<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: Re: [MUD-Dev] Usability and interface and who the hell is suppo --> <!--X-From-R13: pynjerapNphc.uc.pbz --> <!--X-Date: Wed, 24 Sep 1997 23:04:13 +0000 --> <!--X-Message-Id: 199709242302.QAA16016#xsvr3,cup.hp.com --> <!--X-Content-Type: text/plain --> <!--X-Reference: 9709230336.8grm@ami-cg.GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA --> <!--X-Head-End--> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <html> <head> <title>MUD-Dev message, Re: [MUD-Dev] Usability and interface and who the hell is supp</title> <!-- meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow" --> <link rev="made" href="mailto:clawrenc#cup,hp.com"> </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="msg01427.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg01429.html">Next</a> ] Thread: [ <a href="msg01377.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg01387.html">Next</a> ] Index: [ <A HREF="author.html#01428">Author</A> | <A HREF="#01428">Date</A> | <A HREF="thread.html#01428">Thread</A> ] <!--X-TopPNI-End--> <!--X-MsgBody--> <!--X-Subject-Header-Begin--> <H1>Re: [MUD-Dev] Usability and interface and who the hell is suppo</H1> <HR> <!--X-Subject-Header-End--> <!--X-Head-of-Message--> <UL> <LI><em>To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#null,net">mud-dev#null,net</A></LI> <LI><em>Subject</em>: Re: [MUD-Dev] Usability and interface and who the hell is suppo</LI> <LI><em>From</em>: <A HREF="mailto:clawrenc#cup,hp.com">clawrenc#cup,hp.com</A></LI> <LI><em>Date</em>: Wed, 24 Sep 97 16:00:41 -0700</LI> <LI><em>Reply-to</em>: <A HREF="mailto:clawrenc#cup,hp.com">clawrenc#cup,hp.com</A></LI> </UL> <!--X-Head-of-Message-End--> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-Begin--> <HR> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-End--> <!--X-Body-of-Message--> <PRE> In <<A HREF="msg01377.html">9709230336.8grm#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA</A>>, on 09/23/97 at 08:44 AM, cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA (Chris Gray) said: >Another excellent example. Your point is taken. Having said that, I >am now in a quandary as to what *should* be done! My current >implementation allows the use of the syntax like "get rock #3" >and I will find the 3rd rock in the room's contents, as counting down >in the list of items in the room. It seems to me that a system has to >have *some* way of handling this, else the player cannot do some >things. Users have suggested an additional form (from NLP!), where >"get a rock" would specifically allow the system to chose which one >to get. I could also allow a per-player toggle, allowing "get rock" >to do the same. Is this putting in too much complexity, and making >the user interface needlessly difficult? What is wrong with: > get rock Do you want the: 1) stone 2) pebble 3) gem 4) boulder 0) Cancel command > ? No ambiguity, simple interface, obvious, easily learnable, predictable... >To clarify what I'm getting at, here is a trivialized example: Boffo >has just defeated a dragon, and is faced with its hoard. There are >seventeen swords, including three two-handed swords. How does Boffo >pick one up, or examine it? Can anyone think of a better solution >than any of the ones previously listed (or mine)? >This is a pretty low-level detail to be talking about, but at least >its a start! > examine sword Do you want the: 1) two handed sword... 2) ... ...etc.... 0) Cancel command > Same interface yet again. -- J C Lawrence Internet: claw#null,net (Contractor) Internet: coder#ibm,net ---------------(*) Internet: clawrenc#cup,hp.com ...Honorary Member Clan McFUD -- Teamer's Avenging Monolith... </PRE> <!--X-Body-of-Message-End--> <!--X-MsgBody-End--> <!--X-Follow-Ups--> <HR> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <UL><LI><STRONG>References</STRONG>: <UL> <LI><STRONG><A NAME="01377" HREF="msg01377.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Usability and interface and who the hell is suppo</A></STRONG> <UL><LI><EM>From:</EM> cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA (Chris Gray)</LI></UL></LI> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg01427.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Usability and interface</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg01429.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] To flame or not to flame (was: Usability and ...)</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg01377.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Usability and interface and who the hell is suppo</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg01387.html">[MUD-Dev] Usability and interface and who the hell is suppo</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="index.html#01428"><STRONG>Date</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thread.html#01428"><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] Usability and interface and who the hell is suppo</STRONG>, <EM>(continued)</EM> <ul compact> <LI><strong><A NAME="01332" HREF="msg01332.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Usability and interface and who the hell is suppo</A></strong>, Travis Casey <a href="mailto:efindel#polaris,net">efindel#polaris,net</a>, Sun 21 Sep 1997, 01:05 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="01351" HREF="msg01351.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Usability and interface and who the hell is suppo</A></strong>, Caliban Tiresias Darklock <a href="mailto:caliban#darklock,com">caliban#darklock,com</a>, Mon 22 Sep 1997, 01:32 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="01355" HREF="msg01355.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Usability and interface and who the hell is suppo</A></strong>, Travis Casey <a href="mailto:efindel#polaris,net">efindel#polaris,net</a>, Mon 22 Sep 1997, 03:01 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="01377" HREF="msg01377.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Usability and interface and who the hell is suppo</A></strong>, Chris Gray <a href="mailto:cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA">cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA</a>, Tue 23 Sep 1997, 06:02 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="01428" HREF="msg01428.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Usability and interface and who the hell is suppo</A></strong>, clawrenc <a href="mailto:clawrenc#cup,hp.com">clawrenc#cup,hp.com</a>, Wed 24 Sep 1997, 23:04 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="01387" HREF="msg01387.html">[MUD-Dev] Usability and interface and who the hell is suppo</A></strong>, Maddy <a href="mailto:maddy#fysh,org">maddy#fysh,org</a>, Tue 23 Sep 1997, 16:09 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="01390" HREF="msg01390.html">RE: [MUD-Dev] Usability and interface and who the hell is suppo</A></strong>, Caliban Tiresias Darklock <a href="mailto:caliban#darklock,com">caliban#darklock,com</a>, Tue 23 Sep 1997, 17:46 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="01417" HREF="msg01417.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Usability and interface and who the hell is suppo</A></strong>, Broly <a href="mailto:broly#mail,bcpl.lib.md.us">broly#mail,bcpl.lib.md.us</a>, Wed 24 Sep 1997, 17:24 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="01420" HREF="msg01420.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Usability and interface and who the hell is suppo</A></strong>, Nathan Yospe <a href="mailto:yospe#hawaii,edu">yospe#hawaii,edu</a>, Wed 24 Sep 1997, 19:23 GMT </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>