UNCLASSIFIED:-Re: [lojban] Lojban Adventure - volunteer wanted

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> interactive fiction.  Anyone interested can see rec.games.int-fiction
The correct group is rec.arts.int-fiction (which deals with the design and
programming of IF) [r.g.i-f deals with playing and help with playing IF]

> (there is an FAQ), and he suggested Inform in particular
Inform is suited for this since it allows _relatively_ easy replacement of
the grammar.

> Anyone interested who has seriously checked out what it will take to
Steps:
1/ Download Inform (The newest version is somewhat of a pain to use -
you're better
off using the older one ... 6.15 I think until the newer one stabilises),
the
libraries and the manuals from ftp.gmd.de.
2/ Download the Inform version of Adventure (Advent.inf)
3/ Case and paste Lojban text over English text (trivial =)
4/ Copy English.h into Lojban.h and edit LibraryMessages() to return Lojban
text, change language constants, etc.
5/ Copy Grammar.h to GLojban.h (or whatever) and fix every action.
6/ Fix advent.inf's special grammar lines.

The advantage of this method is that once it is done, other Lojban
adventures
would be easier to create as the general-purpose files will be done. There
are
quite a few Inform adventures whose source code has been released. and
these could
also be translated at some point.

Good luck to whoever undertakes it ... the int-fiction community is
friendly and
helpful, and there are people with experience in translating Inform to
other
languages that may be able to provide assistance.

--OH.