Dialogs: when user has to select a choice, animations stop

[Zak McKrackenâ„¢]

Hello,
I'm using AGS 2.61

When I start a dialog conversation, and the user has to select a dialog choice, all the view loops stop.
On the contrary, while characters are speaking, the animation views continue.

To be more specific, in my room I placed three objects, and for each object I set a view, via the function
  SetObjectView(0,VIEW1);
  AnimateObject(0,0,4,1); //infinite loop

When characters are talking, animations are playing.
When the user has to select a choice, animations stop.

Is there anything I have to set in my dialog script?

In the General Settings - Dialog I have the following options:
- NO dialog options on GUI
- Skip speech: press mouse or keys
- Speech style: Lucasarts

[strazer]

It's by design:

Yeah, the dialog options act like a Popup Modal GUI and pause the game. However, I've had a fair few complaints about this so I may well add an option to change the behaviour.

[monkey0506]

Versus bringing up a dead topic, I'll ask here. Has, or will, the option mentioned by Pumaman in that thread been/be implemented in 2.62?

Author: Pumaman -- Yeah, the dialog options act like a Popup Modal GUI and pause the game. However, I've had a fair few complaints about this so I may well add an option to change the behaviour.

Because that option would be rather nice to have...

[strazer]

I agree, but I doubt it will make it into 2.62.
And I'm hesitant to add it to the tracker until CJ says something more definitive about his plans to implement it or not.

[monkey0506]

Ah... Well, I can't release my games till that's implemented, so I just want CJ to know that.*












* -- I'm still currently building my GUI, and I plan to make a rather long game, so it's not really that much of a rush, I just like to be picky...

[TerranRich]

It should be an option, in my opinion. strazer, if you add it to the tracker, let me/us know, so I can comment on it having to be optional.