POLARIS: Improve robot and typing overlays

code/modules/client/preference_setup/global/setting_datums.dm

@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ var/list/_client_preferences_by_type
 
 /datum/client_preference/show_typing_indicator/toggled(var/mob/preference_mob, var/enabled)
 	if(!enabled)
-		preference_mob.set_typing_indicator(0)
+		preference_mob.set_typing_indicator(FALSE)
 
 /datum/client_preference/show_ooc
 	description ="OOC chat"

code/modules/client/preferences_toggle_procs.dm

@@ -98,11 +98,11 @@
 
 	toggle_preference(pref_path)
 
-	src << "You will [ (is_preference_enabled(pref_path)) ? "now" : "no longer"] see the speech indicator."
+	src << "You will [ (is_preference_enabled(pref_path)) ? "now" : "no longer"] have the speech indicator."
 
 	prefs.save_preferences()
 
-	feedback_add_details("admin_verb","TLOOC") //If you are copy-pasting this, ensure the 2nd parameter is unique to the new proc!
+	feedback_add_details("admin_verb","TTIND") //If you are copy-pasting this, ensure the 2nd parameter is unique to the new proc!
 
 /client/verb/toggle_ahelp_sound()
 	set name = "Toggle Admin Help Sound"

code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot.dm

@@ -706,34 +706,29 @@
 	return 0
 
 /mob/living/silicon/robot/updateicon()
-	overlays.Cut()
+	cut_overlays()
 	if(stat == CONSCIOUS)
-		overlays += "eyes-[module_sprites[icontype]]"
+		add_overlay("eyes-[module_sprites[icontype]]")
 
 	if(opened)
 		var/panelprefix = custom_sprite ? "[src.ckey]-[src.name]" : "ov"
 		if(wiresexposed)
-			overlays += "[panelprefix]-openpanel +w"
+			add_overlay("[panelprefix]-openpanel +w")
 		else if(cell)
-			overlays += "[panelprefix]-openpanel +c"
+			add_overlay("[panelprefix]-openpanel +c")
 		else
-			overlays += "[panelprefix]-openpanel -c"
+			add_overlay("[panelprefix]-openpanel -c")
 
 	if(has_active_type(/obj/item/borg/combat/shield))
 		var/obj/item/borg/combat/shield/shield = locate() in src
 		if(shield && shield.active)
-			overlays += "[module_sprites[icontype]]-shield"
+			add_overlay("[module_sprites[icontype]]-shield")
 
 	if(modtype == "Combat")
 		if(module_active && istype(module_active,/obj/item/borg/combat/mobility))
 			icon_state = "[module_sprites[icontype]]-roll"
 		else
 			icon_state = module_sprites[icontype]
-		return
-
-	if(typing)
-		typing = FALSE
-		set_typing_indicator(1)
 
 /mob/living/silicon/robot/proc/installed_modules()
 	if(weapon_lock)

code/modules/mob/mob_defines.dm

@@ -219,9 +219,7 @@
 
 	var/get_rig_stats = 0 //Moved from computer.dm
 
-
-	var/hud_typing = 0 //Typing indicator stuff.
-	var/typing //Simple mobs use this variable.
+	var/typing
 	var/obj/effect/decal/typing_indicator
 
 	var/low_priority = FALSE //Skip processing life() if there's just no players on this Z-level

code/modules/mob/say.dm

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 	set name = "Say"
 	set category = "IC"
 
-	set_typing_indicator(0)
+	set_typing_indicator(FALSE)
 	usr.say(message)
 
 /mob/verb/me_verb(message as text)
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 	message = sanitize(message)
 
-	set_typing_indicator(0)
+	set_typing_indicator(FALSE)
 	if(use_me)
 		usr.emote("me",usr.emote_type,message)
 	else

code/modules/mob/typing_indicator.dm

@@ -1,41 +1,34 @@
 /mob/proc/set_typing_indicator(var/state) //Leaving this here for mobs.
 
+	if(!is_preference_enabled(/datum/client_preference/show_typing_indicator))
+		cut_overlay(typing_indicator, TRUE)
+		return
+
 	if(!typing_indicator)
 		typing_indicator = new
 		typing_indicator.icon = 'icons/mob/talk.dmi'
 		typing_indicator.icon_state = "[speech_bubble_appearance()]_typing"
 
-	if(client && !stat)
-		typing_indicator.invisibility = invisibility
-		if(!is_preference_enabled(/datum/client_preference/show_typing_indicator))
-			add_overlay(typing_indicator)
-		else
-			if(state)
-				if(!typing)
-					add_overlay(typing_indicator)
-					typing = 1
-			else
-				if(typing)
-					cut_overlay(typing_indicator)
-					typing = 0
-			return state
+	if(state && !typing)
+		add_overlay(typing_indicator, TRUE)
+		typing = TRUE
+	else if(typing)
+		cut_overlay(typing_indicator, TRUE)
+		typing = FALSE
+
+	if(shadow) //Multi-Z above-me shadows
+		shadow.set_typing_indicator(state)
+
+	return state
 
 /mob/verb/say_wrapper()
 	set name = ".Say"
 	set hidden = 1
 
-	if(!ishuman(src)) //If they're a mob, use the old code.
-		set_typing_indicator(1)
-	else if(is_preference_enabled(/datum/client_preference/show_typing_indicator))
-		hud_typing = 1
-
+	set_typing_indicator(TRUE)
 	var/message = input("","say (text)") as text
-
-	if(!ishuman(src)) //If they're a mob, use the old code.
-		set_typing_indicator(0)
-	else if(is_preference_enabled(/datum/client_preference/show_typing_indicator))
-		hud_typing = 0
-
+	set_typing_indicator(FALSE)
+	
 	if(message)
 		say_verb(message)
 
@@ -43,17 +36,9 @@
 	set name = ".Me"
 	set hidden = 1
 
-	if(!ishuman(src)) //If they're a mob, use the old code.
-		set_typing_indicator(1)
-	else if(is_preference_enabled(/datum/client_preference/show_typing_indicator))
-		hud_typing = 1
-
+	set_typing_indicator(TRUE)
 	var/message = input("","me (text)") as text
-
-	if(is_preference_enabled(/datum/client_preference/show_typing_indicator))
-		hud_typing = 0
-	else if(!ishuman(src)) //If they're a mob, use the old code.
-		set_typing_indicator(0)
+	set_typing_indicator(FALSE)
 
 	if(message)
 		me_verb(message)

code/modules/multiz/zshadow.dm

@@ -117,13 +117,6 @@
 	if(shadow)
 		shadow.visible_message(message, self_message, blind_message)
 
-// We should show the typing indicator so people above us can tell we're about to talk.
-/mob/set_typing_indicator(var/state)
-	var/old_typing = src.typing
-	. = ..()
-	if(shadow && old_typing != src.typing)
-		shadow.set_typing_indicator(state) // Okay the real proc changed something! That means we should handle things too
-
 /mob/zshadow/set_typing_indicator(var/state)
 	if(!typing_indicator)
 		typing_indicator = new