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Simple suggestion for making multi-spaces possible #181730 29/07/07 11:26 PM
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 35 alephresh OP Ameglian cow
OP alephresh Ameglian cow Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 35	[Scripting engine suggestion, primarily for advanced scripters] How about allowing us to call mIRC's built-in /commands as $identifiers, with a prefix such as "$/"? It would provide a way around the good ol' space issues: Code: var %five_spaces = $str($chr(32),5) ; echo a line of five spaces in the status window noop $/echo(-s %five_spaces) ; overwrite the 3rd line in control #1 in myDialog, with five spaces noop $/did(-o myDialog 1 3 %five_spaces) "$./" could be used for silencing output. Oh, and to make the solution complete, an untokenized version of $1- would be needed in events. I'd call it $args. (The classic use is in the "on INPUT" event, where $rawmsg is unavailable.) Last edited by alephresh; 30/07/07 12:10 AM. Desired: right alignment of text; consecutive spaces in /command args; Ctrl+A in custom dialogs.

Re: Simple suggestion for making multi-spaces possible alephresh #181740 30/07/07 10:55 AM
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 35 alephresh OP Ameglian cow
OP alephresh Ameglian cow Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 35	(Sorry for repeatedly editing/correcting myself, I'm a bit obsessive.) Apparently the "noop" is unnecessary since such quasi-identifiers would always return $null. Anyway, I think this solution of $/ and $args would be really great because it solves a huge problem without any complications (presumably). Pretty please? Desired: right alignment of text; consecutive spaces in /command args; Ctrl+A in custom dialogs.

Re: Simple suggestion for making multi-spaces poss alephresh #181754 30/07/07 04:17 PM
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hixxy Hoopy frood H Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 2,881	I like the idea, but $/ already has a purpose: it lets you call custom identifiers even if they share their names with built-in ones. Code: alias time { return ... } //echo -a $/time

Re: Simple suggestion for making multi-spaces poss hixxy #181755 30/07/07 04:40 PM
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NaquadaServ Fjord artisan N Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 580	How the hell did you figure that one out? It's not documented in the index keywords (of the help file) nor is it found on a search of the help file... Cool, btw... NaquadaBomb www.mirc-dll.com

Re: Simple suggestion for making multi-spaces possible alephresh #181756 30/07/07 04:50 PM
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NaquadaServ Fjord artisan N Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 580	I'd rather see an identider that wraps the entire command... Code: var %five_spaces = $str($chr(32),5) $command(.did -o myDialog 1 3 %five_spaces) NaquadaBomb www.mirc-dll.com

Re: Simple suggestion for making multi-spaces poss NaquadaServ #181757 30/07/07 04:57 PM
Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 2,881 H hixxy Hoopy frood
hixxy Hoopy frood H Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 2,881	I can't remember. I hardly ever discover parser stuff myself, usually pick it up from here or on IRC. I blame qwerty :p

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