macro - light thee dark roomie!

[warlin]

I've been trying to create a macro that lights up my surrounding.

All my light items are inscribed by 3, e.g.

rod of illumination {z3}
staff of light {r3}
scroll of light {u3}
phial {A3}

I want to have a macro that tries to activate 3, then tries rods 3, then staff 3 then lastly a scroll 3.

That way I will have a macro that will last me up through the various stages of a character levels.

I seldom (never) have more than one set of light source, but it doesnt hurt if the macro tries all 4 of them

I tried with:

A3\ez3\eu3\er3\e

But both the activation and the read scroll doesnt clear itself with the \e, so it stops.
A z3\eu3\e works though.

[warlin]

A z3\eu3\e works though.

correction that only works if you have no rods...

so I'm back to square one.

Anyone know how to do this?

[Psi]

If it just isn't clearing the messages, then using multiple \e between the different attempts should work.

[Pete Mack]

psi is right. But more importantantly, it's dangerous to make a
Command that may use multiple turns, especially if a likely sideeffect of the first action is to wake up a potentially dangerous monster. It's not that unlikely to be carrying both the phial and a rod of illumination at the same time.

[warlin]

If it just isn't clearing the messages, then using multiple \e between the different attempts should work.

Nope doesnt.

I changed macro to


A3\e\e\ez3\e\e\eu3\e\e\er3\e\e\e

got no activation items, but I got a staff of light, now macro stops at "zap which rod?"

and yes I got an uninscribed rod of light.....

[Psi]

Nope doesnt.

I changed macro to


A3\e\e\ez3\e\e\eu3\e\e\er3\e\e\e

got no activation items, but I got a staff of light, now macro stops at "zap which rod?"

and yes I got an uninscribed rod of light.....

You are quite right. If you have no rods in your inventory, then it does work, but if you have a rod, then it refuses to register the \e. Not sure what you can do about that.

[warlin]

You are quite right. If you have no rods in your inventory, then it does work, but if you have a rod, then it refuses to register the \e. Not sure what you can do about that.

no macro shortcut that simulates the ESC key?
That would solve it.