Hi, Personally, I am fine with the greater than symbol, but I see your point regarding new players. Back when I was learning C++ I wrote a number of text based games for Linux like Blackjack, Poker, etc and when it was my turn to play I would print the line "Enter command:" to let me know it was my turn to play. I think this would work equally well here because it is both short and to the point.
Cheers! On 11/13/10, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi all, > > Over the past week or so, I've been learning Inform 7 and discovered > tonight that you can change the greater than symbol prompt in interactive > fiction games with a single line of code. You can also turn off the status > lines at the top, which refresh each turn. > > Changing both would mean you'd no longer have to hear something like this > each turn: "fork in the path of the road moves one hundred and twenty two > greater than". > > So, I want to create a simple test room and try some of it out, but I'd > like some suggestions as to what you think the prompt should be changed > to. Would you want to hear another symbol, or a word? Perhaps a phrase? > > I'm trying to think what would work for both V I and sighted players, and > give beginners an idea that they need to type something. > > How about "Command colon" or "You colon"? (Obviously the word colon in > those two phrases would be a colon symbol, not the word.) > > Anyway, let me know what you think. > > Cheers, > > Neophyte. > > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [email protected]. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to [email protected]. > --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [email protected].
