Implicating dialogue -> text.

Reason: dialogue in an image is text, no?

what about pictographics?

I wouldn't call pictographics dialogue, but that's me.

why not? post #106184 post #106007 the two characters are *very* clearly exchanging ideas and having a dialog, such as it is, without words.

To me, dialogue is only such if it follows these two definitions:
a. Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative.
b. The lines or passages in a script that are intended to be spoken.

Thus, in comic format, it's only when text is used to show two characters speaking that it classifies as dialogue. Again, I note, that this is my feelings on the matter. I could understand it not following those definitions for another due to the semi-ambiguity that the word lends.

Yeah, we disagree on that. :)

to me, a dialog is an exchange of ideas. It doesn't matter if words are actually spoken, as sufficient pantomining can help character A comprehend character B. the actual use of WORDS doesn't really matter. :) as far as THAT goes, though, pictographs are generally used to avoid the artist needing to formulate text. take post #74934 which is saved from the perils of porn dialog by letting the viewer fill in the blanks.

that said..

The following are aliased to dialogue: dialog, speech_bubble, speech, speaking, monologue

which is a little odd. Suggesting that the way "we" interpret dialog is any kind of spoken word, even one where only one speaks... which is fair enough, taking it to more of a theatrical point of view where a line of dialog is something you say, regardless of who you're speaking too...

tl;dr - I dunno....

Merriam-webster lists as one of the definitions:

2a : a conversation between two or more persons; also : a similar exchange between a person and something else (as a computer)

So in my opinion, speech_bubble, speech, speaking, and monologue should all be unaliased and realiased to "text." Monologue is decidedly not a dialogue, as the Greek prefixes of "mono" and "di" mean one and two, respectively.

Yes, definitely keep monologue and dialogue distinct please.

Text is really a distinct concept from speech as well. I'd rather have "text" be all about, well, just text without anyone having to speak.

For giving a speech, we have speech_(oratory) too right now. I think there's about one use... Suggest

• speech_(oratory) implies speech
• dialogue implies speech
• monologue implies speech
• speaking implies speech
• speech_balloon, speech_bubble implies speech
• thought_balloon, thought_bubble implies thought

I'm easy on the "speech" vs. "speaking" question providing things are vaguely consistent.

And for the record, I'm easy on the en_GB vs. en_US thing as well. For sorting that out, I would use aliases. It's one of the rare cases where aliases would be useful :)

I like the speech/thought split. It's more defined than text, which, frankly, is useful to label pictures with text in them appropriately for dialogue before, but isn't really useful in its own right. Speech and thought convey far more constructive concepts.