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+++ b/src/effects.c	Thu Jul 17 22:03:19 2025 -0400
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+/*
+Copyright (c) 2023 MCL Software
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the “Software”),
+to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED “AS IS”, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY,
+WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+*/
+
+#include "common.h"
+#include "effects.h"
+SDL_TimerID textTimer = 0;
+bool typingEffectInProgress = 0;
+
+static int placesFromLeft = 0;
+
+Uint32 animateText(Uint32 interval, Uint16 sizeOfText)
+{
+    placesFromLeft += 1;
+    if(placesFromLeft >= sizeOfText)
+    {
+        SDL_RemoveTimer(textTimer);
+        typingEffectInProgress = 0;
+        textTimer = 0;
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    return 50;
+}
+
+Uint16 ISOL_TypingEffect(Uint16 sizeOfText)
+{
+    if(typingEffectInProgress)
+    {
+        return placesFromLeft;
+    }
+
+    else if(placesFromLeft >= sizeOfText)
+    {
+        placesFromLeft = 0;
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    else
+    {
+        placesFromLeft = 0;
+        typingEffectInProgress = 1;
+        textTimer = SDL_AddTimer(400, animateText, sizeOfText);
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}