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- Make the text less repetitive
- Mention the reply.mores.instant option. This can be useful on quieter rooms and is a nice segue to the next page (Configuration)
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Configuration
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You have to give at least one argument, but you can give as many as you
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Getting More From Your Limnoria
===============================
Pagination: Getting More From Your Limnoria
===========================================
Another command you might find yourself needing somewhat often is the 'more'
command. The IRC protocol limits messages to 512 bytes, 60 or so of which
must be devoted to some bookkeeping. Sometimes, however, Limnoria wants to
send a message that's longer than that. What it does, then, is break it into
"chunks" and send the first one, following it with ``(X more messages)`` where
X is how many more chunks there are. To get to these chunks, use the `more`
command. One way to try is to look at the default value of
`supybot.replies.genericNoCapability` -- it's so long that it'll stretch
across two messages::
Limnoria automatically splits messages that are too long for IRC into multiple
chunks (aka "mores"). By default, it will send only the first chunk, followed by
``(X more messages)``. To view the remaining parts of a response, run the
``more`` command, repeating it as necessary.
<jemfinch|lambda> $config default
supybot.replies.genericNoCapability
<lambdaman> jemfinch|lambda: You're missing some capability
you need. This could be because you actually
possess the anti-capability for the capability
that's required of you, or because the channel
provides that anti-capability by default, or
because the global capabilities include that
anti-capability. Or, it could be because the
channel or the global defaultAllow is set to
False, meaning (1 more message)
<jemfinch|lambda> $more
<lambdaman> jemfinch|lambda: that no commands are allowed
unless explicitly in your capabilities. Either
way, you can't do what you want to do.
Example::
So basically, the bot keeps, for each person it sees, a list of "chunks" which
are "released" one at a time by the `more` command. In fact, you can even get
the more chunks for another user: if you want to see another chunk in the last
command jemfinch gave, for instance, you would just say `more jemfinch` after
which, his "chunks" now belong to you. So, you would just need to say `more`
to continue seeing chunks from jemfinch's initial command.
<jemfinch> $config default supybot.replies.genericNoCapability
<Limnoria> jemfinch: You're missing some capability you need. This could be because you actually possess the anti-capability for the capability that's required of you, or because the channel provides that anti-capability by default, or because the global capabilities include that anti-capability. Or, it could be because the channel or the global defaultAllow is set to False, meaning (1 more message)
<jemfinch> $more
<Limnoria> jemfinch: that no commands are allowed unless explicitly in your capabilities. Either way, you can't do what you want to do.
Chunked messages are stored by user, and you can view "mores" directed at
some else by specifying their nick in the command, e.g. ``more jemfinch``.
After doing this, any further responses are redirected to you, so they can be
displayed via ``more`` (without any extra argument).
If you want the bot to display more pages automatically, you can also
:ref:`configure <configuration-guide>` the following option::
<jlu5> @config help reply.mores.instant
<Limnoria> Determines how many mores will be sent instantly (i.e., without the use of the more command, immediately when they are formed). Defaults to 1, which means that a more command will be required for all but the first chunk. (Current value: 5)
Final Word
==========
You should now have a solid foundation for using Limnoria. You can use the
`list` command to see what plugins your bot has loaded and what commands are
in those plugins; you can use the 'help' command to see how to use a specific
command, and you can use the 'more' command to continue a long response from
the bot. With these three commands, you should have a strong basis with which
to discover the rest of the features of Limnoria!
You should now have a solid foundation for using Limnoria! In summary, use the
``list`` command to see what plugins your bot has loaded and what commands are
in those plugins, the ``help`` command to see how to use a command, and
the ``more`` command to continue a long response from the bot.
Do be sure to read our other documentation and make use of the resources we
provide for assistance; this website and, of course, #limnoria on
Do be sure to read the rest of the documentation, and visit #limnoria on
irc.libera.chat if you run into any trouble!