Re: Bill of Rights and Inform Newbie


Mon, 06 Nov 95 15:15:19 GMT

In article <DHFq63.H1J@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca>,
svanegmo@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca (Stephen van Egmond) wrote:
>In article <4794dd$aft@cutter.clas.ufl.edu>,
>Jeremy Lakatos <jeremy@grove.ufl.edu> wrote:
>>If you would like to help me, I would appreciate any of the following,
>>listed in order of my preference:
>>
>>1. A shortened manual based at the beginning programmer, explaining the
>> syntax, giving examples, and telling what has to be in a room, etc
>> (like always remember to have doors work both ways, don't forget to
>> fasten characters to the ground), whatever. If something like
>> this exists I'd be pretty happy.
>

The manual is very good at only adding stuff incrementally.

>>2. An ASCII version of the designers' manual.
>

Just be patient. It's coming. If someone else is doing this, you don't
want to. It involves a lot more than just running it through a converter.
The converter's aren't perfect, and then the page numbers in the index
get messed up, etc... It's a royal pain.

I guess what I'd like to say is that you might want to read the text file
"The craft of adventure" in the meantime. It's pretty long, but well worth
the read.

Zobel

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