Well, I did rewrite a big part of the dialog system. The server will now display a list of possible choices, as defined by the map maker.
At some point I'll add either a special message type or some way for the server to send the value/message pairs to the client in a format that can easily be parsed for menu display or such. From doc/Developers/objects: The message structure in a monster may contain: @match <key>|<key>[...] [EMAIL PROTECTED] value message] (multiple possible) [EMAIL PROTECTED] value message] (multiple possible) [text] [...] This identifies what the monster will say if talked to with a text that matches any keys. They keys are processed as primitive regular expressions, so some characters act as match operators or metacharacters. The asterisk, caret, square braces, and dollar characters are useful to some degree. The '@reply' and '@question' lines will be sent to the client so the player knows available replies. The 'value' is a text that should correspond to a @match, and 'message' is what the player will actually say when saying the 'value'. If using '@reply', the server will display 'player replies: message', with '@question' it will be 'player asks: message'. Note that the order of @reply and @question is non significant, they can be mixed, and can probably be in the middle of the message's text (though easier to put'em at top). Also, 'value' can't contain spaces. An example of usage: @match hello|hi Welcome, good friend! @match bye Goodbye! @match sss @reply yes Yes, isn't it a shame? @question no No, why? Whasssamatter? You got a lisssp or sssomething? @match yes Sssorry, me too. @match ^no$ You're lucky! @match * What did you sssay? --------------- (note that there is also documentation in doc/Developers/dialog.dox, and you can check out the test/say map) Nicolas -- http://nicolas.weeger.org [Petit site d'images, de textes, de code, bref de l'aléatoire !]
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