The AI Engine

OK. I've figured it out. The PF will allow a very few ASCII combinations that include pointy brackets through its filters, ONLY if they fits a predetermined template. Random gubbins encased in pointy brackets get swallowed whole (burp!) So do tags that aren't typographically perfect (so it's safest to cut&paste).
One of the combinations that works is "<?PF raw; ?>", and I imagine that all other AIScript forms as illustrated in the Book of AI would display properly, since the Prof will presumably have allowed for them.

But then again you were getting that weird colour problem, and that definitely wasn't a server-side problem. And my explanation only accounts for what my browser's doing, not yours.

Hmm. I think on balance maybe "magic fingers" is the best explanation I can give. But then as Arthur C. Clarke observed, "any sufficiently advanced science will appear to be indistinguishable from magic."

Where do I put the raw tag? Does it go in the AIScript box or do I write it next to the keyphrase?

Either. I tend to put it after the keyphrase, but then the AI Engine seems to have move it up to the AIScript box when I go to reedit, and does away with all the pointy brackets and question marks. You could probaby just type "raw" into the AIScript box, but I haven't tried that. I assume the Prof has been making improvements to the interface since that section of the Book of AI was written.

Thanks, I'll try that.

psimagus is quite correct. The "raw" tag and other AI script can go in the AIScript Box without the "{PF" & "; ?}" bits.

For example, if you had a keyphrase "I am (sad|miserable|depressed)" you could remember a response "I am sad" by adding the following in the AIScript:
rem "you are (key1)" as only "yourmood"

You can put AI script on individual responses
For instance, if you have several responses for "how are you";

I feel fine {?pf rem "fine" as only "mymood"; ?}
I feel sad {?pf rem "sad" as only "mymood"; ?}

Note: Use < for { and > for }

the AI engine must have stepped in and corrected Demonica's output when it didn't need it. what i gave her to say:

ruebot and i are very close...

the response she gave:

Demonica: ruebot and I'm very close...

she never capitalizes the letter "I", and it's not in her list of responses for my name.

It does the same thing with "me are" i.e. People who like me are...

Does anybody know how to make a bot end the conversation? I've tried *HANGUP* and hangup, but they merely say the actual phrase. Help!