Long room and object descriptions may be created using the Global Long Description program (GBL-longdesc #3700) and the Propery List Editor. This allows you to create and format multi-line descriptions and makes it easier to edit long blocks of text.
Create your description using the Propery List Editor (q.v.)
Set the description property to @3700:
@desc here=@3700
Here are some other special tags you can use in your longdesc descriptions:
( %nocat -- Causes the longdesc program to display each item in the)
( list on its own line. )
( The following fields may be imbedded in the list lines themselves: )
( %rand::% -- selects a random item from the list and )
( imbeds it in the description at this point)
( %list::% -- include an external list in the description )
( %prop::% -- include an external list in the description )
( %% -- imbed a percent sign in the text )
( %me% -- the name of the player looking )
( %loc% -- the location of the player looking )
( %obj% -- the name of the object being described )
( %indef% -- substitute the appropriate indefinate )
( article {a/an} for the word immediately )
( following the field. {NOTE: do not put )
( a space right after this field or it will )
( always sub in a "a "} )
( %mp:% -- do a pronoun_sub on me for )
( %op:% -- do a pronoun_sub on the object for )
( %cr% -- force an end-of-line )
( %ifyes::% -- include the rest of the line only if the )
( specified prop is a yes )
( %ifno::% -- include the rest of the line only if the )
( specified prop is a no )
( %ifparyes::% -- include the rest of the line only if )
( there is a yes parent prop in obj's parents)
( %ifparno::% -- include the rest of the line only if )
( there is a no parent prop in obj's parents)
( %iftime::% -- Include the rest of the line only if )
( the current server time is between )
( and . The times are expressed on )
( a 24 hour clock with no puncuation: )
( 0000 -- midnight )
( 0700 -- 7:00am )
( 1200 -- noon )
( 1730 -- 5:30pm )
( Note on identification: If the field is empty, the )
( proploc of the object being described is used. If the field )
( is not a dbref a match will be attempted. {At the very least, 'me' )
( and 'here' should match correctly. } )
