mud client

2013-07-13 Thread Mike Maslo
Hi everyone: I posted this before but not sure if there were any responses. I was out of town and missed a lot while I was. Could anyone tell me if there is a accessible mud client which works with the mac? There was mudder but it is a project which appears to have become dead

Re: mud client

2013-07-13 Thread Devin Prater
this before but not sure if there were any responses. I was out of town and missed a lot while I was. Could anyone tell me if there is a accessible mud client which works with the mac? There was mudder but it is a project which appears to have become dead or not developed anymore. d.Any help

Re: mud client

2013-07-13 Thread Josh Gregory
if there is a accessible mud client which works with the mac? There was mudder but it is a project which appears to have become dead or not developed anymore. d.Any help would be appreciate --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to mac

Re: mud client

2013-07-13 Thread Mike Maslo
this before but not sure if there were any responses. I was out of town and missed a lot while I was. Could anyone tell me if there is a accessible mud client which works with the mac? There was mudder but it is a project which appears to have become dead or not developed anymore. d.Any help would

Mud Client; please excuse my ignorance!

2012-05-14 Thread Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith
Hello everybody Alright; I'm about to show my ignorance here but could somebody possibly explain to me, off list if you prefer, exactly what is a Mud client and why would such a thing benefit Mac OS X or iOS users? Thank you; and again my apologies. Lynne --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net

Re: Mud Client; please excuse my ignorance!

2012-05-14 Thread Ian McNamara
Hi Lynn, a mud client is a programe that allows you to connect to muds, a mud is an online text adventure game where you type commands to make your character do what you want them to. You play with people over the net, some have up to 100 players or more playing at any one time. They are some

Re: Mud Client; please excuse my ignorance!

2012-05-14 Thread Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith
Hello Ian Thank you; you live and learn. But now I know it's a gaming thing, thus ends my interest. :) Lynne On 14 May 2012, at 08:09, Ian McNamara ianandri...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi Lynn, a mud client is a programe that allows you to connect to muds, a mud is an online text adventure game

Re: Mud Client; please excuse my ignorance!

2012-05-14 Thread Thomas McMahan
. . On May 14, 2012, at 2:12 AM, Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith wrote: Hello Ian Thank you; you live and learn. But now I know it's a gaming thing, thus ends my interest. :) Lynne On 14 May 2012, at 08:09, Ian McNamara ianandri...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi Lynn, a mud client

Re: Mud Client; please excuse my ignorance!

2012-05-14 Thread Gordon Smith
, Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith wrote: Hello Ian Thank you; you live and learn. But now I know it's a gaming thing, thus ends my interest. :) Lynne On 14 May 2012, at 08:09, Ian McNamara ianandri...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi Lynn, a mud client is a programe that allows you to connect

Re: Mud Client; please excuse my ignorance!

2012-05-14 Thread Thomas McMahan
May 2012, at 08:09, Ian McNamara ianandri...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi Lynn, a mud client is a programe that allows you to connect to muds, a mud is an online text adventure game where you type commands to make your character do what you want them to. You play with people over the net, some

Re: Mud Client; please excuse my ignorance!

2012-05-14 Thread Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith
Hello Thomas On 14 May 2012, at 15:52, Thomas McMahan de.kf...@gmail.com wrote: • Or courses for horses. Gotta play some time though right? Not that sort of play. I didn't realise this was for gaming. Our computers aren't games machines. :) But yes, it's all down to individual choice. I

Re: Mud Client; please excuse my ignorance!

2012-05-14 Thread Thomas McMahan
Hi Lynne, well it's all just one more task for a machine to do, just as some of us play with audio a lot, and I guess some really love to do the social thing, just as there those who like trying to write and develop stuff. There have been a few developers who started as gamers, then wanted to

Re: Mud Client; please excuse my ignorance!

2012-05-14 Thread Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith
Hello Thomas Yes, I'm not trying to preach or anything, as I said before it's to each their own. I take the point about developers as well. It's just a purely personal decision, end of story really. Computer games just don't interest us. That said we use our computers for movies and music and

Re: Mud Client; please excuse my ignorance!

2012-05-14 Thread Thomas McMahan
So you do some of the same playing as I do then. Love this Mac for tinkering with audio, and of course for listening in general Glad to know you guys aren't all work and no play, that was starting to worry me a little *lol*. On May 14, 2012, at 11:59 AM, Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith wrote:

Re: Mud Client; please excuse my ignorance!

2012-05-14 Thread Thomas McMahan
Well when work is like play, then it isn't work then, it's just having fun making money as a benefit right? I have played with android, don't know if I ever will, but I will qualify it with never saying never because I don't want to jinx myself *lol*. WEll of course Mac is king because the

Re: Mud Client; please excuse my ignorance!

2012-05-14 Thread Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith
Hello Thomas There are currently 7 Mac Minis running various versions of OS X Server in this building. Only 3 of them face the outside world. But their maintenance and tweaking takes up a lot of Gordon's time. There is also one Mac Pro which belongs to a commercial entity for whom we provide

Re: Mud Client; please excuse my ignorance!

2012-05-14 Thread Thomas McMahan
So as they say, you all are computer poor huh? That's a few machines to maintain then since people are dependent on them running, and folks can really get cranked in a bad why when server systems go down. We have 4 machines here, two are Macs one is the old Tiger machine we primarily use

RE: Accessible Mud Client found

2012-05-11 Thread Missy Hoppe
Thank you so much for sharing this news! I'm going to try to find this right now and give it a bit of a test drive! Hopefully, as it develops, we can give the developr feedback so that in time, it can become as awesome as a mud client in windows! -Original Message- From: mac-access-boun

Re: Accessible Mud Client found

2012-05-11 Thread Zachary Kline
this right now and give it a bit of a test drive! Hopefully, as it develops, we can give the developr feedback so that in time, it can become as awesome as a mud client in windows! -Original Message- From: mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net [mailto:mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net

RE: Accessible Mud Client found

2012-05-11 Thread Missy Hoppe
iOS Accessibility Subject: Re: Accessible Mud Client found Hi Missy, I'm glad you will be testing this. :) More sources of feedback are definitely a good thing. I'd be interested in your impressions. Yours, Zack. On May 11, 2012, at 3:19 AM, Missy Hoppe mitmee@gmail.com wrote: Thank you so

Re: Accessible Mud Client found

2012-05-11 Thread Zachary Kline
-access.net [mailto:mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net] On Behalf Of Zachary Kline Sent: Friday, May 11, 2012 6:39 AM To: Mac OSX iOS Accessibility Subject: Re: Accessible Mud Client found Hi Missy, I'm glad you will be testing this. :) More sources of feedback are definitely a good thing. I'd

Re: Accessible Mud Client found

2012-05-11 Thread Thomas McMahan
for sharing this news! I'm going to try to find this right now and give it a bit of a test drive! Hopefully, as it develops, we can give the developr feedback so that in time, it can become as awesome as a mud client in windows! -Original Message- From: mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net

Re: Accessible Mud Client found

2012-05-11 Thread Mike Maslo
, at 3:19 AM, Missy Hoppe mitmee@gmail.com wrote: Thank you so much for sharing this news! I'm going to try to find this right now and give it a bit of a test drive! Hopefully, as it develops, we can give the developr feedback so that in time, it can become as awesome as a mud client

Re: Accessible Mud Client found

2012-05-11 Thread Nicolai Svendsen
scripting and so-forth, but I'm sure I can read about that. Regards, Nicolai On May 11, 2012, at 12:10 PM, Zachary Kline zkl...@speedpost.net wrote: Hi All, This may be of interest to some of you who are gamers, and have been wanting an accessible mud client for the Mac. I stumbled on one

Re: Accessible Mud Client found

2012-05-11 Thread Ian McNamara
Hi zak, thanks, taking a look at this now. Ian McNamara --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages postedto the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web

Re: Accessible Mud Client found

2012-05-11 Thread Ian McNamara
I have bought muder for the mac. Will let people know what I think when i've had a play with it. --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages postedto the Mac-Access forum at

Re: Accessible Mud Client found

2012-05-11 Thread Thomas McMahan
, Laurel wrote: Forgive my ignorance, but what is a MUD client? I like gaming but don't know all of the terminology. I'm just wanting to know so that I can decide whether or not I'm interested in this app. What was the app's name? You probably said and I just didn't catch it. Thanks, Laurel

Re: Accessible Mud Client found

2012-05-11 Thread Shannon Dyer
on facebook at: www.facebook.com/GuideDogFoundation or www.facebook.com/AmericasVetDogs On May 11, 2012, at 6:10 AM, Zachary Kline wrote: Hi All, This may be of interest to some of you who are gamers, and have been wanting an accessible mud client for the Mac. I stumbled on one purely by accident

Re: Accessible Mud Client found

2012-05-11 Thread Ian McNamara
Anyone who muds, let me know what you play and the host and port information and if I like the sound of the mud i'll create a character and play with you. Ian McNamara --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You

Re: Accessible Mud Client found

2012-05-11 Thread Zachary Kline
Orin, Respectfully, I disagree that the system voice is as big a problem as you seem to think. You can interrupt it with control, and that is one of the big concerns I had. Also, the button label issue has already been mentioned, and while it's not ideal I hardly consider it a deal breaker.

Re: Accessible Mud Client found

2012-05-11 Thread Ian McNamara
I agree with you, but it's a start and he may put vo support in, it's clear they wont to make the client more accessible for blind users. If blind users email him and explain this, he may add it in. I agree though the buttons are two self explanatory. Ian McNamara --- Mac Access At Mac Access

Re: Accessible Mud Client found

2012-05-11 Thread Orin
Hmm. if you can use control, it's not so bad I suppose. Still a lot to get used to, and I guess I don't mind that. What do you recommend as far as VO activities go? Just set it to mute speech? Orin orin8...@gmail.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/orinks Skype: orin1112 On May 11, 2012, at

Re: Accessible Mud Client found

2012-05-11 Thread Zachary Kline
Muting speech is what I use, yes. If I need to interact with the client proper, to read something or whatever, I use vo-x-x to switch back to the default activity. I don't use activities very much otherwise, so find this efficient. Yes, control works to interrupt speech as you would expect. I

Re: Accessible Mud Client found

2012-05-11 Thread Thomas McMahan
That's why I unchecked the box, can get in there and find out what is relavant faster. On May 11, 2012, at 2:20 PM, Orin wrote: One major problem with this client IMHO is the buttons. I mean, the buttons actually explains what the button does when it's self-explanatory. Also, the client

RE: Accessible Mud Client found

2012-05-11 Thread Mike Maslo
, 2012 7:51 PM To: Mac OSX iOS Accessibility Subject: Re: Accessible Mud Client found That's why I unchecked the box, can get in there and find out what is relavant faster. On May 11, 2012, at 2:20 PM, Orin wrote: One major problem with this client IMHO is the buttons. I mean, the buttons actually

Re: Accessible Mud Client found

2012-05-11 Thread Zachary Kline
Of Thomas McMahan Sent: Friday, May 11, 2012 7:51 PM To: Mac OSX iOS Accessibility Subject: Re: Accessible Mud Client found That's why I unchecked the box, can get in there and find out what is relavant faster. On May 11, 2012, at 2:20 PM, Orin wrote: One major problem

Re: Accessible Mud Client found

2012-05-11 Thread Thomas McMahan
am just used to staying interacted in a single screen and typing what I want. So it will be learning on both sides of the mud client issue I guess, and no I don't consider myself an expert in any way about muds and clients. I've been killed to many times and had to go retrieve my stuff to many

Re: Accessible Mud Client found

2012-05-11 Thread krystal watson
as a mud client in windows! -Original Message- From: mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net [mailto:mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net] On Behalf Of Zachary Kline Sent: Friday, May 11, 2012 6:10 AM To: Mac OSX iOS Accessibility Subject: Accessible Mud Client found Hi All, This may

Re: Accessible Mud Client found

2012-05-11 Thread Mike Maslo
] On Behalf Of Thomas McMahan Sent: Friday, May 11, 2012 7:51 PM To: Mac OSX iOS Accessibility Subject: Re: Accessible Mud Client found That's why I unchecked the box, can get in there and find out what is relavant faster. On May 11, 2012, at 2:20 PM, Orin wrote: One major problem

Re: Accessible Mud Client found

2012-05-11 Thread krystal watson
of course. I wonder about scripting and so-forth, but I'm sure I can read about that. Regards, Nicolai On May 11, 2012, at 12:10 PM, Zachary Kline zkl...@speedpost.net wrote: Hi All, This may be of interest to some of you who are gamers, and have been wanting an accessible mud client

Re: Accessible Mud Client found

2012-05-11 Thread Zachary Kline
of the mud client issue I guess, and no I don't consider myself an expert in any way about muds and clients. I've been killed to many times and had to go retrieve my stuff to many times for that. And forget using magic, I am slow at that stuff, more of a hack and slash kind of person *lol

Re: Accessible Mud Client found

2012-05-11 Thread Mike Maslo
with mud walker so long that I am just used to staying interacted in a single screen and typing what I want. So it will be learning on both sides of the mud client issue I guess, and no I don't consider myself an expert in any way about muds and clients. I've been killed to many times

Re: Accessible Mud Client found

2012-05-11 Thread Thomas McMahan
not used to doing that yet, have played with mud walker so long that I am just used to staying interacted in a single screen and typing what I want. So it will be learning on both sides of the mud client issue I guess, and no I don't consider myself an expert in any way about muds

Re: Accessible Mud Client found

2012-05-11 Thread Zachary Kline
interacted in a single screen and typing what I want. So it will be learning on both sides of the mud client issue I guess, and no I don't consider myself an expert in any way about muds and clients. I've been killed to many times and had to go retrieve my stuff to many times

Re: Accessible Mud Client found

2012-05-11 Thread Mike Maslo
Of Thomas McMahan Sent: Friday, May 11, 2012 7:51 PM To: Mac OSX iOS Accessibility Subject: Re: Accessible Mud Client found That's why I unchecked the box, can get in there and find out what is relavant faster. On May 11, 2012, at 2:20 PM, Orin wrote: One major problem with this client

Re: Accessible Mud Client found

2012-05-11 Thread Zachary Kline
there would be a lot of interest for 1. Missy -Original Message- From: mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net [mailto:mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net] On Behalf Of Zachary Kline Sent: Friday, May 11, 2012 11:56 PM To: Mac OSX iOS Accessibility Subject: Re: Accessible Mud Client found Hi

Re: Accessible Mud Client found

2012-05-11 Thread Zachary Kline
of the mud client issue I guess, and no I don't consider myself an expert in any way about muds and clients. I've been killed to many times and had to go retrieve my stuff to many times for that. And forget using magic, I am slow at that stuff, more of a hack and slash kind of person *lol

Re: Atlantis mud client

2011-11-10 Thread krystal watson
hi i tried it and didn't like it as it won't read out what is happening like mush for windoes does sad smiley face On 10/11/2011, at 2:54 PM, michael maslo wrote: Has anyone tried this mud client? If so did they get a way to make it rad the new lines of text read? For that matter

Atlantis mud client

2011-11-09 Thread michael maslo
Has anyone tried this mud client? If so did they get a way to make it rad the new lines of text read? For that matter is there a way to do it? Thanks in advance, --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can

Re: mud client for the mac

2011-10-08 Thread michael maslo
Hi Travis: I have a few question on the muddle program please. I opened the sample.muddle in text edit but when I try to save it I do not know what type of file format to save it in. I tried rtf or other one's but it won't let me save it. I don't know how to save it as a non

Re: mud client for the mac

2011-10-08 Thread Travis Siegel
There's sample triggers, aliases, and mud logins in the muddle.sample file. After you load the file into text edit, just save it again (don't change it's type, it's a plain text file, and needs to stay that way) You'll need to take a look at the entries in the muddle.sample file, since

Re: mud client for the mac

2011-10-05 Thread Travis Siegel
Muddle is a terminal app, this means that you need to edit terminal files to use it. Text edit will edit these files, but it will require a little manual work. First option is to load the muddle.sample into text edit, change your aliases, triggers, and connections, then save it again, rename

mud client for the mac

2011-10-03 Thread michael maslo
Hi list: Can someone tell me if there is a mud client that works well with voice over and the mac? I am looking for something where you can add triggers and alias and such. Any help will be appreciated. --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your

Re: mud client for the mac

2011-10-03 Thread Travis Siegel
the entire buffer from time to time on my testing copy. :) The version posted at the site doesn't have the enhancements though, so it's just your basic mud client, with triggers, aliases, and multiple window support. The only problem (that I've not fixed yet) is you need to use the mud's

Re: mud client for the mac

2011-10-03 Thread michael maslo
trouble with the wrap around buffer it uses for it's text output, it likes to dump the entire buffer from time to time on my testing copy. :) The version posted at the site doesn't have the enhancements though, so it's just your basic mud client, with triggers, aliases, and multiple window