How would I go about doing the color coding witht he third argument?

ssay = [echo (concatword ($arg1) ":" ) $arg2 ]

the above is the original

ssay = [ (setColorCode $arg3); echo (concatword ($arg1) ":" ) $arg2 ]

 
setColorCode = [
  if (= $agr1 0) [
    "^f0"
  ]
  if (= $agr1 1) [
    "^f1"
  ]
  if (= $agr1 2) [
    "^f2"
  ]
  if (= $agr1 3) [
    "^f3"
  ]
 if (= $agr1 4) [
    "^f4"
  ]
 if (= $agr1 5) [
    "^f5"
  ]
 if (= $agr1 6) [
    "^f6"
  ]
 if (= $agr1 7) [
    "^f7"
  ]
 if (= $agr1 -1) [
    "^f~"
  ]
]

this should work, if you dont know the color codes please read this.

Hope this helps
chasester

will not work, its a failure. the color code has to be inserted along with the text it is supposed to show, not before inserting the echo as you did. (ex: echo (concatword "^f2" (getname) " is a better scripter than you^f5!"))
also a lot of useless 'if' commands. experienced scripters would better use (at "^f0 ^f1.." " $arg1), but setcolorcode command is unneeded, and too long to be worthy of usage.

An experienced scripter would probably use something like:

(concatword "^f" $arg1)

Therefore, invalidating the need to parse the string into an array for the use of an 'at' command,
and also supporting color codes such as '~', 's', and 'r'

srbs

To Djakk (I'm just staying on topic with the colors here),

Try something like this:

ssay = [ echo (format "^f%1%2: ^f%3%4" $arg1 $arg2 $arg3 $arg4) ]

Each two character command starting with a '%' (such as %1 or %2) will be replaced with the corresponding argument to the format command.
So %1 will map to the first argument (after the to-be-formatted string). In this case it is $arg1.

For example,

ssay 3 Intercom 1 ''Head up to sublevel 3 and head to annex 3 Beta.''

Will display [Intercom] in red and [''Head up to sublevel 3 and head to annex 3 Beta.''] in blue
but in this format:
Intercom: ''Head up to sublevel 3 and head to annex 3 Beta.''

The only problem with this approach is that the color arguments MUST have a number, otherwise a character may be missing or the wrong color is displayed.

srbs

in more elaberation then razgriz comment:

concatword is used to take two strings (any set of words numbers or symbols) and combined them to form one out put whether it be to a var:
mom = (concatword "my mom" "is cool" )
or to call another function:
echo (concatword "my mom" "is cool" )
you can also combined varibles wether strings or digits or arrays (a series of strings or digits) to make an output statement. These output can come from a command (like getname).
dad = "nice cool and kool"
// this is an array nice is the first element, so on an so forth for every space
mom = 45
echo (concatword (getname) "'s mom is" $dad ", " "and she is " $mom "." )

not my parents real ages :)

this should help you understand the basics of the uses and ability of the command concatword.

Hope This Helps
chasester

This is no competition.

Razgriz is correct here, but excluding the first line you have provided (isay = [echo (concatword "" (getname) ":") $arg1])

That first line is correct and if you have that in your code, why not use it?

Instead of:
sleep 2000 [echo ""(concatword (getname))": ''May I ask whom is speaking?''"

use:
sleep 2000 [isay ''May I ask whom is speaking?''

You could also use the explaination given by Razgriz above or Chasester_aka_you's first comment or even my above color-enabled 'ssay' command.
The choice is yours (Djakk), feel free to ask for more information if you would like it or need it.

srbs

What are you, a complete idiot? Did you not even look at what either Razgriz or I had responded to you?

Here is my direct response to you this time.
1. Your code is long and ugly.
2. You have a function of which it's only purpose is to call another function and nothing else. Why don't you combine the two methods?
3. If you use a 'global' namecode variable, no matter who says something it will always be the same, whether it is the user (getname), the Intercom, or any other characters.
4. Since you did say to change namecode for the person's name, why would you create a method to make things easier and then just make things a little harder by requiring an extra line of code PER output to the console? This is completely counter-intuitive because the original goal was to reduce the number of lines of code.
5. What is up with this: [ echo (concatword (concat $namecode ) $arg3 ": " "^f0" $arg2 ) ]
Why is there a (concat $namecode)? That does nothing and it doesn't exist anywhere else in your code.

srbs

ok these pertain to the fact that i was in a rush and forgot to clean up my code!! my bad heres a cleaned up version:

ssay = [ echo (concatword $arg4 $arg1 ": " $arg3 $arg2 )]

ssay "you" "O no I died!" "^f4" "^f3"

(red) you: (gray)O no I died!

$arg4 $arg1 $arg3 $arg4

Note: you must but " " around the arg3 and 4 or it will look like:

(blue) ^f4you: ^f3O no I died!

sorry about the trouble
chasester

that is even worse, more confusing and further useless..

either gather up your mind and post a response worth the effort, or don't try to help at all in this matter.

how so:

this allows a user to use 4 imputs to define a full array of things:

namecode= "^f4"
you = "^f3"
master = "^f2"
somernddude = "^f1"
grunt = "^f6"
badguy = "^f5"
time = 500
sleep $time [ ssay "bad guy" "you will die" $namecode $badguy
sleep $time [ssay (getname) "what are you talking about?" $namecode $you
sleep $time [ssay "bad guy" "you will see" $namecode $badguy
sleep $time [ssay "master" "focus on your mission and you will get out of there alive!" $namecode $master
sleep $time [ssay "grunt" "there here kill them" $namecode $grunt
sleep $time [ssay "some random dude" "AAA! im hit!" $namecode $somernddude
sleep $time [ssay "badguy" "i told you, you would not make it out live, muhahaha" $namecode $badguy]]]]]]]

this allows you to forget what the code was for a particular person, this is extremely helpful on big projects.

ITS USELESS! FORGET USING A DIFFERENT COMMAND FOR EACH COLOR CODE!!!

jeez man, how much more complicated will you make the easiest thing possible?
get this idea out of your mind, it's not something useful to anyone.
and i thought we had resolved this problem with srbs's and my posts a while back, am I wrong?

someone please lock this..

-.-?
can i ask, wich of the several comments on this content i should take to have a nice colouring-text script?

assuming you try to be a sane person and not end up as chasester (lol) then you should simply enter the color code when needed. you don't need a script for it because its just plain useless and doesn't save space nor time.

guitext "^f2This text ^f0has a ^f3looooooooot ^f1of ^f5coloooooors ^f6riiiiight^f~?"

I agree 100% with Razgriz on this. But if you did want something simple and short, use the script I posted earlier. Feel free to change up the ordering of the arguments.

And yes, please lock this.

srbs