X-Git-Url: https://jxself.org/git/?p=ibg.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=appendices%2Fe.rst;h=3f48f9e41d8c4c38f2696868ce82ab72f6ec032b;hp=8e0ab527e47d6c5aa8e0237780bf484bbcf7585a;hb=HEAD;hpb=8ac4013109449f64b13d69c55e5983b2214e2c55 diff --git a/appendices/e.rst b/appendices/e.rst index 8e0ab52..3f48f9e 100644 --- a/appendices/e.rst +++ b/appendices/e.rst @@ -9,12 +9,8 @@ .. image:: /images/picR.png :align: left -.. raw:: latex - - \dropcap{r} - -efer to this appendix for a succinct but essentially complete summary of -the Inform programming language; it covers everything that we've met in +|R|\efer to this appendix for a succinct but essentially complete summary +of the Inform programming language; it covers everything that we've met in this guide, plus various constructs which didn't occur naturally, and others of an advanced or obscure nature. @@ -72,9 +68,16 @@ to zero: | `Constant {const_id}`; | `Constant {const_id} = {expr}`; -Standard constants are `true` (1), `false` (0) and `nothing` (0), also -`NULL` (-1). Additionally, `WORDSIZE` is the number of bytes in a storage -word: 2 for the Z-machine, 4 for Glulx. +.. Generated by autoindex +.. index:: + pair: NULL; library constant + pair: false; library constant + pair: nothing; library constant + pair: true; library constant + +Standard constants are :const:`true` (1), :const:`false` (0) and +:const:`nothing` (0), also :const:`NULL` (-1). Additionally, `WORDSIZE` is +the number of bytes in a storage word: 2 for the Z-machine, 4 for Glulx. To define a constant (unless it already exists): @@ -667,8 +670,7 @@ To declare a new property common to all objects: Uncommon and deprecated directives ================================== -You're unlikely to need these; look them up in the *Designer's Manual* if -necessary. +You're unlikely to need these; look them up in the |DM4| if necessary. | `Abbreviate "{string}"... "{string}";` | `End;`