2.1.3 The Graph

Item	Description
01. The Node Graph	Placing Nodes and Comments. The main workspace for your Dialogue Logic.
02. The Detail Panel	For setting up the Node Details. Shows editable properties of the selected Node.
03. The Hotkey-Dropdown	Collapsing/Expanding the Hotkey List helper.
04. The Dialog Live Preview Window	Collapseable/Expandable, can be dragged around, can be resized. Shows a realtime preview of the selected Message/Option.
05. The Export to Localization	Export all Speaker and Message texts to a String Table next to this Dialog asset and relink nodes to use the localized entries (+ Linking texts).
06. The Unlink from Localization	Replace linked String Table texts with their source strings and remove the linkage.
07. The Save Button	Saves the current state of the Dialog Data Asset.

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Documentation Index

I. What is the Dialog Backend?

1.1 Overview Key Features Availability Next Steps & Support 1.2 How to Install Installation Steps 1.3 Content Overview Philosophy Core Components UI & Integration System Stats 1.4 Project Settings Widget Setup Audio Settings Rich Text & Materials Editor Appearance Global Defaults

II. Setting up

2.1.1 Creating a DialogDataAsset Notes 2.1.2 The DDA Notes 2.1.3 The Graph Graph Nodes 2.1.3.1 Node: Message In- and Outputs Details Notes 2.1.3.2 Node: Option In- and Outputs Details Notes 2.1.3.3 Node: Branch In- and Outputs Details Notes 2.1.3.4 Node: Event In- and Outputs Details Notes 2.1.3.5 Node: Beacon In- and Outputs Details Global Changes Global Conversions Notes 2.1.3.6 Node: Delay In- and Outputs Details Notes 2.1.3.7 Node: Jumper In- and Outputs Details Notes 2.1.3.8 Node: End/Continue End Node In- and Outputs Details Continue Node In- and Outputs Details 2.1.3.9 Node: Switch In- and Outputs Details Notes 2.1.3.10 Node: Reroute In- and Outputs Details Notes 2.1.3.99 Comments Comment Node TextComment Node Details 2.1.3.10 Hotkeys Collection 2.1.4 The Details 2.1.5 Advanced Text Editor Functionality & Uses Toolbar Tools Notes

III. Binding UI

3.1 A simple Dialog Widget Step 1: Create the Widget Step 2: Implement the Interface Step 3: Designing the Layout Step 4: Scripting the Logic Step 5: Interaction 3.2 A Bubble Dialog 1. Actor Setup 2. Graph Setup 3. Widget Implementation Additional Technical Info

IV. The Subsystem

4.1 Starting a Dialog In- and Outputs 4.2 When a Dialog Ends 4.3 Listing Options 01. Detection & Retrieval 02. Creating the Option Widget 03. Implementation (Spawning) 4.4 Selecting an Option 01. Processing the Selection 02. Option as Message 4.5 Global Values Variable Types Setter and Getter Configuration & Usage Conversion 4.6 Typewriting Function

V. The Components

5.1 Backend Actor Component Participant Settings Bubble Dialog Settings Component Functions Events 5.2 Backend Manager Component

VI. Dispatchers

6.1 Dispatchers of the Actor Component OnDialogStarted & OnDialogFinished OnReceivedEvent 6.2 Dispatchers of the Manager Component OnDialogStarted & OnDialogFinished 6.3 Dispatchers of the Subsystem Lifecycle Events Game Logic Events Interactive Text Events 6.4 The Libraries UI Helper Functions Dialog Control Functions Participant & Bubble Management Global Value Functions Editor Utility Functions 6.5 The Interface Interface Events

VII. Others

7.1 Decorators and tags Dialog Replace Tags Dialog Decorators Commands as Parameters Apply Decorators by Code 7.2 Localization Export to Localization Unlink from Localization 7.3 Checking open Ends Check Dialog chains

2.1.3 The Graph

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