Re: Text

Steven D. Majewski (sdm7g@elvis.med.Virginia.EDU)
Tue, 5 Apr 1994 20:17:28 GMT

In article <Cns962.5u2@cwi.nl>, Jack Jansen <jack@cwi.nl> wrote:
>emeli@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Eric J Meli) writes:
>
>>The Cast (in order of appearance [roughly]):
>> KING ARTHUR : Graham Chapman
>> PATSY : Terry Gilliam
>> GUARD #1 : Michael Palin
>
>Ok, the assignment for today:
>Given that the script was typed in a format that is fairly easy to
>parse, write a python program that reads it, loads pictures of the
>specified actors and plays the script (by putting text-balloons next
>to them). Do this in less than 50 lines of python (not counting
>comments). If you add a speech-synthesizer to also pronounce the
>script you are allowed another 20 lines.
>--

Jack - Can you give those of us without sound output on our workstations
and who are still struggling to get all of the graphics to work a
TEXT-ONLY option ?

Maybe-a-script-that-turns-dialog-into-Tim-Peters'-style-sig's-ly yours,
- Steve