more alias help

[syrik]

Ok, in the mud I play I am currently playing 2 different attack setups that require the same aliases to pull of successfully. So I need a way to switch what my aliases do really quickly. It would be like this:
"b" would go from bash to backstab
"h" would go from rescue to hide
and visa versa. Thanks in advance!

[Yetzederixx]

I'm baffled why you can't use multiple alias'...doesn't make sense to me.

alias b:

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-- This will default to bash since isBackstab is undefined, switch around at will
-- Then modify for your 'h' alias
if isBackstab then send("backstab") else send("bash") end 

isBackstab = not isBackstab

[syrik]

Ok, so I tried this and just kinda alternated between bash/backstab. Sorry if I am being dense.
The reason I don't use multiple aliases, btw, is that most of the rest of the easy to reach keys on my keyboard are actually used up atm .

Edited to make more sense.

[Yetzederixx]

the first time you typed b (since this is the alias) it will send bash to the mud, then backstab, so on and so forth.

[syrik]

Oh, maybe I didn't make this clear at the beginning, sorry! I would like to be able to switch in between them when I want to. So if I am in my bash setup, but want to switch to stab, I can just type like "change" or something and it will switch my aliases.

[Yetzederixx]

Are you doing this for two different characters? If you are there's an easier approach.

[Heiko]

Check the API reference in the manual for enableAlias(name) and disableAlias(name). You can define as many input trigger patterns (=alias) as you like and enable or disable them when necessary.

[Casimar]

here's what I'd do:

create my alias "change" =

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 if setup == nil or setup == 0 then
setup = 1
echo("now using backstab and hide")
else
setup = 0
echo("Now using stab and rescue")
end

then the "b" would have:

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if setup == 0 or setup == nil then
send("bash")
else
send("backstab")
end

and the "h"

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if setup == 0 or setup == nil then
send("rescue")
else
send("hide")
end

now with those set up you don't have to create a variable as it will create it by default the first time you hit any of those aliases.

[syrik]

That looks pretty sweet, thanks.

[Yetzederixx]

I use the same alias', and some triggers, for multiple characters many with different commands.

I log my characters with buttons that when pressed set various values that those alias' work from. So if you want to bash on a warrior and backstab on your thief you can press the same button, you just make a group with your characters name, put the alias b with the command send("bash") in the warrior's folder, and send("backstab") in the thieves. Now with your login button you disableAlias("OTHERCHARS") so you don't get double fires.