From de0a2d4c3d446a882bd9c2e5a02cc563ce5be726 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David Griffith Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2014 22:07:37 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Update Dumb Frotz manpage. --- doc/dfrotz.6 | 72 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------------- 1 file changed, 40 insertions(+), 32 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/dfrotz.6 b/doc/dfrotz.6 index 95a6be2..0f2fbcf 100644 --- a/doc/dfrotz.6 +++ b/doc/dfrotz.6 @@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ outlines of V6 graphics with the picture number in the bottom-right corner. .P -This manpage is for Frotz with the dumb interface. No sound-effect or -colors are supported. +This manpage is for Frotz with the dumb interface. Neither +sound-effects nor colors are supported. .SH OPTIONS @@ -39,9 +39,10 @@ value, the test and the result will be reported. .TP .B \-h N -Manually sets the screen height. Though most curses libraries are intelligent -enough to determine the current width from the terminal, it may sometimes -be necessary to use this option to override the default. +Screen height. Every N lines, a MORE prompt will be printed. Use of +the +.B \-m +option renders this option moot. .TP .B \-i @@ -54,6 +55,11 @@ an interpreter that didn't properly check for errors. This option is intended to get around such bugs, but be warned that Strange Things may happen if fatal errors are not caught. +.TP +.B \-m +Turn off MORE prompts. This can be desirable when using a printing +terminal. + .TP .B \-o Watch object movement. This option enables debugging messages from the @@ -308,31 +314,27 @@ Unline it's curses-using sibling, does not search any path for game files. +.SH FURTHER INFORMATION .PP -Latest information on Unix Frotz is here: +A +.BR git(1) +repository of all versions of Unix Frotz back to 2.32 is available +for public perusal here: .br -http://www.cs.csubak.edu/~dgriffi/proj/frotz/ - +https://github.com/DavidGriffith/frotz/. .PP -The latest release of Unix Frotz is here: +The bleeding edge of Frotz development may be followed there. A wiki +summarising Frotz is also there at this URL: .br -ftp://ftp.ifarchive.org/if-archive/infocom/interpreters/frotz/ - +https://github.com/DavidGriffith/frotz/wiki/ .PP -See this website for a list of mirrors: +Source tarballs are available at the IF Archive or any of its many +mirrors: .br -http://www.ifarchive.org - +http://www.ifarchive.org/ .PP -See this website for more information on Infocom past, present, and -future; and where to get new Z-Machine games and the old ones by Infocom: -.br -http://www.csd.uwo.ca/Infocom/ - -.PP -Frotz for other platforms (very old and out of date): -.br -http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Heights/3222/frotz.html +Most distributions of Linux and BSD include Frotz in their package +repositories. .SH CAVEATS @@ -351,18 +353,24 @@ This manpage is not intended to tell users HOW to play interactive fiction. Refer to the file HOW_TO_PLAY included in the Unix Frotz documentation or visit one of the following sites: .br -http://www.csd.uwo.ca/Infocom/faq.html +http://www.microheaven.com/ifguide/ .br -http://www.cs.csubak.edu/~dgriffi/proj/frotz/HOW_TO_PLAY +http://www.brasslantern.org/beginners/ .br -http://www.ifarchive.org +http://www.musicwords.net/if/how_to_play.htm -.SH BUGS -This program has no bugs. no bugs. no bugs. no *WHAP* thank you. +.PP +If you prefer a PDF file of how to play, here is one: .br -Well, if you insist, you can look at -http://www.cs.csubak.edu/~dgriffi/proj/frotz/BUGS or see the BUGS file -in the Unix Frotz tarball +http://inform-fiction.org/I7Downloads/Examples/dm/IntroductionToIF.pdf + + +.SH BUGS +This program has no bugs. no bugs. no bugs. no *WHAP* thank you. If +you find one, please report it to the Github site referenced above in +.B +FURTHER INFORMATION. + .SH AUTHORS .B Frotz @@ -370,7 +378,7 @@ was written by Stefan Jokisch in 1995-7. .br The Unix port was done by Galen Hazelwood. .br -Currently the Unix port is maintained by David Griffith. +The Unix port is currently maintained by David Griffith . .SH "SEE ALSO" -- 2.34.1