Runtime UI Components

The runtime UI layer is intentionally thin. It should render the active conversation state and forward user interaction back to the manager.

DialogUIController

DialogUIController is the bridge between DialogManager and the actual scene or prefab UI. It expects references for the panel root, speaker label, dialog text, portrait image, choice container, choice prefab, skip button, panel button, and autoplay visuals.

ChoiceButtonView

ChoiceButtonView renders and animates one selectable choice row. It supports hover selection, click handling, outline highlighting, pulse animation, and optional hotkey hints.

DialogueHistoryView

DialogueHistoryView is a pooled list renderer for history entries, designed for append-heavy backlog display with scroll-to-bottom behavior.

Common mistakes

• forgetting a Button on the choice prefab root
• letting child TMP labels intercept raycasts
• replacing prefabs without matching the controller's expected field layout

Runtime dialogue UI

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History panel

The DialogueHistoryView rendering the backlog of shown lines and player-selected choices.