Comments on: Inform 7: Oh wow… http://www.logophile.org/blog/2006/05/01/inform-7-oh-wow/ blog of a logophile (not "logos", but "λόγος") Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:55:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: tikitu http://www.logophile.org/blog/2006/05/01/inform-7-oh-wow/comment-page-1/#comment-3716 tikitu Fri, 08 Sep 2006 09:34:03 +0000 http://www.logophile.org/blog/?p=163#comment-3716 <p>Isn't it just gorgeous? I'm ashamed to say, since my initial spurt of enthusiasm I haven't had time to look at it again. (That would be a 'no', thus, for porting, alas.)</p> <p>I wasn't so excited about the 'map' stuff (handy for sanity checks, not so good for release if you ask me) but the skein is bloody marvellous.</p> <p>There was a partial Linux port under developement, but I've less than no idea how far it got. I believe people were using it successfully (running the compiler under wine but the GUI natively) but I don't know which features got implemented in the end. Try http://thewhitelion.org/inform7 (although it seems to be down at the moment).</p> Isn’t it just gorgeous? I’m ashamed to say, since my initial spurt of enthusiasm I haven’t had time to look at it again. (That would be a ‘no’, thus, for porting, alas.)

I wasn’t so excited about the ‘map’ stuff (handy for sanity checks, not so good for release if you ask me) but the skein is bloody marvellous.

There was a partial Linux port under developement, but I’ve less than no idea how far it got. I believe people were using it successfully (running the compiler under wine but the GUI natively) but I don’t know which features got implemented in the end. Try http://thewhitelion.org/inform7 (although it seems to be down at the moment).

]]> By: Tim http://www.logophile.org/blog/2006/05/01/inform-7-oh-wow/comment-page-1/#comment-3717 Tim Thu, 07 Sep 2006 22:33:49 +0000 http://www.logophile.org/blog/?p=163#comment-3717 <p>Oh wow, this is incredible. I've had a play with it, and the impressiveness appears to go <em>way</em> under the skin. Have you seen the <a href="http://www.sparkynet.com/spag/backissues/SPAG44" rel="nofollow">the SPAG interview with Graham Nelson and Emily Short</a>? It bodes well that Emily feels that I7 gives her powers that she didn't have before (extreme paraphrasing).</p> <p>It's a shame the full IDE hasn't been made to work on Linux yet, because it's really <em>very</em> nice. (I knew there had to be a reason for my recent Mac purchase...) The skeins and the 'map' representation of the built world promise to be most useful.</p> <p>Mr de Jager, aren't you up for the conversion task? For porting to Qt or GTK? Hmm, hmm? ;^)</p> Oh wow, this is incredible. I’ve had a play with it, and the impressiveness appears to go way under the skin. Have you seen the the SPAG interview with Graham Nelson and Emily Short? It bodes well that Emily feels that I7 gives her powers that she didn’t have before (extreme paraphrasing).

It’s a shame the full IDE hasn’t been made to work on Linux yet, because it’s really very nice. (I knew there had to be a reason for my recent Mac purchase…) The skeins and the ‘map’ representation of the built world promise to be most useful.

Mr de Jager, aren’t you up for the conversion task? For porting to Qt or GTK? Hmm, hmm? ;^)

]]> By: tikitu http://www.logophile.org/blog/2006/05/01/inform-7-oh-wow/comment-page-1/#comment-3714 tikitu Mon, 08 May 2006 12:37:36 +0000 http://www.logophile.org/blog/?p=163#comment-3714 <p>Oooh, and the <a href="http://informalize.livejournal.com/">Inform 7 forum</a> Grim links to looks worth checking out too.</p> Oooh, and the Inform 7 forum Grim links to looks worth checking out too.

]]> By: tikitu http://www.logophile.org/blog/2006/05/01/inform-7-oh-wow/comment-page-1/#comment-3713 tikitu Mon, 08 May 2006 12:34:26 +0000 http://www.logophile.org/blog/?p=163#comment-3713 <p>Thanks Grim, I indeed followed those instructions and got the compiler working. (For others: you'll also need to provide a VerbLib.h (included is Verblib.h, lcase L), a symlink works fine.)</p> Thanks Grim, I indeed followed those instructions and got the compiler working. (For others: you’ll also need to provide a VerbLib.h (included is Verblib.h, lcase L), a symlink works fine.)

]]> By: Grim http://www.logophile.org/blog/2006/05/01/inform-7-oh-wow/comment-page-1/#comment-3715 Grim Mon, 08 May 2006 12:23:20 +0000 http://www.logophile.org/blog/?p=163#comment-3715 <p>There is a sort-of way to sort-of run it under WINE if you don't mind nasty evil hackery. No nice spiffy IDE, but the command line compiler ni.exe runs just about well enough to create valid Inform 6 source files.</p> <p>See here: <a href="http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_thread/thread/2e93fa2dde6a05e1/b183e5cb053eea9d#b183e5cb053eea9d" rel="nofollow">I7 on Linux: Nasty evil hackery</a> (posted in rec.arts.int-fiction.)</p> There is a sort-of way to sort-of run it under WINE if you don’t mind nasty evil hackery. No nice spiffy IDE, but the command line compiler ni.exe runs just about well enough to create valid Inform 6 source files.

See here: I7 on Linux: Nasty evil hackery (posted in rec.arts.int-fiction.)

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