3.1.0: Scroll of Enchant Armour??

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  • NeoWizard
    Adept
    • Dec 2008
    • 102

    3.1.0: Scroll of Enchant Armour??

    Since when did the spelling for armor change?
    Last edited by NeoWizard; January 18, 2009, 06:29. Reason: typo
    NeoWizard
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  • Elsairon
    Adept
    • Apr 2007
    • 117

    #2
    Standard spelling
    UK 'Armour'
    USA 'Armor'

    Is there a current standard language for Vanilla?

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    • Big Al
      Swordsman
      • Apr 2007
      • 327

      #3
      I would assume that this is mostly based on Tolkein stuff (who was british), it would be armour. That said though, there are 381 instances of "armor" and 158 "armour" in the code. I'd push for them to be all replaced to armour for consistency.
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      • NeoWizard
        Adept
        • Dec 2008
        • 102

        #4
        Thanks for the clarification!

        Being french, I dont know all of the spelling differences between the two. OTOH, I should have known(color, colour). And since I live in North America, armor seems more natural than Armour for me. But anyway, both are valid so spell it as you like. You won't see the difference in the "color of the armour"
        NeoWizard
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        aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in waht oerdr the ltteres in a wrod are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. fi yuo cna raed tihs, palce it in yuor siantugre. Olny 55% of plepoe can. mtat

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        • Elsairon
          Adept
          • Apr 2007
          • 117

          #5
          Originally posted by Big Al
          I would assume that this is mostly based on Tolkein stuff (who was british), it would be armour. That said though, there are 381 instances of "armor" and 158 "armour" in the code. I'd push for them to be all replaced to armour for consistency.
          I like this idea.

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          • Pete Mack
            Prophet
            • Apr 2007
            • 6883

            #6
            I'll see you 158 uses of Armour, and up you $500 in busywork. If you really want this to work right, you need to "localize" angband. If you're jonesing for some OCD behavior, localizing code is your fix.

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            • Zikke
              Veteran
              • Jun 2008
              • 1069

              #7
              Fewer letters per word has got to be worth something it's just more efficient.
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              • NeoWizard
                Adept
                • Dec 2008
                • 102

                #8
                Originally posted by Zikke
                Fewer letters per word has got to be worth something it's just more efficient.
                Fewer characters were important in the early 80s, where every byte counted but with today's pcs, you can spell color and armor as you like!
                NeoWizard
                -. . --- .-- .. --.. .- .-. -..

                aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in waht oerdr the ltteres in a wrod are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. fi yuo cna raed tihs, palce it in yuor siantugre. Olny 55% of plepoe can. mtat

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