/* /cmds/player/converse.c
* from the Dead Souls LPC Library
* allows a person to talk without having to use the say command
* created by Descartes of Borg 950419
*/
#include <lib.h>
#include <talk_type.h>
#include <commands.h>
inherit LIB_DAEMON;
static void eventChat(string args);
mixed cmd(string args) {
message("system", "Entering conversation mode. Continue entering things "
"you wish 'said' until done.", this_player());
message("system", "When done, enter a '.' alone on a line like in edit.",
this_player());
message("system", "______________________________________________________"
, this_player());
input_to( (: eventChat :));
return 1;
}
static void eventChat(string args) {
if( trim(args) == "." ) {
message("system", "Exiting conversation mode.", this_player());
return;
}
else this_player()->eventSpeak(0, TALK_LOCAL, args);
input_to( (: eventChat :) );
}
void help() {
message("help", "Syntax: <converse>\n\n"
"Puts you into conversation mode, which means that anything you "
"type will act as if you are placing the \"say\" command before "
"it. Once in conversation mode, you exit the same way you do "
"from the mail or bulletin board editor, that is, by typing "
"a '.' alone on a line. You may also issue commands while "
"in conversation mode by putting a ! before whatever you type.\n\n"
"See also: say, tell", this_player());
}
