From: cohrs <cohrs>
Date: Fri, 5 Jul 2002 15:58:16 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: messages when destroying a chest
X-Git-Tag: MOVE2GIT~2670
X-Git-Url: https://granicus.if.org/sourcecode?a=commitdiff_plain;h=194e43f8823742da1e06cb507c91793958146e00;p=nethack

messages when destroying a chest
Remove the special case of "the" vs "a" in chest_shatter_msg(), just
use an/An as appropriate.
---

diff --git a/src/lock.c b/src/lock.c
index 58da7e690..59be26538 100644
--- a/src/lock.c
+++ b/src/lock.c
@@ -872,12 +872,12 @@ STATIC_OVL void
 chest_shatter_msg(otmp)
 struct obj *otmp;
 {
-	const char *disposition, *article = (otmp->quan > 1L) ? "A" : "The";
+	const char *disposition;
 	const char *thing;
 	long save_Blinded;
 
 	if (otmp->oclass == POTION_CLASS) {
-		You("%s a %s shatter!", Blind ? "hear" : "see", bottlename());
+		You("%s %s shatter!", Blind ? "hear" : "see", an(bottlename()));
 		if (!breathless(youmonst.data) || haseyes(youmonst.data))
 			potionbreathe(otmp);
 		return;
@@ -904,7 +904,7 @@ struct obj *otmp;
 	default:	disposition = "is destroyed";
 		break;
 	}
-	pline("%s %s %s!", article, thing, disposition);
+	pline("%s %s!", An(thing), disposition);
 }
 
 #endif /* OVLB */