Refactors the examine proc to return a list of strings (#12280)

code/modules/paperwork/clipboard.dm

@@ -38,8 +38,9 @@
 			toppaper = locate(/obj/item/paper_bundle) in src
 
 /obj/item/clipboard/examine(mob/user)
-	if(..(user, 1) && toppaper)
-		toppaper.examine(user)
+	. = ..()
+	if(in_range(user, src) && toppaper)
+		. += toppaper.examine(user)
 
 obj/item/clipboard/proc/penPlacement(mob/user, obj/item/pen/P, placing)
 	if(placing)

code/modules/paperwork/frames.dm

@@ -137,10 +137,10 @@
 
 	playsound(PF.loc, usesound, 100, 1)
 
-/obj/item/picture_frame/examine(mob/user, var/distance = -1, var/infix = "", var/suffix = "")
-	..()
+/obj/item/picture_frame/examine(mob/user, var/infix = "", var/suffix = "")
+	. = ..()
 	if(displayed)
-		displayed.examine(user, distance, infix, suffix)
+		. += displayed.examine(user, infix, suffix)
 
 /obj/item/picture_frame/attack_self(mob/user)
 	if(displayed)
@@ -245,11 +245,11 @@
 	else
 		return ..()
 
-/obj/structure/sign/picture_frame/examine(mob/user, var/distance = -1, var/infix = "", var/suffix = "")
+/obj/structure/sign/picture_frame/examine(mob/user, var/infix = "", var/suffix = "")
 	if(frame)
-		frame.examine(user, distance, infix, suffix)
+		. += frame.examine(user, infix, suffix)
 	else
-		..()
+		. = ..()
 
 /obj/structure/sign/picture_frame/attack_hand(mob/user)
 	if(frame)

code/modules/paperwork/paper.dm

@@ -60,13 +60,14 @@
 	icon_state = "paper"
 
 /obj/item/paper/examine(mob/user)
+	. = ..()
 	if(user.is_literate())
 		if(in_range(user, src) || istype(user, /mob/dead/observer))
 			show_content(user)
 		else
-			to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>You have to go closer if you want to read it.</span>")
+			. += "<span class='notice'>You have to go closer if you want to read it.</span>"
 	else
-		to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>You don't know how to read.</span>")
+		. += "<span class='notice'>You don't know how to read.</span>"
 
 /obj/item/paper/proc/show_content(var/mob/user, var/forceshow = 0, var/forcestars = 0, var/infolinks = 0, var/view = 1)
 	var/datum/asset/assets = get_asset_datum(/datum/asset/simple/paper)

code/modules/paperwork/paper_bundle.dm

@@ -100,10 +100,11 @@
 				to_chat(user, "<span class='warning'>You must hold \the [P] steady to burn \the [src].</span>")
 
 /obj/item/paper_bundle/examine(mob/user)
-	if(..(user, 1))
-		src.show_content(user)
+	. = ..()
+	if(in_range(user, src))
+		show_content(user)
 	else
-		to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>It is too far away.</span>")
+		. += "<span class='notice'>It is too far away.</span>"
 
 /obj/item/paper_bundle/proc/show_content(mob/user as mob)
 	var/dat

code/modules/paperwork/paperbin.dm

@@ -100,11 +100,12 @@
 
 
 /obj/item/paper_bin/examine(mob/user)
-	if(..(user, 1))
+	. = ..()
+	if(in_range(user, src))
 		if(amount)
-			to_chat(usr, "<span class='notice'>There " + (amount > 1 ? "are [amount] papers" : "is one paper") + " in the bin.</span>")
+			. += "<span class='notice'>There " + (amount > 1 ? "are [amount] papers" : "is one paper") + " in the bin.</span>"
 		else
-			to_chat(usr, "<span class='notice'>There are no papers in the bin.</span>")
+			. += "<span class='notice'>There are no papers in the bin.</span>"
 
 
 /obj/item/paper_bin/update_icon()

code/modules/paperwork/photography.dm

@@ -74,10 +74,11 @@
 				to_chat(user, "<span class='warning'>You must hold \the [P] steady to burn \the [src].</span>")
 
 /obj/item/photo/examine(mob/user)
-	if(..(user, 1) || isobserver(user))
+	. = ..()
+	if(in_range(user, src) || isobserver(user))
 		show(user)
 	else
-		to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>It is too far away.</span>")
+		. += "<span class='notice'>It is too far away.</span>"
 
 /obj/item/photo/proc/show(mob/user as mob)
 	usr << browse_rsc(img, "tmp_photo.png")
@@ -539,8 +540,9 @@ var/list/SpookyGhosts = list("ghost","shade","shade2","ghost-narsie","horror","s
 	to_chat(user, "You switch the camera [on ? "on" : "off"].")
 
 /obj/item/videocam/examine(mob/user)
-	if(..(user, 1))
-		to_chat(user, "This video camera can send live feeds to the entertainment network. It's [camera ? "" : "in"]active.")
+	. = ..()
+	if(in_range(user, src))
+		. += "This video camera can send live feeds to the entertainment network. It's [camera ? "" : "in"]active."
 
 /obj/item/videocam/hear_talk(mob/M as mob, list/message_pieces)
 	var/msg = multilingual_to_message(message_pieces)