Tick some things off the TODO list.

diff --git a/about.rst b/about.rst
index ed87193f9cac1e201af12f40fbde83a5bf8bd43b..aa6f5c93e5f24adfe6d2f7da6d6fba4b411a0d17 100644 (file)
--- a/about.rst
+++ b/about.rst
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 
 .. epigraph::
 
 
 .. epigraph::
 

-   | *If they asked me, I could write a book;*
-   | *About the way you TALK, and LISTEN; And LOOK.*
+   | |CENTER| *If they asked me, I could write a book;*
+   | |CENTER| *About the way you TALK, and LISTEN; And LOOK.*

 
    -- with apologies to Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart.
 
 
    -- with apologies to Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart.
 


@@ -222,13 +222,13 @@ for devising it all, thereby giving us the opportunity -- first
 independently and later in enjoyable collaboration -- of using, and
 eventually of presenting, the Inform text adventure development system.
 
 independently and later in enjoyable collaboration -- of using, and
 eventually of presenting, the Inform text adventure development system.
 

-| *Roger Firth*
-| *Wallingford, England*
+| |FILL| *Roger Firth*
+| |FILL| *Wallingford, England*

 
 

-| *Sonja Kesserich*
-| *Madrid, Spain*
+| |FILL| *Sonja Kesserich*
+| |FILL| *Madrid, Spain*

 
 

-| *August 2004*
+| |FILL| *August 2004*

 
 .. rubric:: Footnotes
 
 
 .. rubric:: Footnotes
 

diff --git a/appendices/a.rst b/appendices/a.rst
index 4d51c887e719d5a54341361ebc1be7f97e5a1e79..68c9aadb62cdef4f8250dfdbe618c337fa59332c 100644 (file)
--- a/appendices/a.rst
+++ b/appendices/a.rst
@@ -7,17 +7,13 @@
   .. image:: /images/picP.png
      :align: left
 
   .. image:: /images/picP.png
      :align: left
 

-.. raw:: latex
-
-    \dropcap{p}
-
-laying IF requires just a bit of instruction.  All you have to do is read
-the descriptions and situations that appear on the screen and then tell the
-game what you'd like to happen next.  Imagine that you're saying "I WANT TO
-..."; you don't actually type those three words, but you *do* type what
-follows, instructing the game to do something on your behalf.  Commands
-usually take the form of a simple imperative sentence, with a verb and a
-direct object (for example, typing EXAMINE THE KETTLE will display a
+|P|\laying IF requires just a bit of instruction.  All you have to do is
+read the descriptions and situations that appear on the screen and then
+tell the game what you'd like to happen next.  Imagine that you're saying
+"I WANT TO ..."; you don't actually type those three words, but you *do*
+type what follows, instructing the game to do something on your behalf.
+Commands usually take the form of a simple imperative sentence, with a verb
+and a direct object (for example, typing EXAMINE THE KETTLE will display a

 description of the kettle, TAKE KETTLE will make it one of your belongings,
 and so on).  If there's more than one kettle around, you can be specific
 (TAKE RED KETTLE); otherwise, the game will ask you something like "Which
 description of the kettle, TAKE KETTLE will make it one of your belongings,
 and so on).  If there's more than one kettle around, you can be specific
 (TAKE RED KETTLE); otherwise, the game will ask you something like "Which

diff --git a/appendices/b.rst b/appendices/b.rst
index fcbda9f51795e12c73b200f4e84cf993e19fc8f1..5760c1eb7221b364cf39367ebb41b7ce2cbc3928 100644 (file)
--- a/appendices/b.rst
+++ b/appendices/b.rst
@@ -7,14 +7,10 @@
   .. image:: /images/picH.png
      :align: left
 
   .. image:: /images/picH.png
      :align: left
 

-.. raw:: latex
-
-    \dropcap{h}
-
-eidi in the Forest is our first -- and simplest -- game. We describe it in
-three chapters: "Heidi: our first Inform game" on page 33, "Reviewing the
-basics" on page 49 and "Heidi revisited" on page 59.  Here is a run-time
-transcript, and then the original and extended source files.
+|H|\eidi in the Forest is our first -- and simplest -- game. We describe it
+in three chapters: "Heidi: our first Inform game" on page 33, "Reviewing
+the basics" on page 49 and "Heidi revisited" on page 59.  Here is a
+run-time transcript, and then the original and extended source files.

 
 Transcript of play
 ==================
 
 Transcript of play
 ==================

diff --git a/appendices/c.rst b/appendices/c.rst
index 2fd1e4efd136a5923d899b645b4fb10d630235fc..4dfb8b3a00d4769fa6caa35be0c271791fe7840b 100644 (file)
--- a/appendices/c.rst
+++ b/appendices/c.rst
@@ -9,13 +9,9 @@
   .. image:: /images/picW.png
      :align: left
 
   .. image:: /images/picW.png
      :align: left
 

-.. raw:: latex
-
-    \dropcap{w}
-
-illiam Tell, our second game, is also very straightforward. See "William 
-Tell: a tale is born" on page 69, "William Tell: the early years" on 
-page 79, "William Tell: in his prime" on page 91 and "William Tell: the 
+|W|\illiam Tell, our second game, is also very straightforward. See
+"William Tell: a tale is born" on page 69, "William Tell: the early years"
+on page 79, "William Tell: in his prime" on page 91 and "William Tell: the

 end is nigh" on page 103.
 
 Transcript of play
 end is nigh" on page 103.
 
 Transcript of play

diff --git a/appendices/d.rst b/appendices/d.rst
index 09f25a1255a7e0bb3f10b29c9ffd1ab586108b36..f1384a989389006c08a4013801dc68156c12f83f 100644 (file)
--- a/appendices/d.rst
+++ b/appendices/d.rst
@@ -7,14 +7,10 @@
   .. image:: /images/picC.png
      :align: left
 
   .. image:: /images/picC.png
      :align: left
 

-.. raw:: latex
-
-    \dropcap{c}
-
-aptain Fate is our third and final game; it's a little longer and more
+|C|\aptain Fate is our third and final game; it's a little longer and more

 complex than its predecessors. See "Captain Fate: take 1" on page 119,
 complex than its predecessors. See "Captain Fate: take 1" on page 119,

-"Captain Fate: take 2" on page 131, "Captain Fate: take 3" on page 147
-and "Captain Fate: the final cut" on page 157.
+"Captain Fate: take 2" on page 131, "Captain Fate: take 3" on page 147 and
+"Captain Fate: the final cut" on page 157.

 
 Transcript of play
 ==================
 
 Transcript of play
 ==================

diff --git a/appendices/e.rst b/appendices/e.rst
index 8bbe0685b575d778fc510935896f27d2e373c58f..31d81bd85048963d44c9155e282ac53643c9061e 100644 (file)
--- a/appendices/e.rst
+++ b/appendices/e.rst
@@ -9,12 +9,8 @@
    .. image:: /images/picR.png
       :align: left
 
    .. 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.
 
 this guide, plus various constructs which didn't occur naturally, and
 others of an advanced or obscure nature.
 

diff --git a/appendices/f.rst b/appendices/f.rst
index c9a90e9145b06d9e3cf03d732de24215dd75130f..0dc8e6449ad13efb9fd199a12cd4f0843316d8ff 100644 (file)
--- a/appendices/f.rst
+++ b/appendices/f.rst
@@ -13,11 +13,7 @@
    .. image:: /images/picL.png
       :align: left
 
    .. image:: /images/picL.png
       :align: left
 

-.. raw:: latex
-
-   \dropcap{l}
-
-ibrary files define Inform's model world, turning a conventional
+|L|\ibrary files define Inform's model world, turning a conventional

 programming language into a text adventure development system.  Here are
 the library constants, variables and routines, the standard object
 properties and attributes, the verb grammars and actions.
 programming language into a text adventure development system.  Here are
 the library constants, variables and routines, the standard object
 properties and attributes, the verb grammars and actions.


@@ -33,25 +29,18 @@ Library objects
   If defined (between Includes of `Parser` and `VerbLib`), changes standard
   library messages:
 
   If defined (between Includes of `Parser` and `VerbLib`), changes standard
   library messages:
 

-  .. only:: html
-
-    | `Object LibraryMessages`
-    |   `with before [;`
-    |        `{action}: "{string}";`
-    |        `{action}: "{string}";`
-    |        `{action}: switch (lm_n) {`
-    |                `{value}: "{string}";`
-    |                `{value}: "{string}",`
-    |                    `(a) lm_o,".";`
-    |                `...`
-    |                `}`
-    |            `...`
-    |        `];`
-
-  .. todo::
-
-     Get this to work properly in LaTeX.  Currently get a 'too deeply
-     nested' error.
+  | `Object LibraryMessages`
+  |   `with before [;`
+  |        `{action}: "{string}";`
+  |        `{action}: "{string}";`
+  |        `{action}: switch (lm_n) {`
+  |                `{value}: "{string}";`
+  |                `{value}: "{string}",`
+  |                    `(a) lm_o,".";`
+  |                `...`
+  |                `}`
+  |            `...`
+  |        `];`

 
 `selfobj`
   The default player object.  Avoid: use instead the `player` variable,
 
 `selfobj`
   The default player object.  Avoid: use instead the `player` variable,

diff --git a/appendices/g.rst b/appendices/g.rst
index a8d66c75d629bbbe6363fdba71385b7fcc6c3ea7..a9c164151eb53b76ee7e61c4c9220b2029d71db4 100644 (file)
--- a/appendices/g.rst
+++ b/appendices/g.rst
@@ -9,14 +9,10 @@
    .. image:: /images/picD.png
       :align: left
 
    .. image:: /images/picD.png
       :align: left
 

-.. raw:: latex
-
-    \dropcap{d}
-
-uring our travels, we've encountered certain terms which have particular
-significance in the context of the Inform text adventure development
-system; here are brief definitions of many of those specialised words and
-phrases.
+|D|\uring our travels, we've encountered certain terms which have
+particular significance in the context of the Inform text adventure
+development system; here are brief definitions of many of those specialised
+words and phrases.

 
 .. glossary::
 
 
 .. glossary::
 

diff --git a/chapters/01.rst b/chapters/01.rst
index fb85370bd549d198c4670159ff6e02e97823c051..8f6914b279bbd59b259761b358f9e29eb9e329ea 100644 (file)
--- a/chapters/01.rst
+++ b/chapters/01.rst
@@ -6,22 +6,18 @@
 
 .. epigraph::
 
 
 .. epigraph::
 

-   | *A was an archer, who shot at a frog;*
-   | *B was a butcher, who had a great dog.*
+   | |CENTER| *A was an archer, who shot at a frog;*
+   | |CENTER| *B was a butcher, who had a great dog.*

 
 .. only:: html
 
   .. image:: /images/picB.png
      :align: left
 
 
 .. only:: html
 
   .. image:: /images/picB.png
      :align: left
 

-.. raw:: latex
-
-    \dropcap{b}
-
-efore we start learning to use the Inform system, it's probably sensible
-to consider briefly how IF, which has many narrative elements, differs from
-regular storytelling.  Before we do *that*, though, let's look at an example
-of a familiar folk tale.
+|B|\efore we start learning to use the Inform system, it's probably
+sensible to consider briefly how IF, which has many narrative elements,
+differs from regular storytelling.  Before we do *that*, though, let's look
+at an example of a familiar folk tale.

 
     "There was once a man called Wilhelm Tell, from high in the Swiss Alps
     near the town of Altdorf.  A hunter and a guide, a proud mountaineer,
 
     "There was once a man called Wilhelm Tell, from high in the Swiss Alps
     near the town of Altdorf.  A hunter and a guide, a proud mountaineer,

diff --git a/chapters/02.rst b/chapters/02.rst
index a5fa8e9b72c426d71e36fa9a57e4c63c1ad11e32..0c02a871312eacddaafd5acd2d69cdea98fdeab8 100644 (file)
--- a/chapters/02.rst
+++ b/chapters/02.rst
@@ -4,19 +4,15 @@
 
 .. epigraph::
 
 
 .. 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
 
 
 .. 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.
 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.

diff --git a/chapters/03.rst b/chapters/03.rst
index 0291af10722638641a1f7b4d7ecc595eb4612332..dfd8dd4a88fabcfc71bc425e858fedb2e1a99d38 100644 (file)
--- a/chapters/03.rst
+++ b/chapters/03.rst
@@ -4,22 +4,18 @@
 
 .. epigraph::
 
 
 .. epigraph::
 

-   | *E was an esquire, with pride on his brow;*
-   | *F was a farmer, and followed the plough.*
+   | |CENTER| *E was an esquire, with pride on his brow;*
+   | |CENTER| *F was a farmer, and followed the plough.*

 
 .. only:: html
 
   .. image:: /images/picE.png
      :align: left
 
 
 .. only:: html
 
   .. image:: /images/picE.png
      :align: left
 

-.. raw:: latex
-
-    \dropcap{e}
-
-ach of the three games in this guide is created step by step; you'll get
-most benefit (especially to begin with) if you take an active part, typing
-in the source code on your computer.  Our first game, described in this
-chapter and the two which follow, tells this sentimental little story:
+|E|\ach of the three games in this guide is created step by step; you'll
+get most benefit (especially to begin with) if you take an active part,
+typing in the source code on your computer.  Our first game, described in
+this chapter and the two which follow, tells this sentimental little story:

 
     "Heidi lives in a tiny cottage deep in the forest.  One sunny day,
     standing before the cottage, she hears the frenzied tweeting of baby
 
     "Heidi lives in a tiny cottage deep in the forest.  One sunny day,
     standing before the cottage, she hears the frenzied tweeting of baby

diff --git a/chapters/04.rst b/chapters/04.rst
index a1a05adec47490a2c1f96c80128cbf8c71ba01e1..e6af20c62fa362e770970516d8bf032681bd74f8 100644 (file)
--- a/chapters/04.rst
+++ b/chapters/04.rst
@@ -6,19 +6,15 @@
 
 .. epigraph::
 
 
 .. epigraph::
 

-   | *G was a gamester, who had but ill-luck;*
-   | *H was a hunter, and hunted a buck.*
+   | |CENTER| *G was a gamester, who had but ill-luck;*
+   | |CENTER| *H was a hunter, and hunted a buck.*

 
 .. only:: html
 
   .. image:: /images/picG.png
      :align: left
 
 
 .. only:: html
 
   .. image:: /images/picG.png
      :align: left
 

-.. raw:: latex
-
-    \dropcap{g}
-
-oing through the design of our first game in the previous chapter has
+|G|\oing through the design of our first game in the previous chapter has

 introduced all sorts of Inform concepts, often without giving you much
 detail about what's been happening.  So let's review some of what we've
 learnt so far, in a slightly more organised fashion.  We'll talk about
 introduced all sorts of Inform concepts, often without giving you much
 detail about what's been happening.  So let's review some of what we've
 learnt so far, in a slightly more organised fashion.  We'll talk about

diff --git a/chapters/05.rst b/chapters/05.rst
index c730e1be39966294a4157d6e85987e5ec1f2ec2a..873d6a0f4819a044892af313bc81a47f66e6fe97 100644 (file)
--- a/chapters/05.rst
+++ b/chapters/05.rst
@@ -4,19 +4,15 @@
 
 .. epigraph::
 
 
 .. epigraph::
 

-   | *I was an innkeeper, who loved to carouse;*
-   | *J was a joiner, and built up a house.*
+   | |CENTER| *I was an innkeeper, who loved to carouse;*
+   | |CENTER| *J was a joiner, and built up a house.*

 
 .. only:: html
 
   .. image:: /images/picI.png
      :align: left
 
 
 .. only:: html
 
   .. image:: /images/picI.png
      :align: left
 

-.. raw:: latex
-
-    \dropcap{i}
-
-n even the simplest story, there's bound to be scope for the player to
+|I|\n even the simplest story, there's bound to be scope for the player to

 attempt activities that you hadn't anticipated.  Sometimes there may be
 alternative ways of approaching a problem: if you can't be sure which
 approach the player will take, you really ought to allow for all
 attempt activities that you hadn't anticipated.  Sometimes there may be
 alternative ways of approaching a problem: if you can't be sure which
 approach the player will take, you really ought to allow for all

diff --git a/chapters/06.rst b/chapters/06.rst
index 98224c71b4058067dd99c248a9d5cc6acc3e27b6..495b8d4b973a4b183b4f03e53809c770ef6055a7 100644 (file)
--- a/chapters/06.rst
+++ b/chapters/06.rst
@@ -6,19 +6,15 @@
 
 .. epigraph::
 
 
 .. epigraph::
 

-   | *K was King William, once governed the land;*
-   | *L was a lady, who had a white hand.*
+   | |CENTER| *K was King William, once governed the land;*
+   | |CENTER| *L was a lady, who had a white hand.*

 
 .. only:: html
 
    .. image:: /images/picK.png
       :align: left
 
 
 .. only:: html
 
    .. image:: /images/picK.png
       :align: left
 

-.. raw:: latex
-
-   \dropcap{k}
-
-eeping up the momentum, this chapter (and the three which follow) works
+|K|\eeping up the momentum, this chapter (and the three which follow) works

 steadily through the design of the "William Tell" game that we encountered
 right at the start of this guide. Many of the principles are the same as
 the ones we explained when designing Heidi and her forest, so we'll not
 steadily through the design of the "William Tell" game that we encountered
 right at the start of this guide. Many of the principles are the same as
 the ones we explained when designing Heidi and her forest, so we'll not

diff --git a/chapters/07.rst b/chapters/07.rst
index 9e928a32e898d745ea1377d30433f4ae07f42881..619f16f00936ab4a1067143d9a3633b9b4e29d0c 100644 (file)
--- a/chapters/07.rst
+++ b/chapters/07.rst
@@ -6,19 +6,15 @@
 
 .. epigraph::
 
 
 .. epigraph::
 

-   | *M was a miser, and hoarded up gold;*
-   | *N was a nobleman, gallant and bold.*
+   | |CENTER| *M was a miser, and hoarded up gold;*
+   | |CENTER| *N was a nobleman, gallant and bold.*

 
 .. only:: html
 
    .. image:: /images/picM.png
       :align: left
 
 
 .. only:: html
 
    .. image:: /images/picM.png
       :align: left
 

-.. raw:: latex
-
-   \dropcap{m}
-
-oving along swiftly, we'll define the first two rooms and populate them
+|M|\oving along swiftly, we'll define the first two rooms and populate them

 with assorted townspeople and street furniture, we'll equip Wilhelm with
 his trusty bow and quiver of arrows, and we'll introduce Helga the friendly
 stallholder.
 with assorted townspeople and street furniture, we'll equip Wilhelm with
 his trusty bow and quiver of arrows, and we'll introduce Helga the friendly
 stallholder.

diff --git a/chapters/08.rst b/chapters/08.rst
index cf555a3429229fcc2f04570306234016ff7771a6..2cfec9ba3f8a1a910a8ae99a43e1a639b919e465 100644 (file)
--- a/chapters/08.rst
+++ b/chapters/08.rst
@@ -6,22 +6,18 @@
 
 .. epigraph::
 
 
 .. epigraph::
 

-   | *O was an oyster girl, and went about town;*
-   | *P was a parson, and wore a black gown.*
+   | |CENTER| *O was an oyster girl, and went about town;*
+   | |CENTER| *P was a parson, and wore a black gown.*

 
 .. only:: html
 
    .. image:: /images/picO.png
       :align: left
 
 
 .. only:: html
 
    .. image:: /images/picO.png
       :align: left
 

-.. raw:: latex
-
-   \dropcap{o}
-
-ur game's action nears its climax in the town's central square.  In this
-chapter we define the square's constituent rooms and deal with Wilhelm's
-approach to the hat on the pole -- does he salute it, or does he remain
-proudly defiant?
+|O|\ur game's action nears its climax in the town's central square.  In
+this chapter we define the square's constituent rooms and deal with
+Wilhelm's approach to the hat on the pole -- does he salute it, or does he
+remain proudly defiant?

 
 .. _south-side:
 
 
 .. _south-side:
 

diff --git a/chapters/09.rst b/chapters/09.rst
index 4fab821b106c9165dec1ab0b7759ed81c2a6d078..24b04dc7e5d6ccfccc5e698d88731f3eae33034a 100644 (file)
--- a/chapters/09.rst
+++ b/chapters/09.rst
@@ -6,21 +6,18 @@
 
 .. epigraph::
 
 
 .. epigraph::
 

-   | *Q was a queen, who wore a silk slip;*
-   | *R was a robber, and wanted a whip.*
+   | |CENTER| *Q was a queen, who wore a silk slip;*
+   | |CENTER| *R was a robber, and wanted a whip.*

 
 .. only:: html
 
    .. image:: /images/picQ.png
       :align: left
 
 
 .. only:: html
 
    .. image:: /images/picQ.png
       :align: left
 

-.. raw:: latex
-
-   \dropcap{q}
-
-uite a few objects still remain undefined, so we'll talk about them first.
-Then, we'll explain how to make additions to Inform's standard repertoire
-of verbs, and how to define the actions which those verbs trigger.
+|Q|\uite a few objects still remain undefined, so we'll talk about them
+first.  Then, we'll explain how to make additions to Inform's standard
+repertoire of verbs, and how to define the actions which those verbs
+trigger.

 
 The marketplace
 ===============
 
 The marketplace
 ===============

diff --git a/chapters/10.rst b/chapters/10.rst
index cc4543e6cd72ab73a933c8faddad98fc12f1ad09..0d51d8af1af731678b16581a11c6740dea18f357 100644 (file)
--- a/chapters/10.rst
+++ b/chapters/10.rst
@@ -4,23 +4,19 @@ Captain Fate: take 1
 
 .. epigraph::
 
 
 .. epigraph::
 

-   | *S was a sailor, and spent all he got;*
-   | *T was a tinker, and mended a pot.*
+   | |CENTER| *S was a sailor, and spent all he got;*
+   | |CENTER| *T was a tinker, and mended a pot.*

 
 .. only:: html
 
   .. image:: /images/picS.png
      :align: left
 
 
 .. only:: html
 
   .. image:: /images/picS.png
      :align: left
 

-.. raw:: latex
-
-   \dropcap{s}
-
-imple though they are, our two games have covered most of the basic
-functionality of Inform, providing enough solid ground underfoot
-for you to start creating simple stories. Even if some of what you've
-encountered doesn't make sense yet, you should be able to browse a
-game's source code and form a general understanding of what is going on.
+|S|\imple though they are, our two games have covered most of the basic
+functionality of Inform, providing enough solid ground underfoot for you to
+start creating simple stories. Even if some of what you've encountered
+doesn't make sense yet, you should be able to browse a game's source code
+and form a general understanding of what is going on.

 
 We'll now design a third game, to show you a few additional features and 
 give you some more sample code to analyse. In "Heidi" we tried to make 
 
 We'll now design a third game, to show you a few additional features and 
 give you some more sample code to analyse. In "Heidi" we tried to make 


@@ -643,21 +639,22 @@ opt for the not-so-hot approach for some overriding reason. Don't feel
 discouraged; choices like this become more common (and easier) as your 
 experience grows.
 
 discouraged; choices like this become more common (and easier) as your 
 experience grows.
 

-.. todo::
+.. Ugh.  Ghastly, but it does the job.
+
+.. |WNL_LATEX| replace:: :latex:`\emph{\textbf{whatever new look}}`

 
 

-   That "whatever new look" below needs to be italicized and bolded for
-   LaTeX.
+.. |WNL_HTML|  replace:: :html:`<strong><em>whatever new look</em></strong>`

 
 .. note::
 
 
 .. note::
 

-   Going back to our example, an alternative approach would be to set 
-   the variable ``player.description`` in the ``Initialise`` routine (as we 
-   did with "William Tell") to the "ordinary clothes" string, and then 
-   later change it as the need arises. It is a variable, after all, and you 
-   can alter its value with another statement like ``player.description =`` 
-   *whatever new look* anywhere in your code. This alternative solution 
-   might be better if we intended changing the description of the player 
-   many times through the game. Since we plan to have only two states, the 
+   Going back to our example, an alternative approach would be to set the
+   variable ``player.description`` in the ``Initialise`` routine (as we did
+   with "William Tell") to the "ordinary clothes" string, and then later
+   change it as the need arises. It is a variable, after all, and you can
+   alter its value with another statement like ``player.description =``
+   |WNL_LATEX| |WNL_HTML| anywhere in your code. This alternative solution
+   might be better if we intended changing the description of the player
+   many times through the game. Since we plan to have only two states, the

    ``LibraryMessages`` approach will do just fine.
 
 A final warning: as we explained when extending the standard verb 
    ``LibraryMessages`` approach will do just fine.
 
 A final warning: as we explained when extending the standard verb 

diff --git a/chapters/11.rst b/chapters/11.rst
index 80acc5157f803f8f7f4a7892c1ee166f0a518465..2a7cd8fc131c72c1977d56b241220d168b4bde5a 100644 (file)
--- a/chapters/11.rst
+++ b/chapters/11.rst
@@ -4,22 +4,18 @@ Captain Fate: take 2
 
 .. epigraph::
 
 
 .. epigraph::
 

-   | *U was a usurer, a miserable elf;*
-   | *V was a vintner, who drank all himself.*
+   | |CENTER| *U was a usurer, a miserable elf;*
+   | |CENTER| *V was a vintner, who drank all himself.*

 
 .. only:: html
 
    .. image:: /images/picV.png
       :align: left
 
 
 .. only:: html
 
    .. image:: /images/picV.png
       :align: left
 

-.. raw:: latex
-
-   \dropcap{v}
-
-iewed from the inside, Benny's café is warm and welcoming, and packed 
-with lunchtime customers. We'll try to conjure up some appropriate 
-images, but the main focus of the room isn't the decor: it's the door 
-leading to the toilet -- and, perhaps, privacy?
+|V|\iewed from the inside, Benny's café is warm and welcoming, and packed
+with lunchtime customers. We'll try to conjure up some appropriate images,
+but the main focus of the room isn't the decor: it's the door leading to
+the toilet -- and, perhaps, privacy?

 
 .. _homely-atmos:
 
 
 .. _homely-atmos:
 

diff --git a/chapters/12.rst b/chapters/12.rst
index b22ae9368c8da2f7b75f182631880b38cd2b732b..f7009c6a04789ce1257e369e840f45bc349ac553 100644 (file)
--- a/chapters/12.rst
+++ b/chapters/12.rst
@@ -4,21 +4,17 @@ Captain Fate: take 3
 
 .. epigraph::
 
 
 .. epigraph::
 

-   | *W was a watchman, and guarded the door;*
-   | *X was expensive, and so became poor.*
+   | |CENTER| *W was a watchman, and guarded the door;*
+   | |CENTER| *X was expensive, and so became poor.*

 
 .. only:: html
 
    .. image:: /images/picW.png
       :align: left
 
 
 .. only:: html
 
    .. image:: /images/picW.png
       :align: left
 

-.. raw:: latex
-
-   \dropcap{w}
-
-e've given ourselves an interesting challenge by overusing that 
-convenient word "toilet", and here we show you how we resolve the 
-ambiguities that have been introduced. Also, it's time for the eponymous 
+|W|\e've given ourselves an interesting challenge by overusing that
+convenient word "toilet", and here we show you how we resolve the
+ambiguities that have been introduced. Also, it's time for the eponymous

 owner of Benny's café to be developed in full.
 
 Too many toilets
 owner of Benny's café to be developed in full.
 
 Too many toilets

diff --git a/chapters/13.rst b/chapters/13.rst
index 65df6a616f34c5a6aef4f6d02b192727b7ed48af..d7996308b207e1c9fdb403f188397fea1298e13a 100644 (file)
--- a/chapters/13.rst
+++ b/chapters/13.rst
@@ -4,22 +4,18 @@ Captain Fate: the final cut
 
 .. epigraph::
 
 
 .. epigraph::
 

-   | *Y was a youth, that did not love school;*
-   | *Z was a zany, a poor harmless fool.*
+   | |CENTER| *Y was a youth, that did not love school;*
+   | |CENTER| *Z was a zany, a poor harmless fool.*

 
 .. only:: html
 
    .. image:: /images/picY.png
       :align: left
 
 
 .. only:: html
 
    .. image:: /images/picY.png
       :align: left
 

-.. raw:: latex
-
-   \dropcap{y}
-
-ou'll probably be pleased to hear that Captain Fate has almost run his 
-allotted span. There are some minor objects still to be defined -- the 
-toilet, our hero’s clothes, the all-important costume -- but first we 
-need to decorate the café a little more.
+|Y|\ou'll probably be pleased to hear that Captain Fate has almost run his
+allotted span. There are some minor objects still to be defined -- the
+toilet, our hero’s clothes, the all-important costume -- but first we need
+to decorate the café a little more.

 
 Additional catering garnish
 ===========================
 
 Additional catering garnish
 ===========================

diff --git a/chapters/14.rst b/chapters/14.rst
index 0b99b449c05ca7a95e2c796c266ed37c7e812683..aed53b33efdf106c1412dcce9810786fc13d6857 100644 (file)
--- a/chapters/14.rst
+++ b/chapters/14.rst
@@ -11,18 +11,14 @@
   .. image:: /images/picF.png
      :align: left
 
   .. image:: /images/picF.png
      :align: left
 

-.. raw:: latex
-
-   \dropcap{f}
-
-inally our three example games are written; we've shown you as much of 
-the Inform language as we've needed to, and made a lot of observations 
-about how and why something should be done. Despite all that, there's 
-much that we've left unsaid, or touched on only lightly. In this chapter 
-we'll revisit key topics and review some of the more significant 
-omissions, to give you a better feel for what's important, and what can 
-be ignored for the time being; when you become an accomplished designer, 
-you will decide what matters and what can be left on the shelf.
+|F|\inally our three example games are written; we've shown you as much of
+the Inform language as we've needed to, and made a lot of observations
+about how and why something should be done. Despite all that, there's much
+that we've left unsaid, or touched on only lightly. In this chapter we'll
+revisit key topics and review some of the more significant omissions, to
+give you a better feel for what's important, and what can be ignored for
+the time being; when you become an accomplished designer, you will decide
+what matters and what can be left on the shelf.

 
 We'll also talk, in :ref:`reading-other-code`, about a few ways of doing
 things that we've chosen not to tell you about, but which you're quite
 
 We'll also talk, in :ref:`reading-other-code`, about a few ways of doing
 things that we've chosen not to tell you about, but which you're quite

diff --git a/chapters/17.rst b/chapters/17.rst
index 12be3966c017e7a91c5a42d080868d7af8250e7c..d0f974f0ac6be1630b23d567fb1760b4de8b4536 100644 (file)
--- a/chapters/17.rst
+++ b/chapters/17.rst
@@ -149,6 +149,4 @@ short(ish) works.
 And, who knows? It might be that next year we’ll all be smashed by 
 *your* entry.
 
 And, who knows? It might be that next year we’ll all be smashed by 
 *your* entry.
 

-.. todo:: This signoff should be aligned to the right side.
-
-*Sonja and Roger*
+|FILL| *Sonja and Roger*

diff --git a/conf.py b/conf.py
index 540662e056fc6d0ac6401dfcd00bbab04b8872a1..61bc5ef2bbe79c864900403ffbc589baf12675be 100644 (file)
--- a/conf.py
+++ b/conf.py
@@ -110,10 +110,8 @@ default_role = "any"
 # output. They are ignored by default.
 #show_authors = False
 
 # output. They are ignored by default.
 #show_authors = False
 

-# Global substitutions.
-rst_epilog = """
-.. |DM4| replace:: *Inform Designer's Manual*
-"""
+# Global definitions.
+rst_prolog = open("config/defs.rst").read()

 
 # External links.
 extlinks = {
 
 # External links.
 extlinks = {

diff --git a/config/defs.rst b/config/defs.rst
new file mode 100644 (file)
index 0000000..f55f649
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/defs.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+.. Global RST definitions.
+
+.. Special roles.
+
+.. role:: latex(raw)
+   :format: latex
+
+.. role:: html(raw)
+   :format: html
+
+.. Standard substitutions.
+
+.. |DM4| replace:: *Inform Designer's Manual*
+
+.. LaTeX-specific substitutions.
+
+.. |FILL|   replace:: :latex:`\hfill`
+.. |CENTER| replace:: :latex:`\centering`
+
+.. |A| replace:: :latex:`\dropcap{a}`
+.. |B| replace:: :latex:`\dropcap{b}`
+.. |C| replace:: :latex:`\dropcap{c}`
+.. |D| replace:: :latex:`\dropcap{d}`
+.. |E| replace:: :latex:`\dropcap{e}`
+.. |F| replace:: :latex:`\dropcap{f}`
+.. |G| replace:: :latex:`\dropcap{g}`
+.. |H| replace:: :latex:`\dropcap{h}`
+.. |I| replace:: :latex:`\dropcap{i}`
+.. |J| replace:: :latex:`\dropcap{j}`
+.. |K| replace:: :latex:`\dropcap{k}`
+.. |L| replace:: :latex:`\dropcap{l}`
+.. |M| replace:: :latex:`\dropcap{m}`
+.. |N| replace:: :latex:`\dropcap{n}`
+.. |O| replace:: :latex:`\dropcap{o}`
+.. |P| replace:: :latex:`\dropcap{p}`
+.. |Q| replace:: :latex:`\dropcap{q}`
+.. |R| replace:: :latex:`\dropcap{r}`
+.. |S| replace:: :latex:`\dropcap{s}`
+.. |T| replace:: :latex:`\dropcap{t}`
+.. |U| replace:: :latex:`\dropcap{u}`
+.. |V| replace:: :latex:`\dropcap{v}`
+.. |W| replace:: :latex:`\dropcap{w}`
+.. |X| replace:: :latex:`\dropcap{x}`
+.. |Y| replace:: :latex:`\dropcap{y}`
+.. |Z| replace:: :latex:`\dropcap{z}`

diff --git a/config/preamble.tex b/config/preamble.tex
index 30d6f20f6607f436499c3f3306e92cf5ec107eac..f8b94ff08d710fe7a904df310f93980e09e14aad 100644 (file)
--- a/config/preamble.tex
+++ b/config/preamble.tex
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@
 \renewcommand{\tableofcontents}{\py@OldTableofcontents}
 \makeatother
 
 \renewcommand{\tableofcontents}{\py@OldTableofcontents}
 \makeatother
 

+%% Avoid too-deepy-nested problems.
+\usepackage{enumitem}
+\setlistdepth{99}
+

 %% Covering page.
 \def\coverpage{
     \begin{titlepage}
 %% Covering page.
 \def\coverpage{
     \begin{titlepage}

diff --git a/foreword.rst b/foreword.rst
index c236af98b15c414d306bd1028b0263988a311db0..dc048dbca30fdee8519488f262cad641278bddd5 100644 (file)
--- a/foreword.rst
+++ b/foreword.rst
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ contributes one woven square.  As you read this book, you might want to
 bear in mind that such a quilt is never finished, and always has room for
 one more square from a newly arrived neighbour.
 
 bear in mind that such a quilt is never finished, and always has room for
 one more square from a newly arrived neighbour.
 

-| *St Anne's College*
-| *University of Oxford*
-| *April 2002*
-
+| |FILL| *St Anne's College*
+| |FILL| *University of Oxford*
+| |FILL| *April 2002*

diff --git a/index.rst b/index.rst
index f2b668af7b7c47ede62ee0910b4240119250f323..43a463006d3f6fc83a2ce74a9afdca316413ef19 100644 (file)
--- a/index.rst
+++ b/index.rst
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 .. only:: html
 
    .. toctree::
 .. only:: html
 
    .. toctree::

-      :maxdepth: 2

 
       copyright
       history
 
       copyright
       history