The Board and Note Editor

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Quick Reference

@ Stops writing and returns you to the regular command prompt
@^ Backs up one line
@back Backs up one line
@@ Restart the note or post from the beginning
@restart Restart the note or post from the beginning
@> Shows the entire message thus far, with line numbers.
@show Shows the entire message thus far, with line numbers.
@? Gives a help screen on editor commands.
@help Gives a help screen on editor commands.
  • All commands can be abbreviated to one letter.
  • There is a limit of 75 characters per line. Longer lines will be truncated.
  • Asterisks (*) and tildes (~) automatically become hyphens.

    • The Prompt

       When composing a message for the in-game mudmail system or for any of the many bulletin boards throughout the game, you use the standard editor built into the mud. You will be able to tell that you are in the editor because your prompt will change from whatever you normally use to a ]. To exit the editor, just start a line with the @ sign and hit Enter.

    ()> write note

Enter your message now, ending with '@' at the beginning of a line.
Enter '@help' by itself for options.

] This is the text of my note.
] @

()>

    Line Length

       Normally, anything you type in the editor will go straight into the note or post you are writing. There is a 75 character limit on individual lines you enter. If you go over, you will be notified and the line truncated. A sample of the truncated line will be shown to you so you can see exactly where and how it got cut off:

    ] This line is too long. This line is too long. This line is too long. This line
 is too long.
 
That line was too long and has been truncated:
This line is too long. This line is too long. This line is too long. This

]

    Special characters

       Because the internal file format of notes and board posts makes use of the asterisk (*) and tilde (~) for formatting, these two characters are not valid input in the editor. The editor will automatically convert them into hyphens for you.

    ] and Billy was being such a PEST, I *told* him not to do that again, but he
] did it anyway! *grin*
] ~~~~~Muffy
]@
 
()> read note

A small piece of paper from Muffy has the following message written on it:

and Billy was being such a PEST, I -told- him not to do that again, but he
did it anyway! -grin-
-----Muffy

    Backing up
    @^ or @back

       If you a line truncates in a point where you didn't desire it to, or you feel a need to go back and edit something, you can do so by using either of these two commands. This essentially erases the previous line and lets you re-enter it. If you enter it multiple times in succession, you can back up repeatedly until you are back at the start of the message.

    Restarting
    @@ or @restart

       A shorter way to start a note over is to use this command, which will put you back at the very first line again, allowing you to enter your note from the beginning again.

    Viewing your message
    @> or @show

    You can get a view of your message thus far, complete with line numbers, should you choose. This is intended in part so that someday the editor can be expanded to allow editing of specific lines in the message. In the meantime, it makes it handy for re-reading what you have typed thus far, or seeing how far you wish to back up.

    ()> write note

Enter your message now, ending with '@' at the beginning of a line.
Enter '@help' by itself for options.

] To be, or not to be. That is the question. Whether 'tis nobler in the
] mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, or to take
] arms against a sea of troubles, and by opposing, end them.
] @>

  1>To be, or not to be. That is the question. Whether 'tis nobler in the
  2>mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, or to take
  3>arms against a sea of troubles, and by opposing, end them.