Message Box Style

ID:261742
 
Mar 19 2003, 1:17 am (Edited on Mar 19 2003, 12:14 pm)
Ok, I'm currently designing a .alt based game and i'm wonder how I might choose the style of the message box when you hit Tab.

Here's my code, quite simple.

mob/verb/Tab(M as message)
    set hidden=1
    world<<"<font color = red><b>[usr.name]</b><font color = black> : <font color = blue>[M]"


now, when I hit Tab, a large window comes up and I'd like it to be a smaller one, like when you input your name into the smaller box. Basically why I want that small one is because you just have to hit enter then the message is sent.
Mouse = Bad.
Keyboard = Good. :)
Mar 19 2003, 5:23 am
Please close your HTML tags, or use DM instead of CODE to enclose your code so it will strip them out.

Lummox JR
Mar 19 2003, 8:50 am
Instead of "M as message", you should have "M as text" as the argument to the verb... The type of input box that appears is based upon what type of input you're asking for... Message gives you that big box, text gives you the small, one-line box...
Mar 19 2003, 12:12 pm
In response to SuperSaiyanGokuX
Ahhhh, stupid me :)
thanks alot for the help :).
Mar 19 2003, 12:13 pm
In response to Lummox JR
Actually, I did close them.
/code is what I used, something wrong with that?
Mar 19 2003, 12:16 pm
In response to Tamaka-san
You just edited your message to close it, and <code> is the same as <DM> I don't think Lummox knew that.
Mar 19 2003, 12:38 pm
In response to Nadrew
Not quite, Nadrew. The dm tags strip out just about everything whereas code doesn't. Observe:

mob/verb/test()
    world << "<u>Hello world.</u>"


<code>mob/verb/test() world << "Hello world."</code>
Mar 19 2003, 1:36 pm
In response to tenkuu
Odd, <code> used to do the same as <DM>, but apprently something changed since I last checked.