Zugg Software :: View topic - `* code in circleMUD/lexiMUD makes a beep for other MUD clients but not CMud?

Apprentice Joined: 14 Apr 2008 Posts: 105

The `* code when put in chat in circleMUD/lexiMUD makes a beep for other MUD clients, but not CMud for some reason - is there any way to turn it on in CMud?

it's invisible when it's typed so there's nothing to trigger it, I am not sure how other peoples' mud clients detect it as a beep

Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 1:41 pm

I've never heard of this, and it sounds hugely annoying. I, for one, am glad it's off.

If you simply must have it, though, open the script debugger and turn on i messages. Copy the i message that's sent when this character's used so that we can see how the MUD is trying to get the client to beep and we'll see what can be done.

SubAdmin Joined: 18 Nov 2001 Posts: 5187

I am going to guess it done with the BELL control character. There is no way that I know of to trigger off of it. You should follow Fang's instructions so we check if my guess is right. Zugg could probably add an option for it, I just don't think anyone has ever asked.

Wizard Joined: 11 Jul 2002 Posts: 1265 Location: USA

This is a little odd, I have yet to test it on a MUD but, in the command line at least %char(7) does beep.

Are you sure that you are reading this correctly?
The above is telling you that if you wish to send text to someone on the mud using ANSI colors that you would place
the appropriate code before your text. With the added option of making their speakers beep if you use the `*.

Have you requested that someone send you a beep on your MUD?

The debugger seems to be seeing the beep as <ESC>[31m which ends up being in dark red.

So are you receiving red lines from folks who are trying to send you a beep?

Wizard Joined: 11 Jul 2002 Posts: 1265 Location: USA

Let me rephrase that.

I created an ANSI trigger with the pattern of %e with the value of.

line=%trigger
#show Fired

Then I went back and had a look at the value of the variable. It contained the <ESC>[31m

As Vijilante said the debugger itself does not appear to know anything has happened when the beep char is sent.

Sorcerer Joined: 13 Jan 2006 Posts: 715

CMUD most certainly does respond to the ANSI Beep. I have it coded into my MUD and it works just fine. As does a MUD I play where if an immortal uses the "page" command it shows you this:

*Luna*

Where Luna is the Imm's name...

And it also initiates a BEEP.

So, your MUD's code isn't sending the proper ANSI sequence for BEEP, which, as Arminas pointed out, is because it is sending the ANSI sequence for dark red instead.

This was tested using CMUD 2.13, so I will allow for the possibility it was broken in new versions. However, the beep ability should only be allowed for immortals anyways. It can get very annoying if any ol' player can insert it into any line sent to the MUD.