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<hr><b>Standard actions concerning the actor's vision</b><br>Looking <ahref=11_A.html><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/Beneath.png></a>, <b>Examining</b> <ahref=12_A.html><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/Beneath.png></a>, Looking under <ahref=13_A.html><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/Beneath.png></a>, Searching <ahref=14_A.html><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/Beneath.png></a>, Consulting it about <ahref=15_A.html><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/Beneath.png></a><p><hr><p><b>Examining <fontcolor="#000080">something</font></b><aname=Examine></a> (requires light) (<i>past tense</i> examined)<br>
<p>The act of looking closely at
something. Note that the noun could be either a direction or a thing, which
is why the Standard Rules include the 'examine directions rule' to deal with
directions: it simply says 'You see nothing unexpected in that direction.'
and stops the action. (If you would like to handle directions differently,
list another rule instead of this one in the carry out examining rules.)<br><br>Some things have no description property, or rather, have only a blank text
as one. It's possible that something interesting may be said anyway (see
the rules for directions, containers, supporters and devices), but if not,
we give up with a bland response. This is done by the examine undescribed
things rule.<p><hr><p><b>Typed commands leading to this action</b><p>
<pclass="hangingin2">"look/l at [something]"</p><pclass="hangingin2">"look/l [something]"</p><pclass="hangingin2">"examine/x/watch/describe/check [something]"</p><pclass="hangingin2">"read [something]"</p><p><b>Named values belonging to this action</b></p>
<pclass="tightin2">examine text printed - <i>truth state</i></p><p><b>Rules controlling this action</b></p><p>
<pclass="hangingin2">instead of <i>doing something to the cables</i> <ahref="source:story.ni#line53"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/Reveal.png></a></p>
<pclass="hangingin2">instead of <i>looking or examining</i> <ahref="source:story.ni#line35"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/Reveal.png></a></p>
<br><pclass="hangingin2">carry out <fontcolor="#800000">standard examining rule</font> <ahref="javascript:pasteCode('standard examining rule')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>name</i><ahref="javascript:pasteCode('The standard examining rule is not listed in the carry out examining rulebook.[=0x000A=]')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>unlist</i></p>
<pclass="hangingin2">carry out <fontcolor="#800000">examine directions rule</font> <ahref="javascript:pasteCode('examine directions rule')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>name</i><ahref="javascript:pasteCode('The examine directions rule is not listed in the carry out examining rulebook.[=0x000A=]')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>unlist</i> <ahref="#"onclick="showResp('extra1000152', 'plus1000152'); return false;"><imgborder=0id="plus1000152"src=inform:/doc_images/responses.png></a> 1</p>
<divid="extra1000152"style="display: none;"><pclass="in2"> <spanstyle="color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; background-color: #8080ff;"> A </span><spanstyle="color: #000066;">"[We] [see] nothing unexpected in that direction."</span> <ahref="javascript:pasteCode('examine directions rule response (A)')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>name</i> <ahref="javascript:pasteCode('examine directions rule response (A) is [=0x0022=]New text.[=0x0022=].')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>set</i></div>
<pclass="hangingin2">carry out <fontcolor="#800000">examine containers rule</font> <ahref="javascript:pasteCode('examine containers rule')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>name</i><ahref="javascript:pasteCode('The examine containers rule is not listed in the carry out examining rulebook.[=0x000A=]')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>unlist</i> <ahref="#"onclick="showResp('extra1000153', 'plus1000153'); return false;"><imgborder=0id="plus1000153"src=inform:/doc_images/responses.png></a> 2</p>
<pclass="hangingin2">carry out <fontcolor="#800000">examine supporters rule</font> <ahref="javascript:pasteCode('examine supporters rule')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>name</i><ahref="javascript:pasteCode('The examine supporters rule is not listed in the carry out examining rulebook.[=0x000A=]')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>unlist</i> <ahref="#"onclick="showResp('extra1000154', 'plus1000154'); return false;"><imgborder=0id="plus1000154"src=inform:/doc_images/responses.png></a> 1</p>
<pclass="hangingin2">carry out <fontcolor="#800000">examine devices rule</font> <ahref="javascript:pasteCode('examine devices rule')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>name</i><ahref="javascript:pasteCode('The examine devices rule is not listed in the carry out examining rulebook.[=0x000A=]')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>unlist</i> <ahref="#"onclick="showResp('extra1000155', 'plus1000155'); return false;"><imgborder=0id="plus1000155"src=inform:/doc_images/responses.png></a> 1</p>
[if the noun is switched on]on[otherwise]off[end if]."</span> <ahref="javascript:pasteCode('examine devices rule response (A)')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>name</i> <ahref="javascript:pasteCode('examine devices rule response (A) is [=0x0022=]New text.[=0x0022=].')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>set</i></div>
<pclass="hangingin2">carry out <fontcolor="#800000">examine undescribed things rule</font> <ahref="javascript:pasteCode('examine undescribed things rule')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>name</i><ahref="javascript:pasteCode('The examine undescribed things rule is not listed in the carry out examining rulebook.[=0x000A=]')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>unlist</i> <ahref="#"onclick="showResp('extra1000156', 'plus1000156'); return false;"><imgborder=0id="plus1000156"src=inform:/doc_images/responses.png></a> 1</p>
<divid="extra1000156"style="display: none;"><pclass="in2"> <spanstyle="color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; background-color: #8080ff;"> A </span><spanstyle="color: #000066;">"[We] [see] nothing special about [the noun]."</span> <ahref="javascript:pasteCode('examine undescribed things rule response (A)')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>name</i> <ahref="javascript:pasteCode('examine undescribed things rule response (A) is [=0x0022=]New text.[=0x0022=].')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>set</i></div>
<br><pclass="hangingin2">report <i>an actor examining</i> <fontcolor="#800000">report other people examining rule</font> <ahref="javascript:pasteCode('report other people examining rule')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>name</i><ahref="javascript:pasteCode('The report other people examining rule is not listed in the report examining rulebook.[=0x000A=]')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>unlist</i> <ahref="#"onclick="showResp('extra1000157', 'plus1000157'); return false;"><imgborder=0id="plus1000157"src=inform:/doc_images/responses.png></a> 1</p>
<divid="extra1000157"style="display: none;"><pclass="in2"> <spanstyle="color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; background-color: #8080ff;"> A </span><spanstyle="color: #000066;">"[The actor] [look] closely at [the noun]."</span> <ahref="javascript:pasteCode('report other people examining rule response (A)')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>name</i> <ahref="javascript:pasteCode('report other people examining rule response (A) is [=0x0022=]New text.[=0x0022=].')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>set</i></div>
<br>Click on the speech-bubble icons to see the responses, or here to see all of them: <ahref="#"onclick="showAllResp(); return false;"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/responses.png></a> 7</p>