--- deliantra/server/include/freezethaw.h	2010/05/21 00:31:13	1.9
+++ deliantra/server/include/freezethaw.h	2012/10/29 23:55:53	1.13
@@ -1,22 +1,22 @@
 /*
  * This file is part of Deliantra, the Roguelike Realtime MMORPG.
- * 
- * Copyright (©) 2005,2006,2007,2008,2009,2010 Marc Alexander Lehmann / Robin Redeker / the Deliantra team
- * 
+ *
+ * Copyright (©) 2005,2006,2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012 Marc Alexander Lehmann / Robin Redeker / the Deliantra team
+ *
  * Deliantra is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
  * the terms of the Affero GNU General Public License as published by the
  * Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your
  * option) any later version.
- * 
+ *
  * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
  * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
  * GNU General Public License for more details.
- * 
+ *
  * You should have received a copy of the Affero GNU General Public License
  * and the GNU General Public License along with this program. If not, see
  * <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- * 
+ *
  * The authors can be reached via e-mail to <support@deliantra.net>
  */
 
@@ -205,7 +205,10 @@
   MTH void skip ();
   MTH void skip_block (); // skips till and over KW_end
 
-  bool has_value () const { return value; }
+  // returns true IFF a value was specified and it is not the empty string
+  // formerly, this just etsetd for a value, but the editor is too dumb
+  // and creates lots of empty values.
+  bool has_value () const { return *value_nn; }
   const_utf8_string get_str () const { return value_nn; } // empty string when missing
   void get_ml (keyword kend, shstr &sh);