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* A client that supports logging. For example, [http://simplemu.onlineroleplay.com/download.html SimpleMU] or [http://www.beipmu.com/download/x-index.php BeipMU].
 
* A client that supports logging. For example, [http://simplemu.onlineroleplay.com/download.html SimpleMU] or [http://www.beipmu.com/download/x-index.php BeipMU].
 
* A text editor that supports advanced searches. If you run Windows, install [http://notepad-plus-plus.org/download Notepad++]. If you're using another OS, use its native text editor.
 
* A text editor that supports advanced searches. If you run Windows, install [http://notepad-plus-plus.org/download Notepad++]. If you're using another OS, use its native text editor.
 
If you have both of these things, you can edit a log for most MUs within minutes.
 
   
 
==How You Do It==
 
==How You Do It==

Revision as of 07:18, 10 March 2012

Logging can be done smoothly. Usually, it is a case of knowing a little advanced Find and Replace. I've probably included more screenshots than is needed.

What You Need

  • A client that supports logging. For example, SimpleMU or BeipMU.
  • A text editor that supports advanced searches. If you run Windows, install Notepad++. If you're using another OS, use its native text editor.

How You Do It

To clean a log in this fashion, you will be tinkering with a few of Find and Replace's more advanced features. Don't worry, though. Just copy and paste what you see in the table below. The table shows you what to search for when doing this in Notepad++. Linux and Mac text editors should be able to perform similar functions.

To find... Open Search, and Select... Paste This into Find Paste this into Replace
Pages
Log fr regex.png

^From afar\, (.*?)$

^[A-Za-z\-\'\`]+ pages\: (.*?)$

^Long distance to (.*?)\: (.*?)$

^You paged (.*?) with \'(.*?)\'$

^From afar\, to \((.*?)\)\: (.*?)$

^To \((.*?)\)\, (.*?) pages: (.*?)$

Put nothing into Replace (that is, leave it blank)
Channel Chatter
Log fr regex.png
^\[[A-Za-z]+\] (.*?)$ Put nothing into Replace (that is, leave it blank)
OOC Chatter
Log fr regex.png
^<OOC> (.*?)$ Put nothing into Replace (that is, leave it blank)
Add an additional line between paragraphs
Log fr extended.png
\r \r\r
Remove any triple lines between paragraphs
Log fr extended.png
\r\r\r \r\r
Remove spacing before poses Normal search is fine Hit the spacebar 9 times (Note, some people use 10, so you may want to run this with both 9 and 10) Put nothing into Replace (that is, leave it blank)