improved help messages

lexicon

@@ -27,19 +27,40 @@ if arg[1] == "h"
 or arg[1] == "help"
 or arg[1] == "how"
 or arg[1] == "howdo" then
-	print([[all
+	print([[
-	shows all words in heonian.
+
-search <query>
+[a]ll
-	searches all words and shows only those that return to string.find()
+ - shows all words in heonian.
-transcript <word>
+
-	transcripts the word to heonian script
+[h]elp
-	]])
+ - shows this message
+ 
+[s]earch <query>
+ - searches all words and shows only those that return to string.find()
+	
+[tr]anscript <word>
+ - transcripts the word to heonian script
+
+Parameters:	
+-h / --help 	(shows what does the command do)
+-a / --all 	(shows more info on the word, if any)
+-v / --verbose 	(shows the transcription process)
+-c / --copy 	(copies transcription to keyboard)
+]])
 	return
 end
 if arg[1] == "a"
 or arg[1] == "all" then
 	if please_help then 
-		print("all\n\tshows all words in heonian")
+		print([[
+		
+[a]ll
+ - shows all words in heonian.
+	
+Parameters:	
+-h / --help 	(shows what does the command do)
+-a / --all 	(shows more info on the word, if any)
+]])
 	else
 		showList()
 	end
@@ -48,7 +69,15 @@ end
 if arg[1] == "s"
 or arg[1] == "search" then
 	if please_help then 
-		print("search <query>\n\tsearches all words and shows only those that return to string.find()")
+		print([[
+		
+[s]earch <query>
+ - searches all words and shows only those that return to string.find()
+	
+Parameters:	
+-h / --help 	(shows what does the command do)
+-a / --all 	(shows more info on the word, if any)
+]])
 	else
 		if arg[2] then searchList(arg[2])
 		else print("no query to search") end
@@ -58,7 +87,16 @@ end
 if arg[1] == "tr"
 or arg[1] == "transcript" then
 	if please_help then 
-		print("transcript <word>\n\ttranscripts the word to heonian script")
+		print([[
+		
+[tr]anscript <word>
+ - transcripts the word to heonian script
+	
+Parameters:	
+-h / --help 	(shows what does the command do)
+-v / --verbose 	(shows the transcription process)
+-c / --copy 	(copies transcription to keyboard)
+]])
 	else
 		if arg[2] then print(convertToHeonian(arg[2]))
 		else print("no string to transcript") end