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Verbs

Verbs

Section titled “Verbs”

Verb attributes are ones which are shown (or triggered) when you use a particular command, or perform a certain action. There are normally three: the ‘verb’ attribute (shown to the enactor), the ‘overb’ attribute (shown to others in the enactor’s location), and the ‘averb’ attribute (an action list which is triggered). One example is @use, @ouse, and @ause, which are shown/triggered when the ‘use’ command is run on an object.

Some verbs which involve movement have a fourth attribute, ‘oxverb’, shown in the enactor’s old location (for example, @oxmove), while some verbs have less (for example, @oname/@aname are shown when an object’s name changes, but there is no @name attribute).

You can create your own verbs for softcoded commands/actions with the @verb command.

Name and spacing behavior

Section titled “Name and spacing behavior”

Normally, the enactor’s name and a space are prepended to the ‘overb’ and ‘oxverb’ attributes automatically. The NOSPACE attribute flag prevents a space being placed between the name and attribute value, and the NONAME attribute flag stops the name being added at all.

Example:

    > @ouse Foo=has used Foo!
    > use Foo
    Sketch has used Foo!
    > @ouse Foo='s used Foo!
    > @set Foo/ouse=nospace
    > use Foo
    Sketch's used Foo!
    > @ouse Foo=Foo has been used by %n!
    > @set Foo/ouse=noname
    > use Foo
    Foo has been used by Sketch!

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