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. 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. Specifications Many IF development systems have formal specifications, which allow people to independent or alternative implementations of the software. Discuss them here.

Topic	Replies	Views	Activity
About the Technical Development category Technical Development	0	1066	February 25, 2019
Publishing your IF (updated 1/21/2014) Technical Development forum-wiki	15	17307	November 6, 2022
Notes on Bedquilt's world model Development Systems	13	168	December 11, 2024
Embedding Twine Stories within Decker Development Systems twine	3	88	December 11, 2024
"Async" Parchment update: ready for testing (Oct 2024) Interpreters parchment	36	486	December 10, 2024
Gargoyle Status Bar Layout Interpreters	4	69	December 9, 2024
Request for help: JSON protocol for Glk sound Specifications glk , json , glkote	25	556	December 9, 2024
_read with no parse buffer passed? Specifications interpreter , z-machine	6	51	December 8, 2024
Lectrote 1.5.0, now with automatic transcripting Interpreters lectrote	13	242	December 7, 2024
V3 Development Started - Status Line by Christopher Drum Interpreters pico-8 , status_line	1	58	December 6, 2024
JavaScript, browsers, and interactivity Technical Development split-on-request , javascript , browser	80	419	December 6, 2024
Customising/Reimplementing ChoiceScript Development Systems choicescript	24	127	December 5, 2024
Spatterlight 1.2.7 Interpreters macos	68	487	November 28, 2024
"FrankenDrift": Play ADRIFT games on Mac and Linux Interpreters adrift	68	4109	November 24, 2024
Quixe 2.2.5 Interpreters	0	52	November 23, 2024
Wanted: VoiceOver users to test Journey hack Interpreters accessibility	23	207	November 15, 2024
Gnome-inform7 6L38/6M62 IDE now running on modern Ubuntu & Fedora OS Development Systems	144	7377	November 8, 2024
Windows, WSL, Inform 7 and Zarf's regtest.py Tools	2	63	November 8, 2024
Metacommander — a simple Python wrapper (preparser) for terminal-based interpreters and games Interpreters	3	282	November 8, 2024
ThyWeaver - A starter template for a modern Twine development Tools tweego-sugarcube , javascript , tweego , sugarcube , twine , twine2	2	89	November 6, 2024
I am making a game console for interactive fiction - your thoughts? Tools	20	420	October 31, 2024
Tweenode - A neat JS wrapper for Tweego Tools library , tweego , sugarcube , twine , sugarcube2 , twine2	1	75	October 30, 2024
Glk: Now with green threads! (Bedquilt progress update) Development Systems	0	62	October 25, 2024
Building Brightwood Stories, a Telegram bot for choice-based IF Development Systems	2	66	October 24, 2024
Updating Babel to recognize IFIDs more generally Interpreters	21	230	October 18, 2024
Announcing Wasm2Glulx, and a new port of Adventure Development Systems	5	177	October 17, 2024
Specifying Gargoyle's Glk extensions Specifications garglk , glk	24	5352	October 15, 2024
Writing a Glk Library: Use Existing glkstart or Build Your Own? Development Systems	2	58	October 14, 2024
Accessibility of DAAD Interpreters Interpreters	1	95	October 14, 2024
Parchment Sitegen HTML file loads differently in Firefox and Safari Tools sitegen , parchment	16	167	October 13, 2024