Scripting/Triggers

I've been evaluating this client for a little while now, and I have to say that a certain other client (albeit bloated) has this one beaten hands down. Mushclient is definitely faster, and I would imagine more powerful, but without learning a programming language, it's useless. It's defintely not for a beginner, and that's why the other one is much more popular.

I'd buy this one, but only if you could switch trigger groups on and off from within the program, with a simple command (such as '#T+ name' in the other client, if you can do this in Mushclient and I'm not aware of it, my apologies.) You also need to be able to capture text to a spawned window. That's a *must*. There's nothing more infuriating than being stuck in pages and pages of battle spam and missing messages.

KL

I think I know which client you mean, and for the sake of discussion let's call it "Client Z". You say when using Client Z you can do things like switch trigger groups on and off with a "simple command" but really, the command is part of their scripting language.

In case you don't believe me, I'll quote directly from their help file:



You notice they themselves describe its commands as a "programming language".

The command (script function) that you quote (#T+) turns on a trigger group. You can do this very easily in MUSHclient as well. For example make an alias:



Now I don't really call typing in one line (enablegroup "hunt", 1) as having to "learn a programming language", to any more extent than you had to learn the Client Z version (#T+ hunt).

As for capturing text to a spawned window, you don't even need any "scripting" to do that in MUSHclient. Make a trigger:



This appends each matching line to a separate window for review later on.

I deliberately tried to make MUSHclient easy to use, without needing scripting, as I realise not everyone is a programmer, and basically you can delve as far into it as you like. Many things can be done without any scripting, however more powerful features can be accessed with reference to the inbuilt script commands. MUSHclient supports multiple scripting languages as well (VBscript, Jscript, Perlscript, Python), so the interface to the inbuilt script functions can be written in the language you feel comfortable with.

There are also plugins available from this site, and from other MUSHclient users, which encapsulate useful scripts, triggers, aliases, etc. in a way that makes them useable by simply installing, without needing to program.

If you get keen, you can review them, as plugins as supplied in source form, and make modifications to suit you, and learn from them, how more powerful things can be accomplished.

To get the required functionality, you could make a couple of aliases (in JavaScript):


and:

Specifically, what I'd like to do is this:

A trigger activates on 'his pierce', sending 'assist' to the mud (output) and turning itself off.

A second trigger reactivates the first on 'is DEAD'

I can't stand autoassist triggers myself, but my wrists have been acting up lately so I'm searching for an interim solution. (The dreaded CTS strikes again)

KL

*sheepish grin* Ok, I got it to work. Buuuut it's still not as neat and tidy like that other one! (poking fun at ya) Your suggestions did the trick. Now add 'capture to window' and make it so you can tile it one above the other, and I'll send you a cheque ;)

KL

Like I said before, "append to notepad" is much the same as "capture to window".

Also, you can do a "recall" from your existing window to strip out things matching a word, in case you forgot to set up the trigger in the first place.