Short: V1.04 Menu for playing Infocom Games on CNet Author: Patrick Kellum (patrick@otn.net) Uploader: patrick@otn.net (Patrick Kellum) Type: comm/cnet Replaces: InformLoader1* Introduction ------------ Inform Loader is based on a script I have been using for a while now to launch Infocom/Inform interpreters from CNet. I orignally used Dotoran's ZILoader but as my colection of Infocom/Inform games grew, so did the menu. Soon the menu was far to long and finding a game was slow. What I needed was a loader that used subdirectories and allowed longer titles. So Inform Loader was born. Now, after 6 major beta revisions I am relesing it to the public with a complete menu system. Some of the features include: o Menu system that includes single level sub directories. o Online viewing of hint/InvisiClues, Solutions, and doc files. o Displaying of a notice before the game is played. Usefull for needed information like info from the manuals. o File tagging to add hint files and the game (if PD) to the players Download Stash. o User definable color for game text. o Instantly starting a game by entering it's Quick name after INFORM. o Online edditing of games/subdirectories! o Creates a list of Quick Names for viewing online or downloading. o Saved games are placed in Users:/Infocom. A directory is created when needed. o NEW! Now supports Frotz's 16 colours in the game text! Requirements ------------ Inform Loader requires the following seperate software: o CNet 4.11+ (not tested with 3.05 but should work) o MoreText 0.051+ (should also work with 0.045) o Frotz 2.01.2+ Recomended but not required: o FPWait is a great "Press any key to continue" type program, highly recomended. ============================= Archive contents ============================= Original Packed Ratio Date Time Name -------- ------- ----- --------- -------- ------------- 7266 2858 60.6% 27-Dec-95 12:00:00 AFD-COPYRIGHT 178 139 21.9% 07-Sep-96 21:42:32 File_Id.DIZ 2892 1408 51.3% 18-Apr-96 22:21:46 Help.txt 4054 1952 51.8% 07-Sep-96 21:12:30 Inform 191 132 30.8% 07-Sep-96 21:24:44 Inform.cfg 9099 3513 61.3% 07-Sep-96 21:33:56 InformLoader.guide 1969 960 51.2% 07-Sep-96 22:16:40 InformLoader.readme 23217 4994 78.4% 07-Sep-96 21:37:06 InformLoader.rexx 248 108 56.4% 07-Sep-96 21:27:00 QuickLST.txt -------- ------- ----- --------- -------- 49114 16064 67.2% 15-Sep-96 20:06:40 9 files