In the following code, I want the player to show the wall chart to biff, not the astrological chart. But it appears
Understand “show [something preferably held] to [someone]” as showing it to.
Trumps “does the player mean showing the wall chart to: it is very likely.”
Is there any way to do this simply for one case besides
Understand “show [something] to [someone]” as showing it to.
does the player mean showing something showy: it is very likely
[code]“showing” by Andrew Schultz
room 1 is a room.
the wall chart is scenery in room 1.
biff is a person in room 1.
the astrological chart is a thing.
the player carries the astrological chart.
does the player mean showing the wall chart to: it is very likely.
test sc with “show chart”[/code]
The work-around I tried with “preferably” also doesn’t work and I’m not sure why.
[spoiler][code]“showing” by Andrew Schultz
Understand “show [something preferably showy] to [someone]” as showing it to.
to decide whether (a - a thing) is showy:
if a is held, decide yes;
if a is showable, decide yes;
decide no;
a thing can be showable.
room 1 is a room.
the wall chart is showable scenery in room 1.
biff is a person in room 1.
the astrological chart is a thing.
the player carries the astrological chart.
does the player mean showing the wall chart to: it is very likely.
[definition: a thing is showy if it is showable or it is held by the player.] [this doesn’t work either]
test sc with “show chart”[/code][/spoiler]
I noticed “preferably held” is the only preferably indicated in the inform docs but I couldn’t find how or why in the I6 reserved files.
Thanks!