Title Page by Lilyleaf623

Title Page

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"Title Page" by "Lilyleaf623, from http://inform7.com/extensions/Jon%20Ingold/Title%20Page/source.html"

Include Menus by Emily Short. 
Include Basic Screen Effects by Emily Short. 

Use menus translates as (- Constant USE_MENUS; -). 
Use skip intro translates as (- Constant Skip_Intro; -).

[The quotation is some text that varies. The quotation is "[story headline]".]

To say quotation: say story headline.

The intro menu is a table-name that varies. The intro menu is the Table of Sample Options.

To centre (t - an indexed text), bold or italic:
    let N be the number of characters in T;
    say spaces to centre N;
    if bold, say bold type;
    if italic, say italic type;
    say T;
    say roman type.

To say spaces to centre (n - a number) -- running on:
(- print "^"; spaces (((VM_ScreenWidth() - {n})/2)-1); 
-)


The first when play begins rule (this is the title screen rule):
while 1 is 1 begin;
    clear the screen;
    redraw status line;
    centre "[story title]", bold;
    centre " by [story author]";
    say paragraph break;
    say line break;
    say fixed letter spacing;
    centre "[quotation]", italic;
    say roman type;
    say paragraph break;
    say fixed letter spacing;
    if using the menus option, 
        say " Display help menu : M[line break]";
    say " Start the story from the very beginning: (SPACE)[line break]";
    say "Start from where you left off : R[line break]";
    say " Quit : Q[line break]"; 
    say variable letter spacing; 
    let k be 0;
    while k is 0 begin;
        let k be the chosen letter;
    end while;
    if k is 13 or k is 31 or k is 32 begin;
        clear the screen; 
        make no decision;
    otherwise if k is 113 or k is 81;
        stop game abruptly;
    otherwise if k is 82 or k is 114;
        follow the restore the game rule;
    otherwise if k is 109 or k is 77;
        if using the menus option begin;
            change the current menu to the intro menu;
            carry out the displaying activity;
        end if;
    end if;
    pause the game;
end while;

A procedural rule when using the skip intro option: 
    ignore the title screen rule.


The living room is a room. "The game begins. This was just my attempt at recreating John Ingold's title screen. There's also supposed to be a way to insert art / a thumbnail, but it won't work with the current 'settings'. Go north, there's a living room."

The kitchen is north of the living room. "The only other room. I would tell you to try saving now, and try coming back to it later, but I still can't figure out how to use the 'restore' in the title screen. Or the 'quit' either."