RAIF FAQ > Programming IF > 4.12: What support does TADS offer for graphics and sounds?

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.


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