Noob here, need help overriding a verb.

ID:877345
 
Jul 18 2012, 4:59 pm
(See the best response by GreatFisher.)
Code:
mob
    verb
        interact()  
            usr<<"testing"
mob
    var
        currentTown = ""
        Xaxis
        Yaxis
        pressed = 0
    step_size = 2
    Login()
        ..()
        client.focus = src
        src.loc = locate(22,22,1)
        //src << sound('midis/Town 3.mid',1)
        src.icon = 'NPCs.dmi'
        src.bound_width = 20
        src.bound_x = 5
        src.icon_state = "male1"
        src.currentTown = "town1"
        src.overlays+=new/obj/heads/male
    key_down(k)
        if(k == "z" && pressed == 0)
            interact()
            pressed = 1

mob
    villagers

        oldman1
            step_size = 1
            icon = 'oldman1.dmi'
            icon_state = "base"
            var/hair = /obj/heads/oldman1hair
            New()
                
                src.overlays += new src.hair
                src.bound_width = 20
                spawn()walk_loop()
            proc
                walk_loop()
                    while(src)
                        sleep(rand(10,15))
                        var/stepdir=pick(NORTH,SOUTH,EAST,WEST,null)
                        walk(src,stepdir)
                        
            interact()
                set src in oview(1)
                usr.client.screen += world_hud["Test Menu"]
                usr.DRAW_TEXT("I'm old, but I like walking lol.",2,3,1,15,"Test Menu")


Problem description:
I'm currently using forum_account's library for keyboard macro, and basically what I want to accomplish is that this interact() verb to do what the other mob's interact() verb is whenever I'm near it. ie. When I press "z" near a mob it should do that mob's interact verb, but it doesn't. Sorry for my poor coding, I'm new. Help! and Thanks!

Jul 18 2012, 5:03 pm
Best response
Make interact a mob proc:
mob
    proc
        Interact()
            ..()

then you can define each one for separate mobs and have the interact verb do something like this:
mob
    verb
        Interact(var/mob/m in oview(1))
            m.Interact()


Pretty sure something like that should do the trick.
Jul 18 2012, 5:06 pm
Look into call() if you're modifying key_down() for the client.
Jul 18 2012, 5:12 pm
Able to make it work! Thanks guys!