Here is a diff for tkfaucet for inclusion in 0.10.2 Changes made are (1) shortcuts, (2) word-wrapped, logically-sized frames, (3) errors in a message box --- C:\TMLold\Twisted-0.10.0\twisted\reality\ui\tkfaucet.py Sun Aug 19 17:52:46 2001 +++ C:\TML\Twisted-0.10.0\twisted\reality\ui\tkfaucet.py Tue Aug 28 22:18:54 2001 @@ -20,25 +20,39 @@ from Tkinter import * from ScrolledText import * +from tkMessageBox import * from twisted.spread import pb from twisted.internet import tkinternet, main, tcp class MainWindow(Toplevel, pb.Referenced): + + shortcuts = {"n":"go north", + "s":"go south", + "e":"go east", + "w":"go west", + "l":"look", + "ne":"go northeast", + "nw":"go northwest", + "sw":"go southwest", + "se":"go southeast", + "u":"go up", + "d":"go down"} + def __init__(self, *args,**kw): self.descriptions = {} self.items = {} self.exits = [] apply(Toplevel.__init__,(self,)+args,kw) self.title("Reality Faucet") - self.happenings = ScrolledText(self, height=5, width=5) + self.happenings = ScrolledText(self, height=6, width=72, wrap='word') midf = Frame(self) ddf = Frame(midf) idf = Frame(midf) - a = self.descriptionField = ScrolledText(ddf, height=5, width=5) - b = self.itemsField = ScrolledText(idf, height=5, width=30) + a = self.descriptionField = ScrolledText(ddf, height=12, width=72, wrap='word') + b = self.itemsField = ScrolledText(idf, height=12, width=36, wrap='word') a.pack(fill=BOTH, expand=YES) b.pack(fill=BOTH, expand=YES) ddf.pack(side=LEFT, fill=BOTH, expand=YES) @@ -72,6 +86,7 @@ def tryAgain(self, er): print 'oops',er + showerror('Oops', er) def disco(self): print 'disconnected' @@ -128,6 +143,9 @@ def doSend(self, *evstuf): sentence = self.entry.get() + possible_shortcut = self.shortcuts.get(sentence) + if possible_shortcut: + sentence = possible_shortcut self.doNow(sentence) self.entry.delete('0','end') Here is a diff for trdemo for inclusion in 0.10.2 Changes made are (1) correct broadcast for John Romero "pull", (2) correct broadcast for John Romero "drop" --- C:\TMLold\Twisted-0.10.0\trdemo\trdemo\trdemo.py Mon Aug 20 21:46:14 2001 +++ C:\TML\Twisted-0.10.0\trdemo\trdemo\trdemo.py Mon Sep 03 23:20:02 2001 @@ -175,15 +175,19 @@ """ self.broadcastToPair(sentence.subject, to_subject="", to_target=("You pull ",self,"'s string."), to_other =(sentence.subject," pulls ",self,"'s string.")) f = whrandom.random() if f < 0.3: - self.broadcast(self,"'s string reels back in, and it chirps \"",whrandom.choice(self.dollSpeech),"\" in a faint, high-pitched voice.") + s = (self,"'s string reels back in, and it chirps \"",whrandom.choice(self.dollSpeech),"\" in a faint, high-pitched voice.") elif f < 0.7: - self.broadcast(self,"'s string reels itself back in, and it says, \"",whrandom.choice(self.dollSpeech),"\" in a faint, high-pitched voice.") + s = (self,"'s string reels itself back in, and it says, \"",whrandom.choice(self.dollSpeech),"\" in a faint, high-pitched voice.") else: - self.broadcast("As ",self,"'s string reels in, it squeaks \"",whrandom.choice(self.dollSpeech),"\"") + s = ("As ",self,"'s string reels in, it squeaks \"",whrandom.choice(self.dollSpeech),"\"") + self.broadcastToPair(sentence.subject, + to_subject="", + to_target=s, + to_other="") def verb_squeeze(self, sentence): @@ -202,7 +206,11 @@ Now you can be just like eidos! """ - self.broadcast(self," emits a faint squeak as it lands on the floor.") + if self.location._hasIntelligence(): + # self.broadcast(self," emits a faint squeak as it lands on the floor.") + self.broadcastToPair(sentence.subject, to_subject='', + to_target = (self," emits a faint squeak as it lands on the floor."), + to_other = '') raise error.InappropriateVerb() class Fountain(thing.Thing): I will make fixing up the broadcast() and hears() routines my priority unless someone else wants to do it. I have not submitted any patches for this yet because I am still working on it. I suggest renaming InappropriateVerb to PassVerb. TADS uses pass when a verb has been "over-written" as in this case. What is the story behind the brass cockroach :) Cheers, ChrisH -- This transmission is for the intended addressee only and is confidential information. If you have received this transmission in error, please delete it and notify the sender. The contents of this e-mail are the opinion of the writer only and are not endorsed by the Mincom Group of companies unless expressly stated otherwise.