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Wizard Joined: 25 Mar 2003 Posts: 1113 Location: USA

I'm looking for a method to display text in the MUD output window that doesn't trip my triggers or get in the way of multi-line conditional triggers. The commands #show, #echo, and #say all cause my triggers to execute. Is there a way to display text that prevents this? Or is it simply the 'Trigger on Commands' setting that is supposed to take care of this?

I ask because I want my #oninput triggers to continue firing, but I don't want my #say commands to fire triggers. My main problem is the multi-state triggers that use Within Lines|Param = 1.

For example:

#TRIGGER {%w hits you.} {attacked = 1;#say Attacked!}

(in another class folder)
#TRIGGER {%w hits you.} {}
#COND {Your left leg breaks.} {mend leg} {within|param=1}

If the first trigger fires before the second, the condition part never fires because the "Attacked!" message is the next line. Changing the firing order of the triggers isn't really an option for me, either, as there are dozens of echo commands sprinkled throughout my massive healing script and they're all in various class folders.

MASTER Joined: 28 Nov 2000 Posts: 4817 Location: USA

Sorry, I don't know of any way to display text in the MUD window without the possibility of affecting triggers.

However, it could easily be displayed elsewhere such as on the status line, in a #MESS window, or in a button made for that purpose.