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Webfonts in skin file.

Wed, 03 Aug 2011 00:01:06 +0000

Is it posible to use this now in the Skin CSS other than the browser? (i.e Input)

Think it would be worth it to have this in BYOND?

Firefox 4.0

Thu, 20 Jan 2011 04:46:36 +0000

Just stumbled onto this Beta. Anyone have any opinions on it yet?

Secure Authentication for mySQL Login

Tue, 21 Dec 2010 00:47:55 +0000

Using 2 separate random files, I generated a hash (with salt) to generate a username and password for mySQL.

Any potential flaws a system like this may have with security or functionality when providing it in the RSC of the hosing environment?

Thanks!

list2params(list)

Sat, 18 Dec 2010 00:47:51 +0000

Code:

mob/verb/showsave()
    var/list/save = src.vars
    for(var/x in save)
        if(x in donotsave) //donotsave is just a list of text strings.
            continue
        if(istype(save[x],/list))
            world << "List:"
            save[x] = list2params(save[x])
        world << "[x] == [save[x]]"

Problem description:

Lists are not being converted into parameters. any reason why?

Published Byond Updates

Sat, 09 Oct 2010 02:30:22 +0000

Are the updates byond has been having recently been un-published? I am in v475 and have not been prompted to update..

checking world.export()

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 21:41:14 +0000

Code:
#1

mob/verb/MessageOtherWorld(Msg as text)
    var/host = "byond://localhost:"
    if(world.port!=10000)
        host += "10000"
    else
        host += "10001"
    if(!world.Export("[host]?shout:[Msg]"))
        world << "Failed"

world/New()
    if(!OpenPort(10000))
        if(!OpenPort(10001))
            del src
    ..()

world/Topic(T)
  if(findtext(T,"shout:") == 1)
    world << copytext(T,7)

mob/verb/MessageOtherWorld(Msg as text)
    var/host = "byond://localhost:"
    if(world.port!=10000)
        host += "10000"
    else
        host += "10001"
    if(world.Export("[host]?shout:[Msg]")
                world << Msg
        else
        world << "Failed"

world/New()
    if(!OpenPort(10000))
        if(!OpenPort(10001))
            del src
    ..()

world/Topic(T)
  if(findtext(T,"shout:") == 1)
    world << copytext(T,7)

Problem description:
#1 tells me it fails even if it succeeds
#2 works how its intended, but could i rely on the information 100%?

winget pos&size.

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 19:05:47 +0000

Code:

player
    verb
        chatloop()

            var/pos = winget(src,"default","pos")
            var/px = copytext(pos,1,findtext(pos,",",1))
            var/py = copytext(pos,findtext(pos,",",1)+1)
            var/size = winget(src,"default","size")
            var/sx = copytext(size,1,findtext(size,"x",1))
            var/sy = copytext(size,findtext(size,"x",1)+1)
            
            world << "Window is [sx]x[sy] and located at [px],[py]."
            world << "Chat window should be moved to [px],[text2num(py)+(text2num(sy)-200)] and be size [sx]x200"

Problem description:
When window is maximized this does not report the maxamized window, but the unmaximized.

Is this intended or should it be looked at?

Saving to mysql

Sun, 04 Apr 2010 13:32:08 +0000

So I was trying to concider what would be better.

I can either store all saveable varibles into list and upload them to their mysql database names, or to have a text string and load all the varibles into the same field and split them when the new mob is created.
I.e varname=amt;varname2=amt2

Which way (if either) would be the better way of doing this?

Another way would be to update the database as actions occour( such as save the players new level on levelup along with their stats. )

Thanks!

Options and Messages

Thu, 01 Apr 2010 15:01:07 +0000

I am trying to duplicate the message from the host feature by using code. Both Crash and world.log output to DD if its running so I was wondering if there was a way to output to the options and messages.

DD How to

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:10:32 +0000

I am looking for a place to find the triggers on DD. (such as -trusted to run in trusted mode.)

If anyone can point me to a list i'd be a happy camper.

Edit: I found the startup proc, but I am still looking for how to choose the DMB for it to load.