<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: Re: [MUD-Dev] Text Parsing --> <!--X-From-R13: Uert [vyyre <tzvyyreNpynffvp-tnzrf.pbz> --> <!--X-Date: Wed, 2 Jun 1999 16:25:10 -0700 --> <!--X-Message-Id: 37559962.406DB2BD@classic-games.com --> <!--X-Content-Type: text/plain --> <!--X-Reference: 199906020601.AAA00965@ami-cg.GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA --> <!--X-Reference: 3754C715.34F44827#cyberhighway,net --> <!--X-Head-End--> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <html> <head> <title>MUD-Dev message, Re: [MUD-Dev] Text Parsing</title> <!-- meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow" --> <link rev="made" href="mailto:gmiller#classic-games,com"> </head> <body background="/backgrounds/paperback.gif" bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000" link="#0000FF" alink="#FF0000" vlink="#006000"> <font size="+4" color="#804040"> <strong><em>MUD-Dev<br>mailing list archive</em></strong> </font> <br> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] <br clear=all><hr> <!--X-Body-Begin--> <!--X-User-Header--> <!--X-User-Header-End--> <!--X-TopPNI--> Date: [ <a href="msg00400.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00402.html">Next</a> ] Thread: [ <a href="msg00414.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00415.html">Next</a> ] Index: [ <A HREF="author.html#00401">Author</A> | <A HREF="#00401">Date</A> | <A HREF="thread.html#00401">Thread</A> ] <!--X-TopPNI-End--> <!--X-MsgBody--> <!--X-Subject-Header-Begin--> <H1>Re: [MUD-Dev] Text Parsing</H1> <HR> <!--X-Subject-Header-End--> <!--X-Head-of-Message--> <UL> <LI><em>To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A></LI> <LI><em>Subject</em>: Re: [MUD-Dev] Text Parsing</LI> <LI><em>From</em>: Greg Miller <<A HREF="mailto:gmiller#classic-games,com">gmiller#classic-games,com</A>></LI> <LI><em>Date</em>: Wed, 02 Jun 1999 15:51:46 -0500</LI> <LI><em>Reply-To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A></LI> <LI><em>Sender</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev-admin#kanga,nu">mud-dev-admin#kanga,nu</A></LI> </UL> <!--X-Head-of-Message-End--> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-Begin--> <HR> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-End--> <!--X-Body-of-Message--> <PRE> Ben Greear wrote: > However, has anyone ever done any study or seen anything that proports > to explain what a common (for some value of common) user would like? > In other words, usability? No, but I've noticed that the DiscWorld mudlib has a nice parser... "get swords" picks up all swords in the current room, "kill monsters" attacks all npcs, etc. Short notation for common actions, and all of it in plain english. > > For instance, which of these would you chose to type: > get the sword from the second bag > get sword 2.bag > ge sw 2.bag None of them... The first is too much typing, the last two are nonsense :) > Hrm, think I'll snoop the first 20 commands or so a newbie enters...might > prove informative... Good idea... Please report back to us if you get any interesting results. -- <A HREF="http://www.classic-games.com/">http://www.classic-games.com/</A> President Clinton was acquitted; then again, so was O. J. Simpson. *** NEWBIES: Limit signatures to four lines! No HTML mail or posts! *** _______________________________________________ MUD-Dev maillist - MUD-Dev#kanga,nu <A HREF="http://www.kanga.nu/lists/listinfo/mud-dev">http://www.kanga.nu/lists/listinfo/mud-dev</A> </PRE> <!--X-Body-of-Message-End--> <!--X-MsgBody-End--> <!--X-Follow-Ups--> <HR> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <UL><LI><STRONG>References</STRONG>: <UL> <LI><STRONG><A NAME="00377" HREF="msg00377.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Text Parsing</A></STRONG> <UL><LI><EM>From:</EM> Chris Gray <cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA></LI></UL></LI> <LI><STRONG><A NAME="00378" HREF="msg00378.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Text Parsing</A></STRONG> <UL><LI><EM>From:</EM> Ben Greear <greear#cyberhighway,net></LI></UL></LI> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00400.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Languages (slightly offtopic, was Text Parsing)</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00402.html">RE: [MUD-Dev] Languages (slightly offtopic, was Text Parsing)</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00414.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Text Parsing</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00415.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Text Parsing</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="index.html#00401"><STRONG>Date</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thread.html#00401"><STRONG>Thread</STRONG></A></LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> <!--X-BotPNI-End--> <!--X-User-Footer--> <!--X-User-Footer-End--> <ul><li>Thread context: <BLOCKQUOTE><UL> <LI><STRONG>Re: [MUD-Dev] Text Parsing</STRONG>, <EM>(continued)</EM> <ul compact> <ul compact> <ul compact> <ul compact> <LI><strong><A NAME="00391" HREF="msg00391.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Text Parsing</A></strong>, Travis S. Casey <a href="mailto:efindel#io,com">efindel#io,com</a>, Wed 02 Jun 1999, 15:31 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00399" HREF="msg00399.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Text Parsing</A></strong>, Greg Miller <a href="mailto:gmiller#classic-games,com">gmiller#classic-games,com</a>, Wed 02 Jun 1999, 23:24 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00410" HREF="msg00410.html">[MUD-Dev] Re[2]: [MUD-Dev] Text Parsing</A></strong>, Travis Casey <a href="mailto:efindel#io,com">efindel#io,com</a>, Thu 03 Jun 1999, 00:52 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00414" HREF="msg00414.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Text Parsing</A></strong>, David Bennett <a href="mailto:ddt#discworld,imaginary.com">ddt#discworld,imaginary.com</a>, Thu 03 Jun 1999, 01:31 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> </ul> <LI><strong><A NAME="00401" HREF="msg00401.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Text Parsing</A></strong>, Greg Miller <a href="mailto:gmiller#classic-games,com">gmiller#classic-games,com</a>, Wed 02 Jun 1999, 23:25 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00415" HREF="msg00415.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Text Parsing</A></strong>, Kylotan <a href="mailto:kylotan#kylotan,force9.co.uk">kylotan#kylotan,force9.co.uk</a>, Thu 03 Jun 1999, 01:48 GMT </LI> </ul> <LI><strong><A NAME="00383" HREF="msg00383.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Text Parsing</A></strong>, Travis S. Casey <a href="mailto:efindel#io,com">efindel#io,com</a>, Wed 02 Jun 1999, 12:50 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00387" HREF="msg00387.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Text Parsing</A></strong>, Katrina McClelan <a href="mailto:kitkat#marcus,pants.nu">kitkat#marcus,pants.nu</a>, Wed 02 Jun 1999, 14:30 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00392" HREF="msg00392.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Text Parsing</A></strong>, Travis S. Casey <a href="mailto:efindel#io,com">efindel#io,com</a>, Wed 02 Jun 1999, 15:48 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </ul> </ul> </LI> </UL></BLOCKQUOTE> </ul> <hr> <center> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] </center> <hr> </body> </html>