Technical Development

Development Systems Working on a new IF development system? Publishing an update to one? Got a question about hacking the code of the compiler? Here’s the place to discuss all these and more. Inform Extensions Discussion for Inform 7 Extensions. Specifications Many IF development systems have formal specifications, which allow people to independent or alternative implementations of the software. Discuss them here. Tools For discussing IF tools such as: mapping tools, library or packaging software, disassemblers Interpreters Written a new interpreter for an IF system? Porting one to a new OS? Having trouble installing one? This is the category for you.

Topic	Replies	Views	Activity
About the Technical Development category Technical Development	0	1067	February 25, 2019
Publishing your IF (updated 1/21/2014) Technical Development forum-wiki	15	17332	November 6, 2022
Need clarification on dictionary separators vs punctuation Specifications z-machine	2	35	January 18, 2025
How widely supported are multiple styles on Z-machine? Interpreters z-machine	10	77	January 17, 2025
InfoZip - Z-code interpreter for Psion palmtops Interpreters	4	125	January 17, 2025
Fabularium - Android GLK + TADS HTML IF interpreter Interpreters	58	19225	January 16, 2025
Do all Z-code interpreters truncate lines in upper window? Interpreters z-machine	5	77	January 16, 2025
Terp testing game suggestions Interpreters z-machine	8	102	January 16, 2025
Uploading third-party save files to Parchment Tools parchment	4	304	January 15, 2025
Unused Z-machine opcodes Specifications z-machine	4	63	January 15, 2025
Fabularium transcripts? Interpreters	15	1791	January 15, 2025
"Async" Parchment update: live on iplayif.com (Jan 2025) Interpreters parchment	56	693	January 14, 2025
Updating the Z-Machine Standard Documents Specifications z-machine	346	7605	January 11, 2025
Understanding Static vs Dynamic Memory Interpreters z-machine	7	95	January 9, 2025
Questions Implementing the Z-Machine Interpreters z-machine	5	97	January 8, 2025
Linker shenanigans in Bedquilt: look ma, no more preprocessor! Development Systems bedquilt	0	63	January 7, 2025
Glk: Now with green threads! (Bedquilt progress update) Development Systems bedquilt	0	88	October 25, 2024
Notes on Bedquilt's world model Development Systems bedquilt	15	285	January 4, 2025
AVG blocks Git.exe "because it's infected with malware" Interpreters	9	1907	December 31, 2024
Fictionarium, successor to Fabularium Interpreters	65	1647	December 29, 2024
Testing with regtest when the game is waiting for a key press Tools regtest	2	43	December 28, 2024
UnZ - Unpack Z-machine file format information Tools inform6 , dialog , zil , z-machine	6	441	December 27, 2024
Customising/Reimplementing ChoiceScript Development Systems choicescript	28	222	December 26, 2024
StoryMate: tagging system feedback Tools ai	9	125	December 24, 2024
Debugging v8 support in my interpreter; I'm out of ideas Interpreters	36	285	December 24, 2024
Compile Dialog in Visual Studio Development Systems dialog	12	158	December 23, 2024
BlorbTool: a web-based blorb editor Tools	5	124	December 22, 2024
StoryMate. A New No-Code Interactive Fiction Tool with AI Assistant Tools ai	15	1217	December 22, 2024
Versioned autosaves proposal Specifications autosaves	9	117	December 20, 2024
Sharpee: C# or TypeScript? Development Systems	18	216	December 18, 2024