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Known Problems with the Library In the table, the word "YES" indicates that the problem exists in this release (and possibly in previous releases also), while "FIX" indicates that the problem has been fixed in a subsequent release. The word "NAI" indicates that we think this is Not An Issue.   Library 6/11 patches                                                                         OOPS sometimes changes wrong word  YES Improve multiexcept look-ahead  YES parser_inflection requires common properties in Glulx  YES match_list and match_scores over-run  YES Spurious space with 'articles' property  YES Minor problem with parse_name  YES Conflict between 'describe' and 'initial' properties  YES add_to_scope of parentless object causes error  YES Preposition parsing is too simplistic  YES TRACE should distinguish matched and inferred tokens  YES 'thedark.initial' is never called  YES Problem with <action> statements in Infix  YES Poor response from WAVE SELF  YES 'multiheld' can match unholdable objects  YES Numbers in the 'name' property  YES Size of upper window not restored properly on UNDO  YES WITHOUT_DIRECTIONS causes compilation error  YES Multiple AGAINs treated as one  YES Inference message inconsistency  YES Problem with 'Give reverse' grammar  YES indef_mode not restored  YES (The) with 'proper' should capitalise object name  YES Improvement to LibraryExtensions.RunUntil  YES 'Game uses colour' bit is always set  YES ListMaker doesn't support 'serial' commas  YES "statusline time;" statement isn't recognized  YES GET IN now matches Compass object  YES each_turn property causes runtime error  YES Library 6/10 patches                                                                         Wrong use of YOURSELF__TX  FIX Messages from TAKE ALL FROM BOX  FIX 'name' property on rooms with THE  FIX PUT X INTO X message  FIX IndirectlyContains() fails with dynamic objects  FIX Two or more prepositions after MULTIINSIDE  FIX SHOWOBJ (number) should work as documented  FIX Bad defaults on YesOrNo()  FIX Parse buffer initialization  FIX Wrong execution order in 'Before' stage  FIX Default behaviour of taking floating objects  FIX Problem with additive 'describe' property  FIX short_name idiosyncracy  NAI name property includes 'the'  FIX Inform's standard screen effects don't work in V6  FIX GoSub routine broken  NAI "Can't go that way" message  FIX Object already in/on another  FIX Inventory with a container  NAI LEAVE tries too hard  FIX "Read" verb on out-of-scope objects  FIX Wrong messages for PUSH/TURN  FIX Revealing contents in darkness  FIX Match list handled incorrectly  FIX DictionaryLookup returns wrong results  NAI Move count starts at 1  FIX Infix ";" can take only one argument  FIX Buggy message for boxes of scenery  FIX Wrong message for GO [dir] [anything]  FIX Colors incorrect after RESTORE/UNDO  FIX Grammar property breaks in large games  FIX Disambiguation/undo conflict  FIX Spaces inserted after apostrophes  NAI Strange spacing on inside_description  FIX Plural containers listed wrong  FIX Library 6/9 patches                                                                           Punctuation conflicts with Infix  FIX Infix verbs aren't meta  FIX ParseToken returns wrong value  FIX Library 6/8 patches                                                                           Failed disambiguation  FIX TAKE ALL takes too much  FIX Assuming the wrong object  FIX Library 6/7 patches                                                                           Implementing a clock  FIX Buffers declared incorrectly  FIX action_to_be not set correctly  FIX TAKE/REMOVE messages mixed up  FIX ENTER error message less than ideal  FIX "IT" handled sub-optimally  NAI SAVE/RESTORE messages mixed up  FIX Reading digits incorrectly  FIX "Zero errors" in library  FIX

Last updated 2 May 2008. The librarian in charge of this page is Roger Firth. Please email any comments, suggestions or corrections to roger@firthworks.com.