Re: Attached


15 Dec 1995 22:37:53 GMT

In article <DJH72L.MD7.0.bloor@torfree.net>,
Arlo Smith <bl947@torfree.net> wrote:

>Another concern I have and I probably have it because I'm just so stupid
>that if I knew anything more than I now do, I'd know not to ask it.
>Anyhow, here goes:
>
>I think there should be a property 'Attached'....

It's not a stupid question. It's actually something that's hard to get
right. There are many subtleties. Check out the Attachable and Attachpoint
classes in WorldClass (if-archive/programming/tads/worldclass/world.t) for
example code. I'm sure you could convert it to Inform code.

Dave Baggett
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