RAIF FAQ
> Programming IF
> 4.12: What support does TADS offer for graphics and sounds?
Early in 1998, a new version of TADS called HTML-TADS was released
by Mike Roberts, the author of TADS. It is the same as TADS, except
that it allows formatted output. The format can control text and background
color, images, sounds, and other cool things. The format is controlled
by use of a limited form of HTML (the language used on the web). HTML-TADS
has nothing to do with the Internet or the Web or Java; it simply uses
tags like <IMG> and <B> and <A HREF>.
The only platforms that (as of April 1999) the HTML-TADS
runtime has been ported to are Windows 95/98/NT and Macintosh.
The compiler, though, is the same as a normal TADS compiler.
Neil K. Guy's TADS site has more information about HTML-TADS:
<http://www.tela.bc.ca/tela/tads/>.
Several games have been created that take advantage of HTML-TADS, including
Neil K. Guy's "The Golden Skull" and "The Landing"; Stephen Granade's
"The Arrival"; and Mike Roberts' "The Plant". As of late 1999, HTML-TADS
is probably the best way to do a relatively portable graphical game.
RAIF FAQ
> Programming IF
> 4.12: What support does TADS offer for graphics and sounds?