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Posted by Tahakki   (18 posts)  [Biography] bio
Date Wed 30 Apr 2008 05:58 PM (UTC)  [ quote  ]
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Got it working!

Turns out all I needed to do was stick an ANSI code in at the start, and it colours it.

Thanks for all your help, guys. :)
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Posted by Tahakki   (18 posts)  [Biography] bio
Date Wed 30 Apr 2008 05:44 PM (UTC)  [ quote  ]
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I tried it, and it doesn't work.
What would I need to do to the ANSI file to make the text white? What ANSI code?
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Posted by Conner   USA  (381 posts)  [Biography] bio
Date Wed 30 Apr 2008 05:34 PM (UTC)  [ quote  ]
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I believe that what Zeno's trying to get you to do to determine if it's a problem in your mud would be best explained by typing 
color
all by itself and hitting enter on your mud, it should output a set of syntax messages and a bunch of pretty colored labels, what you're really looking for though is the line that reads:
Syntax: color _reset_ (Resets all colors to default set)

This means that you should type 
color _reset_
and then hit enter and see if it fixes the problem and then let us know the results.
-=Conner=-
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Posted by Tahakki   (18 posts)  [Biography] bio
Date Wed 30 Apr 2008 06:37 AM (UTC)  [ quote  ]
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Only the logo shows black. ;)

I never changed anything. I think.
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Posted by David Haley   USA  (3,881 posts)  [Biography] bio   Moderator
Date Tue 29 Apr 2008 11:18 PM (UTC)  [ quote  ]
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Is the foreground color set to white in the MUD client? If you have background as black and foreground as black, then it's no surprise that the text is all black. :-)
David Haley aka Ksilyan
Head Programmer,
Legends of the Darkstone

http://david.the-haleys.org
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Posted by Zeno   USA  (2,868 posts)  [Biography] bio   Moderator
Date Tue 29 Apr 2008 09:32 PM (UTC)  [ quote  ]
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Reset all colors, or trying changing them.
Zeno McDohl,
Owner of Bleached InuYasha Galaxy
http://www.biyg.org
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Posted by Tahakki   (18 posts)  [Biography] bio
Date Tue 29 Apr 2008 09:14 PM (UTC)  [ quote  ]
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Found the color command - though it just shows the different colors available in the game. What do I do with it?
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Posted by Tahakki   (18 posts)  [Biography] bio
Date Tue 29 Apr 2008 09:11 PM (UTC)  [ quote  ]
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Is it in wizard commands, or just the normal ones?
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Posted by Zeno   USA  (2,868 posts)  [Biography] bio   Moderator
Date Tue 29 Apr 2008 09:08 PM (UTC)  [ quote  ]
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Make sure you are checking for the color command, not colour.

I do believe all FUSS versions have it.
Zeno McDohl,
Owner of Bleached InuYasha Galaxy
http://www.biyg.org
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Posted by Tahakki   (18 posts)  [Biography] bio
Date Tue 29 Apr 2008 08:22 PM (UTC)  [ quote  ]
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I don't think I have a colour command.


David, can you give me an example? Maybe if I set the text as white it'll show up.
I tried MUSHclient, same effect.
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Posted by David Haley   USA  (3,881 posts)  [Biography] bio   Moderator
Date Tue 29 Apr 2008 05:49 PM (UTC)  [ quote  ]
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ANSI works by sending escape sequences to the client. It's kind of like HTML except that it doesn't work with tags, it works with modes. E.g., you send "turn on red mode" and things stay red until you change the mode.

I have never used the MUDMagic client but I would be surprised if it couldn't handle colors unless you have your local color settings set up oddly, so that foreground is black or something. I would try using another client, like, oh, MUSHclient. :-) Then see if it works. If it does, you know that the problem is your client. If it doesn't, the problem is on the server.
David Haley aka Ksilyan
Head Programmer,
Legends of the Darkstone

http://david.the-haleys.org
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Posted by Zeno   USA  (2,868 posts)  [Biography] bio   Moderator
Date Tue 29 Apr 2008 05:06 PM (UTC)  [ quote  ]
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If you're not sure if the color command exists, I can't really help. I need to know if it exists or not.
Zeno McDohl,
Owner of Bleached InuYasha Galaxy
http://www.biyg.org
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Posted by Tahakki   (18 posts)  [Biography] bio
Date Tue 29 Apr 2008 04:00 PM (UTC)  [ quote  ]
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Not sure. SmaugFUSS 1.9? Unless you have to add a colour code, in which case no.

By the way, how do you use ANSI code? Is it like HTML?
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Posted by Zeno   USA  (2,868 posts)  [Biography] bio   Moderator
Date Tue 29 Apr 2008 06:56 AM (UTC)  [ quote  ]
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Is there a color command on the MUD?
Zeno McDohl,
Owner of Bleached InuYasha Galaxy
http://www.biyg.org
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Posted by Tahakki   (18 posts)  [Biography] bio
Date Tue 29 Apr 2008 06:34 AM (UTC)  [ quote  ]
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I'm using MUDMagic. What's the color command?
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