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( vs [
« on: May 13, 2020, 09:54:02 AM »
Could we get both brackets for commands?

I have to hit three keys to type single [ or ], my national keyboard lacks them as symbols.



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Re: ( vs [
« Reply #1 on: May 13, 2020, 11:45:25 AM »
there is a list of @emote commands that do many of those same emotes that can be found here

https://www.nwnravenloft.com/forum/index.php?topic=47031.msg584209#msg584209

learning these might help you for the ones you use frequently

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Re: ( vs [
« Reply #2 on: May 13, 2020, 11:51:59 AM »
This should go in Module Feedback and Suggestions but I agree. It would be nice to have multiple emote methods recognised for the purpose of animations, and the ability to disable the animations completely.
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Re: ( vs [
« Reply #3 on: May 13, 2020, 12:05:21 PM »
Here are some software tools that--assuming you're using Windows--allow you to remap your keyboard's keys:

https://windowsreport.com/keyboard-mapping-software/

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Re: ( vs [
« Reply #4 on: July 22, 2020, 06:39:02 AM »
heey what about * ?
Everyone forgets the *
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Re: ( vs [
« Reply #5 on: July 22, 2020, 10:09:31 AM »
heey what about * ?
Everyone forgets the *

If I recall correctly, the * not triggering emote was left like that on purpose. Sometime you want to emote something using words that triggers an animation, but you don't necessarily want that animation,  hence why the * wasn't added as a trigger for animation. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure its one of there reason we sticked only with the [ ]
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Re: ( vs [
« Reply #6 on: July 22, 2020, 10:30:52 AM »
There are reasons why people might use () in casual speech or descriptions. [] is not generally used at all. While I sympathize with the keyboard issue, we are unlikely to support () anytime soon.
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Re: ( vs [
« Reply #7 on: July 22, 2020, 10:52:41 AM »
Yeah, people use * or () when they don't want to accidentally emote falling over for the nth time
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