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From: Bumaire <194399581+Bruma1re@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2025 23:56:03 +0100
Subject: IC: treat empty preanim string as no preanim
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When an emote is defined with empty preanimation string, such as
EmoteName##emote#, and a user selects "Preanim," WebAO tries to look up
a file with an empty name instead of disabling preanimation.
This commit fixes this, matching AO2 client behavior and not requiring
character makers to put a magic "-" preanimation in char.ini.
---
 webAO/viewport/utils/handleICSpeaking.ts | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

(limited to 'webAO/viewport')

diff --git a/webAO/viewport/utils/handleICSpeaking.ts b/webAO/viewport/utils/handleICSpeaking.ts
index bae4986..b037e69 100644
--- a/webAO/viewport/utils/handleICSpeaking.ts
+++ b/webAO/viewport/utils/handleICSpeaking.ts
@@ -168,7 +168,8 @@ export const handle_ic_speaking = async (playerChatMsg: ChatMsg) => {
 
   if (
     client.viewport.getChatmsg().type === 1 &&
-    client.viewport.getChatmsg().preanim !== "-"
+    client.viewport.getChatmsg().preanim !== "-" &&
+    client.viewport.getChatmsg().preanim !== ""
   ) {
     //we have a preanim
     chatContainerBox.style.opacity = "0";
-- 
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