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furrymuck name script

Name Highlights

This code comes from my friend Willo. This script highlights your name - or the name of whoever is talking - so you don't miss any messages in the chat. Note that it can be a little overzealous or inconsistent...

Also, this is meant for Mudlet, but might work with other chat clients.

In Scripts, add:

function string.tobyte(str)
    return (str:gsub('.', function (c)
      return string.byte(c)
    end))
  end
  
  function string.tocolor(str)
    math.randomseed(string.cut(string.tobyte(str), 18))
    local r = math.random(0,255)
    local g = math.random(0,255)
    local b = math.random(0,255)
    math.randomseed(os.time())
    return {r,g,b}
  end
  
  function colorMungeEcho(strForColor, strToEcho)
    local color = "<" .. table.concat(string.tocolor(strForColor), ",") .. ">"
    decho(color .. strToEcho .. "\n")
  end

In triggers, add:

New Chat MSG:

Perl Regex: ^(\S+) (.+)(,|:|\.) "(.*)"(.*)$

On-trigger code:

selectString(matches[1], 1)
    bg("light_gray")
    fg("black")
    
    selectString(matches[2], 1)
    local colors = string.tocolor(matches[2])
    setBgColor(colors[1], colors[2], colors[3])
    if colors[1] + colors[2] + colors[3] > 380 then
    setFgColor(0,0,0)
    end
    resetFormat()