ID:2130731
 
Resolved
Setting category=null on a verb did not hide it from the statpanel.
BYOND Version:511.1352
Operating System:Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
Web Browser:Chrome 52.0.2743.116
Applies to:Webclient
Status: Resolved (511.1353)

This issue has been resolved.
Descriptive Problem Summary:

Set category=null gives different behavior on each client.

It's not really a huge deal in my opinion, it's an easy problem to fix in the code - but it's probably worth fixing just to be consistent.

Either the DS needs to display like the WC or the WC needs to display like the DS.

Code Snippet (if applicable) to Reproduce Problem:
mob
verb
this_one_shows()
set category=null
usr << "You can use this one?"
this_one_doesnt()
set hidden=1
usr << "Yay you cant use this one!"


Expected Results:
Typically, I expect the same thing that occurs on DS to occur on web client.
Actual Results:
set category=null gives different results on each client.

When does the problem NOT occur?

When you don't use spaghetti code hat tricks from the stone age of DM programming.

Workarounds:

You could just use the hidden setting instead.






So basically the issue is that category=null verbs are showing up in the statpanel? That should be a straightforward fix.
Yup, it's a small thing.

But I think it's worth it to keep things consistent across the board.
Agreed; it's definitely a bug. Pretty much anything the webclient does differently from DS is usually a bug (or a feature that hasn't been added yet).
Lummox JR resolved issue with message:
Setting category=null on a verb did not hide it from the statpanel.