Leave chat open on failed command execution

Also remove unused set_help_on_unknown function.

src/chat_events.cpp

@@ -103,25 +103,25 @@ void chat_handler::send_command(const std::string& cmd, const std::string& args
 	send_to_server(data);
 }
 
-void chat_handler::do_speak(const std::string& message, bool allies_only)
+bool chat_handler::do_speak(const std::string& message, bool allies_only)
 {
 	if (message.empty() || message == "/") {
-		return;
+		return false;
 	}
 	bool is_command = (message[0] == '/');
 	bool quoted_command = (is_command && message[1] == ' ');
 
 	if (!is_command) {
 		send_chat_message(message, allies_only);
-		return;
+		return true;
 	}
 	else if (quoted_command) {
 		send_chat_message(std::string(message.begin() + 2, message.end()), allies_only);
-		return;
+		return true;
 	}
 	std::string cmd(message.begin() + 1, message.end());
 	chat_command_handler cch(*this, allies_only);
-	cch.dispatch(cmd);
+	return cch.dispatch(cmd);
 }
 
 void chat_handler::user_relation_changed(const std::string& /*name*/)

src/chat_events.hpp

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public:
 
 	virtual void send_to_server(const config& cfg) = 0;
 protected:
-	void do_speak(const std::string& message, bool allies_only=false);
+	bool do_speak(const std::string& message, bool allies_only=false);
 
 	//called from do_speak
 	virtual void add_chat_message(const std::time_t& time,

src/map_command_handler.hpp

@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ public:
 		return command_map_.empty();
 	}
 	//actual work function
-	void dispatch(std::string cmd)
+	bool dispatch(std::string cmd)
 	{
 		if (empty()) {
 			init_map_default();
@@ -177,18 +177,20 @@ public:
 		}
 
 		if (get_cmd().empty()) {
-			return;
+			return false;
 		}
 
 		if (const command* c = get_command(get_cmd())) {
 			if (is_enabled(*c)) {
 				(static_cast<Worker*>(this)->*(c->handler))();
+				return true;
 			}
 			else {
 				print(get_cmd(), _("This command is currently unavailable."));
+				return false;
 			}
 		}
-		else if (help_on_unknown_) {
+
 		utils::string_map symbols;
 		if(!cmd_flag_) {
 			symbols["help_command"] = cmd_prefix_ + "help";
@@ -229,7 +231,7 @@ public:
 			print("help", VGETTEXT("Unknown command ‘$command’, try $help_command "
 				"for a list of available commands.", symbols));
 		}
-		}
+		return false;
 	}
 
 	std::vector<std::string> get_commands_list() const
@@ -399,11 +401,6 @@ protected:
 	}
 	cmd_arg_parser cap_;
 protected:
-	//show a "try help" message on unknown command?
-	static void set_help_on_unknown(bool value)
-	{
-		help_on_unknown_ = value;
-	}
 	//this is display-only
 	static void set_cmd_prefix(const std::string& value)
 	{
@@ -449,7 +446,6 @@ protected:
 private:
 	static inline command_map command_map_ {};
 	static inline command_alias_map command_alias_map_ {};
-	static inline bool help_on_unknown_ = true;
 	static inline bool show_unavailable_ = false;
 	static inline std::string cmd_prefix_ {};
 	static inline bool cmd_flag_ = false;

src/menu_events.cpp

@@ -1000,11 +1000,11 @@ void menu_handler::search()
 	textbox_info_.show(gui::TEXTBOX_SEARCH, msg.str(), "", false, *gui_);
 }
 
-void menu_handler::do_speak()
+bool menu_handler::do_speak()
 {
 	// None of the two parameters really needs to be passed since the information belong to members of the class.
 	// But since it makes the called method more generic, it is done anyway.
-	chat_handler::do_speak(
+	return chat_handler::do_speak(
 			textbox_info_.box()->text(), textbox_info_.check() != nullptr ? textbox_info_.check()->checked() : false);
 }
 

src/menu_events.hpp

@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ public:
 
 	/** @return Whether or not the recruit was successful */
 	bool do_recruit(const std::string& name, int side_num, map_location& target_hex);
-	void do_speak();
+	bool do_speak();
 	void do_search(const std::string& new_search);
 	void do_command(const std::string& str);
 	void do_ai_formula(const std::string& str, int side_num, mouse_handler& mousehandler);

src/play_controller.cpp

@@ -681,8 +681,9 @@ void play_controller::enter_textbox()
 		menu_handler_.get_textbox().close();
 		break;
 	case gui::TEXTBOX_MESSAGE:
-		menu_handler_.do_speak();
+		if (menu_handler_.do_speak()) {
-		menu_handler_.get_textbox().close(); // need to close that one after executing do_speak() !
+			menu_handler_.get_textbox().close();
+		}
 		break;
 	case gui::TEXTBOX_COMMAND:
 		menu_handler_.get_textbox().memorize_command(str);