/** This is the temporary and hacked version of Taniwha's graffiti base code.
* The original files can be found in /w/hobbes/misc/graffiti/
* Based on /obj/misc/quill
* Taniwha, 1997
*/
#include <language.h>
// Property to add to an object to allow scrawling
#define GRAFFITI "graffiti"
#define ETP ENV(TP)
object writing_on;
string type;
object old;
string olds;
/* Functions to override in inheriting objects */
string query_drawingwith(); // name of thing doing the drawing
int do_check(); // do we have the "pen and paper"
int done_check(); // Clean uo routine, break chalk etc
string query_drawingwith() { return "something"; }
int do_check() { return 0; } // fail
int done_check() { return 0; }
void init() {
TP->add_command( "scrawl", TO, "with charcoal on wall");
TP->add_command( "scrawl", TO, "on wall with charcoal");
} /* init() */
int do_scrawl( object *things ) {
string language;
/* if(!TO->do_check() ) return 0;*/
if ( !ETP->query_property( GRAFFITI) ) {
TP->add_failed_mess( TO, "You can't scrawl on "+
"this wall.\n");
return 0;
}
language = (string)TP->query_current_language();
if ( !LANGUAGE_HAND->query_language_written( language ) ) {
TP->add_failed_mess( TO, "You can't scrawl on "
"a wall when you're not using a language that can be "+
"scrawling on a wall with.\n",({writing_on}));
return 0;
}
if(( old = present("graffiti",ETP)) && !interactive(old))
{
olds = old->query_property("graffiti");
}
if ( writing_on ) {
TP->add_failed_mess( TO, "The writing "+
"spot seems to be busy at the moment.\n",
({writing_on}));
return 0;
}
TP->add_succeeded_mess( TO, ({"You start scrawling "+
"on a wall with some charcoal.\n", "$N starts scrawling on a wall with "
"some charcoal.\n"}) );
writing_on = ETP;
call_out( "begin_writing", 0, TP );
return 1;
} /* do_write() */
void begin_writing( object writer ) {
if ( !writer ) {
writing_on = 0;
return;
}
writer->do_edit( 0, "end_writing" );
} /* begin_writing() */
void end_writing( string words ) {
string language;
string extra;
if ( !words || ( words == "" ) ) {
write( "You don't scrawl anything on "+
"the wall.\n");
say( (string)TP->the_short() +" doesn't "+
"scrawl anything after all.\n" );
writing_on = 0;
return;
}
language = (string)TP->query_current_language();
if ( !LANGUAGE_HAND->query_language_written( language ) ) {
write( "You seem to have changed to using a non-written language.\n" );
say( (string)TP->the_short() +" seems "+
"linguistically-challenged.\n" );
writing_on = 0;
return;
}
if ( !writing_on ) {
write( "You seem to have lost what you were scrawling on.\n" );
say( (string)TP->the_short() +" looks around "+
"in puzzlement.\n" );
return;
}
if ( writing_on != ETP ) {
write("The wall seems to have run away from you.\n" );
say( (string)TP->the_short() +" looks like "+
(string)TP->query_pronoun() +"'s lost something.\n" );
writing_on = 0;
return;
}
/*
writing_on->add_read_mess( words, type, language, 0 );
*/
if(!stringp(olds)) olds = "";
words = olds +"\n"+"%^MAGENTA%^Scrawled with rough charcoal, you "
"read the words:%^RESET%^\n\n"+
words;
if(old) old->move("/room/rubbish");
extra = TO->extra_stuff();
if(!strlen(extra))extra = "Some disreputable character has scrawled "
"graffiti over this wall. You may be able to \"read\" it.\n";
ETP->add_sign( extra, words, "graffiti", ({"graffiti","scrawl"}), language );
old = present("graffiti",ETP);
old->add_property("determinate","some ");
old->add_property("there","on the wall");
if(old) old->add_property("graffiti",words);
write( "As you finish scrawling on the wall, the piece of charcoal "
"breaks.\n" );
say( (string)TP->the_short() +" finishes scrawling "+
"on the wall.\n" );
TO->done_check();
writing_on = 0;
} /* end_writing() */
