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Document Path: /doc/lib/make_scroll

Simul efun: make_scroll - create a string looking like a nice scroll

Synopsis:
	string make_scroll(string *lines, string align)

Description:
	Returns the given string *lines as a nice scroll as with the command
	'who'. The first argument is an array of strings, or a string where
	the lines are separated by newlines ('\n'). If lines are too long
	to fit on the scroll, newlines are inserted. The second argument
	(optional) determines where the lines are placed on the scroll:
	"center" (default), "left" or "right".

Return value:
	returns a string containing an ASCII scroll

Example:
	int i;
	string *lines = ({ "In the village church you will see:" });
	object *inv = all_inventory(find_object("room/church"));
	foreach(i, inv) {
		if (inv[i]->short())
			lines += ({ "- "+capitalize(inv[i]->short())+"." });
	}
	write(make_scroll(lines, "left"));

Note:
	The elements of the array of strings *lines must not contain newlines.

See also:
helpdir/who
efun/printf