While developing the Inform 7 IDE, many features were added to make developing a game smoother. This article lists some of the features that you may not have spotted.

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Oops, it seems that due to a bug in CocoaGlk, TADS 3 games are unable to save their contents. If you’re encountering this problem, I’ve written a workaround. You can download an updated version of the TADS 3 plugin here.

To install it, right-click on your copy of Zoom in the Finder, choose ‘Get Info’, then go to the plugins tab and click ‘Add…’: the old plug-in will be replaced and TADS 3 will regain the ability to save games.

The next version of Zoom will incorporate this fix.

This post deals quickly with how to solve the issue of seeing an ‘Image not found’ error while running an application linked to the GlkClient framework.

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GlkTerm is a simple application designed to help with writing glk client applications. Download this if you want to write a new IF interpreter on OS X, or if you want to port an existing one.

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Zoom 1.1.0 has been released. This version fixes all the remaining known major bugs in 1.1.0beta3. As usual, accompanying this release is an updated version of CocoaGlk, version 1.0.2.

There is also an updated manual for this version of Zoom.

Zoom 1.1.0beta3 has been released. This version contains many important bug fixes over the previous version, considerably improving the way that Glulx games play. It also has a couple of useful new features: a context-sensitive notes window for keeping notes on specific games, and the ability to save out transcripts and recordings of the current play session. Additionally, CocoaGlk version 1.0.1 is now available for download. This includes the enhancements in the new version of Zoom.

Zoom 1.1.0beta2 has been released. This version fixes an issue with glulx games when running on PPC Macs. Additionally, CocoaGlk version 1.0.0a is now available for download. This fixes a bug that was causing glulxe to crash on PPC Macs.

Zoom 1.1.0beta1 has been released. This version adds many new features and the ability to run Glulx, TADS and Hugo games. Additionally, CocoaGlk version 1.0.0 is now available for download. This is useful for developers wishing to create their own standalone Glk runners for OS X. It is also required for compiling the latest versions of Zoom and Inform.

Zoom 1.0.5 has been released. This version adds support for the Treaty of Babel and Glulx games.

Zoom 1.0.4 has been released. This version focuses on bugfixes.