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@@ -16,19 +16,20 @@
   .. image:: /images/picT.png
      :align: left
 
   .. image:: /images/picT.png
      :align: left
 

-.. raw:: latex
-
-    \dropcap{t}
-
-ext adventures, otherwise known collectively as interactive fiction (IF),
-were highly popular computer games during the 1980s.  As technology evolved
-they faded from the market, unable to compete with increasingly
-sophisticated graphical games; however, IF was far from dead.  The Internet
-grew, and Usenet discussion forums offered a focal point for fans of the
-genre.  By developing IF programming tools and systems, organising contests
-and writing tutorials and reviews, these enthusiasts have led a revival
-responsible for many notable works, including some whose quality arguably
-surpasses that of the best commercial titles of the 1980s.
+|T|\ext adventures, otherwise known collectively as interactive fiction
+(IF), were highly popular computer games during the 1980s.  As 
+technology evolved they faded from the market, unable to compete with 
+increasingly sophisticated graphical games; however, IF was far from 
+dead.  The Internet grew, and Usenet discussion forums offered a focal 
+point for fans of the genre.  By developing IF programming tools and 
+systems, organising contests and writing tutorials and reviews, these 
+enthusiasts have led a revival responsible for many notable works, 
+including some whose quality arguably surpasses that of the best 
+commercial titles of the 1980s.
+
+.. Generated by autoindex
+.. index::
+   single: TADS

 
 Nowadays, IF is a hobby; almost everything that you need to begin writing
 your own text adventures is available, for free, on the Internet.  While
 
 Nowadays, IF is a hobby; almost everything that you need to begin writing
 your own text adventures is available, for free, on the Internet.  While


@@ -111,7 +112,11 @@ Inform statement:
 
 as meaning "display on the player's screen the arbitrary character or
 characters which are represented here by the placeholder *string*".
 
 as meaning "display on the player's screen the arbitrary character or
 characters which are represented here by the placeholder *string*".

-Examples might include::
+Examples might include:
+
+.. include:: /config/typethis.rst
+
+::

 
   print "Hello world!";
   print "Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on
 
   print "Hello world!";
   print "Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on


@@ -119,14 +124,7 @@ Examples might include::
         the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish
         from the earth.";
 
         the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish
         from the earth.";
 

-We place the "TYPE" symbol alongside game fragments which you can type in
-as a part of our working examples.  This differentiates them from other
-code snippets whose only purpose is to illustrate some particular feature.
-
-.. todo::
-
-   The "TYPE" symbol doesn't really work here.  Think of a better way to
-   indicate typed-in fragments.
+.. include:: /config/typeinfo.rst

 
 Useful Internet resources
 =========================
 
 Useful Internet resources
 =========================


@@ -146,6 +144,10 @@ locations:
 
 *   http://mirror.ifarchive.org/
 
 
 *   http://mirror.ifarchive.org/
 

+    .. Generated by autoindex
+    .. index::
+       single: IF Archive
+

     The IF Archive (or actually a high-speed mirror copy of it), from which
     you can download almost anything that's free and in the public domain.
     For a clickable map of Inform-related parts of the Archive, see
     The IF Archive (or actually a high-speed mirror copy of it), from which
     you can download almost anything that's free and in the public domain.
     For a clickable map of Inform-related parts of the Archive, see


@@ -170,6 +172,10 @@ locations:
 
 *   :newsgroup:`rec.arts.int-fiction`
 
 
 *   :newsgroup:`rec.arts.int-fiction`
 

+    .. Generated by autoindex
+    .. index::
+       single: RAIF
+

     The Usenet newsgroup for authors of IF, commonly known by the
     abbreviation RAIF.  Here you'll find discussion on IF technology,
     criticism and game design issues, and fast, friendly and knowledgeable
     The Usenet newsgroup for authors of IF, commonly known by the
     abbreviation RAIF.  Here you'll find discussion on IF technology,
     criticism and game design issues, and fast, friendly and knowledgeable


@@ -178,6 +184,10 @@ locations:
 
 *   :newsgroup:`rec.games.int-fiction`
 
 
 *   :newsgroup:`rec.games.int-fiction`
 

+    .. Generated by autoindex
+    .. index::
+       single: RGIF
+

     The complementary newsgroup for IF *players*, often known as RGIF.
 
 .. todo::
     The complementary newsgroup for IF *players*, often known as RGIF.
 
 .. todo::