Re: Pushing objects to other locations
22 Aug 95 16:00:58 GMT
In article <n42A1B74A@longacre.demon.co.uk>, searle@longacre.demon.co.uk (Michael Searle) writes:
> I have a problem with pushing objects from one room to another, which may be
> a bug in Inform or the libraries as an identical error occurs using the
> demonstration Toyshop (not Magic Toyshop).
>
> In Toyshop, the little red car's description is not printed the turn after
> it has been pushed. The version I used was compiled using Inform 5.3
> (v1262/at) using the Acorn User (5/5?) libraries as a V3 game, as
> 'plural_filter' lines wouldn't compile under a later compiler.
>
> In my game, a crate can be pushed and also gives no description the turn
> after it is pushed. This was compiled as V5 using Inform 5.5 (v1503/at) and
> the latest (5/11) libraries. Both times, no errors or warnings were given at
> compile- or run-time.
>
> Does anyone know how to stop this happening?
>
> Thanks!
>
Actually, this is intentional. The point is that if you're pushing
something around from room to room it is irritating to see lots of
messages like "a big box is sitting on the floor".
But you can't please everybody!
Graham Nelson