zo
You see at 4.30

It can be a useful feature for the feature if it isn't in the engine

[Remix]

Easy to add your own...

Code: Select all

init python:

    pause_symbols = ['.', ',', ';', ':']

    def add_pauses( str_to_test ):
        
        for symbol in pause_symbols:

            str_to_test = str_to_test.replace(
                symbol, 
                "{symbol}{{w=1.0}}".format( symbol=symbol ) 
            ) 

        return str_to_test

    config.say_menu_text_filter = add_pauses

label start:

    "This. Should. Pause, at; each: symbol ... "

[Qualcuno]

Perfect, thank you