Automap by Mark Tilford Version 4 (Uploaded 2010-11-01)
Status: Good* Z8: OK ? Small glitch - The map does not disappear immediately when using ‘zoom away’, but does when the next command is processed.
Glulx: OK
Fixes* Minor fixes to ‘the demonstration’ example (semicolons, change / now)
Automated Testing (for Glulx only) by Roger Carbol Version 1/090116 (Uploaded 2010-10-27)
Status: Fatal (Major)* Z8: N/A
Glulx: Code 1 - auto.inf(12428): Error: No such constant as “GL__M”
Fixes (partial)* Change ‘response’ property of Testcontroller to ‘output’,
Replace ‘change’ phrases with ‘now’ phrases,
except for “change the text of the player’s command to the Glulx replacement command”
Fix table column type declarations.
I6 fix required - the examples compile and the second one appear to run if the function is commented out
[I suspect this is a horrible hack; sorry.]
To reboot: (- glk_request_timer_events(0); GL__M(##Restart, 1);
@restart; GL__M(##Restart, 2); -).
Automated Verb Phrases by Ron Newcomb Version 1/110416 (Uploaded 2011-04-17)
Status: Mostly replaced by adaptive text and responses, although it did provide some additional tokens for, e.g. continuous tenses, present/past perfect, etc.
Basic Characters by ShadowChaser Version 1 (Uploaded 2010-03-30)
Status: Fatal (Minor)* Z8: OK
Glulx: OK
Fixes:
Remove dependency on Plurality by Emily Short.
Add some adaptive text
Replace ‘end the game’ with ‘end the story’
Fix option testing syntax
Fix comparisons to avoid a run-time problem if an health/magic/sanity is beyond its normal maximum.
Basic Help by David Cornelson Version 1 (Uploaded 2010-01-27)
Status: Broken
Z8: OK
Glulx: OK
Fixes:
Bug fix : make the ‘help command’ kind privately-named so that ‘help commands’ isn’t parsed as trying to get help about multiple commands.
Basic Help Menu by Wade Clarke Version 2/131208 (Uploaded) 2014-05-05
Status: Good - Only needs fixes to Menus by Wade Clarke.
Z8: OK
Glulx: OK
Basic Hyperlinks (for Glulx only) by Emily Short Version 3 (Uploaded 2010-07-04)
Status: Fatal (Minor)
Z8: N/A
Glulx: OK
Fixes:
Fix table column type declarations.
Basic IF Help by Andrew Plotkin Version 1 (Uploaded 2012-03-20)
Status: Good - Works right out of the box
Menus by Wade Clarke Version 2/131208 (Uploaded 2014-05-05)
Status: Fatal (Minor)
Status: Fatal (Minor)
I anticipate that it will take me a week or two to fix Flexible Windows. I’ve decided to take this opportunity to change how a number of things are done. It will probably not be completely backwards compatible, but hopefully you’ll decide that’s worth it at the end.
I think I fixed this. (Though Jesse should probably look at it in a bit more detail to see if I’m right.) Open up the extensions (Dynamic Objects and Dynamic Tables) and make these replacements:
As far as I can see, all of this is just Inform 6 stuff that has been renamed. The amended extension compiles, and the example game works.
GL__M() was the entry point for printing a library message. There is no single replacement.
For some messages (responses that issue from template-level I6 code), you call a built-in I6 function: QUIT_THE_GAME_RM(), ANNOUNCE_SCORE_RM(), LIST_WRITER_INTERNAL_RM(), etc. The argument is a letter, but you have to look at the new template code to figure out which is needed.
For messages defined in the Standard Rules (I7 code), you invoke the “issuing the response text” activity with the appropriate response value.
Someone who has been updating this sort of extension can probably say more.
Any idea about Disambiguation Control by Jon Ingold? Unsurprisingly, it fails on the I6 compiler; it seems likely that it would be hard to bring back, because I believe it rewrites a decent chunk of the parser, but it would be great if someone took it on because I’ve had much better luck with it than with Does the player mean rules.
Any specific way you have to send in updates? I send updated versions of Room & Dimension and the AI extension to i7extensions@smallwhitehouse.org about a week ago but haven’t gotten any responses as of yet.
I haven’t found any hint of it being updated anywhere. I’ll add it to the list.
I’m not sure how frequently the old extensions library updates, or how exactly it works with the new library. I’m guessing it might take a while.
Until it gets properly listed in the libraries, you might submit to Github. If you know how to use it, you can use this thread to request commit access to the repository. It’s not the easiest way for people to browse and get the extensions, but it’s better than nothing.
Of course, it’s also fine if you can find some other place to host the extension. Just let us know the link and make sure it isn’t some kind of shady file sharing site.
I’m not the author of any extensions, but was wondering if pull requests would be entertained? I forked the project and could possibly look at some extensions that perhaps aren’t being developed and haven’t been updated yet for 6L02. No biggie, just thought if I could potentially help, I would.
No need to do pull requests, I can just give you access. If someone else is already working on an extension check with them first so you don’t step on any toes, but otherwise go for it.
