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Novice Joined: 12 Jul 2012 Posts: 47

If I receive a message via a MUD how might I time-stamp it on screen?

Game message:

Bob logs in.

To either:

Bob logs in. (Tue 3:14pm)

Or

(Tue 3:14pm) Bob logs in.

Thanks

Wizard Joined: 22 Mar 2007 Posts: 2320

In the Package Editor, select the window you want this to happen in. At the bottom of the editor window, click Preferences. In the Preferences window, click Sessions, then click the Scrollback tab. Mark the checkbox labeled Show Timestamps. In another box on that screen you can specify the format you want for the timestamp.

GURU Joined: 23 Dec 2000 Posts: 4834 Location: USA

If you only want to timestamp that line, you'll have to do it manually via trigger (you would #SUBSTITUTE or #PSUB (adds stuff wherever you want) or #SAYADD (adds stuff to the end of the line) the %time() in whatever format you desired).

Novice Joined: 12 Jul 2012 Posts: 47

Thank you both

Novice Joined: 12 Jul 2012 Posts: 47

Where would i add the #substitute or #psub command?

With the time stamp code or in a separate trigger?

#WIN Anvil {%ansi(brown)%time(hh:nn:ss) *%ansi(default) %1 pages with: '%2'}

Wizard Joined: 22 Mar 2007 Posts: 2320

If you are making a new line with #WIN, you can do it directly (as you show in that code). The #SUB or #PSUB suggestion was for inserting the timestamp into an existing line in the window, and would be done by a trigger.

If you want a window in which _all_ the lines are timestamped, you can use the window timestamp setting which I suggested, instead of inserting it manually.

Novice Joined: 12 Jul 2012 Posts: 47

It doesn't necessarily have to be a window.
In fact I would like the output from the MUD to be modified seamlessly on screen if possible.
In the above example Anvil was the window name.

Also I just noticed when I log into my mud the sign in page keeps scrolling. Any ideas?

Wizard Joined: 22 Mar 2007 Posts: 2320

The problem with the sign-in page should be posted in a separate thread, along with any details--I'm not sure what you mean.

To modify the output from the mud "seamlessly on screen", you would use #SUB or #PSUB in a trigger, like this: