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-.. raw:: latex
-
- \dropcap{n}
-
-obody understands the phrase *errare humanum est* quite in the same way
-as a programmer does. Computers are highly efficient machines capable of
-wondrous calculations, but they lack imagination and insist that every
-single item thrown at them must be presented according to certain rules
-previously defined. You can't negotiate with a computer; you either bow
-in submission or bite the dust.
+|N|\obody understands the phrase *errare humanum est* quite in the same
+way as a programmer does. Computers are highly efficient machines
+capable of wondrous calculations, but they lack imagination and insist
+that every single item thrown at them must be presented according to
+certain rules previously defined. You can't negotiate with a computer;
+you either bow in submission or bite the dust.
Inform behaves no differently. If you make a typing or syntax mistake,
the compiler will send you back to revise your work. "It was just a
"OK, Herr Tell, now you're in real trouble.
...
-.. todo::
-
- "Herr" above is italicized. Was that a mistake in the original text?
-
- Update: I don't think so. In 08.rst, lines 465 and 516, "Herr" is
- explicitly underlined (which probably appears italicized on output).
-
Infix is quite complex -- there are more commands than those we have
shown you -- so while it's good to have available, it's not really a
tool for novices. If you do use it, be careful: you get a lot of runtime