Text Boxes
All multi-line text boxes within ADRIFT are completely flexible as to how and what they display. They are designed to look simple at first glance, with the user typing in basic descriptions. They all support Syntax Highlighting to show functions, references, keys, comments and variables.
Drag and Drop
As well as being able to drag and drop pieces of text into the text boxes, you can also drag items from the main ADRIFT window into the boxes too. This provides a quick way of creating functions. So for example, if you drag a character from a list into a text window it will pop up a menu asking what you wish to display from:
Character Name Character Description List objects held by List objects worn by Location of
By selecting one of these entries, the corresponding function for your selection will be inserted into the textbox.
Similar menus are offered for the other item types.
Preview
This section has still to be completed. I am hoping that it will provide a preview of the text as it would be displayed in Runner. It may also be possible to apply formatting directly to the text.
Graphics
You can insert graphics into a piece of text by selecting the Graphics tab on the right hand side. This provides a handy preview and URL. You can enter a filename, or a URL from the Internet here. Internet images will be downloaded on the fly, which can minimize the size of your adventure.
It is also possible to insert multiple images in any piece of text by using <img> tags. The format is <img src="filename or url">.