[Scummvm-tracker] [ScummVM :: Bugs] #16160: AGS: Dialogue box length differences in older games played via ScummVM/newer AGS versions (upstream bug)

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#16160: AGS: Dialogue box length differences in older games played via
ScummVM/newer AGS versions (upstream bug)
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Reporter:  Max833  |       Owner:  (none)
    Type:  defect  |      Status:  new
Priority:  low     |   Component:  Engine: AGS
 Version:          |  Resolution:
Keywords:  ags     |        Game:
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Description changed by Max833:

Old description:

> This doesn’t really need much explanation. In the newer versions of AGS
> (it's not a ScummVM issue!), the dialogue boxes when characters speak are
> wider on the right side when playing some older games (as you can see
> here with Gemini Rue). Normally, I wouldn’t mind that at all, but when
> you translate the text and insert a line break, it can happen that the
> text still fits within the line in the old version of the game, but no
> longer when playing with a new AGS version or ScummVM. For example:
>

> I write in the translation file:
>
> {{{
> As long as the addicts didn't[get any help, they'd be hopeless[on the
> streets.
> }}}
>

> In the game it looks like this with the old version:
>
> {{{
> As long as the addicts didn't
> get any help, they'd be hopeless
> on the streets.
> }}}
>

> In the new version, it can happen that the last word in the first column
> no longer fits, drops down, and in the game it then looks like this:
>
> {{{
> As long as the addicts
> didn't
> get any help, they'd be hopeless
> on the streets.
> }}}
>

> Because the line break is after the "didn't". Ultimately, you just need
> to be aware of that; then you can test the game in the new version, make
> adjustments, and it should also fit in the old version, because you’re
> testing in the new version where there’s less space (although the boxes
> are wider) available anyway.
>
> This ticket is mainly for informational purposes, in case any issues with
> the dialogue box come up in the future. I also reported this directly to
> AGS, but I don’t know if it will be addressed. I think the new version
> intentionally adjusts the box a bit to ensure that words always fit into
> the boxes.
>
> [[Image(https://imgur.com/a/q8FHG9p)]]

New description:

 This doesn’t really need much explanation. In the newer versions of AGS
 (it's not a ScummVM issue!), the dialogue boxes when characters speak are
 wider on the right side when playing some older games (as you can see here
 with Gemini Rue). Normally, I wouldn’t mind that at all, but when you
 translate the text and insert a line break, it can happen that the text
 still fits within the line in the old version of the game, but no longer
 when playing with a new AGS version or ScummVM. For example:


 I write in the translation file:

 {{{
 As long as the addicts didn't[get any help, they'd be hopeless[on the
 streets.
 }}}


 In the game it looks like this with the old version:

 {{{
 As long as the addicts didn't
 get any help, they'd be hopeless
 on the streets.
 }}}


 In the new version, it can happen that the last word in the first column
 no longer fits, drops down, and in the game it then looks like this:

 {{{
 As long as the addicts
 didn't
 get any help, they'd be hopeless
 on the streets.
 }}}


 Because the line break is after the "didn't". Ultimately, you just need to
 be aware of that; then you can test the game in the new version, make
 adjustments, and it should also fit in the old version, because you’re
 testing in the new version where there’s less space (although the boxes
 are wider) available anyway.

 This ticket is mainly for informational purposes, in case any issues with
 the dialogue box come up in the future. I also reported this directly to
 AGS, but I don’t know if it will be addressed, because I think the new
 version tweaks the dialogue boxes slightly to make sure all text fits.

 [[Image(https://imgur.com/a/q8FHG9p)]]

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