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@@ -92,22 +92,22 @@ Presentation and style
 Most of the guide's text appears in this typeface, except where we're using
 words which are part of the Inform system (like ``print``, ``Include``,
 ``VerbLib``) or are extracted from one of our games (like ``bird``,
-``nest``, ``top_of_tree``).  Terms in **bold type** are included in the
-glossary -- Appendix G on page 273.  We switch to italic type for a
-placeholder: for example you should read the Inform statement:
+``nest``, ``top_of_tree``).
 
-.. parsed-literal::
+.. only:: html
 
-   print "*string*";
+   Terms that are included in the :doc:`Glossary <appendices/g>` appear as
+   links to that glossary entry.
 
-.. todo::
+.. only:: latex
+
+   Terms that are included in the :doc:`Glossary <appendices/g>` appear in
+   blue italic.  In the PDF version, these are links to the glossary entry.
+
+We switch to italic type for a placeholder: for example you should read the
+Inform statement:
 
-   The above will not render correctly in PDF.  In PDF the leading 
-   quotes always appear with at least one backquote.  At the moment, the 
-   best solution I can think up is to have a script fire off after LaTeX 
-   generation to take care of this problem so that when the LaTeX code 
-   is compiled, we'll get the correct glyphs.  At the moment, I don't 
-   know how to make such a script automatically run.
+   :samp:`print "{string}";`
 
 as meaning "display on the player's screen the arbitrary character or
 characters which are represented here by the placeholder *string*".
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ locations:
     A more general list of FAQs about IF authorship, covering both Inform
     and the other main systems.
 
-*   news:rec.arts.int-fiction
+*   :newsgroup:`rec.arts.int-fiction`
 
     The Usenet newsgroup for authors of IF, commonly known by the
     abbreviation RAIF.  Here you'll find discussion on IF technology,
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ locations:
     assistance with your own "how do I..." questions (but please, look in
     the manual first).
 
-*   news:rec.games.int-fiction
+*   :newsgroup:`rec.games.int-fiction`
 
     The complementary newsgroup for IF *players*, often known as RGIF.
 
@@ -234,7 +234,6 @@ eventually of presenting, the Inform text adventure development system.
 
 .. [#play]
    If you feel confused about IF in general or about this distinction
-   between writing and playing in particular, try glancing ahead at "Just
-   what is interactive fiction?" on page 13 and at "How to play an IF game"
-   on page 209; also, you may find the Ifaq at
-   http://www.plover.net/~textfire/raiffaq/ifaq/ helpful.
+   between writing and playing in particular, try glancing ahead at
+   :doc:`chapters/01` and at :doc:`appendices/a`; also, you may find the
+   Ifaq at http://www.plover.net/~textfire/raiffaq/ifaq/ helpful.