Character callbacks - "end" event not activating

[computistxyz]

I've got a global variable which essentially keeps track of whether or not a character is currently talking. All characters are set to the talking callback and the following code does indeed set the variable, which defaults to False at game start, to True when a character begins talking.

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def talking(event, **kwargs):
    global isTalking
        if event == "begin":
            isTalking = True
        elif event == "end":
            isTalking = False

However, the variable is never set to False. I'm not entirely sure why the "end" event never seems to be called, but I'm guessing it's something to do with the fact that the "end" event happens when the player dismisses the dialogue, by which time it's immediately set to True at the start of the next say statement.

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def talking(event, **kwargs):
    global isTalking
        if event == "begin":
            isTalking = True
        elif event == "slow_done":
            isTalking = False

I tried the above workaround, using "slow_done" instead; however, this means the variable is set to False over any {p} pause tag I might have in a say statement, whereas I only want it to be set to False at the very end of every box (like the default CTC behaviour).

Am I right re. the "end" event behaviour? Could anyone offer advice about a potential workaround either with the first example method or the second using "slow_done"?

[shivanshs9]

How about using this:

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def talking(event, **kwargs):
    global isTalking
        if event == "begin":
            isTalking = True
        elif event == "show_done":
            isTalking = False
        elif event == "end":
            isTalking = False

[computistxyz]

How about using this:

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def talking(event, **kwargs):
    global isTalking
        if event == "begin":
            isTalking = True
        elif event == "show_done":
            isTalking = False
        elif event == "end":
            isTalking = False

Same problem - the "end" event doesn't set it to False, most likely because I think "end" occurs when the user dismisses the dialogue.

Also, I'm using a text speed, so "show_done" just activates straight away.

[trooper6]

In my game, I have a character who is a slow talking old man barber.
For some dialogue, I want to give the player the ability to interrupt the barber by pressing the "Interrupt" button.

So I needed the ability to turn on the Interrupt button when the old man was talking, but not the main character.

So I created a callback that turns on the can_interrupt boolean when the barber starts talking, but turns it off when the slow text is done. I did it (more or less) like this:

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    def arrow(event, **kwargs):
        global can_interrupt
        global can_cont
        if event == "show" or event == "begin":
            can_interrupt = True
            can_cont = False
        if event == "slow_done" or event == "end":
            can_interrupt = False
            can_cont = True
            renpy.restart_interaction()

I cut out some elements that dealt with adjusting some other variables, but this is basically it...and it works...so maybe cut out the elif/else and just make it two if statements?

[computistxyz]

I cut out some elements that dealt with adjusting some other variables, but this is basically it...and it works...so maybe cut out the elif/else and just make it two if statements?

Thanks for the example. As far as I can tell, it achieves near enough the same thing as my second attempt; it works except it still counts a timed {p} pause as a 'no longer talking', whereas ideally it should only throw up False at the very end of the current dialogue box.