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Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 5:27 pm

Btw, processing Command Input triggers even when parsing is toggled off (Ctrl-R) has just been added to v1.12.

Wizard Joined: 10 Oct 2000 Posts: 1551 Location: Australia

We use a C++ syntax for our MUD scripting language, so we have plenty of semi-colons in our scripts... I've never actually had an issue with the | character even though it has multiple uses (eg the string lists)... anyway, some specific examples:

Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2006 3:50 am

Seems like you should be using the text editor with it's own parse option turned off for sending large C++ scripts to the MUD. That's what it was designed for. I can't see the CMUD command line every handling stuff like C++ syntax (except when Parse mode is off). I'm more concerned with stuff that *players* need to do (like supporting MUSH players as Zhiroc was mentioning). Coders and Builders should be using the separate Editor window, especially since it now easily docks with the interface. It's a lot easier to do multiline MUD coding from that.

Wizard Joined: 10 Oct 2000 Posts: 1551 Location: Australia

Because of the way our sript system works I usually write my MUD code one line at a time, not using the editor. Also, it is not practical to open up the editor just to change one line of code which might be buggy or have a typo... I mean what if I wanted to change '$N waves at you' to '$N waves happily at you'... I'm definatley not going to open up a window just to do that. Hence why I use | because it's never used in my daily interactions with the MUD plus it's not a pain to type when I do need to use it.

If I can't have |, then I think I'd rather not have anything and just use shift enter.

Apprentice Joined: 29 Jul 2002 Posts: 105

well if you wanted to use the ` char... couldn't you just go `` to send it? since the rest of the line would get sent by default?

Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 5:30 pm

Yep, using `` should work fine to send a single ` at the beginning of the line.

Novice Joined: 22 Mar 2004 Posts: 46 Location: Australia

i wonder if i'm the only person to ever use ` frequently.. almost since day one ive always changed my command separator from ; to ` with zMud as a workaround to make certain smiley's work .. now that cMud wont need this workaround it looks like i'll have to convert every single multi-command script I have so it will work Laughing

ps. I downloaded the 30 day trial and liked what I saw enough that ive now purchased a cMud license, keep up the good work zugg

Apprentice Joined: 08 Dec 2002 Posts: 152

; is the default delim in BatMUD. | i used to pipe info trough one funktion into another. ' is shortcut for saying stuff. # is used to show how many rounds is left of spell/skill. $ is used inside commands to jump between paramets. \ is used for escape character when grepin data from one source to another.

I honestly don't know how i could play without the shift+enter.