obsidian/MyObsidianVault/Godot/2D/Tutorial M7 - Telling a story/M7.L12 - Striking a conversation/notes (current code).md

Nothing new here, just replacement of TextureRect images

```python
extends Control


var expressions := {
	"happy": preload ("res://assets/emotion_happy.png"),
	"regular": preload ("res://assets/emotion_regular.png"),
	"sad": preload ("res://assets/emotion_sad.png"),
}
  
var bodies := {
	"sophia": preload ("res://assets/sophia.png"),
	"pink": preload ("res://assets/pink.png")
}

  

## Data to display in the dialogue. Each dictionary in this array has three properties:
##
## - expression: a [code]Texture[/code] containing an expression
## - text: a [code]String[/code] containing the text the character says
## - character: a [code]Texture[/code] representing the character

var dialogue_items: Array[Dictionary] = [
	{
	"expression": expressions["regular"],
	"text": "I've been studying arrays and dictionaries lately.",
	"character": bodies["sophia"],
	},
	{
	"expression": expressions["regular"],
	"text": "Oh, nice. How has it been going?",
	"character": bodies["pink"],
	},
	{
	"expression": expressions["sad"],
	"text": "Well... it's a little complicated!",
	"character": bodies["sophia"],
	},
	{
	"expression": expressions["sad"],
	"text": "Oh!",
	"character": bodies["pink"],
	},
	{
	"expression": expressions["regular"],
	"text": "It sure takes time to click at first.",
	"character": bodies["pink"],
	},
	{
	"expression": expressions["happy"],
	"text": "If you keep at it, eventually, you'll get the hang of it!",
	"character": bodies["pink"],
	},
	{
	"expression": expressions["regular"],
	"text": "Mhhh... I see. I'll keep at it, then.",
	"character": bodies["sophia"],
	},
	{
	"expression": expressions["happy"],
	"text": "Thanks for the encouragement. Time to LEARN!!!",
	"character": bodies["sophia"],
	},
]

var current_item_index := 0

@onready var rich_text_label: RichTextLabel = %RichTextLabel
@onready var next_button: Button = %NextButton
@onready var audio_stream_player: AudioStreamPlayer = %AudioStreamPlayer
@onready var body: TextureRect = %Body
@onready var expression_texture_rect: TextureRect = %Expression

func _ready() -> void:
	show_text()
	next_button.pressed.connect(advance)


func show_text() -> void:
	# We first extract data for the current dialogue item and apply it to the UI
	# elements.
	var current_item := dialogue_items[current_item_index]
	rich_text_label.text = current_item["text"]
	expression_texture_rect.texture = current_item["expression"]
	body.texture = current_item["character"]
	
	# We then hide the text and animate it appearing.
	rich_text_label.visible_ratio = 0.0
	var tween := create_tween()
	var text_appearing_duration: float = current_item["text"].length() / 30.0
	tween.tween_property(rich_text_label, "visible_ratio", 1.0, text_appearing_duration)
	
	# We randomize the audio playback's start time to make it sound different
	# every time and play the sound until the text finishes displaying.
	var sound_max_length := audio_stream_player.stream.get_length() - text_appearing_duration
	var sound_start_position := randf() * sound_max_length
	audio_stream_player.play(sound_start_position)
	tween.finished.connect(audio_stream_player.stop)
	
	# We animate the character sliding in.
	slide_in()


## Advances the dialogue to the next item or quits the game if there are no more
## items.
func advance() -> void:
	current_item_index += 1
	if current_item_index == dialogue_items.size():
		get_tree().quit()
	else:
		show_text()

  
  

## Animates the character sliding in.
func slide_in() -> void:
	var slide_tween := create_tween()
	slide_tween.set_ease(Tween.EASE_OUT)
	body.position.x = get_viewport_rect().size.x / 7
	slide_tween.tween_property(body, "position:x", 0, 0.3)
	body.modulate.a = 0
	slide_tween.parallel().tween_property(body, "modulate:a", 1, 0.2
```