<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: Re: [MUD-Dev] Text Parsing --> <!--X-From-R13: Quevf Uenl <ptNnzv-pt.UenlEntr.Sqzbagba.OP.QO> --> <!--X-Date: Wed, 2 Jun 1999 22:04:08 -0700 --> <!--X-Message-Id: 199906030502.XAA01465@ami-cg.GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA --> <!--X-Content-Type: text/plain --> <!--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:cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA"> </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="msg00433.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00435.html">Next</a> ] Thread: [ <a href="msg00490.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00450.html">Next</a> ] Index: [ <A HREF="author.html#00434">Author</A> | <A HREF="#00434">Date</A> | <A HREF="thread.html#00434">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>: Chris Gray <<A HREF="mailto:cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA">cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA</A>></LI> <LI><em>Date</em>: Wed, 2 Jun 1999 23:02:16 -0600</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:] > Since > when entering a command to the server, all you really want to do is convey > an action, what does grammar, or any other rule imposed from our outside > communications, really add to the interface? Familiarity, and thus a less steep learning curve. The world today wants quick gratification! See Raph's newbie log. > How do you know all the keywords for a given object (how do you know, > as the programmer, which is rusty?) When you start depending too heavily > on correctly built worlds/objects, you are liable to get into situations > where an innocent mistake in building makes it almost impossible to interact > with an entity. The system isn't hard-coded with them. For example, if there is a rusty sword in the system, it would have the name string "sword;rusty". If the user typed "get rusty sword from bag", the builder-provided verb function for "getFrom" would be called with: ("sword;rusty", "bag"), and would use the system's built-in functions to look for matches in the environment. The words "sword" and "rusty" do not need to be in any grammar tables anywhere. Typically, I only have verbs and prepositions in the grammar tables. -- 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> </PRE> <!--X-Body-of-Message-End--> <!--X-MsgBody-End--> <!--X-Follow-Ups--> <HR> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00433.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Text Parsing</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00435.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Languages (slightly offtopic, was Text Parsing)</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00490.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Text Parsing</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00450.html">RE: [MUD-Dev] Text Parsing</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="index.html#00434"><STRONG>Date</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thread.html#00434"><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> <ul compact> <ul compact> <ul compact> <LI><strong><A NAME="00468" HREF="msg00468.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Text Parsing</A></strong>, Matthew Mihaly <a href="mailto:sarapis#achaea,com">sarapis#achaea,com</a>, Thu 03 Jun 1999, 23:55 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00472" HREF="msg00472.html">[MUD-Dev] Re[2]: [MUD-Dev] Text Parsing</A></strong>, Travis Casey <a href="mailto:efindel#io,com">efindel#io,com</a>, Fri 04 Jun 1999, 03:40 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </ul> <LI><strong><A NAME="00482" HREF="msg00482.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Text Parsing</A></strong>, Greg Miller <a href="mailto:gmiller#classic-games,com">gmiller#classic-games,com</a>, Fri 04 Jun 1999, 15:40 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00490" HREF="msg00490.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Text Parsing</A></strong>, Albert <a href="mailto:thecheezeman#earthlink,net">thecheezeman#earthlink,net</a>, Fri 04 Jun 1999, 18:43 GMT </LI> </ul> </ul> </ul> </ul> </ul> <LI><strong><A NAME="00434" HREF="msg00434.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>, Thu 03 Jun 1999, 05:04 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00450" HREF="msg00450.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, 14:12 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00461" HREF="msg00461.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Text Parsing</A></strong>, Ross Nicoll <a href="mailto:rnicoll#lostics,demon.co.uk">rnicoll#lostics,demon.co.uk</a>, Thu 03 Jun 1999, 17:26 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00462" HREF="msg00462.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Text Parsing</A></strong>, Travis S. Casey <a href="mailto:efindel#io,com">efindel#io,com</a>, Thu 03 Jun 1999, 18:13 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00473" HREF="msg00473.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Text Parsing</A></strong>, Ross Nicoll <a href="mailto:rnicoll#lostics,demon.co.uk">rnicoll#lostics,demon.co.uk</a>, Fri 04 Jun 1999, 03:43 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>