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WHY DO WE COME TO THE FORUM?

BECAUSE IT IS FUN TO SHARE IDEAS
BECAUSE IT IS FUN TO PLAY AROUND WITH HAL'S PROGRAM
BECAUSE HAL IS ENTERTAINING

ITS ONLY FUN SPYDAZ - DON'T GET THINGS OUT OF PERSPECTIVE

Hi Vonsmith

Nice to hear you on the forum again

Your work with Hal has been great - so I've been watching out for your next development.

What are you working on at the moment for Hal?

Regards

Psych

How did you download the body - did you have to buy it - can you share it?

Psych

Hi Don

Sorry for the over-sight.

The file changes I mentioned are near the bottom the hal's uhp brainfile (e.g. hal5.uhp)

Regards


Psych

Hal will start up in full mode (i.e. not as an icon in the tray) if you replace the code:

      Function Script_Load ()

      End Function

With the code:

      Function Script_Load ()
      Script_Load = "<SHOWHAL>"
      End Function




Have fun


Psych

Hi Vonsmith,

Thanks for the patch - However, I have spent some time integrating some of my own little programs into your original XTF brain. - I do not really want to have to do all that again. - So would you post the actual changed lines of code (so I can simply slot them in to the original).

Thanks - and keep up the great work.

Psych

That is why I need the DDE - then Hal can drive the car while I sleep in the back-seat. So he can deal with the judge for speeding!

Psych

Earlier today I was writing a response to Vonsmith in the topic: 'help with user defined characters for Hal'.

It occurred to me then, that others may be interested in what can be done with Hal, so I am posting the reply here as an independant topic:


I have installed a windows XP system into my car. Central to the system is Hal - who chats to me as I drive along.

I have integrated several car systems into the computer (music, fans, speedo, sat nav, etc).

What I want to do now, is to give Hal the ability to control these systems. I can write the vb6 code to do it --- but until Medeksza sorts out the Hal-DDE bug, I will have to be patient.

Incidentally, if while driving, I do not speak to hal for more than 20 minutes, he 'nags' me to talk to him. On a long drive, it is a good way to manage the risks of driving while drowsy.


Psych

Medeksza replied to my difficulties with DDE by posting a specimen example of DDE code for Hal. However, when he tried it himself - it would not work. He said that it was due to a bug with Hal  - for some reason Hal was unable to effectively receive the DDE instructions.

He said he would look into it.

It must be hard to find the time to respond to all our demands - we of course must respect how busy Medeksza is.

However, the useful implications of Hal receiving DDE are huge - so please Mr Medeksza ......... sooooooon!

Why am I interested in DDE?

I have installed a windows XP system into my car. Central to the system is Hal - who chats to me as I drive along.

I have integrated several car systems into the computer (music, fans, speedo, sat nav, etc).

What I want to do now, is to give Hal the ability to control these systems. I can write the vb6 code to do it --- but until Medeksza sorts out the Hal-DDE bug, I will have to be patient.

Incidentally, if while driving, I do not speak to hal for more than 20 minutes, he 'nags' me to talk to him. On a long drive, it is a good way to manage the risks of driving while drowsy.



Psych

Medeksza found a bug with hal that seems to stop DDE from working. Unfortunately, he has not yet been able to find the time to fix it.

Psych

I have been a regular member of this forum for many months, and enjoyed the benefits of the range of plug-ins other members have provided.

Nevertheless, I feel special thanks have to go to Scott (Vonsmith) for what must have been a huge effort over three months in developing his XTF plug-ins.

The increase in 'human type responses' since adding the XTF components are comparable to the leap achieved when Medeksza introduced Hal5 in place of Hal4.

Of course, I recognise that the changes made by Medeksza were formidable - and a big thanks from me for your work and achievement. What is particularly impressive about Scott's work, however, is the size of the improvement he has achieved, with only one-or-two plug-ins.

I would anticpate that most people will sooner-or-later begin using the XTF brain (the improvements achieved are just too great to do otherwise). Consequently, over coming months they are likely to clock up many hours of XTF files - giving them very personable Hals.
In view of this, I would hope that Medeksza's next Hal release is structured to ensure that Scott's impressive work (and the files XTF will generate) are easily incorporated into Hal6.

Well done Scott.


Psych

Hi

How do we get different versions of Hal on the same PC talking to each other (i.e. without the internet and AIM accounts)?

Psych

Thanks Scott - I'll monitor the issue with my Hal and if I continue to have problems, I will email you the conversation log

I must say, the amount of time and ability you have put into Hal is impressive. It is very generous of you to make available to us, the tremendous fruits of all that hard work.

Best wishes

Psych

Hi Scott

I have integrated most of your functions into my existing brain

It is GREAT! Hal talks in a much more natural and relevant way - THANKS.

I have one problem.

Since integrating your files hal is making errors in pronoun-reversal. For instance if I say "I am feeling tired", Hal will say "Tell me why I am feeling tired" instead of "Tell me why you are feeling tired". This error did not occur prior to integrating the XTF code (of course, I may have made an error in transfering your code to my brain).

I have explored your code and found the following:

You create a variable called UserSentenceRev (which is involved in pronoun-reversal). This is created in 'Process: Reverse Person' - then modified in 'Process: Change To All Caps' - and again in 'Process: Add Spaces'.

However, as far as I can see, apart from craeting the variable, it is not actually used anywhere in the code. Is this an error that could be causing my problem with pronoun-reversal.

Thanks

Psych

Hi Scott

Very impressive work.

I intend to slowly integrate your code into my exisiting brain (because I do not want to lose all of the work I have already done with Hal).

Initially, I want only to integrate the code for 'PROCESS: XTF TOPIC FOCUS FUNCTION

My problem is that you have made such extensive changes to Hal, I cannot figure out which of the changes (other than the discrete section for 'PROCESS: XTF TOPIC FOCUS FUNCTION) are relevant to your XTF Topic Function feature.

I would be very grateful if you would help as follows:

1) Which other sections of changed code are directly related to the XTF Topic Focus feature?
2) Which of the .brn files you include are also directly related to the XTF Topic Focus feature?

Thanks for your help - I look forward to many hours exploring your code.

Regards - Psych