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<H1>Re: [MUD-Dev] RP=MUSH/PG=MUD</H1>
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<LI><em>From</em>: <A HREF="mailto:caliban#darklock,com">caliban#darklock,com</A> (Caliban Tiresias Darklock)</LI>
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On Sun, 22 Jun 1997 11:14:48 PST8PDT, cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA
(Chris Gray) wrote:
>[Caliban:]
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>:GUI interfaces are not generally a good idea for a text-based MUD.
>:There's too much text entry required, and the mouse/keyboard switching
>:is ultimately a pain and a slowdown. If a particular command in the MUD
>:building interface is easily automated by a button, it is also either
>:easy to type or should be simplified in the MUD design.
>
>I disagree. Some people are not very good at all with keyboards - watching
>them try is very painful. Providing them with a GUI of some sort, even
>for things that are "easy to type", will enable them to enjoy building,
>thus making them much more likely to actually do it once you leave the room.
I don't dispute that a GUI has its advantages, but as I mentioned in
another post, there are times when all three types of input -- mouse
driven GUI, keyboard driven GUI, and command line -- have their
advantages and disadvantages. I just think that there needs to be care
taken to avoid forcing people to use an inappropriate method of design
just because a particular form of input was neglected in one area or
another.
>: setexits s=A long tunnel/5321|This long tunnel leads off
>: into the darkness.| n=A dimly lit room/4231|The dimly
>: lit room appears to be uninhabited.|
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>Blech! Foo! Barf! This sort of command should not be possible. Not only
>is it difficult to type, it is difficult to read and verify. I am a touch
>typist, but I can't imagine typing that is easier than clicking some
>buttons with a mouse.
Exactly -- the command above sucks harder than anything I have ever had
the misfortune to see anywhere. That's the point. A lot of people, given
the realisation that they can cram something else into a command's
syntax, think they should. Once they create some hideous monstrosity
that nobody really understands, they turn around and go 'Well, I sure
don't need those little do-nothing commands I *used* to use!' and
disable them... forcing everyone to use the horrendous misfeature they
concocted while on God only knows what drug at three in the morning.
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<LI><strong><A NAME="01421" HREF="msg01421.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] RP=MUSH/PG=MUD</A></strong>,
Chris Gray <a href="mailto:cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA">cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA</a>, Sun 22 Jun 1997, 17:58 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="01604" HREF="msg01604.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] RP=MUSH/PG=MUD</A></strong>,
clawrenc <a href="mailto:clawrenc#cup,hp.com">clawrenc#cup,hp.com</a>, Tue 01 Jul 1997, 02:29 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="01606" HREF="msg01606.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] RP=MUSH/PG=MUD</A></strong>,
Jeff Kesselman <a href="mailto:jeffk#tenetwork,com">jeffk#tenetwork,com</a>, Tue 01 Jul 1997, 02:48 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="01438" HREF="msg01438.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] RP=MUSH/PG=MUD</A></strong>,
Caliban Tiresias Darklock <a href="mailto:caliban#darklock,com">caliban#darklock,com</a>, Mon 23 Jun 1997, 06:44 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="01441" HREF="msg01441.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] RP=MUSH/PG=MUD</A></strong>,
Jon A. Lambert <a href="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</a>, Mon 23 Jun 1997, 10:31 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="01467" HREF="msg01467.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] RP=MUSH/PG=MUD</A></strong>,
Jon A. Lambert <a href="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</a>, Tue 24 Jun 1997, 08:28 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="01514" HREF="msg01514.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] RP=MUSH/PG=MUD</A></strong>,
Jon A. Lambert <a href="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</a>, Thu 26 Jun 1997, 11:10 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="01527" HREF="msg01527.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] RP=MUSH/PG=MUD</A></strong>,
Caliban Tiresias Darklock <a href="mailto:caliban#darklock,com">caliban#darklock,com</a>, Thu 26 Jun 1997, 15:21 GMT
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