USING
THE EXPANDED EDITOR
The expanded editor is a more robust text editor for in-game
messages such as mud mails, news posts, plans, and descriptions.
As the name suggests, the expanded editor features many more commands
than the standard version. The expanded editor is accessed by
typing '~e' within the normal text editor (when setting your desc,
plan, or creating a mud mail or news post)
A full list of commands can by accessed by typing 'h' at the
command prompt, but the most commonly useful commands are:
| COMMAND |
ACTION |
| a |
add text starting on the next line*
|
| c |
change the text on the current line (prompts for
replacement text)*
|
| d |
delete the line
|
| h |
list all commands
|
| i |
insert text starting on the previous line*
|
| n |
toggle line numbering on/off
|
| q |
quit editor
|
| Q |
quit editor without saving
|
| x |
save and quit
|
| z |
display 20 lines starting with current line number
|
| Z |
display 40 lines starting with current line number
|
| = |
show current line number
|
| <number> |
go to line <number>
|
* end text input mode by placing a period
on a line by itself
A more in-depth description of the various commands can be accessed
by typing 'h<command>'. Some commands are unavailable to
players.
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COLOR TAGS
Color tags can be used to customize the text in player titles
and plans. The tag consists of a color name surrounded by the
symbol pair: %^
Example: %^magenta%^
Avaliable Colors and Text Styles
| normal |
inverse |
| bold |
blink |
| underscore |
black |
| red |
blue |
| yellow |
green |
| magenta |
cyan |
| white |
hi_black |
| hi_gray |
hi_red |
| hi_green |
hi_yellow |
| hi_blue |
hi_magenta |
| hi_cyan |
hi_white |
There are other choices, but they make people's eyes bleed. If
you insist on seeing them, the full list is also available by
typing 'color list' in-game.
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PLAN COLORS
Plans are colorized by prefacing portions of the text with the
desired color tag. Always end the colored portions with a 'normal'
tag to prevent the colors from bleeding onto the rest of the screen.
| Example: |
%^green%^Sample%^hi_red%^
Text%^normal%^ with
%^magenta%^Colors.%^normal%^ |
| Result: |
Sample
Text with
Colors.
|
Plans can only be colorized in the expanded text editor (type
'~e' within the plan editor).
Color tags can count against your plan's maximum length if they
cause a line of text to wrap onto a new line.
A full list of available colors can be found by typing 'color
list'
Your colored plan can be viewed by the 'plan' or 'finger ' commands. 'Plan edit' will display the whole text, including color
tags.
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TITLE COLORS
Titles can be colorized when being set by prefacing portions
of the title with a color tag. Always end your colorized title
with the 'normal' tag to keep the colors from bleeding onto the
rest of the screen.
| Example: |
title
set %^green%^is a %^hi_red%^ Baaad
%^magenta%^Mutha%^normal%^ |
| Result: |
Random
Character the Whatever is
a Baaad
Mutha
|
A full list of available colors can be found by typing 'color
list'.
Your colorized title can be viewed with the who, score, or nscore
commands. The 'title' command displays your whole title, including
all color tags.
