<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: Re: [MUD-Dev] Text Parsing --> <!--X-From-R13: Pra Uerrne <terrneNploreuvtujnl.arg> --> <!--X-Date: Wed, 2 Jun 1999 21:07:57 -0700 --> <!--X-Message-Id: 3755F6C4.3D8B5D28#cyberhighway,net --> <!--X-Content-Type: text/plain --> <!--X-Reference: 199906021347.HAA01107@ami-cg.GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA --> <!--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:greear#cyberhighway,net"> </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="msg00422.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00424.html">Next</a> ] Thread: [ <a href="msg00385.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00419.html">Next</a> ] Index: [ <A HREF="author.html#00423">Author</A> | <A HREF="#00423">Date</A> | <A HREF="thread.html#00423">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>: Ben Greear <<A HREF="mailto:greear#cyberhighway,net">greear#cyberhighway,net</A>></LI> <LI><em>Date</em>: Wed, 02 Jun 1999 20:30:12 -0700</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:greear#burrito,cyberhighway.net">greear#burrito,cyberhighway.net</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> Chris Gray wrote: > > [Ben Greear:] > > > 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 > > Admittedly, I'm a better typist than your average user, so my feelings > will be different. However, I'd be happy with either of the first > two, provided of course that I could drop the 'the's. I don't like the > third, because I don't know what system of abbreviations is allowed. > Above all else I want a predictable interface. I wouldn't have a problem > with the 'ge' (although I don't see the need to abbreviate a 3-letter > command to 2 letters), because I could view that as a fixed abbreviation. > I wouldn't (and don't) know when/where the 'sw' was allowed, so I doubt > I would ever use it. I do a kind of 'first match' on everything, including verbs and objects. Personally, I only abbreviate things that are hard to type, but if implemented for one, it works for all :) In my third example, I assume sword is the first object in the bag that starts with sw :) Also, first match on the verb is up to me, and I require some to be fully matched due to parsing issues and safety. > > -- > Don't design inefficiency in - it'll happen in the implementation. > > Chris Gray cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA > <A HREF="http://www.GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA/cg/">http://www.GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA/cg/</A> > > _______________________________________________ > 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> -- Ben Greear (greear#cyberhighway,net) <A HREF="http://www.primenet.com/~greear">http://www.primenet.com/~greear</A> Author of ScryMUD: mud.primenet.com 4444 (Released under GPL) <A HREF="http://www.primenet.com/~greear/ScryMUD/scry.html">http://www.primenet.com/~greear/ScryMUD/scry.html</A> _______________________________________________ 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="00385" HREF="msg00385.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> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00422.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Text Parsing</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00424.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Languages (slightly offtopic, was Text Parsing)</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00385.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Text Parsing</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00419.html">RE: [MUD-Dev] Text Parsing</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="index.html#00423"><STRONG>Date</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thread.html#00423"><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> <LI><strong><A NAME="00404" HREF="msg00404.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> </ul> <LI><strong><A NAME="00480" HREF="msg00480.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Text Parsing</A></strong>, Martin C Sweitzer <a href="mailto:msew+@andrew.cmu.edu">msew+@andrew.cmu.edu</a>, Fri 04 Jun 1999, 15:39 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00506" HREF="msg00506.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Text Parsing</A></strong>, Jp Calderone <a href="mailto:exarkun#flashmail,com">exarkun#flashmail,com</a>, Fri 04 Jun 1999, 22:44 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </ul> <LI><strong><A NAME="00385" HREF="msg00385.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Text Parsing</A></strong>, Chris Gray <a href="mailto:cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA">cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA</a>, Wed 02 Jun 1999, 13:49 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00423" HREF="msg00423.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Text Parsing</A></strong>, Ben Greear <a href="mailto:greear#cyberhighway,net">greear#cyberhighway,net</a>, Thu 03 Jun 1999, 04:07 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00419" HREF="msg00419.html">RE: [MUD-Dev] Text Parsing</A></strong>, Koster, Raph <a href="mailto:rkoster#origin,ea.com">rkoster#origin,ea.com</a>, Thu 03 Jun 1999, 02:41 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00428" HREF="msg00428.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Text Parsing</A></strong>, Ben Greear <a href="mailto:greear#cyberhighway,net">greear#cyberhighway,net</a>, Thu 03 Jun 1999, 04:29 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00436" HREF="msg00436.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Text Parsing</A></strong>, Jon A. Lambert <a href="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</a>, Thu 03 Jun 1999, 05:55 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00571" HREF="msg00571.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Text Parsing</A></strong>, Adam Wiggins <a href="mailto:adam#angel,com">adam#angel,com</a>, Mon 07 Jun 1999, 17:41 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> </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>