From - Sun Sep 27 09:08:02 1998
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 1998 09:07:51 -0500
From: Myrla Kurosawa <myrla@kef.net>
Organization: Ka'at Exploration Fleet
To: fuzzylogic@mudservices.com
Subject: Re: Stick shift

Ragnar Fyri wrote:
> 
> What has driving a car got to do with mucking? Well, most people today drive
> cars with automatic transmissions, but sometimes they may have to drive a
> manual and some times it may even work better. (The automatic does not always
*SNIP*

I'm a manual transmission type, but I like a little power assist. :)

In other words, I usually prefer the 'hands on' approach. Though there
are a few things I find more convienient with edit*, such as when I'm
doing exit messages. I sometimes have trouble getting them straight, so
I just bop into editroom and doit there.

> I have even used 'change' to make small modifications in lists. When you
> only need to make one small change and know which line it's in it is easier
> to type e.g. 'change me=redesc#/5:/dog/cat' than to start lsedit,load the
> whole list, enter '.repl 5=/dog/cat' and exit and save the list...

I didnt know about 'change'..  Aside from using .repl, there are times
when I just looked at my character list (ex me=**) and did changes
directly - ex: @set me=_ <whatever>, clipping the line and pasting back
in, editing the appropriate changes.  Useful for non descriptive
settings.


> 6. Pets are allowed.
> 
> Uh, I think you have to set a prop to ban them and since I set everything
> in my test room allowed...

I've often wondered about this one.. what would be the purpose of
banning a pet?


> 9. Room's parent room is Room Zero(#0).
> 
> Uhm... Okay, I don't know that one! :P

This one is easy.. just enter '@tel here=#0' (or the db# you are setting
as parent)


> 11. Action is linked to
> 
> @link ACTION=@number or $mnemonic (like $nothing for actions that only
> show text)
> @unlink ACTION cancels. (Note: Some mucks have a @relink command that will
> both unlink and link an action. This may be a better idea to get here than
> some of the other weird stuff that's been suggested!) <g>

There have been numerous occasions when I wish I had @relink. We need to
get in installed. We also need backlinking. ex: @open out=#123,in  which
automagically sets your return exit for you. I've been having to do this
separately.


> 12. Delete this action.
> 
> @recycle ACTION
> Talking of that, someone asked me once how to move an action and I said the
> only way I knew was to create a new action, copy all the data from the old
> one and recycle the old one. I just looked through some help files, and...
> Heh. Ever checked the docs for @attach,anyone? ;P

Gosh!  I didnt know that! This would have saved me tons of work. :)  I
need to sit down and read all the command docs like I had planned to sdo
long ago. :P


> 6. Your home is
> 
> @link me=here (or ROOM? Anyone ever tried linking themselves to somewhere
> they're not?)

Nothing to it.. just enter '@link me=<db#>'  (err.. can non wizzes do
this?)


This is an excellent guide youve written. I think you should put in in a
muck help file for access online. Call it, 'newbyhelp' or something. 
I'm getting ready to set up the 'news' files.. might be a good place to
put it. :)

                     ...Myrla


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