Auto-submit text and remove button, code improvements

scenes/main.tscn

@@ -180,17 +180,6 @@ offset_bottom = 320.0
 alignment = 1
 keep_editing_on_text_submit = true
 
-[node name="SubmitButton" type="Button" parent="."]
-unique_name_in_owner = true
-layout_mode = 2
-anchor_left = 0.5
-anchor_right = 0.5
-offset_left = -40.0
-offset_top = 344.0
-offset_right = 40.0
-offset_bottom = 376.0
-text = "Submit"
-
 [node name="SettingsMenu" parent="." instance=ExtResource("8_85g3d")]
 unique_name_in_owner = true
 visible = false
@@ -214,6 +203,7 @@ offset_right = 32.0
 offset_bottom = -33.7
 grow_horizontal = 2
 grow_vertical = 0
+focus_mode = 2
 theme_override_styles/panel = SubResource("StyleBoxFlat_ya4ey")
 script = ExtResource("11_ya4ey")
 
@@ -228,4 +218,3 @@ vertical_alignment = 1
 [connection signal="pressed" from="ShowSettingsButton" to="." method="_on_settings_button_pressed"]
 [connection signal="pressed" from="ShowPhrasesButton" to="." method="_on_show_phrases_button_pressed"]
 [connection signal="text_changed" from="AnswerInput" to="." method="_on_answer_input_text_changed"]
-[connection signal="pressed" from="SubmitButton" to="." method="_on_submit_button_pressed"]

src/global/CoreGameplayManager.gd

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func next_phrase() -> void:
 		current_status = STATUS_PLEASE_REPEAT
 		return
 	# find the half of phrases that were repeated longest ago
-	var i_max = max(1, len(last_played_phrases) / 2)
+	var i_max = max(1, roundi(float(len(last_played_phrases)) / 2))
 	var phrases_played_longest_ago = last_played_phrases.slice(0, i_max)
 	# pick random phrase
 	var phrase = phrases_played_longest_ago.pick_random()

src/ui/main.gd

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ extends Control
 
 func _ready() -> void:
 	CoreGameplayManager.next_phrase()
-	%SubmitButton.hide()
 	%AnswerInput.hide()
 
 func _on_settings_button_pressed() -> void:
@@ -24,17 +23,10 @@ func _process(_delta: float) -> void:
 		else:
 			%CurrentPhrase.text = ""
 			%AnswerInput.hide()
-			%SubmitButton.hide()
 	if last_known_status != CoreGameplayManager.current_status:
 		last_known_status = CoreGameplayManager.current_status
 		%CurrentStatus.text = last_known_status
 
-func _on_submit_button_pressed() -> void:
-	if CoreGameplayManager.answer(%AnswerInput.text):
-		%AnswerInput.clear()
-
 func _on_answer_input_text_changed(new_text: String) -> void:
-	if new_text.to_lower() == CoreGameplayManager.current_phrase.to_lower():
+	if CoreGameplayManager.answer(new_text):
-		%SubmitButton.show()
+		%AnswerInput.clear()
-	else:
-		%SubmitButton.hide()

src/ui/notification_container.gd

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 extends PanelContainer
 
-var showing_notification: bool = false
 var notification_started: int = 0 # in ms
 var current_notification_timeout: int = 0 # in ms
 
@@ -9,18 +8,14 @@ func _ready() -> void:
 
 func _process(_delta: float) -> void:
 	var t = Time.get_ticks_msec()
-	if showing_notification:
+	if visible:
 		if t - notification_started > current_notification_timeout:
-			showing_notification = false
+			hide()
 	else:
 		var n = NotificationQueue.get_next() # [text, timeout] or null
 		if n != null:
-			showing_notification = true
 			notification_started = t
 			$Label.text = n[0]
 			current_notification_timeout = n[1]
-	#
-	if not showing_notification and visible:
-		hide()
-	elif showing_notification and not visible:
 			show()
+			grab_focus()