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Section - Prominence

The stove is insignificant. A PS-socket is always insignificant. A PS-plug is always insignificant. The void is insignificant. [I seem to have done something odd that causes it to appear in the room description otherwise.] The steam is insignificant. The clock radio is insignificant. Lily is insignificant. [Say it ain't so!]

A thing has a number called prominence. The prominence of a thing is usually 1. Definition: A thing is prominent if its prominence is 2 or more. [Prominent, prominenter, prominentest.]

When play begins:

repeat with the item running through insignificant things:

now the prominence of the item is 0;

repeat with the item running through major things:

now the prominence of the item is 2.

To decide what number is the salience of (item - a thing):

if something that is near the item is prominenter than the item:

decide on the prominence of the prominentest thing that is near the item;

decide on the prominence of the item.

A thing can be queued for description.

After choosing notable locale objects:

now everything is not queued for description;

repeat with the item running through insignificant things:

now item is queued for description;

set the locale priority of the item to 0;

let the counter be a number;

now the counter is 1;

while a thing enclosed by the location is not queued for description:

let the candidate be the prominentest ((thing enclosed by the location) that is not queued for description);

if the candidate is enclosed by something not queued for description (called the holder):

now the candidate is the holder;

if the vicinity of the candidate is not queued for description:

now the candidate is the vicinity of the candidate;

set the locale priority of the candidate to the counter;

now the candidate is queued for description;

now everything enclosed by the candidate is queued for description;

now everything near the candidate is queued for description;

increment the counter.