Chat Interface Question

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May 21 2011, 1:36 pm
How would i go about doing a World of Warcraft style chat system... where if a user typed /s and then space bar it would switch to "Say:" or if /p it would switch to "Party:" I just need a little feedback on how I can do this...all is appreciated
May 21 2011, 1:44 pm
Just go look up the findtext proc from the reference. This ain't too hard to do!
May 21 2011, 2:07 pm
In response to Syntty
I understand how to find if they typed /s to switch it but is there a way to check the text box as it is updated right now i have it doing -
 FindChat(txt as text)
            if(findtext(txt,"/p"))
                usr<<"Talking to Party."
            if(findtext(txt,"/s"))
                var/txt2=(copytext(txt,4))
                view(7) <<"\icon[usr.FaceIcon]<FONT COLOR=WHITE>[usr.name] says: [txt2]"


but to produce the result i want...i have to type
"/s message" then press enter.

I want it to switch to the appropriate chat channel without having to press enter till i am ready to send the message.

I hope that makes sense...
May 21 2011, 11:14 pm
In response to Bhill1
I highly doubt that that can be done. Only way to do that would be a never ending loop which would always winget() the input and check if there is /s or some other text macro...
May 22 2011, 6:22 am
In response to Bhill1
Is there any reason you can't make a simpler chat system, such as pressing 's' to open up a prompt for 'say', and 'p' for a prompt for 'party-say'?

World of Warcraft probably did that because it was easier with their chat system, but it's not very easy or efficient to do it in BYOND.
May 22 2011, 6:54 am
In response to Warlord Fred
My own opinion is to use one button to change the chat channel. Like I tend to use TAB to change from say to party to guild to world chat etc. etc.