
NannyMUD times walked into a new era when the new system of many 
separate writers was created. To help the writers in their despair
this file was created. It will be kept up to date when the system
gets better end more advanced. ( Hopefully )

How to become a writer.
 To become a writer you only need to mail a 23++, and then he will
put your newsdirectory in /etc/newssources. The directory can be named
as you wish, but preferable is "Newspaper". In this directory you must
then put a file namned "INDEX". This file must contain the name of your
section of the paper. Only the first line of that file will be used in 
the index of the paper.

How to write articles.
 This may be the hard part, since you need some inspiration. Write your
articles, and then format the pages. Each page must be its own file, 
and should never be longer than 20 lines, including your header.
If an article is longer than 20 lines, split it into two or more pages.
Then put the pages into your newspaperdirectory. Remember that the pages
are put into the paper exactly the same way as they are listed when doing
'ls' in the directory. So, to make it simple, name your pages "page<num>",
where <num> is the pagenumber. This pagenumber should not be confused with
the pagenumber in the paper. The numbering is for your part only, it will
have other numbers in the paper. So, don't put pagenumbering in the text.
Next, if you want a table of contents in your section you will have to
put together a file named "CONTENTS". This file must contain one line for
each page in your section, either the name of the article or a blank line 
to indicate that the article is several pages long.

How to update the paper to see your articles.
 Simply go to the /room/adv_inner and type 'update_paper' with the magic
device present in the room. This will update the database, so it may take a 
while. Don't do this too often, as it takes power from the MUD, and will
lag it down temporarily.

Some special features.
 If you do not want to type in your header at the top of every page you
can now have a file in your newspaperdirectory called "HEADER". This file
will be printed before the main text of the article, and also before the
pagenumber.
 As long as you don't have the file "INDEX" in the newspaperdirectory, your
pages will not be included in the newspaper.


If you still have questions, ask a 23++. ( Preferably Anvil )

If you have ideas, talk to Anvil.


