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. Tools For discussing IF tools such as: mapping tools, library or packaging software, disassemblers Specifications Many IF development systems have formal specifications, which allow people to independent or alternative implementations of the software. Discuss them here. Inform Extensions Discussion for Inform 7 Extensions. 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	756	February 25, 2019
Publishing your IF (updated 1/21/2014) Technical Development	15	14885	November 6, 2022
Parchmap - automatic mapping, navigation, autocomplete, notes and more Tools z-machine , parchment , mapper	38	1480	June 5, 2023
Cannot parse Greek characters in Inform 7 Inform Extensions	27	509	June 5, 2023
Zorkmid - human-designed maps automapping for IF (v3) Interpreters	47	8336	June 2, 2023
Modern Supplemental Transcript System Tools	10	421	June 2, 2023
Introducing Elm Story - a new tool to visually compose and publish interactive storyworlds Development Systems	52	2948	June 2, 2023
Pending timed events extension Inform Extensions	0	75	June 1, 2023
FRISE -- a new interactive fiction engine Development Systems	9	611	June 1, 2023
Inform7 on linux cant reopen project Development Systems	7	195	May 30, 2023
Machine-readable IF formats (for non-traditional IF applications) Technical Development	5	360	May 27, 2023
Compiling a small Hugo sample Development Systems hugo	5	365	May 26, 2023
"FrankenDrift": Play ADRIFT games on Mac and Linux Interpreters adrift	49	2251	May 22, 2023
QTads 3.4 Interpreters qtads , release , interpreter	31	286	May 21, 2023
Where does Parchment save the transcript? Interpreters parchment	16	340	May 21, 2023
Spatterlight, now with colour cycling animations Interpreters scottadams	9	563	May 18, 2023
Latest ZMS 1.1 test program? Specifications	1	83	May 18, 2023
Which interpreters comply with ZMS 1.1 regarding prompt parameter of @save/@restore opcodes? Specifications z-machine	19	576	May 18, 2023
dMagnetic- A Magnetic Scrolls Interpreter Interpreters	88	5321	May 16, 2023
Spatterlight 1.1 released Interpreters	3	108	May 16, 2023
I ran out of ideas for software projects in UK Covid Lockdown 2! Development Systems	21	554	May 14, 2023
Inform not displaying 'Story' on networked computers - builds / firewalls etc? Technical Development	4	136	May 13, 2023
Opinions on Bitsy? Is it IF? Development Systems	29	1384	April 28, 2023
Git 1.3.5 and 1.3.7 - Output cursor position after line input event? Interpreters glk , glulx	9	170	April 23, 2023
Multi-interpreters - which could handle Adrift 5 going forward? Interpreters adrift	37	642	April 21, 2023
Rez 0.9: the Behaviour Tree release Technical Development	23	513	April 19, 2023
Making blorbs from GIF files Tools	11	181	April 18, 2023
Ambiguity in blorb spec Tools	2	118	April 17, 2023
What makes the Z-Machine unique? Interpreters	7	260	April 17, 2023
Demo of Parchment with new GlkOte implementation Interpreters parchment	8	509	April 15, 2023