launch beescroll

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/beescroll.lua b/beescroll.lua
index 858b1ac..ccc294c 100644
--- a/beescroll.lua
+++ b/beescroll.lua
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ local function news_item()
 		norm_color, " has ", choice {
 		-- the council has condemned all bees for [being/having been] boiled [illegally/without a permit/behind schedule]
 			{ "condemned ", beecount(), "for ", choice{"being","having been"}, " ", colors.blue, choice(verbs),
-				norm_color, choice{"illegally","without a permit","behind schedule"} },
+				norm_color, " ", choice{"illegally","without a permit","behind schedule"} },
 		-- the council has decreed that 1234 bees shall be skewed by next tuesday
 			{ "decreed that ", beecount(), "shall be ", colors.orange, choice(verbs),
 				norm_color, " by ", timeframe() },
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ local function news_item()
 
 
 
-local function make_entry()
+local function regular_item()
 	return {
 		choice{colors.yellow, colors.red, colors.cyan},
 		string.format("%5d",math.random(0,99999)),
@@ -111,12 +111,14 @@ end
 for _ = 1,H do
 	m.scroll(1)
 	m.setCursorPos(1,H)
-	f_write(m,news_item(), false)
+	f_write(m,regular_item(), false)
 end
 while true do
 	m.scroll(1)
 	m.setCursorPos(1,H)
-	f_write(m, news_item(), true)
+	local it
+	if math.random<0.05 then it = news_item() else it = regular_item() end
+	f_write(m, it, true)
 	os.sleep(math.random(5,100)/10)
 
 end