Is there/will there be a way to hide the text box so we can see the whole picture on the screen?

love the game so far apart from not being able to see some of the fun bits :D

Not sure what version you're using (public of patron), but in either you can hit the Tab key in combat or encounters to hide the UI.  In the patron build (that will in a couple days be the public build) there's also a hide UI button on both screens as well.