A single action in detail.<br><i>About the action rulebooks <ahref=inform:/doc178.html><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/help.png></a></i></p>
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<hr><b>Standard actions concerning the actor's possessions</b><br>Taking inventory <ahref=0_A.html><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/Beneath.png></a>, Taking <ahref=1_A.html><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/Beneath.png></a>, Removing it from <ahref=2_A.html><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/Beneath.png></a>, Dropping <ahref=3_A.html><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/Beneath.png></a>, <b>Putting it on</b> <ahref=4_A.html><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/Beneath.png></a>, Inserting it into <ahref=5_A.html><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/Beneath.png></a>, Eating <ahref=6_A.html><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/Beneath.png></a><p><hr><p><b>Putting <fontcolor="#000080">something</font> on <fontcolor="#000080">something</font></b><aname=PutOn></a> (<i>past tense</i> put it on)<br>
<p>By this action, an actor puts
something he is holding on top of a supporter: for instance, putting an apple
on a table.<p><hr><p><b>Typed commands leading to this action</b><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>
<br><pclass="hangingin2">check <i>an actor putting something on</i> <fontcolor="#800000">convert put to drop where possible rule</font> <ahref="javascript:pasteCode('convert put to drop where possible rule')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>name</i><ahref="javascript:pasteCode('The convert put to drop where possible rule is not listed in the check putting it on rulebook.[=0x000A=]')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>unlist</i></p>
<pclass="hangingin2">check <i>an actor putting something on</i> <fontcolor="#800000">can't put what's not held rule</font> <ahref="javascript:pasteCode('can[=0x0027=]t put what[=0x0027=]s not held rule')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>name</i><ahref="javascript:pasteCode('The can[=0x0027=]t put what[=0x0027=]s not held rule is not listed in the check putting it on rulebook.[=0x000A=]')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>unlist</i></p>
<pclass="hangingin2">check <i>an actor putting something on</i> <fontcolor="#800000">can't put something on itself rule</font> <ahref="javascript:pasteCode('can[=0x0027=]t put something on itself rule')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>name</i><ahref="javascript:pasteCode('The can[=0x0027=]t put something on itself rule is not listed in the check putting it on rulebook.[=0x000A=]')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>unlist</i> <ahref="#"onclick="showResp('extra1000087', 'plus1000087'); return false;"><imgborder=0id="plus1000087"src=inform:/doc_images/responses.png></a> 1</p>
<divid="extra1000087"style="display: none;"><pclass="in2"> <spanstyle="color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; background-color: #8080ff;"> A </span><spanstyle="color: #000066;">"[We] [can't put] something on top of itself."</span> <ahref="javascript:pasteCode('can[=0x0027=]t put something on itself rule response (A)')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>name</i> <ahref="javascript:pasteCode('can[=0x0027=]t put something on itself rule response (A) is [=0x0022=]New text.[=0x0022=].')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>set</i></div>
<pclass="hangingin2">check <i>an actor putting something on</i> <fontcolor="#800000">can't put onto what's not a supporter rule</font> <ahref="javascript:pasteCode('can[=0x0027=]t put onto what[=0x0027=]s not a supporter rule')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>name</i><ahref="javascript:pasteCode('The can[=0x0027=]t put onto what[=0x0027=]s not a supporter rule is not listed in the check putting it on rulebook.[=0x000A=]')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>unlist</i> <ahref="#"onclick="showResp('extra1000088', 'plus1000088'); return false;"><imgborder=0id="plus1000088"src=inform:/doc_images/responses.png></a> 1</p>
<divid="extra1000088"style="display: none;"><pclass="in2"> <spanstyle="color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; background-color: #8080ff;"> A </span><spanstyle="color: #000066;">"Putting things on [the second noun] [would achieve] nothing."</span> <ahref="javascript:pasteCode('can[=0x0027=]t put onto what[=0x0027=]s not a supporter rule response (A)')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>name</i> <ahref="javascript:pasteCode('can[=0x0027=]t put onto what[=0x0027=]s not a supporter rule response (A) is [=0x0022=]New text.[=0x0022=].')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>set</i></div>
<pclass="hangingin2">check <i>an actor putting something on</i> <fontcolor="#800000">can't put clothes being worn rule</font> <ahref="javascript:pasteCode('can[=0x0027=]t put clothes being worn rule')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>name</i><ahref="javascript:pasteCode('The can[=0x0027=]t put clothes being worn rule is not listed in the check putting it on rulebook.[=0x000A=]')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>unlist</i> <ahref="#"onclick="showResp('extra1000089', 'plus1000089'); return false;"><imgborder=0id="plus1000089"src=inform:/doc_images/responses.png></a> 1</p>
<divid="extra1000089"style="display: none;"><pclass="in2"> <spanstyle="color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; background-color: #8080ff;"> A </span><spanstyle="color: #000066;">"(first taking [regarding the noun][them] off)[command clarification break]"</span> <ahref="javascript:pasteCode('can[=0x0027=]t put clothes being worn rule response (A)')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>name</i> <ahref="javascript:pasteCode('can[=0x0027=]t put clothes being worn rule response (A) is [=0x0022=]New text.[=0x0022=].')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>set</i></div>
<pclass="hangingin2">check <i>an actor putting something on</i> <fontcolor="#800000">can't put if this exceeds carrying capacity rule</font> <ahref="javascript:pasteCode('can[=0x0027=]t put if this exceeds carrying capacity rule')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>name</i><ahref="javascript:pasteCode('The can[=0x0027=]t put if this exceeds carrying capacity rule is not listed in the check putting it on rulebook.[=0x000A=]')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>unlist</i> <ahref="#"onclick="showResp('extra1000090', 'plus1000090'); return false;"><imgborder=0id="plus1000090"src=inform:/doc_images/responses.png></a> 1</p>
<divid="extra1000090"style="display: none;"><pclass="in2"> <spanstyle="color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; background-color: #8080ff;"> A </span><spanstyle="color: #000066;">"[There] [are] no more room on [the second noun]."</span> <ahref="javascript:pasteCode('can[=0x0027=]t put if this exceeds carrying capacity rule response (A)')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>name</i> <ahref="javascript:pasteCode('can[=0x0027=]t put if this exceeds carrying capacity rule response (A) is [=0x0022=]New text.[=0x0022=].')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>set</i></div>
<br><pclass="hangingin2">carry out <i>an actor putting something on</i> <fontcolor="#800000">standard putting rule</font> <ahref="javascript:pasteCode('standard putting rule')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>name</i><ahref="javascript:pasteCode('The standard putting rule is not listed in the carry out putting it on rulebook.[=0x000A=]')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>unlist</i></p>
<br><pclass="hangingin2">report <i>an actor putting something on</i> <fontcolor="#800000">concise report putting rule</font> <ahref="javascript:pasteCode('concise report putting rule')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>name</i><ahref="javascript:pasteCode('The concise report putting rule is not listed in the report putting it on rulebook.[=0x000A=]')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>unlist</i> <ahref="#"onclick="showResp('extra1000092', 'plus1000092'); return false;"><imgborder=0id="plus1000092"src=inform:/doc_images/responses.png></a> 1</p>
<pclass="hangingin2">report <i>an actor putting something on</i> <fontcolor="#800000">standard report putting rule</font> <ahref="javascript:pasteCode('standard report putting rule')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>name</i><ahref="javascript:pasteCode('The standard report putting rule is not listed in the report putting it on rulebook.[=0x000A=]')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>unlist</i> <ahref="#"onclick="showResp('extra1000093', 'plus1000093'); return false;"><imgborder=0id="plus1000093"src=inform:/doc_images/responses.png></a> 1</p>
<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> 6</p>