improvements

scripts/dialogue_system.gd

@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ signal dialogue_completed()
 @export var hide_animation_duration: float = 0.2 # seconds
 
 # Private variables
-var dialogue_box: Control = null
-var text_label: Label = null
+@onready var dialogue_box = $PanelContainer
+@onready var text_label: Label = $PanelContainer/Label
 var timer: Timer = null
 var current_text: String = ""
 var current_duration: float = 0.0
@@ -24,58 +24,7 @@ var is_revealing: bool = false
 
 func _ready():
 	# Initialize the dialogue system
-	_create_dialogue_ui()
-
-func _create_dialogue_ui():
-	# Create dialogue box UI
-	dialogue_box = Control.new()
-	dialogue_box.name = "DialogueBox"
-	
-	# Create background
-	var background = ColorRect.new()
-	background.name = "Background"
-	background.color = Color(1, 1, 1, 1) # White background
-	background.size = Vector2(300, 80)
-	background.anchor_left = 0.5
-	background.anchor_top = 1.0
-	background.anchor_right = 0.5
-	background.anchor_bottom = 1.0
-	background.position = Vector2(-150, -40) # Positioned above character
-	background.pivot_offset = Vector2(150, 40) # Center pivot
-	
-	# Create text label
-	text_label = Label.new()
-	text_label.name = "TextLabel"
-	text_label.text = ""
-	text_label.size = Vector2(280, 60)
-	text_label.anchor_left = 0.5
-	text_label.add_theme_color_override("font_color", Color.BLACK)
-	text_label.anchor_top = 0.5
-	text_label.anchor_right = 0.5
-	text_label.anchor_bottom = 0.5
-	text_label.position = Vector2(-140, -30) # Centered in background
-	text_label.pivot_offset = Vector2(140, 30) # Center pivot
-	text_label.horizontal_alignment = HORIZONTAL_ALIGNMENT_LEFT
-	text_label.vertical_alignment = VERTICAL_ALIGNMENT_TOP
-	text_label.autowrap_mode = 2 # TextServer.AUTOWRAP_WORD_SMART
-	#text_label.custom_styles.normal.font_size = 16
-	
-	# Add to dialogue box
-	dialogue_box.add_child(background)
-	dialogue_box.add_child(text_label)
-	
-	# Set initial state - hidden and transparent
-	dialogue_box.visible = false
-	dialogue_box.modulate.a = 0.0
-	
-	# Add to scene tree (should be added to parent character)
-	add_child(dialogue_box)
-	
-	# Position the dialogue box above the character
-	# This ensures it's positioned correctly relative to the character
-	if get_parent() != null:
-		var parent_pos = get_parent().position
-		dialogue_box.position = Vector2(parent_pos.x, parent_pos.y - 50) # Position above character
+	pass
 
 func trigger_dialogue(text: String, duration: float = 3.0) -> void:
 	"""Trigger dialogue with specified text and duration"""
@@ -167,7 +116,8 @@ func reveal_next_character():
 	text_index += 1
 	
 	# Schedule next character reveal
-	await get_tree().create_timer(text_reveal_speed)
+	
+	await get_tree().create_timer(text_reveal_speed).timeout
 	reveal_next_character()
 
 func _on_dialogue_timeout():