Zugg Software :: View topic - [2.16] Problem with aliases across windows

Beginner Joined: 28 Nov 2007 Posts: 15

I don't know if I'm trying to do things too much ZMud way, but I have an issue.

I have a module with the common stuff, including 2 aliases
o3 {:G3:#EXEC %-1}
kt {kill @target}

Then windows for specific char stuff, in which I want to override kt for G3
kt {assault @target}

Now if I type kt inside G3, it assaults.
If I type "o3 kt" it kills, wheter this is done from G3 or another window.
But if I type ":G3:#EXEC kt" it assaults, again from any window.
If I type "o3 #EXEC kt", it actually does assault but it's a bit clumsy and worse it's accompanied by a stack exception.

I at least assume the stack exception to be a bug, but I'm puzzled why ":G3:#EXEC kt" and "o3 kt" gives different results. Anyone?

Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2007 2:25 am

Presumably it's because the current class isn't being changed from the module (which is the current class when the alias is run) to the window by the :window:command syntax. I can see an argument for it being either way, so I doubt that's going to change.

What you should do is only have one copy of each alias visible to each window. If you need to use different commands in the same alias for some characters, don't put it in the shared module at all, have a copy for each window.

Wizard Joined: 14 Aug 2004 Posts: 1269

I can see how being able to override default shared aliases can be useful though. I think the reason why ":G3:#EXEC kt" and "o3 kt" give different results is because when you use #EXEC, it's evaluated immediately, and at that point the context for the first command is your command line. When it is executed from within o3, the context is the shared module. I presume that if you put a copy of o3 into your window, it would work as you wanted. Someone may know of another solution.

Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 6:16 pm

Try changing your o3 alias to this:

Beginner Joined: 28 Nov 2007 Posts: 15

Alias: + o3 #EXEC {:G3: %-1}

This gives the same result.

I did actually try to make seperate aliases as well, but even that gave me issues (I reported that one from within CMud).
I found a way to get things to work, but I do hope this kind of overriding will be possible.

The work-around I use is to have the kt alias raise an event, for which each window can then handle - that works, but without a default.

Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 12:33 am

OK, try this instead. It actually uses the preferred #WINDOW syntax anyway:

Beginner Joined: 28 Nov 2007 Posts: 15

Still no go. If I write it as you did, it just switches window (an undesired effect) and sends the command to the previous window(from where I typed the o3 alias).
If I try variations, such as "#WINDOW G3 {#EXEC kt}", #EXEC kt is just displayed as local text in G3.

Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 5:22 am