I am using the compass rose on the status bar as demonstrated in Bronze…
And I have a hidden room. And I cannot figure out how to hide it from the compass rose, and reveal it when the door is opened. I have tried both Secret Doors by Andrew Owen and Hidden Items by Krister Fundin to hide the door.
I can get it to work (with a bit of editing) with Exit Lister by Eric Eve and using Hidden Items, but the rose always shows the room. Secret Doors has been a bit tougher to work into this combo, but either would be okay if I could get them to work correctly with the compass rose. But decided to use Hidden Items because at least I can get it to work consistently in Exit Lister.
I can get it to be hidden from both… but not revealed when door is found… at least in compass rose. In the rose I can get it to be hidden or shown, but no way to change it as the status of the hidden door changes. I can make the room “invisible” to the rose… but not bring it back… and I can make it always show, but not hide it when the door is hidden, and then show it when the door in no longer hidden.
Okay… to be fair I have to add, I have blended the compass rose routine with Exit Lister into a custom status bar extension. I thought it would make things easier to have a personal “default status bar”. Here is how it stands now:
[spoiler][code]Seekers Status Bar by Seeker begins here.
[Based in part on Exit Lister by Eric Eve and the status bar from ‘Bronze’ by Emily Short]
Include Basic Screen Effects by Emily Short.
Section 1 - Apparent
A room has a text called destination name. The destination name of a room is usually “”.
A door can be apparent or not apparent. A door is usually apparent.
A hidden door is not apparent.
A revealed door is apparent.
A room can be apparent or not apparent. A room is usually apparent.
Section 2 - Dark Stuff
dark-exits-invisible is a truth state that varies. dark-exits-invisible is true.
The light-meter is a privately-named scenery thing.
Definition: a room (called the target room) is light-filled:
if the target room is lighted, decide yes;
move the light-meter to the target room;
if the light-meter can see a lit thing, decide yes;
remove the light-meter from play;
decide no.
Definition: a room (called target-destination) is darkness-occluded:
if dark-exits-invisible is false, decide no;
if not in darkness, decide no;
decide on whether or not target-destination is not light-filled.
Chapter 3 - Exit Lister Tables
To say exit list:
let exits count be 0;
let farplace be location;
say "Exits: ";
repeat with way running through directions
begin;
let farplace be the room way from the location;
now direction-object is the room-or-door way from the location;
if direction-object is apparent and farplace is not darkness-occluded
begin;
increase the exits count by 1;
if farplace is unvisited and indicate-unvisited is show-unvisited, say “[unvisited-mark][u-v way][end-unvisited-mark]”;
otherwise say “[way]”;
say " ";
end if;
end repeat;
if exits count is 0,
say “[italic type][no-exits][roman type]”.
To say no-exits: say “None”.
Chapter 5 - Exit Lister Values
A listing_state is a kind of value. The listing_states are enabled and disabled.
Exit listing is a listing_state that varies. Exit Listing is enabled.
A visiting-mark is a kind of value. The visiting-marks are show-unvisited and dont-show-unvisited.
indicate-unvisited is a visiting-mark that varies.
indicate-unvisited is show-unvisited.
The direction-object is an object that varies.
Chapter 6 - Exit Lister Actions
Section 1 - ExitStarting and ExitStopping
ExitStarting is an action out of world.
ExitStopping is an action out of world.
Carry out ExitStopping (this is the standard Exit Stopping rule):
now exit listing is disabled.
Report ExitStopping:
clear only the status line;
say “Exit listing is now off.”
Understand “exits off” as ExitStopping.
Understand “exits on” as ExitStarting.
Carry out ExitStarting (this is the standard Exit Starting rule):
now exit listing is enabled.
Report ExitStarting:
say “Exit listing is now on.”;
Section 2- ExitListing
ExitListing is an action out of world.
Understand “exits” as ExitListing.
Carry out ExitListing (this is the standard carry out exit listing rule):
list the exits.
[ This is defined as a separate phrase so that it can be called from
user code, e.g. to replace the standard “You can’t go that way” message. ]
To list the exits:
let exits count be 0;
let farplace be location;
repeat with way running through directions
begin;
let farplace be the room way from the location;
now direction-object is the room-or-door way from the location;
if the direction-object is apparent and farplace is not darkness-occluded, increase exits count by 1;
end repeat;
if exits count is 0
begin;
say “[no-obvious-exits]”;
rule fails;
end if;
let i be exits count;
if exits count is 1, say "The only obvious exit is ";
otherwise say "The obvious exits are “;
repeat with way running through directions
begin;
let farplace be the room way from the location;
now direction-object is the room-or-door way from the location;
if direction-object is apparent and farplace is not darkness-occluded
begin;
say “[way]”;
if farplace is visited, say " (to [destname farplace])”;
decrease i by 1;
if i is 0, say “.”;
if i is 1, say " and ";
if i > 1, say ", ";
end if;
end repeat.
To say list the exits: list the exits.
To say no-obvious-exits: say “There are no obvious exits.”
Report ExitListing when listing explained is false (this is the explain exit listing rule):
now listing explained is true;
say “(Use EXITS ON to enable the status line exit lister and EXITS OFF to turn it
off.)”
To say destname (place - a room):
if the destination name of place is “”, say “[the place]” in lower case;
otherwise say “[destination name of place]”.
listing explained is a truth state that varies.
Chapter 7 - Exit Lister Indicating Unvisited
exit colouring is an action out of world.
understand “exit colour/color” as exit colouring.
exit-colour-num is a number that varies.
exit-colour-num is 1.
exit-symbol-num is a number that varies.
exit symboling is an action out of world.
Understand “exit symbol” as exit symboling.
exit-marker is a text that varies.
Carry out exit symboling (this is the standard exit symboling rule):
increase exit-symbol-num by 1;
if exit-symbol-num > the number of rows in the Table of Exit Symbols, now exit-symbol-num is 1;
choose row exit-symbol-num in the Table of Exit Symbols;
now exit-marker is the exit-symbol entry.
Report exit symboling:
say “Done.”
Table of Exit Symbols
exit-symbol
“”
“=”
“-”
“*”
“+”
Section 7G (for Glulx Only)
exit-symbol-num is 1.
exit-marker is “”.
Carry out exit colouring (this is the standard exit colouring rule):
now indicate-unvisited is the visiting-mark after indicate-unvisited.
to say unvisited-mark:
say “[exit-marker]”.
to say end-unvisited-mark:
say “[exit-marker]”.
to say u-v (way - a direction):
let cap-way be indexed text;
now cap-way is “[way]”;
say "[cap-way in upper case] ".
Section 7Z (for Z-machine only)
Carry out exit colouring (this is the standard exit colouring rule):
increase exit-colour-num by 1;
if exit-colour-num > 4 begin;
now exit-colour-num is 0;
now indicate-unvisited is dont-show-unvisited;
otherwise;
now indicate-unvisited is show-unvisited;
end if.
Report exit colouring:
say “Done.”
to say unvisited-mark:
if exit-colour-num is 1 begin;
turn the background red;
otherwise if exit-colour-num is 2;
turn the background yellow;
otherwise if exit-colour-num is 3;
turn the background blue;
otherwise;
turn the background green;
end if;
say “[exit-marker]”.
to say end-unvisited-mark:
say “[exit-marker][default letters]”.
exit-symbol-num is 1.
exit-marker is “”.
to say u-v (way - a direction):
say “[way]”.
Table of Fancy Status
left central right
" [if in darkness]Darkness[otherwise]Location: [location][end if]" “Current Time: [time of day]” “[top rose]”
" " “” “[middle rose]”
" Rooms seen : [number of rooms which are visited]/[number of rooms]" “[exit list]” “[bottom rose]”
To say red reverse:
turn the background red.
To say black reverse:
turn the background black.
To say white reverse:
turn the background white.
[Definition: a room is apparent:
[if it is the Dank Room and the trapdoor is scenery, no;]
if it is lit, yes;
[if it is the ultimate location of the candle, yes;]
if in darkness, no;
if it is apparent, yes;
yes.]
To say top rose:
let place be the room up from the location;
if the place is a apparent room, say “[if the place is unvisited][red reverse][end if]U [default letters]”; otherwise say " ";
let place be the room northwest from the location;
if place is a apparent room, say “[if the place is unvisited][red reverse][end if]NW[default letters]”; otherwise say " ";
let place be the room north from the location;
if place is a apparent room, say “[if the place is unvisited][red reverse][end if] N [default letters]”; otherwise say " ";
let place be the room northeast from the location;
if place is a apparent room, say “[if the place is unvisited][red reverse][end if]NE[default letters]”; otherwise say " ".
To say middle rose:
say " ";
let place be the room west from the location;
if place is a apparent room, say “[if the place is unvisited][red reverse][end if]W [default letters]”; otherwise say " ";
say " . ";
let place be the room east from the location;
if place is a apparent room, say “[if the place is unvisited][red reverse][end if] E[default letters]”; otherwise say " ".
To say bottom rose:
let place be the room down from the location;
if the place is a apparent room, say “[if the place is unvisited][red reverse][end if]D [default letters]”; otherwise say " ";
let place be the room southwest from the location;
if place is a apparent room, say “[if the place is unvisited][red reverse][end if]SW[default letters]”; otherwise say " ";
let place be the room south from the location;
if place is a apparent room, say “[if the place is unvisited][red reverse][end if] S [default letters]”; otherwise say " ";
let place be the room southeast from the location;
if place is a apparent room, say “[if the place is unvisited][red reverse][end if]SE[default letters]”; otherwise say " ".
Rule for constructing the status line:
fill status bar with Table of Fancy Status;
say default letters;
rule succeeds.
Seekers Status Bar ends here.
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Any ideas? I know it is silly, but I would like to use both the Exit Lister and compass rose on the status bar. Different people like different ways of visualizing things. I think it is a left brain/right brain type of thing. Personally, I prefer the rose or I would just remove it. So I want the hidden rooms hidden in it till they have been revealed…
I hope this makes sense… it is almost 2:30 am here… and this has been one of those “I will keep trying till I figure it out” type of problems. I should have been in bed hours ago. 
Edit: to put code into a spoiler… I didn’t realize how long it would look in the forum.
Second edit to add: I think it is because Exit Lister looks at the door, and the compass rose looks at the room. And if I try to hide the room, I get a compile error that hidden can apply to things but not a room. I hope that might help.