[alicebot-archcomm] Predefine predicates/properties

Jonathan Roewen alicebot-archcomm@list.alicebot.org
Mon, 28 Jul 2003 13:14:48 +1200


> Yes, the lack of cross-platform standards for predicate defaults is
> confusing.

I agree .. my other post, when it gets sent (prolly tuesday NZT) shows how
it's done in J-Alice, and my views of Ernest's proposal (in short, I
disagree).

> A somewhat related question is, should an AIML program support a CONNECT
> type signal that always activates an initialization category with the
> CONNECT pattern, each time a new client connects, just so that such things
> as predicate initializations always take place?

Yes, I believe the CONNECT pattern should become part of the specification,
though where you'd define it is another matter.

Jon