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Command Shortcutting
spike43884:
Can we have for commands / operators in DB3 multiple names for them...Some people remember things differently you know :P
Numsgil:
This is already supported in DB3's DNA language (Sunweaver) using object macros.
For instance, you can do something like:
--- Code: ---def superadd mul
3 4 superadd
--- End code ---
And it'll push 12 on to the stack, same as if you called mul.
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It can also "undefine" commands. So you could do:
--- Code: ---def superadd
3 superadd
--- End code ---
And it'll leave 3 on the stack untouched, because superadd is not defined as anything (or more precisely, it's defined as an empty codule).
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You can also redefine basic commands, because object macros have priority over everything else, including built in commands. eg:
--- Code: ---def add mul
3 4 add
--- End code ---
Will push 12 to the stack, because we've redefined add to be mul.
spike43884:
I mean though, not manually reseting some but just built in alternatives. like .dx and .aimdx and .aimright do the same, because not everyone might remember dx but some people may still prefer dx. Just alternatives built in.
Numsgil:
--- Quote from: spike43884 on March 31, 2015, 12:16:03 PM ---I mean though, not manually reseting some but just built in alternatives. like .dx and .aimdx and .aimright do the same, because not everyone might remember dx but some people may still prefer dx. Just alternatives built in.
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Why is that better than just building your own?
spike43884:
--- Quote from: Numsgil on March 31, 2015, 02:00:21 PM ---
--- Quote from: spike43884 on March 31, 2015, 12:16:03 PM ---I mean though, not manually reseting some but just built in alternatives. like .dx and .aimdx and .aimright do the same, because not everyone might remember dx but some people may still prefer dx. Just alternatives built in.
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Why is that better than just building your own?
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Because you can't build your own if you don't know what it originally does.
Plus, manual changes take time. Time wasting everyone hates.
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