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Newbie Joined: 28 Jun 2004 Posts: 9

Here's how the tells look in Achaea:

You tell Liedia Navarne, Adherent of Light, Sorry...and thanks!
Liedia tells you, You're welcome!

I want to #SUB the first example to look like this:
-> Liedia: Sorry...and thanks!

and the second:
<- Liedia: You're welcome!

I can't figure out how to strip the title after the name (which always comes after "You Tell ") when I send a tell and I can't figure out how to insert the little arrow before name when I recieve a tell. any suggestions?

here's my non-working attempts:
#SUB {^You tell (%w)} {"-> %1"; #CO khaki}
NOTE: I only want %w to match ONE word.

#SUB {^%w tells you,} {"<- "%1 ; #CO khaki}
NOTE: I want to add the arrow before the name on this one

Thanks!!!

Enchanter Joined: 10 Oct 2000 Posts: 698

#TRIGGER {^You tell (%w) *,*,} {#sub -> %1:}
#TRIGGER {^(%w) tells you,} {#sub <- %1:}

Note: for the space between the arrow and the name in the sub pattern, I used ascii 255.

If copy/paste doesn't keep that character, you can re-create it by:
In the sub pattern, hold down <ALT> and key 255 on the numberpad.

For some reason, the parser doesn't like a space or tilde in that particular place.

edit Anchored trigger pattern and tried to better explain that rascally space.

MASTER Joined: 28 Nov 2000 Posts: 4817 Location: USA

Probably because #SUB has two forms: If it has two strings following the command it makes a new trigger, using the first string as the pattern and the second string as the substitute text. When you include a space, you are trying to make triggers with patterns of -> and <- which either start or end with unmatched delimiters.

If you want to include spaces in your substitute text, use curly braces! (Actually, it's a good idea to just get in the habit of using curly braces or other delimiters automatically)
#TR {^You tell (%w) *,*,} {#SUB {-~> %1:}}
#TR {^(%w) tells you,} {#SUB {~<- %1:}}