Well, that speech has a bit of problems... like not being able to silence the speech when the description is too much and things... although the writing language I use in my game uses GLK (the same thing that glux uses). --- Contact info: Skype: parham-d MSN: fire_lizard16 at hotmail dot com email: parham90 at GMail dot com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alex Stone" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 1:49 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] A very old text-based DOS game
> Having just downloaded glux, I was pleased to find that it will > self-voice. > In the options dialog box, there is a buton for speech, which seems to > work > pretty well. > Cheers > Alex > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Parham > Sent: 07 July 2008 12:02 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] A very old text-based DOS game > > Hi Jacob, > I'm afraid you have to work with Glux without any scripts pretty much. > After > > a while, you would get used to it; I don't even switch back to pc, just > read > > the responses and type in the edit box. > --- > Contact info: > Skype: parham-d > MSN: fire_lizard16 at hotmail dot com > email: parham90 at GMail dot com > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jacob Kruger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 10:28 AM > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] A very old text-based DOS game > > >> Ok, FWIW, now going through the search results for the hobbit on that >> IFDB >> page, at least one of them works: >> The hobbit, the true story >> http://ifdb.tads.org/viewgame?id=pejw8j7qote04e6m >> >> It did want the IFDB activeX control to help do it's installation since >> this >> in fact installed the glulxe interpreter to be able to run the game, and >> then when it had done that, it could in fact interpret this game. >> >> I do seem to need to use the Jaws cursor to move up and down in the text >> part of the window, to read what's happening, but the game works! >> >> This specific game is apparently based on the original, but was put >> together >> in 1993, and it works on my Win XP machine. >> >> Will definitely check out one or two more, as well as looking at that >> website, and it's also just possible there will be Jaws scripts for the >> interpreter, but lets see... >> >> Also now realised that the IFDB scripting engine I already have is >> (obviously) related and just hadn't gotten around to looking at it yet. >> >> Stay well >> >> Jacob Kruger >> Blind Biker >> Skype: BlindZA >> '...Fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...' >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Parham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2008 1:53 PM >> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] A very old text-based DOS game >> >> >>> Hello, >>> Here is the IFDB page you need. It has come up in search of "Hobbit". It >>> can >>> be a good reference when you are looking for an IF (interactive fiction) >>> game. Other websites include, >>> http://www.if-archive.org >>> which is also an FTP. I'm writing my own IF game for the 2009 >>> compitition. >>> :) >>> And, here is the URL to the Hobbit!: >>> http://ifdb.tads.org/search?searchbar=hobbit&searchGo.x=0&searchGo.y=0 >>> Have fun hobbit-ing! >>> --- >>> Contact info: >>> Skype: parham-d >>> MSN: fire_lizard16 at hotmail dot com >>> email: parham90 at GMail dot com >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Jacob Kruger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2008 9:22 AM >>> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] A very old text-based DOS game >>> >>> >>>> 'The hobbit' >>>> >>>> Based on JRR Tolkien's book, and there were originally versions for >>>> Commodores, ZX Spectrums etc. etc., but this is the DOS version. >>>> >>>> Stay well >>>> >>>> Jacob Kruger >>>> Blind Biker >>>> Skype: BlindZA >>>> '...Fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...' >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Parham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>> Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2008 7:21 AM >>>> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] A very old text-based DOS game >>>> >>>> >>>>> Hello Jacob, >>>>> Would you tell me the name of the game? I might be able to retrieve an >>>>> Infocom or Tads version possibly, which would be playable under any >>>>> operating system, given the correct programs. >>>>> --- >>>>> Contact info: >>>>> Skype: parham-d >>>>> MSN: fire_lizard16 at hotmail dot com >>>>> email: parham90 at GMail dot com >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: "Jacob Kruger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>>> Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2008 7:26 AM >>>>> Subject: [Blind-Computing] A very old text-based DOS game >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Hi there >>>>>> >>>>>> I got hold of almost the very first game I ever played on a PC as >>>>>> such, >>>>>> and >>>>>> while it's meant to run in the command line, and basically you type >>>>>> in >>>>>> commands/answers etc., it just seems to hang if now run under Windows >>>>>> XP >>>>>> Pro, and although I tried playing with various settings in the >>>>>> properties >>>>>> dialogue, under the program tab, which seems to be basically focused >>>>>> on >>>>>> some >>>>>> properties specific to command line apps, even when then trying to >>>>>> run >>>>>> it >>>>>> from the then created 'shortcut', it just 'hangs', and if I try >>>>>> virtualising >>>>>> the window using Jaws key + Ctrl + W, it still returns nothing, so I >>>>>> think >>>>>> it's literally just hanging. >>>>>> >>>>>> I suppose I could try create a virtual machine using an installation >>>>>> of >>>>>> something like MSDos 6.0 (which I think was the last standalone of >>>>>> DOS >>>>>> or >>>>>> thereabouts), and see if that would then work, but what then about >>>>>> screenreading? >>>>>> >>>>>> Anyway, know this isn't mainstream, but just thought I may as well >>>>>> ask, >>>>>> and >>>>>> for interests sake, this game is the text-based adventure game of the >>>>>> Hobbit >>>>>> from around the late 80s, and it was literally one of the first games >>>>>> I >>>>>> really played on a PC (where had already been playing others in a >>>>>> Commodore >>>>>> 64). >>>>>> >>>>>> Stay well >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Jacob Kruger >>>>>> Blind Biker >>>>>> Skype: BlindZA >>>>>> '...Fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...' >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: >>>>>> http://www.jaws-users.com >>>>>> Visit the Blind Computing home page at: >>>>>> http://www.blind-computing.com >>>>>> Address for the list archives: >>>>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to >>>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>> For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the >>>>>> subject >>>>>> or body of a blank message to: >>>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>> Use the following form in order to contact the management team >>>>>> http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php >>>>>> If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the >>>>>> following address: >>>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Visit the JAWS Users List 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