[orca-list] issues with orca and interactive fiction interpreters

[kendell clark <coffeekingms gmail com>]

hi all

I'm not sure if this has been brought up hear before or not, but orca
doesn't seem to like apps for playing interactive fiction (IF) games.
These are text programs usually in the zMachine format but they can be
other formats as well. There are two apps in ubuntu mate for playing
these, one console and one graphical. Orca kind of works with the
console one, called frotz, although it can't seem to keep up with the
text very well. It doesn't work at all with the graphical one, called
gargoyl, which supports not only text only games but games with sound
and graphics as well.  Could it be possible to add a plugin for these
apps, if it's a simple fix that is? I'd be happy to provide a debug log
if needed. This affects both orca master and stable. The console app
might be ncurses or something, which may be why orca doesn't care for it
much. I'm not sure what gargoyl uses, but orca can read the file open
dialog, but can't navigate the app using flat review, and won't read any
of the game text.

Thanks

Kendell Clark


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