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Standard actions which are checked but then do nothing unless rules intervene
Waiting , Touching , Waving , Pulling , Pushing , Turning , Pushing it to , Squeezing 

Touching something (past tense touched)

Touching is just that, touching something without applying pressure: a touch-sensitive screen or a living creature might react, but a standard push-button or lever will probably not.

In the Standard Rules there are no check touching rules, since touchability is already a requirement of the noun for the action anyway, and no carry out rules because nothing in the standard Inform world model reacts to a mere touch - though report rules do mean that attempts to touch other people provoke a special reply.

Typed commands leading to this action

"touch [something]"

Rules controlling this action

before    asking someone to try doing something when the person asked is not the current interlocutor  giving orders needs an interlocutor rule   name  unlist 

NB: the change greeting command to greeting rule is listed before the giving orders needs an interlocutor rule in the before rules 

NB: the check going during convnode rule is listed before the say goodbye when moving rule in the before rules 

instead of    touching the boy   

instead of    taking or touching the rotting cucumber for the first time   

instead of    taking or touching the rotting cucumber   

report    an actor touching  report touching yourself rule   name  unlist

report    an actor touching  report touching other people rule   name  unlist

report    an actor touching  report touching things rule   name  unlist