'Places' verb
Mark Bijster
Bonjour,
Does the 'places'-verb, supplied with the INFORM-libary, only print ROOMS,
or does it also mention containers the player's been in ?
I've been working on an implementation of both the 'places' and the
'objects' verb for HUGO.
The question (in HUGO-speak) is whether 'places' only mentions children
of 'nothing' that have been visited or also mentions container etc.
(BTW: Both ways are easy. If anyone requests them, I'll upload them)
Greetings from someone who has been (t)here.
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Julian Arnold
In article <5ifsc3$ouu$1...@studs2.sci.kun.nl>, Mark Bijster
<URL:mailto:ma...@sci.kun.nl> wrote:
>
> Bonjour,
>
> Does the 'places'-verb, supplied with the INFORM-libary, only print ROOMS,
> or does it also mention containers the player's been in ?
Rooms only, I think.
> I've been working on an implementation of both the 'places' and the
> 'objects' verb for HUGO.
>
> The question (in HUGO-speak) is whether 'places' only mentions children
> of 'nothing' that have been visited or also mentions container etc.
>
> (BTW: Both ways are easy. If anyone requests them, I'll upload them)
How about an output like this:
>PLACES
You have visited:
Ye Olde Pastie Shoppe
Amongst The Sausage Trees (on a purple space-hopper, in the
scrapple-powered automobile)
In A Beckett Play
IOW, if the player has visited a location in a vehicle or other
container, print the location name, followed by the vehicle name in
parentheses. If he has been in more than one vehicle in a location, as
above, print a list. Or actually, mentioning vehicles is probably too
cumbersome (think if you'd ridden the hopper around many locations), so
I'd advise against it.
So upload, don't wait for requests! Although personally I dislike the
commands (PLACES most), other people might not.
> Greetings from someone who has been (t)here.
(W)here is (t)here.
Jools
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from ever completing anything." -- Herman Melville, "Moby Dick"
Daniel R. Lackey
Julian Arnold wrote:
>
> In article <5ifsc3$ouu$1...@studs2.sci.kun.nl>, Mark Bijster
> <URL:mailto:ma...@sci.kun.nl> wrote:
> > Does the 'places'-verb, supplied with the INFORM-libary, only print ROOMS,
> > or does it also mention containers the player's been in ?
>
> Rooms only, I think.
You are indeed correct.
> "For small erections may be finished by their first architects; grand
> ones, true ones, ever leave the copestone to posterity. God keep me
> from ever completing anything." -- Herman Melville, "Moby Dick"
You know, if you didn't have this as your .sig, I might consider adopting
it... =)
Of course, I might just do that, and then change my name to Julian. Why
should the fun only be limited to Stephens and Neils?
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Julian Brown
In article <334CD3...@earthlink.net>, "Daniel R. Lackey"
<jmdre...@earthlink.net> writes
>
>Julian Arnold wrote:
>> "For small erections may be finished by their first architects; grand
>> ones, true ones, ever leave the copestone to posterity. God keep me
>> from ever completing anything." -- Herman Melville, "Moby Dick"
>
>You know, if you didn't have this as your .sig, I might consider adopting
>it... =)
>
>Of course, I might just do that, and then change my name to Julian. Why
>should the fun only be limited to Stephens and Neils?
>
in the group, I think we should all adopt one standard first name. And
why not Julian, a name as good as any other?
______________
Julian James Brown
jul...@highmount.demon.co.uk
Michael Kinyon
> >>[Jools' .sig and D.R.L.'s desire to to adopt it deleted]
> >
> >Of course, I might just do that, and then change my name to Julian. Why
> >should the fun only be limited to Stephens and Neils?
> >
> To stop all this worrying over the proliferation of Neils and Stephens
> in the group, I think we should all adopt one standard first name. And
> why not Julian, a name as good as any other?
This is starting to sound like Monty Python's "Australian philosophers
sketch". So on that note, let me propose that we all be named "Bruce".
It would make things less confusing.
As in:
"Bruce here ports Inform to various platforms; Bruce writes TADS games
and is in charge of the sheep dip; Bruce playtests and posts
off-topically to r.a.i-f."
Of course, some would argue that we already have a common surname:
Meldrew (see various vaporware threads).
So what do you think about this idea, Bruce?
Bruce
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Daniel R. Lackey
Bruce Meldrew wrote:
>
> This is starting to sound like Monty Python's "Australian philosophers
> sketch". So on that note, let me propose that we all be named "Bruce".
> It would make things less confusing.
>
> As in:
> "Bruce here ports Inform to various platforms; Bruce writes TADS games
> and is in charge of the sheep dip; Bruce playtests and posts
> off-topically to r.a.i-f."
>
> Of course, some would argue that we already have a common surname:
> Meldrew (see various vaporware threads).
>
> So what do you think about this idea, Bruce?
Only as long as I can be the official r.a.i-f chaplain.
"O Lord, we beseech thee... Amen."
--
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jmdre...@earthlink.net the shadows XVI. bruce
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"God is dead." -- B.W. Meldrew
"He's not dead, he's... pining for the fjords!" -- B. Meldrew
Julian J Musante
In article <LxvI0JA8BTTzEw$d...@highmount.demon.co.uk>, "Julian Brown" <jul...@highmount.demon.co.uk> writes:
> In article <334CD3...@earthlink.net>, "Daniel R. Lackey"
> >
> >Julian Arnold wrote:
> >> "For small erections may be finished by their first architects; grand
> >> ones, true ones, ever leave the copestone to posterity. God keep me
> >> from ever completing anything." -- Herman Melville, "Moby Dick"
> >
> >You know, if you didn't have this as your .sig, I might consider adopting
> >it... =)
> >
> >should the fun only be limited to Stephens and Neils?
> >
> To stop all this worrying over the proliferation of Neils and Stephens
> in the group, I think we should all adopt one standard first name. And
> why not Julian, a name as good as any other?
Well, you certainly have *me* convinced...
- Julian
(aka Stephen)
(aka Mark)
Bill Hoggett
On 10-Apr-97 Julian Brown <jul...@highmount.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>To stop all this worrying over the proliferation of Neils and Stephens
>in the group, I think we should all adopt one standard first name. And
>why not Julian, a name as good as any other?
Also, to avoid confusion, I propose we drop surnames and discontinue the
frivolous use of second and third Christian names. That should clear
everything up and make us all better citizens...
---
Bil...err... Julian <hog...@airtime.co.uk>
IF GOD IS LIFE'S SERVICE PROVIDER WHY HAVEN'T I GOT HIS I.P. NUMBER ?
Admiral Julian
Julian Brown <jul...@highmount.demon.co.uk> writes:
>"Daniel R. Lackey" <jmdre...@earthlink.net> writes:
>>Of course, I might just do that, and then change my name to Julian. Why
>>should the fun only be limited to Stephens and Neils?
>To stop all this worrying over the proliferation of Neils and Stephens
>in the group, I think we should all adopt one standard first name. And
>why not Julian, a name as good as any other?
Splendid idea!
/<-= Admiral Julian =->\
-< <-= jo...@tiac.net =-> >-
\<-=- -= -=-=- -= -=->/
Bruce Arnold
>
>
> Julian Arnold wrote:
> >
> > "For small erections may be finished by their first architects; grand
> > ones, true ones, ever leave the copestone to posterity. God keep me
> > from ever completing anything." -- Herman Melville, "Moby Dick"
>
> You know, if you didn't have this as your .sig, I might consider adopting
> it... =)
Problem is, that third word prompts the more immature among us to play
silly buggers (eh, Drone? :).
It has crossed my mind to donate the .sig to Whizzard...
> Of course, I might just do that, and then change my name to Julian. Why
> should the fun only be limited to Stephens and Neils?
A fine plan (on topic: then start using Hugo :).
Bruce
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"For small erections may be finished by their first architects; grand
ones, true ones, ever leave the copestone to posterity. Bruce keep me
from ever completing anything." -- Bruce Melville, "Moby Bruce"
Joe Mason
"'Places' verb", declared Mark Bijster from the Vogon ship:
MB>The question (in HUGO-speak) is whether 'places' only mentions
MB>children of 'nothing' that have been visited or also mentions
MB>container etc.
MB>(BTW: Both ways are easy. If anyone requests them, I'll upload them)
Put a "PLACES_SHOWS_CONTAINERS" flag in. Then the programmer can pick
and choose at will.
Joe
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Gerry Kevin Wilson
In article <334D41...@iusb.edu.delete-me>,
Bruce <mki...@iusb.edu.delete-me> wrote:
>So what do you think about this idea, Bruce?
>
>Bruce
I think it's a cracking good idea, Bruce. I'm all for it. Of course,
we'd better see what Bruce, Bruce, Bruce, Bruce, and Bruce have to say.
They Call me Bruce (Mr. Meldrew is just so...FORMAL.)
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Bruce of Iniquity
On Thu, 10 Apr 1997, Bruce Kinyon wrote:
>This is starting to sound like Monty Python's "Australian philosophers
>sketch". So on that note, let me propose that we all be named "Bruce".
>It would make things less confusing.
>So what do you think about this idea, Bruce?
>
>Bruce
I dunno, I'm confused enough already and I think it would get worse. I
really don't know how the Stephens and Neils cope with it - I jump every
time I think I see the word 'Den' or 'Dennis' or 'Bruce of Iniquity' in a
Reply-attribution. For some reason 'Drone' catches my eye a little too
readily. If everyone was called Bruce I'd be getting paranoid after just a
few messages.
--
Bruce Brucebots please insert '.ignore.this.Bruce' after my address.
Graham Nelson
In article <Pine.SGI.3.95L.97041...@ebor.york.ac.uk>,
Bruce of Iniquity <URL:mailto:dms...@york.ac.uk> wrote:
>
> On Thu, 10 Apr 1997, Bruce Kinyon wrote:
>
> >This is starting to sound like Monty Python's "Australian philosophers
> >sketch". So on that note, let me propose that we all be named "Bruce".
> >It would make things less confusing.
(Bruce here teaches Hegelian philosophy, and is also in charge of
the sheep dip. Etc., etc.)
I was going to change my name to Bruce, until I came across:
"The story of King's Quest II: Romancing the Throne, for example,
dealt with King Graham having to rescue a damsel in distress
from a far-away tower. She then became so enraptured with him
that she married him on the spot."
This is the kind of thing I'm keen to encourage, and King Bruce
just doesn't have that regal tone to it.
[From Matthew Murray's vague but interesting discussion of Sierra's
point-and-click games: see
for more. Quite worth a link for IF-reviews-and-theory pages.]
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Graham Nelson | gra...@gnelson.demon.co.uk | Oxford, United Kingdom
Matthew Daly
In article <ant1719011cbM+4%@gnelson.demon.co.uk> Graham Nelson <gra...@gnelson.demon.co.uk> writes:
>
>
>
> "The story of King's Quest II: Romancing the Throne, for example,
> dealt with King Graham having to rescue a damsel in distress
> from a far-away tower. She then became so enraptured with him
> that she married him on the spot."
ObNitpick: I think that she actually married him in the castle.
It's highly amusing to compare the endings of KQ2 (King Graham meets
a woman for the first time, and she marries him immediately), KQ6
(Prince Alexander meets a woman after two brief meetings, and she
marries him immediately), and KQ7 (Princess Whassername meets a
man after one brief meeting and she agrees to ... allow him to
court her). If ever there were a game that would benefit from
a Nice/Naughty switch (or perhaps Hypersensitive/Traditional)....
-Matthew
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Peter Berger
In article <5j81ki$bb7$1...@kodak.rdcs.Kodak.COM>,
Matthew Daly <da...@PPD.Kodak.COM> wrote:
>It's highly amusing to compare the endings of KQ2 (King Graham meets
>a woman for the first time, and she marries him immediately), KQ6
>(Prince Alexander meets a woman after two brief meetings, and she
>marries him immediately), and KQ7 (Princess Whassername meets a
>man after one brief meeting and she agrees to ... allow him to
>court her). If ever there were a game that would benefit from
>a Nice/Naughty switch (or perhaps Hypersensitive/Traditional)....
No, no, no, Matthew. You don't understand.
They -had- to get married.
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