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'''Gargoyle''' is a [[Glk]] API library for both the UNIX and MS-Windows operating systems. It was specially designed to optimize the typography of the I/O system. | '''Gargoyle''' is a [[Glk]] API library for both the UNIX and MS-Windows operating systems. It was specially designed to optimize the typography of the I/O system. Gargoyle was originally developed by [[Tor Andersson]]. It is currently maintained by [[Ben Cressey]]. | ||
The name '''Gargoyle''' is also used to refer to the set of interpreters (with a common front-end) which Andersson ported to use his Gargoyle library. The interpreters currently (as of | The name '''Gargoyle''' is also used to refer to the set of interpreters (with a common front-end) which Andersson ported to use his Gargoyle library. The interpreters currently (as of June 2009) included in this set are: | ||
* for [[ADRIFT]] games: | * for [[ADRIFT]] games: | ||
** Glk [[SCARE]] 1.3. | ** Glk [[SCARE]] 1.3.10 | ||
* for [[AdvSys]] games: | * for [[AdvSys]] games: | ||
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* for [[Alan]] games (v2 and v3): | * for [[Alan]] games (v2 and v3): | ||
** ARUN 2.8(6) | ** ARUN 2.8(6) | ||
** ARUN 3. | ** ARUN 3.0alpha6 | ||
* for [[Hugo]] games: | * for [[Hugo]] games: | ||
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*** no version 6 support | *** no version 6 support | ||
** [[Glulx]] VM: | ** [[Glulx]] VM: | ||
*** [[Git]] 1. | *** [[Git]] 1.2.4 | ||
*** [[Glulxe]] 0. | *** [[Glulxe]] 0.4.4 | ||
* for [[Level 9]] games: | * for [[Level 9]] games: | ||
** Glk [[Level9]] 4. | ** Glk [[Level9]] 4.1 | ||
* for [[Magnetic Scrolls]] games: | * for [[Magnetic Scrolls]] games: | ||
** Glk [[Magnetic]] 2. | ** Glk [[Magnetic]] 2.3 | ||
* for [[TADS 2]] and [[TADS 3]] games: | * for [[TADS 2]] and [[TADS 3]] games: | ||
** TADS 2.5. | ** TADS 2.5.12/3.0.16 | ||
** HTML TADS is not supported yet. | ** HTML TADS is not supported yet. | ||
* for [[Quest_(Language)|Quest]] games: | |||
** [[Geas]] 0.4 | |||
* for [[JACL]] games: | |||
** JACL 2.3.14 | |||
== Specifics == | == Specifics == | ||
Revision as of 20:26, 20 June 2009
Gargoyle is a Glk API library for both the UNIX and MS-Windows operating systems. It was specially designed to optimize the typography of the I/O system. Gargoyle was originally developed by Tor Andersson. It is currently maintained by Ben Cressey.
The name Gargoyle is also used to refer to the set of interpreters (with a common front-end) which Andersson ported to use his Gargoyle library. The interpreters currently (as of June 2009) included in this set are:
- for AdvSys games:
- AdvSys 1.2
- for Alan games (v2 and v3):
- ARUN 2.8(6)
- ARUN 3.0alpha6
- for Hugo games:
- Hugo 3.1
- for Magnetic Scrolls games:
- Glk Magnetic 2.3
- for JACL games:
- JACL 2.3.14
Specifics
Gargoyle is intended to care about typography, that is, to render the IF in a way most comfortable for reading. Features include specially chosen fonts, kerning, ligatures, text justification and many others. The options can be finetuned in the simple text file 'garglk.ini'; for example,using Notepad on MS Windows, the text justification can be turned on by changing the line containing:
justify 0 # 0=ragged-right 1=justified
to
justify 1 # 0=ragged-right 1=justified
See also: Spatterlight, a similar program for MacOS X.
Links
- Gargoyle - Gargoyle's homepage.
- Updated version - Supports Unicode. Updated by new developpers.
- Modified Gargoyle (description is in Italian though)