[alicebot-style] topic

[Emiliano De Laurentiis]

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I understand how to set a topic  but I have two questions related to=20
topics.

First: when in a topic, does the bot ignore any categories outside of=20
the topic. For example in this situation:

<category><pattern>1</pattern></category>

<category> <pattern>2</pattern> </category>

<topic name=3D"ABC *">
<category> <pattern> 3 </pattern> </category>
<category> <pattern> 4 </pattern> </category>
</topic>

Is the input "2" ignored when the topic is "ABC?"

Second question:

How do I get out of a topic. If most of my categories are not=20
topic-related, but I have one section which is bounded by a topic, how=20=

do I indicate that we are clearly no longer on topic?

Thanks in advance for your response.

-- Emiliano

[413] 458-5611
[413] 441-7177 cell
Knowledge Environments, Inc. <http://www.knowledgeenvironments.com>
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I understand how to set a topic  but I have two questions related to
topics.


First: when in a topic, does the bot ignore any categories outside of
the topic. For example in this situation:


<<category><<pattern>1<</pattern><</category>


<<category> <<pattern>2<</pattern> <</category>


<<topic name=3D"ABC *">

<<category> <<pattern> 3 <</pattern> <</category>

<<category> <<pattern> 4 <</pattern> <</category>

<</topic>


Is the input "2" ignored when the topic is "ABC?"


Second question:


How do I get out of a topic. If most of my categories are not
topic-related, but I have one section which is bounded by a topic, how
do I indicate that we are clearly no longer on topic?


Thanks in advance for your response.


<italic><color><param>0000,8080,0000</param>-- Emiliano


[413] 458-5611

[413] 441-7177 cell

Knowledge Environments, Inc. <<http://www.knowledgeenvironments.com>

Knowledge converted to Knowledge Avatars=99</color></italic>=

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