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On 12/12/97 at 08:51 PM, Stephen Zepp <zoran#enid,com> said:
>coder#ibm,net wrote:
>[snip namespace virus explanation]
>[snip "Mike by any other name" discussion]
>> I don't encourage either that convenience or coincidence in my game. I
>> almost encourage the reverse.
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>I am wondering about the inconviencience of walking into a store and
>seeing 20 different sword descriptions, 100 pieces of armor, and 35 types
>of helmets...NONE with names until I "name" them...don't get me wrong, I
>like the idea, but ( I may have missed it ), couldn't _most_ text style
>interaction have some sort of "auto-naming" convention to keep you from
>having to name 150 objects in a room that you may never see again?
Its not a problem as they'll operate off their descritions. Don't confuse
descriptions and their associated matching nouns, with names.
Descriptions identify classes, names identify (usually) individual items.
It is a <description>.
It is the <name>.
>As an aside, I'm slowy developing this sort of namespace concept in my
>estate code. A player may have quite a few buildings that need to be
>manned with workgroups, and no point-click ( well, not yet ) to assign
>specific workgroups to specific buildings. Basically, I allow them to
>name "locations", which are just tags kept in their estate file pointing
>to various rooms within the game. AS I read more about this namespace
>concept, I'm considering "allowing" it, instead of requiring it...objects
>are still "sword" and "helmet", but can also be named specifically within
>the player's information.
Yup, you're confusing descriptions and names.
>P.S switched email progs, workin on getting the nametags in correctly,
>pls be patient :)) Anyone that uses Netscape Communicator 4.04 out there
>with any ideas, please email me :)
<shudder>
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00854" HREF="msg00854.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Introductions and</A></strong>,
Matt Chatterley <a href="mailto:root#mpc,dyn.ml.org">root#mpc,dyn.ml.org</a>, Thu 18 Dec 1997, 08:24 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00926" HREF="msg00926.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Introductions and</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00805" HREF="msg00805.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Introductions and</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00898" HREF="msg00898.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Introductions and</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00894" HREF="msg00894.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Introductions and</A></strong>,
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Matt Chatterley <a href="mailto:root#mpc,dyn.ml.org">root#mpc,dyn.ml.org</a>, Tue 18 Nov 1997, 12:20 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00309" HREF="msg00309.html">Re: Introductions and descriptions</A></strong>,
Richard Woolcock <a href="mailto:KaVir#dial,pipex.com">KaVir#dial,pipex.com</a>, Tue 18 Nov 1997, 18:08 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00312" HREF="msg00312.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Introductions and descriptions</A></strong>,
Matt Chatterley <a href="mailto:root#mpc,dyn.ml.org">root#mpc,dyn.ml.org</a>, Wed 19 Nov 1997, 08:07 GMT
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