function send_message(actor, npc, p)
--' p[1] - id текста сообщения из папки text\rus
--' p[2] - story_id сендера
--' p[3] - id имени сендера из папки text\rus
--' p[4] - длительность показа сообщения в миллисек, по-умолчанию 5 секунд.
--' =send_message(p[1]:p[2]:p[3]:p[4]) - вызов функции
if p == nil then
abort("Wrong parameters in 'send_message' function!!!")
end
if p[4] == nil then p[4] = 5000 end
--' Иконки сендеров [ story_id сендера ] = "Название иконки"
local portrets = {
["jup_a18_sherkchan_bandit"] = "ui_inGame2_sherkchan_noheat",
["jup_a9_sedoy_stalker"] = "ui_inGame2_sedoy",
["jup_a18_baloon_bandit"] = "ui_inGame2_puzir",
["jup_smuggler_lena"] = "ui_inGame2_lena_contra",
["bar_a1_botanick"] = "ui_inGame2_doctor",
["bar_a5_stalkerden"] = "ui_inGame2_den",
["bar_a2_duty_leader"] = "ui_inGame2_stalker_dolg_leader",
["jup_a18_botan_bandit"] = "ui_inGame2_botan_bandit",
["jup_stalker_garik"] = "ui_inGame2_stalker_Garik",
["jup_stalker_dectyrev"] = "ui_inGame2_Degtyaryov",
["bar_a1_proveren_3"] = "ui_inGame2_makdm",
["radar_a4_lider_night"] = "ui_inGame2_stalker_night_2",
["aver_a1_4erepok_bandit"] = "ui_inGame2_stalker_bandit_3",
["radar_a1_lider_bandit"] = "ui_inGame2_evil_raccoon",
["lim_a4_lider_monolit"] = "ui_inGame2_semperfay",
["lim_a4_brodiaga_monolit"] = "ui_inGame2_Brodyaga_monolith",
["radar_a6_botanic"] = "ui_inGame2_ecolog_red",
["bar_a2_dolg_3"] = "ui_inGame2_inkvizitor",
["dark_a2_winchester"] = "ui_inGame2_stalker_jagernaut1",
["radar_a1_gupi_bandit"] = "ui_inGame2_stalker_bandit_3_face_1",
["bar_a5_voyak_4"] = "ui_inGame2_stalker_soldier_33",
["pr_a7_stalker_degtyrev"] = "ui_inGame2_Degtyaryov"
}

local news_text = game.translate_string(p[1])
local news_caption = game.translate_string(p[3])
local showtime = p[4]
local sender = get_story_object(p[2])
local texture = "ui_iconsTotal_grouping"
if sender then
texture = sender:character_icon()
elseif portrets[ p[2] ] ~= nil then
texture = portrets[ p[2] ]
end
xr_sound.set_sound_play(db.actor:id(), "pda_tips")
db.actor:give_game_news(news_caption, news_text, texture, 0, showtime, 0)
end