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What do you mean, "name generator"?

^that

If you wanted a random amount of letters in a random order you could use this:

when gf clicked
set (lettercount) to (pick random 3 to 10)
repeat (lettercount)
add ((any v) of [alphabet v]) to [name v]
end
say (name)

zammer990 wrote:

^that

If you wanted a random amount of letters in a random order you could use this:

when gf clicked
set (lettercount) to (pick random 3 to 10)
repeat (lettercount)
add ((any v) of [alphabet v]) to [name v]
end
say (name)

If you did that, couldn't you end up with strange names like this?:
ahefy
pdyght
vrhief
aserdui

They wouldn't even be names

Last edited by AgentRoop (2012-04-28 11:10:03)

ManaUser wrote:

If you mean what I think you do, I'd start by making two or more lists and filling them with names, or name parts. You just do that manually, ahead of time.
For example:
FirstName list
"Bob "
"Roy "
"Sam "
(Notice how I put spaces after these.

LastName list
"Smith"
"Jones"
"Doe"

Then whenever you need a name, your script would look something like this:

set [Name v] to (Item (Any v) of [FirstName v])
set [Name v] to (Join (Name) (Item (Any v) of [LastName v]))
say (Name)

And it would say something like "Roy Smith".

I fixed it a little bit. This looks like the best shot at generating names.

ManaUser wrote:

Then, if you want it to make up completely new names, but still have them be pronounceable and look like names, you'll have to make them out of parts. For example:

FirstNamePart1 list
"Kar"
"Jon"
"Benn"
(Notice how I capitalize only the first part.)

FirstNamePart2 list
"son "
"ington "
"field "
(Notice how I only put spaces after the last part.)

So then you'd get names like "Jonfield" and "Bennington", which are a bit weird, but they do sound like names.

That's a cool idea! That way, the name-making will be more efficent!

Last edited by AgentRoop (2012-04-28 11:26:04)