It's been a few months since I played with it, but it was working fine for me then. I'll fire it up again when I have a chance and see how it works.
On Apr 30, 2013, at 4:56 PM, Zachary Kline <zkl...@speedpost.net> wrote: > Hi, > You mention this interpreter, and I as a fellow Mac user have a related > question for you if I may. Have you had any success getting it to work > properly under Lion or Mountain Lion? I ask because I have consistently > failed whenever I've tried to do so. Games freeze, the program crashes very > predictably, and so forth. It worked wonderfully under Snow Leopard. > Thanks for any feedback, > Zack. > On Apr 30, 2013, at 1:53 PM, Draconis <i...@dracoent.com> wrote: > >> And, FWIW, the Zoom interactive fiction interpreter for Mac is the best IF >> interpreter I have ever used for any platform in terms of accessibility and >> usability. The Inform7 mac development environment for writing your own is >> likewise totally accessible. >> >> >> >> >> On Apr 30, 2013, at 4:37 PM, "dark" <d...@xgam.org> wrote: >> >>> Hi tom. >>> >>> touch screens are the rub however with that one and why I don't want to >>> completely dismiss windows eight, since I do indeed like the touchscreen >>> interface on ios which has an icon setup much as you describe windows 8 >>> having, which would I agree be a nightmare with arrows but is great with a >>> touch screen and speech. >>> >>> Another part of this however, particularly where things like ribbons are >>> concerned, is why should! a user bother learning a new interface, ---- or >>> to put it a little less bluntly, what extra bennifits are provided with >>> windows 7 or 8 that xp doesn't have, ie, what more will it do for me that >>> justify the time spend learning all this. >>> >>> in the case of the Ios screen this was clear. if I wanted to play games >>> like king of dragon pass, as well as access phone functions like text >>> messages, siri etc, I had to learn the interface, there was a clear >>> bennifit to doing so. What however does windows 8 do that xp doesn't that >>> justifies a persons time? >>> >>> This is more than just an idle question. For a visually impared user, >>> naturally stuff is more difficult, that is part of life, this means however >>> that a person needs to pick their battles a little more carefully and is my >>> point as to windows 7. >>> >>> As you've already said, the practical functionality isn't that much over >>> xp, all it provides is extra trouble and work to learn, so why should! >>> people take the trouble for something that they can do anyway? >>> >>> Windows 8 might be another beast entirely since touchscreens have a >>> different set of bennifits to keyboards, which is why I will likely wait to >>> try windows 8 (and specifically windows 8 with a touch screen), before >>> making up my mind entirely on the subject. >>> >>> Beware the Grue! >>> >>> dark. >>> >>> --- >>> Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org >>> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >>> gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. >>> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >>> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >>> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. >>> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, >>> please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. >> >> >> --- >> Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org >> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >> gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. >> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >> http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. >> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, >> please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
