.. epigraph::
- | *C was a captain, all covered with lace;*
- | *D was a drunkard, and had a red face.*
+ | |CENTER| *C was a captain, all covered with lace;*
+ | |CENTER| *D was a drunkard, and had a red face.*
.. only:: html
.. image:: /images/picC.png
:align: left
-.. raw:: latex
-
- \dropcap{c}
-
-onventional -- static -- fiction can be written using nothing more than
+|C|\onventional -- static -- fiction can be written using nothing more than
pencil and paper, or typewriter, or word-processor; however, the
requirements for producing IF are a little more extensive, and the creative
process slightly more complex.
0000000000000000000000000000168F000000000000010200000000362E3231
...
-but, as you'll notice from the full transcript in "William Tell" story on
-page 219, the player will see the following::
+but, as you'll notice from the full transcript in :doc:`/appendices/c`, the
+player will see the following::
The place: Altdorf, in the Swiss canton of Uri. The year is 1307, at
which time Switzerland is under rule by the Emperor Albert of
embedded graphics; it simply enables you to type lines of text, which is
exactly what's needed to create an IF game.
-If you look at the game source on the previous page, or in the "William
-Tell" story on page 219, you'll notice ``Include "Parser";`` and ``Include
-"VerbLib";`` a few lines down from the top of the file. These are
-instructions to the Inform compiler to "include" -- that is, to merge in
-the contents -- of files called ``Parser.h`` and ``VerbLib.h``. These are
-not files which you have to create; they're standard :term:`library files`,
-part of the Inform system. All that you have to do is remember to Include
-them in every game that you write. Until you've a fair understanding of
-how Inform works, you've no need to worry about what they contain (though
-you can look if you want to: they're readable text files, just like the
-ones this guide will teach you to write).
+If you look at the game source above, or in :doc:`/appendices/c`, you'll
+notice ``Include "Parser";`` and ``Include "VerbLib";`` a few lines down
+from the top of the file. These are instructions to the Inform compiler to
+"include" -- that is, to merge in the contents -- of files called
+``Parser.h`` and ``VerbLib.h``. These are not files which you have to
+create; they're standard :term:`library files`, part of the Inform system.
+All that you have to do is remember to Include them in every game that you
+write. Until you've a fair understanding of how Inform works, you've no
+need to worry about what they contain (though you can look if you want to:
+they're readable text files, just like the ones this guide will teach you
+to write).
So, we've now introduced all of the bits and pieces which you need in order to
write an Inform adventure game:
find it easier to download a complete package containing everything that
you need to get started.
+.. _inform-windows:
+
Inform on an IBM PC (running Microsoft Windows)
===============================================
In order to make the download small and fast, these folders include just
enough to get you started as an Inform designer -- the compiler and
interpreter programs, the library files, the ``Ruins.inf`` example file
- from the *Inform Designer's Manual*, and a template for your own first
- game. A few other folders are included as placeholders where you could
- later download additional components, if you wanted them. As soon as
- possible, you should download the *Inform Designer's Manual* into the
- ``Inform\Doc`` folder -- it's an essential document to have, and has
- been omitted from this download only because of its 3MB size.
+ from the |DM4|, and a template for your own first game. A few other
+ folders are included as placeholders where you could later download
+ additional components, if you wanted them. As soon as possible, you
+ should download the |DM4| into the ``Inform\Doc`` folder -- it's an
+ essential document to have, and has been omitted from this download only
+ because of its 3MB size.
3. To verify that the downloaded files work properly, use Windows Explorer
to display the contents of the ``Inform\Games\MyGame1`` folder: you will
9. Using the same techniques, you can compile and play ``Ruins.inf``, which
is held in the ``Inform\Games\Download`` folder. RUINS is the game used
- as an example throughout the *Inform Designer's Manual*.
+ as an example throughout the |DM4|.
.. rubric:: Setting file associations
.. note::
On the command line, you sometimes also see a compiler :term:`switch`
- such as ``-S``, used for controlling detailed aspects of how the
- compiler operates. Rather than do that here, we find it more
+ such as :option:`-S`, used for controlling detailed aspects of how
+ the compiler operates. Rather than do that here, we find it more
convenient to place any necessary switches at the very top of the
source file, as we'll explain in the next chapter.
interpreter with similar ease. The convenience of doing this far outweighs
the small amount of time needed to obtain and configure TextPad.
+.. _inform-apple:
+
Inform on an Apple Macintosh (running OS X)
===========================================
In order to make the download small and fast, these folders include just
enough to get you started as an Inform designer -- the compiler and
interpreter programs, the library files, the ``Ruins.inf`` example from
- the *Inform Designer's Manual*, and a template for your own first game,
- which you may copy and rename each time you begin a new Inform project.
- A few other folders are included as placeholders where you could later
- download additional components, if you wanted them. As soon as
- possible, you should download the *Inform Designer's Manual* into the
- ``Inform/Doc`` folder -- it's an essential document to have, and has
- been omitted from this download only because of its 3MB size.
+ the |DM4|, and a template for your own first game, which you may copy
+ and rename each time you begin a new Inform project. A few other
+ folders are included as placeholders where you could later download
+ additional components, if you wanted them. As soon as possible, you
+ should download the |DM4| into the ``Inform/Doc`` folder -- it's an
+ essential document to have, and has been omitted from this download only
+ because of its 3MB size.
3. To verify that the downloaded files work properly, use the Finder to
display the contents of the ``Inform/Games/MyGame1`` folder: you will see
.. note::
On the command line, you sometimes also see a compiler :term:`switch`
- such as ``-S``, used for controlling detailed aspects of how the
- compiler operates. Rather than do that here, we find it more
+ such as :option:`-S`, used for controlling detailed aspects of how
+ the compiler operates. Rather than do that here, we find it more
convenient to place any necessary switches at the very top of the
source file, as we'll explain in the next chapter.
learn, but just as easy to break, and all Inform designers inadvertently do
so on a regular basis. There's some additional information about dealing
with these mistakes, and about controlling how the compiler behaves, in
-"Compiling your game" on page 189.
+:doc:`15`.
.. rubric:: More about the interpreter
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