Everything should work fine but deleting the existing MessageBox'es.

apps/openmw/engine.cpp

@@ -152,6 +152,9 @@ bool OMW::Engine::frameRenderingQueued (const Ogre::FrameEvent& evt)
     try
     {
         mEnvironment.mFrameDuration = evt.timeSinceLastFrame;
+        
+        //
+        mEnvironment.mWindowManager->onFrame(mEnvironment.mFrameDuration);
 
         // global scripts
         mEnvironment.mGlobalScripts->run (mEnvironment);

apps/openmw/mwgui/messagebox.cpp

@@ -5,6 +5,22 @@ using namespace MWGui;
 MessageBoxManager::MessageBoxManager (WindowManager *windowManager)
 {
     mWindowManager = windowManager;
+    // defines
+    mMessageBoxSpeed = 0.1;
+}
+
+void MessageBoxManager::onFrame (float frameDuration)
+{
+    std::vector<MessageBoxManagerTimer*>::const_iterator it;
+    for(it = mTimers.begin(); it != mTimers.end(); it++)
+    {
+        (*it)->current += frameDuration;
+        if((*it)->current >= (*it)->max)
+        {
+            // FIXME: delete the messagebox and erase it from the vector
+            std::cout << "delete MessageBox" << std::endl;
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 void MessageBoxManager::createMessageBox (const std::string& message)
@@ -12,16 +28,18 @@ void MessageBoxManager::createMessageBox (const std::string& message)
     std::cout << "create non-interactive message box" << std::endl;
     MessageBox *box = new MessageBox(*this, message);
     
-    // create a timer and delete when ready.
+    removeMessageBox(message.length()*mMessageBoxSpeed, box);
     
     mMessageBoxes.insert(mMessageBoxes.begin(), box);
     int height = box->getHeight();
     std::vector<MessageBox*>::const_iterator it;
     
     int i = 0;
-    for(it = mMessageBoxes.begin()+1; it != mMessageBoxes.end(); ++it) {
+    for(it = mMessageBoxes.begin()+1; it != mMessageBoxes.end(); ++it)
+    {
         if(i == 2) {
             delete (*it);
+            // FIXME: erase it from the vector without segfault :/
             break;
         }
         else {
@@ -30,6 +48,7 @@ void MessageBoxManager::createMessageBox (const std::string& message)
             i++;
         }
     }
+    std::cout << "mMessageBoxes.size() is " << mMessageBoxes.size() << std::endl;
 }
 
 void MessageBoxManager::createInteractiveMessageBox (const std::string& message, const std::vector<std::string>& buttons)
@@ -37,19 +56,39 @@ void MessageBoxManager::createInteractiveMessageBox (const std::string& message,
     std::cout << "create interactive message box" << std::endl;
     std::copy (buttons.begin(), buttons.end(), std::ostream_iterator<std::string> (std::cout, ", "));
     
-    // delete all MessageBox'es
+    // FIXME: erase it from the vector without segfault :/
     std::vector<MessageBox*>::const_iterator it;
-    for(it = mMessageBoxes.begin(); it != mMessageBoxes.end(); it++) {
+    for(it = mMessageBoxes.begin(); it != mMessageBoxes.end(); it++)
+    {
         delete (*it);
     }
     mMessageBoxes.clear();
 }
 
+void MessageBoxManager::removeMessageBox (float time, MessageBox *msgbox)
+{
+    MessageBoxManagerTimer *timer;
+    timer->current = 0;
+    timer->max = time;
+    timer->messageBox = msgbox;
+    
+    mTimers.insert(mTimers.end(), timer);
+}
+
+void MessageBoxManager::setMessageBoxSpeed (int speed)
+{
+    mMessageBoxSpeed = speed;
+}
+
+
+
+
 MessageBox::MessageBox(MessageBoxManager& parMessageBoxManager, const std::string& message)
   : Layout("openmw_messagebox_layout.xml")
   , mMessageBoxManager(parMessageBoxManager)
   , cMessage(message)
 {
+    // defines
     mFixedWidth = 300;
     mBottomPadding = 20;
     mNextBoxPadding = 20;

apps/openmw/mwgui/messagebox.hpp

@@ -3,27 +3,41 @@
 
 #include <openengine/gui/layout.hpp>
 #include <MyGUI.h>
+#include <OgreTimer.h>
 
 #include "window_base.hpp"
 #include "window_manager.hpp"
 
+
 namespace MWGui
 {
-
+    
     class MessageBoxManager;
     class MessageBox;
 
+    struct MessageBoxManagerTimer {
+        float current;
+        float max;
+        MessageBox *messageBox;
+    };
+
     class MessageBoxManager
     {
         public:
             MessageBoxManager (WindowManager* windowManager);
+            void onFrame (float frameDuration);
             void createMessageBox (const std::string& message);
             void createInteractiveMessageBox (const std::string& message, const std::vector<std::string>& buttons);
             
+            void removeMessageBox (float time, MessageBox *msgbox);
+            void setMessageBoxSpeed (int speed);
+            
             WindowManager *mWindowManager;
             
         private:
             std::vector<MessageBox*> mMessageBoxes;
+            std::vector<MessageBoxManagerTimer*> mTimers;
+            float mMessageBoxSpeed;
     };
     
     class MessageBox : public OEngine::GUI::Layout

apps/openmw/mwgui/window_manager.cpp

@@ -566,6 +566,11 @@ void WindowManager::onClassChoice(int _index)
     };
 }
 
+void WindowManager::onFrame (float frameDuration)
+{
+    mMessageBoxManager->onFrame(frameDuration);
+}
+
 namespace MWGui
 {
 

apps/openmw/mwgui/window_manager.hpp

@@ -249,6 +249,8 @@ namespace MWGui
     ///< Hides dialog and schedules dialog to be deleted.
     
     void messageBox (const std::string& message, const std::vector<std::string>& buttons);
+    
+    void onFrame (float frameDuration);
 
     /**
      * Fetches a GMST string from the store, if there is no setting with the given