Lfun: short - the short description of an object Synopsis: string short() Description: All visible items must have a short function. This function returns the short description of the item. If the function is missing or it returns 0 the item will be invisible to players. Return value: A string containing the short description of the object. There are some guidelines concerning style in short descriptions, provided to produce correct-looking english sentences when used by players. MOST IMPORTANT: shorts have to be in lower case in most cases! Please read build/shorts. Examples: short() { return "a knife"; } A wizard tool might want to have a short() like this: short() { if (wizardp()) return "a wizard tool invisible to players"; } Note: PLEASE have a look at 'man build/shorts'! See also: build/shorts, object/long, object/id