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New "\" Macro Idea

ID:161928 Mar 13 2008, 4:45 pm
DadGun	I would like to request a macro for the gender that like this: mob verb Scream_for_Waiter() src << "What is it, \sir?" // it would replace sir with madam or whatever should be for neuter This would be a good addition to thew macros we have (that is if I missed this macro...) for BYOND.

Mar 13 2008, 5:06 pm
Flame Sage	Couldn't you do.. "Hello [gender?"sir":"madam"]!"

Mar 13 2008, 5:28 pm In response to Flame Sage
GhostAnime	You need to check the value of the var :P gender=="male"? "sir":"madam"

Mar 13 2008, 5:29 pm In response to GhostAnime
Flame Sage	GhostAnime wrote: You need to check the value of the var :P gender=="male"? "sir":"madam" True. But I believe it's actually.. src<<"[gender=="MALE"?"sir":"madam"]"

Mar 13 2008, 6:01 pm In response to Flame Sage
Audeuro	The genders are actually lowercase, but there are uppercase macros available. src<<"[gender==MALE? "sir":"madam"]"

Mar 13 2008, 6:02 pm In response to Audeuro
Flame Sage	I could have swarn they were MALE and FEMALE. Oh well, shrugs

Mar 14 2008, 7:49 am In response to Flame Sage
Obs	Flame Sage wrote: GhostAnime wrote: You need to check the value of the var :P gender=="male"? "sir":"madam" True. But I believe it's actually.. src<<"[gender=="MALE"?"sir":"madam"]" Define Gender as a number, not text.

Mar 14 2008, 7:50 am In response to Obs
Flame Sage	I hope you don't mean to say you can do.. var/gender because that will be WRONG. If you are suggesting... var/Gender it would be pointless, because theres already another variable like it built in.

Mar 14 2008, 8:06 am In response to Obs
Kaioken	Obs wrote: Define Gender as a number, not text. While not such a horrible mistake, this is just one example of your incompetence you try to help people with. Verify before you post.

Mar 14 2008, 11:53 am

In response to Flame Sage

Obs

If you are suggesting...

> var/Gender
>

it would be pointless, because theres already another variable like it built in.

Pointless as it my seem, I've done exactly that and I've found many cases of where it is more convenient to have Gender as an enumerated type than as an actual string. On top of that, the regular list of 4 genders is insufficient for me because I have an expanded list of possible genders. I only really use the traditional gender var for text macros and some icon_states.

Mar 14 2008, 11:54 am In response to Kaioken
Obs	Kaioken wrote: Obs wrote: Define Gender as a number, not text. While not such a horrible mistake, this is just one example of your incompetence you try to help people with. Verify before you post. I see no problem here.

Mar 14 2008, 12:06 pm

In response to Obs

Polatrite

Obs wrote:

If you are suggesting...

> > var/Gender
> >

it would be pointless, because theres already another variable like it built in.

Pointless as it my seem, I've done exactly that and I've found many cases of where it is more convenient to have Gender as an enumerated type than as an actual string. On top of that, the regular list of 4 genders is insufficient for me because I have an expanded list of possible genders. I only really use the traditional gender var for text macros and some icon_states.

Out of curiousity... what exactly ARE your expanded genders?

Transexual neo male?
Hermaphrodite?
Mother Brain?

Mar 14 2008, 12:59 pm

In response to Polatrite

Obs

Polatrite wrote:

Obs wrote:

If you are suggesting...

> > > var/Gender
> > >

it would be pointless, because theres already another variable like it built in.

Pointless as it my seem, I've done exactly that and I've found many cases of where it is more convenient to have Gender as an enumerated type than as an actual string. On top of that, the regular list of 4 genders is insufficient for me because I have an expanded list of possible genders. I only really use the traditional gender var for text macros and some icon_states.

Out of curiousity... what exactly ARE your expanded genders?

Transexual neo male?
Hermaphrodite?
Mother Brain?

Various alien genders.

Not the local flavors.

Mar 14 2008, 1:00 pm In response to Obs
Polatrite	Obs wrote: Polatrite wrote: Out of curiousity... what exactly ARE your expanded genders? Transexual neo male? Hermaphrodite? Mother Brain? Various alien genders. Not the local flavors. I was really hoping for Mother Brain.

Mar 14 2008, 1:00 pm In response to Polatrite
Obs	Polatrite wrote: Obs wrote: Polatrite wrote: Out of curiousity... what exactly ARE your expanded genders? Transexual neo male? Hermaphrodite? Mother Brain? Various alien genders. Not the local flavors. I was really hoping for Mother Brain. It could be added. We're always looking for more.