Possible implementation with bFadedIn

source/Enderal DLL/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ set(sources
         src/Main.cpp
         src/EventListener.cpp
         src/Papyrus.cpp
+        src/LockableDialogs.cpp
 
         ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/version.rc)
 

source/Enderal DLL/src/EventListener.cpp

@@ -57,6 +57,15 @@ auto EventListener::ProcessEvent(
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (a_event->opening && a_event->menuName == RE::DialogueMenu::MENU_NAME) {
+		if (auto ui = RE::UI::GetSingleton(); ui) {
+			if (auto menu = ui->GetMenu(RE::DialogueMenu::MENU_NAME); menu) {
+				const RE::GFxValue boolVal = false;
+				menu->uiMovie->SetVariable("_root.DialogueMenu_mc.bFadedIn", boolVal, RE::GFxMovie::SetVarType::kSticky);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	return RE::BSEventNotifyControl::kContinue;
 }
 

source/Enderal DLL/src/LockableDialogs.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+#include "LockableDialogs.h"
+
+namespace LockableDialogs
+{
+	RE::UI_MESSAGE_RESULTS LockableDialogsEx::ProcessMessageEx(RE::UIMessage& a_message)
+	{
+		using Message = RE::UI_MESSAGE_TYPE; // this gives easy access to the message types, like kShow etc.
+
+		if (a_message.type == Message::kHide) {
+
+			/*
+			if (auto ui = RE::UI::GetSingleton(); ui) {
+				if (auto menu = ui->GetMenu(RE::DialogueMenu::MENU_NAME); menu) {
+					RE::GFxValue bEnableTab;
+					const auto movie = RE::UI::GetSingleton()->GetMovieView(RE::DialogueMenu::MENU_NAME);
+					if (movie) {
+						if (movie->GetVariable(&bEnableTab, "_root.DialogueMenu_mc.bEnableTab") && !bEnableTab.GetBool()) {
+							RE::DebugNotification("LOCKED");
+						}
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			*/
+
+			return RE::UI_MESSAGE_RESULTS::kIgnore;
+		}
+
+		return _ProcessMessageFn(this, a_message);
+	}
+
+	/*
+	void DialogueMenuEx::doAllowProgressFix()
+	{
+		if (auto ui = RE::UI::GetSingleton(); ui) {
+			if (auto menu = ui->GetMenu(RE::DialogueMenu::MENU_NAME); menu) {
+				const RE::GFxValue forceTrue = true;
+				menu->uiMovie->SetVariable("_root.DialogueMenu_mc.bAllowProgress", true, RE::GFxMovie::SetVarType::kSticky);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	*/
+
+	void LockableDialogsEx::Install()
+	{
+		REL::Relocation<uintptr_t> vtbl(RE::VTABLE_DialogueMenu[0]);
+		_ProcessMessageFn = vtbl.write_vfunc(0x4, &ProcessMessageEx);
+	}
+}

source/Enderal DLL/src/LockableDialogs.h

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#pragma once
+
+namespace LockableDialogs
+{
+	class LockableDialogsEx : public RE::DialogueMenu
+	{
+	public:
+		static void Install();
+
+	public:
+		RE::UI_MESSAGE_RESULTS ProcessMessageEx(RE::UIMessage& a_message);
+
+	private:
+		using ProcessMessageFn = decltype(&RE::DialogueMenu::ProcessMessage);
+
+		inline static REL::Relocation<ProcessMessageFn> _ProcessMessageFn;
+	};
+}

source/Enderal DLL/src/Main.cpp

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "Papyrus.h"
 #include "FlatMapMarkers.h"
 #include "StayAtSystemPage.h"
+#include "LockableDialogs.h"
 
 using namespace SKSE;
 
@@ -121,6 +122,8 @@ SKSEPluginLoad(const LoadInterface* skse) {
 		JournalMenuEx::InstallHooks();
 	}
 
+	//LockableDialogs::LockableDialogsEx::Install();
+
     logger::info("{} has finished loading.", plugin->GetName());
     return true;
 }