Technical Development

Specifications Many IF development systems have formal specifications, which allow people to independent or alternative implementations of the software. Discuss them here. 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. Tools For discussing IF tools such as: mapping tools, library or packaging software, disassemblers Inform Extensions Discussion for Inform 7 Extensions. 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.

Topic	Replies	Views	Activity
About the Technical Development category Technical Development	0	1016	February 25, 2019
Publishing your IF (updated 1/21/2014) Technical Development forum-wiki	15	16356	November 6, 2022
What can and should we expect from the Glulx heap? Interpreters glulx	1	27	April 24, 2024
Multi- interpreters. Spatterlight, Gargoyle, Fabularium, Parchment, Lectrote, ScummVM etc.: Portable "terps" and preservation of too many IF interpreters Interpreters	23	989	April 24, 2024
If we malloc a memory range on glulx, can we dynamically check its extent? Interpreters glulx	19	89	April 24, 2024
Typescript/Svelte IF Framework Development Systems	23	264	April 23, 2024
Introducing iffinity, a new minimal IF engine with iffinite possibilities! Development Systems twine2 , css , snowman , javascript , html5 , iffinity	46	1228	April 23, 2024
About AI host a IF? Technical Development ai	9	196	April 22, 2024
Parchmap - automatic mapping, navigation, autocomplete, notes and more Tools z-machine , mapper , parchment	45	2600	April 21, 2024
The Puny BuildTools 2.0 are out! (Z-machine project management CLI) Development Systems z-machine , retro , punyinform	30	1484	April 17, 2024
Plans for IF-Octane and I Am Prey 1.0 Development Systems	53	512	April 17, 2024
Is the world ready for a new Inform6 grammar format? Tools inform6	43	796	April 14, 2024
I7: Why is latest rule result assignment hardcoded at the end of rulebook routines? Technical Development inform7	0	57	April 14, 2024
Javascript IDE Technical Development	13	342	April 11, 2024
StoryMoar Beta (Online Editor) Development Systems	5	182	April 10, 2024
C# and an IF Platform Development Systems	18	200	April 10, 2024
I7: Possible to allow author-defined code chunks for relation tasks? Technical Development inform7	4	109	April 9, 2024
Adventure Quest II - New Adventure Software Development Systems	3	244	April 8, 2024
Using parchment to create an offline distribution file Interpreters parchment	8	135	April 7, 2024
StoryMate: Beta Six is Here to Play! Tools ai	3	182	April 2, 2024
Basic Literacy by Bart Massey Inform Extensions	2	2528	April 2, 2024
Parchment offline? [Kindle 3 / Kindle Keyboard] Interpreters	8	271	April 1, 2024
Updating the Z-Machine Standard Documents Specifications z-machine	267	5920	March 31, 2024
Can I build gargoyle on Windows? Interpreters gargoyle	19	238	March 30, 2024
How would you prefer for files to be organised in Parchment? Interpreters parchment	5	104	March 29, 2024
RemGlk-rs: a Rust port of RemGlk Interpreters glk , remglk	13	354	March 29, 2024
Cross platform save sharing? Interpreters	10	190	March 28, 2024
Scrolling problem in Ink web runner Interpreters javascript , ink	5	103	March 28, 2024
Glk extension proposal: CSS Specifications css , glk	10	328	March 24, 2024
Are there any TADS or Inform interpreters which support IFI, Strand's Interactive Fiction Interface Interpreters	16	308	March 24, 2024