Liko wrote: @@ was replaced with /t then the letter
like /tR = bright red
so /tRtest/tn would be bright red and the /tn would stop the color bleed.
\t
and...
\t(HELP CLASS\t)
<--- would create a basic MXP link
\t[F500]BRIGHT RED\tn
\t[F411]PINK\tn
\tPPINK\tn
\t[B005]BLUE BACKGROUND\tn
\t[U9814/Rook]
<-- Create a rook icon, or display the word Rook if the player's client doesn't have that functionality
\t<SOUND FName="ouch.wav" V=50 L=2 P=80 T="combat" U="
www.yourMUD.com/sounds/
">
<-- Would play ouch.wav on an MXP/MSP capable client.
\t<send "command1|command2|command3" hint="click to see menu|Item 1|Item 2|Item 2">this is a menu link\t</SEND>
<--- Will send an expandable pop-up menu, complete with mouse-over tool tip on an MXP capable client.
The editor's(MEDIT, OEDIT, etc...) still accept the '@' symbol and will parse it into a tab for proper interpretation through the protocol output function, while the improved editor requires an '/t' call, to manually toggle over any entered '@' symbol, or vise-versa.