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  • From: evraire AT tuwg.com
  • To: sm-grimoire AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: RE: Re: [SM-Grimoire] proliferation of *-cvs spells
  • Date: Mon, 08 Dec 2003 19:23:25 -0000


> One expansion for cast that comes to mind would be to generalize provides,
> so one could cast X11-LIBS, and be presented with the listing of all
> spells that provide X11-LIBS. Then the choice is still in the users hands,
> with no loss of control from before, and its formalized.

Like before, where I didn't know a *-cvs version exists, I often don't know a
PROVIDES exist either until I happen to cast some spell that depends on a
PROVIDES. If we were to take your approach, I would generalize it with
something like:
> cast mozilla
Mozilla provides MOZILLA-BROWSER which is also provided by:
0) mozilla
1) Firebird
2) galeon2
Which would you like to use? (0)

(I've seen something similar to this in a spell... was it MPlayer?)

Anyway, the point being that having the different "versions" of spells in one
spell makes me aware of the various options. Having to cast a PROVIDES to
get the list means I need to be aware of the PROVIDES so it doesn't resolve
my particular gripe.

Jonathan Evraire
evraire at tuwg.com


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