Use standard newsgroup role.

[ibg.git] / about.rst

diff --git a/about.rst b/about.rst
index 9c8f55e80e12152c179a1b5332b10b31e245acac..e8024b5eb20552b7e4957513d00047a056236677 100644 (file)
--- a/about.rst
+++ b/about.rst
@@ -96,18 +96,7 @@ words which are part of the Inform system (like ``print``, ``Include``,
 glossary -- Appendix G on page 273.  We switch to italic type for a
 placeholder: for example you should read the Inform statement:
 
 glossary -- Appendix G on page 273.  We switch to italic type for a
 placeholder: for example you should read the Inform statement:
 

-.. parsed-literal::
-
-   print "*string*";
-
-.. todo::
-
-   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*".
 
 as meaning "display on the player's screen the arbitrary character or
 characters which are represented here by the placeholder *string*".


@@ -168,7 +157,7 @@ locations:
     A more general list of FAQs about IF authorship, covering both Inform
     and the other main systems.
 
     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,
 
     The Usenet newsgroup for authors of IF, commonly known by the
     abbreviation RAIF.  Here you'll find discussion on IF technology,


@@ -176,7 +165,7 @@ locations:
     assistance with your own "how do I..." questions (but please, look in
     the manual first).
 
     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.
 
 
     The complementary newsgroup for IF *players*, often known as RGIF.
 


@@ -214,11 +203,6 @@ The drop capitals, and their associated poem, are from "A Picture
 Alphabet", digitised from a collection of public domain woodcuts, circa
 1834, by Steven J.  Lundeen of emerald city fontwerks.
 
 Alphabet", digitised from a collection of public domain woodcuts, circa
 1834, by Steven J.  Lundeen of emerald city fontwerks.
 

-.. todo::
-
-   Reference to the drop-caps should only apply to those places they're
-   used (just the PDF?).
-

 All credit to the generosity of http://briefcase.yahoo.com/ for making
 international file-sharing such a breeze.
 
 All credit to the generosity of http://briefcase.yahoo.com/ for making
 international file-sharing such a breeze.