Created an advanced TypeWriter Script. (THIS IS CRAZY!)

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#1

So I was working on a typewriter script. But instead of giving 1 TextLabel text, and using gsub to add to it, I decided to create a TextLabel for every letter being typed down.

To do this I made a function, and this is what I came up with:

local txts = game:GetService("TextService")
function typeLetter(Letter)
	local TL = script:WaitForChild("Letter"):Clone()
	TL.Text = Letter
	local size = txts:GetTextSize(Letter, TL.TextSize, TL.Font, TL.AbsoluteSize)
	print(size.X)
	XPos = XPos + size.X
	if XPos > 100 then
		YPos = YPos + .4
		XPos = 0
	end
	TL.Position = UDim2.new(XPos, 0, YPos - 0.1, 0)
	TL.Parent = script.Parent:WaitForChild("DescFrame")
	TL:TweenPosition(UDim2.new(XPos,0,YPos,0),"Out", "Quad", .1, true)
	if Letter == "." or Letter == "!" or Letter == "?" then
		wait(.5)
	end
end

It was working for a bit, until I noticed something a little weird going on. The typewriter wasn’t positioning the textlabels the way they should be. Here’s an example of what I mean:
Combat Scripting - Roblox Studio (gyazo.com)

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Typewriter effect
#2

I actually like the error, gives it a creepy vibe. I don’t see a clear way to fix this problem, so you might need to gsub if you don’t like the creepy vibe lol

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#3

Why use a textlabel for each one? It’s more memory or do you want manual control over the spacing?

#4

@Axospheric The individual textlabels are for the effect of them tweening downwards while iterating through the string and typing them out.

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#5

@broshv It’s not about the creepy vibe, it’s just the fact that the positioning is off that bugs me. It’s just a little odd how it overlaps other text.

#6

Roblox just made an official typewriter feature recently.

#7

@Elocore Cool! Does it allow me to implement the effect I made on it?

#8

Not sure, I didn’t read much into it, I just thought it might help

#9

Not really to be honest. It’s mostly for the straight typewriter look.

#10

these might be the part that is affecting the positon of the word because its a fixed position you put in lets take M its a bit of a long letter then put I which is a short letter you will position them next to each other within 2 x-axis so the M would clip onto I

#11

Actually the reason for this is because different characters have different spacing and positioning. It might not make sense but i used to have the same problem. To fix this, you have to use a certain function to determine each characters size. Ill reply with it in a bit

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#12

Should help you. I dont remember how i did it exactly but you need to calculate and add up for each character. This is the hard part.

*edit: Sorry I didn’t read your code. I just skimmed through the comments trying to see what you didn’t accomplish.

Good luck. If you still want help you can reply back

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