command line update
Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 4:10 pm
As of beta-8 the command line has been significantly improved.
1. Tab-completion: If you have started typing you can press the tab key to ask Mudlet to suggest corresponding words from the MUD output buffer. Shift+Tab goes back to the last suggestion. Repetitive use of Tab will show all possible matches of the word that you are typing in the MUD buffer. The matching is not case sensitive. This feature speeds up typing as you only have to type the first letter or two and then keep pressing Tab until the word shows up if it can be found in the MUD output i.e. the room description etc. Doublicates are removed. Matching direction is last in, first out.
2. Command completion: This works similarly to Tab completion, but completes from your command history buffer instead of the MUD output buffer. Start typing a word and then press cursor up. Mudlet will autocomplete from your command history. The first match will be the last command you typed that matches what you are currently typing. Pressing cursor up again will suggest the second last command that matches your typing. Doublicates are removed. Only the last occurence of a word stays in the buffer. Cursor down will back to the previous suggestion.
3. The esc-key will select the content of the entire input line. Any typing will overwrite the selection. To keep the text use the end-key. Pressing esc gets you back to command history. When you press cursor up / down now without having typed anything, Mudlet will go through the command history and stop at both ends.
4. Split screen can be closed with middle mouse button or control+return
If you have any further suggestions, go ahead and tell us about it before the command line is finalized.
1. Tab-completion: If you have started typing you can press the tab key to ask Mudlet to suggest corresponding words from the MUD output buffer. Shift+Tab goes back to the last suggestion. Repetitive use of Tab will show all possible matches of the word that you are typing in the MUD buffer. The matching is not case sensitive. This feature speeds up typing as you only have to type the first letter or two and then keep pressing Tab until the word shows up if it can be found in the MUD output i.e. the room description etc. Doublicates are removed. Matching direction is last in, first out.
2. Command completion: This works similarly to Tab completion, but completes from your command history buffer instead of the MUD output buffer. Start typing a word and then press cursor up. Mudlet will autocomplete from your command history. The first match will be the last command you typed that matches what you are currently typing. Pressing cursor up again will suggest the second last command that matches your typing. Doublicates are removed. Only the last occurence of a word stays in the buffer. Cursor down will back to the previous suggestion.
3. The esc-key will select the content of the entire input line. Any typing will overwrite the selection. To keep the text use the end-key. Pressing esc gets you back to command history. When you press cursor up / down now without having typed anything, Mudlet will go through the command history and stop at both ends.
4. Split screen can be closed with middle mouse button or control+return
If you have any further suggestions, go ahead and tell us about it before the command line is finalized.