Massively improved /officer cmd handling

[ypp-sc-tools.db-test.git] / yoweb-scrape.txt

diff --git a/yoweb-scrape.txt b/yoweb-scrape.txt
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--- a/yoweb-scrape.txt
+++ b/yoweb-scrape.txt
@@ -44,12 +44,14 @@ I know of one key defect:
    the proper mixed-case form automatically.  <ship>, if it is not
    provided, will be assumed to be the one you're on (so officers
    shouldn't send these runes unless only one ship is out).  If <ship>
    the proper mixed-case form automatically.  <ship>, if it is not
    provided, will be assumed to be the one you're on (so officers
    shouldn't send these runes unless only one ship is out).  If <ship>

-   is supplied it may be the full ship name, or only the second word.
+   is supplied it may match the full ship name, or only the second
+   word.  You can put `*'s in <ship> which will match anything.

 
    For example:
          /a haddock: aiah
         /d aiah
         /a smart sunfish: copperkatie
 
    For example:
          /a haddock: aiah
         /d aiah
         /a smart sunfish: copperkatie

+        /a s* sunfish: anaplian

    These are actually sent by typing in the chat box things like:
          /o /d plonker
          /off /a hypiscles
    These are actually sent by typing in the chat box things like:
          /o /d plonker
          /off /a hypiscles


@@ -67,6 +69,16 @@ I know of one key defect:
    where the game reports this in the log, which doesn't seem to be
    all the time), and from many of the other messages that occur.
 
    where the game reports this in the log, which doesn't seem to be
    all the time), and from many of the other messages that occur.
 

+   Matching for ship patterns in /a and /d commands picks the first
+   of the following which applies and is not contradicted by any
+   name or partial name specified in the command:
+      - The ship we think the person telling us is on board
+      - The ship we think we are on board
+      - Any other ship we know about, if at least a something was
+         specified, and provided that is not ambiguous
+      - The specific ship name if it is completely specified,
+         possibly recording this as a new ship
+

 Other things to mention:
 
  * There's nothing really resembling a manual.
 Other things to mention:
 
  * There's nothing really resembling a manual.