X-Git-Url: https://jxself.org/git/?p=ibg.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=about.rst;h=e8024b5eb20552b7e4957513d00047a056236677;hp=32e58f2b31b423c7169e49d92c7244a6eb58284f;hb=f9eb50b5024de49b2df4b5daab471731840195d3;hpb=e0b6ffefd08041869d6d78a5cbefdab1ddec2996 diff --git a/about.rst b/about.rst index 32e58f2..e8024b5 100644 --- 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: -.. 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*". @@ -168,7 +157,7 @@ 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 +165,7 @@ 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.