TypeWriter Text Not Working

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#1

Good afternoon!

This script completely stopped working with no errors. Quite confused by this. The script should make text type out like a character talking in story games. Here’s the script:

local textLabel = script.Parent:WaitForChild(“Main”):WaitForChild(“Text”)
game.StarterGui.Scrolling.Enabled = false

wait(10)

game.StarterGui.Scrolling.Enabled = true
local function typewrite(object, text)
for i = 1,#text,1 do
object.Text = string.sub(text,1,i)
wait(0.05)
end
end

typewrite(textLabel,“You’ve been asleep for 10 days, run at the wall in front of you”)

Please help! :wave:

Here’s the model to go with it by the way: Type Writer Text? - Roblox

#2

Maybe check the properties of your UI label. Could be color is the same as the background.

The code looks solid to me.

#3

What properties would you change? I have a link to the model where you can tinker with it. There isn’t any background to my knownledge.

#4

Copying it is not allowed. And now i’m adding text because of the character count requirement. Make it free modeled

#5

Copying’s not allowed? It isn’t copying if I already made the script. Also, I made it a free model so people can use it and help me. There’s a link to the free model in the post.

#6

This item is not currently for sale.

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I have lost faith in you goodbye.

#7

Oh, I’ll set it to public. Did not realise it wasn’t public already. Alright, it’s public now.

#8

AlvinBlox has a tutorial on this, you can compare his script to yours to see if you wrote anything wrong.

#9

Alright, let me go rewatch the video.

#10

You must use PlayerGui, as it will be displayed on the player’s screen

local textLabel = script.Parent:WaitForChild("Main"):WaitForChild("Text")
local PlayerGui = game:GetService("Players").LocalPlayer:WaitForChild("PlayerGui")
PlayerGui.Scrolling.Enabled = false

wait(10)

PlayerGui.Scrolling.Enabled = true
local function typewrite(object, text)
	for i = 1,#text,1 do
		object.Text = string.sub(text,1,i)
		wait(0.05)
	end
end

typewrite(textLabel,"You’ve been asleep for 10 days, run at the wall in front of you")

If that doesn’t solve everything, what’s missing?

#11

Is it a local script? That might make it work.

#12

It is a local script. (Charrrrr)

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#13

Tried it, nothing happened. Here’s where everything is in startergui: Capture

#14

To measure a string use string.len()

local textLabel = script.Parent:WaitForChild("Main"):WaitForChild("Text")
script.Parent.Scrolling.Enabled = false

wait(10)
script.Parent.Scrolling.Enabled = true
local function typewrite(object, text)
	for i = 1, #text do
		object.Text = text:sub(1,i)
		wait(0.05)
	end
end

typewrite(textLabel,"You’ve been asleep for 10 days, run at the wall in front of you")
#15

you forgot to completely write out text label (the objects name) in first line in the waitforchild:

local textLabel = script.Parent:WaitForChild("Main"):WaitForChild("TextLabel")

Next time check the output–simple fix.

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#16

I just realized how much time I wasted on a simple fix. That was too easy and I guess I no longer have common sense :smile: Thank you for helping me!

#17

I wouldn’t recommend adding to the string of the text, instead change the MaxVisibleGraphemes property of the textlabel

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#18

what is that? API turns out blank for it

https://developer.roblox.com/en-us/api-reference/property/TextLabel/MaxVisibleGraphemes

#19

MaxVisibleGraphemes sets how many characters of the text you can see

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