Windows Inform 7

This Windows version of Inform 7 was created by David Kinder, based on a design by Graham Nelson and Andrew Hunter.

Keyboard Shortcuts

The following shortcuts are available:
F1 Show the documentation index: this is the same as the "Help" toolbar command.
F2 Switch the keyboard focus to the search source field on the toolbar.
F3 Switch the keyboard focus to the search documentation field on the toolbar.
F5 Build the game and run it without replaying any commands from the skein: this is the same as the "Go" toolbar command.
Shift F5 Stop the currently running game: this is the same as the "Stop" toolbar command.
Ctrl F5 Build the game as a Blorb file suitable for release: this is the same as the "Release" toolbar command.
F6 Switch the keyboard focus to the opposite panel.
Shift F6 Switch to the tab in the current panel.
Ctrl F6 Switch to the next sub-panel for tabs that have sub-panels: that is, the Errors and Index tabs.
F7 Build the game and refresh the index: this is the same as the "Refresh" toolbar command.
F9 Build the game and replay to the current position in the skein: this is the same as the "Replay" toolbar command.

Limitations of the Game tab

The interpreters built into Windows Inform support most of the features of the Z-Machine, and some of the features of Glulx. In the case of Glulx everything that can be done within the Inform 7 language should be supported. However, not every feature of the Glk interface has been implemented (for example, multiple windows and graphics windows do not work), which may prove a problem for advanced authors using Inform 6 code in their game. If you're having trouble with something in Glulx that ought to work from the Inform 7 language but doesn't, or a missing feature of the Glk interface, let me know and I'll see what can be done.

Inform 6

The bundled Inform 6 compiler is Inform 6.31 with the following patches applied: