Dear r.a.if,
I've written about this before, in
https://intfiction.org/t/bug-in-tads-how-would-i-edit-a-method-in-tads-3-and-still-retain-the-previous-behaviour/49214/2
Basically, I was trying to model a near sighted person who bends over
to look at/examine the floor.
My first attemt was
modify Floor // [1]
basicExamine() {
"You bend over to see the floor.";
inherited();
}
;
which gives me this, in game.
>x floor
You bend over to see the floor.
It doesn't display the inherited method; I thought that was not working
at all. But it does work. This for, instance
modify Floor // [2]
basicExamine() {
//"You bend over to see the floor.";
inherited();
}
;
shows
>x floor
You see nothing unusual about the floor.
And when I step through [1] I eventually get to
modify RoomPart
desc() { defaultReport(¬hingUnusualAboutMsg, self); }
;
but it doesn't display anything if I have previously printed text
with double quotes. Why is that? Is this a bug in TADS 3?
How can I confirm I'm dealing with a bug? I am using TADS 3.1.3, build
Win121. Do other intpreters/compilers behave differently? Can I easily
try any on Windows?
The TADS bug database is gone, so I don't even know who or where to ask.
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