Strange T behavior

[unthingable]

Using current master, this plays as expected:

.C............
.08T.**..***..
....:01Da.....

However, if the first step of T is a * then all remaining steps play as * regardless of what's in them. I.e.,

...............
..C............
..58T*.....**..
.....:01Da.....

plays the same as

...............
..C............
..58T********..
.....:01Da.....

Bug or I am holding it wrong?

[unthingable]

More strangeness:

This just writes a E that does not move:

..............
..C..HHHHHHHH.
..48TEEEEEEEE.
...XE.........
...E..........

This initially writes moving Es every 8 frames.

..............
..C..HHHHHHHH.
..48TEEEEEEEE.
...xE.........
...E..........

Why not every frame? And then, after messing around with the steps it stops writing altogether. For example, deleting the first E step (T.EEEEEEE) stops writing, putting it back does not restore it. Changing x to X does nothing, changing X to x writes a single moving E.

[neauoire]

However, if the first step of T is a * then all remaining steps play as * regardless of what's in them. I.e.,

That's because there is a * right above the : meaning that it bangs, which is somewhat working as expected. Commented and locked * are also read as bangs.

Just do this instead:

C...........
28T*.....**.
............
..:01Da.....

[neauoire]

This just writes a E that does not move:

That's because the X is locking the E and stopping it from moving.

Try something like this instead:

...D.8C3....
4.X...13TSWE
.......xW...

Remember that you won't be able to output a series of EEEEE in a sequence since the first one would hit the second one and die, and so forth.

[unthingable]

there is a * right above the : meaning that it bangs

Got it. It was strange to me as I thought T would "bind" its arguments preventing them from "acting" in other ways (old conventional programmer habits, still new at this), didn't even occur that : would also get banged by a nearby *. It makes sense now, that is neat!

Thank you for the explanations.

[neauoire]

No problem, let me know if you have any more question :)