Main      Site Guide    
Message Forum
Re: Fantasy name generator
Posted By: Djinn, on host 24.159.138.235
Date: Saturday, July 21, 2001, at 22:43:05
In Reply To: Fantasy name generator posted by Somebody who likes long silly pseudonyms on Saturday, July 21, 2001, at 18:45:33:

> I have a suggestion for the Fantasy Name generator. I know there's a Template for the Advanced Name Generator, but... it would be nice if we could check off which letters or diphthongs...did I spell that right?...would be allowed in a name.
>
> For example, Hawaiian has 11 letters in its alphabet, so instead of listing those letters in the Template, we just check them off a menu. Or we can take a guess at which 11 letters Hawaiian has, grin.
>
> Samuel Stoddard hadn't been answering the emails I'd sent him...not that I'd written all that often, but I wondered if he's more likely to respond if I post this suggestion here.
>
> I do visit often, I just haven't felt motivated to write here much.
>
> Thanks.

The flexible interface allows better control over moniker creation than a checkbox form. Though not as simple as one, it's still fairly easy to learn and use. I would much prefer it to the proposed plan.

-Djin"((h|k|l|m|n|p|w|)(a|e|i|o|u|a'|e'|i'|o'|u'|ae|ai|ao|au|oi|ou|eu|ei)(k|l|m|n|p|)|)(h|k|l|m|n|p|w|)(a|e|i|o|u|a'|e'|i'|o'|u'|ae|ai|ao|au|oi|ou|eu|ei)(k|l|m|n|p|)"n


Link: Interface Instructions