This document will hopefully answer most questions regarding tintin++ (tt++). Last updated: 12/28/2010 Q00) I'm new to tintin, how do I get started? A00) Quite easy, start tintin using tt++ or ./tt++, to connect to a mud type: #session The name can be whatever you want it to be. If you start up 2 or more sessions you can switch between the sessions using # or use # [command] to have that session execute a command keeping the session in the background. Type #help for a list of help subjects, #help for more information. Q01) What machines does tintin work on? A01) Pretty much any UNIX machine with a modern compiler as well as Windows, Mac OS X, and Android. Q02) What version should I use 1.50 or 1.86 or 2.00 ? A02) TinTin++ 2.00 is twice the size of 1.86 with over 90% of the 1.86 code rewritten. TinTin++ 2.00 is not backward compatible with 1.50 or 1.86. The NEWS file contains known compatibility issues. Q06) I can't get tintin compiled still. Where can I get more help? A06) See the INSTALL file. Q07) I can't get tintin compiled, can't you send me a binary of tintin? A07) See the install section on the website for help. A pre-compiled binary is only available for Windows. Q08) I would like to help, how can I contribute to tintin? A08) You can assist people on the message board and give bug reports or suggestions. A link to the beta version is often available on the forum in the Announcements section, beta testing is very helpful to avoid buggy releases. TinTin++ is mostly a solo project and over 95% of the code has been written by Igor van den Hoven. If you however feel the need to contribute a code snippet it should be released into the public domain, this to avoid weird situations where someone who contributed 0.1% of the code demands 50% of the ownership. Another useful way to contribute is by working on tutorials, or writing interesting scripts for others to use. Q09) Tintin is so awesome, how can I thank you guys for spending all that time to write tintin for free?? A09) Fan mail and donations are always welcome :) Q11) Can I use code from tintin? A11) Yes, provided that you follow the terms of the license. The license used for tintin 1.86 till tintin 2.01.7 is GPL 2 and the license as of tintin 2.01.8 is GPL 3. TINTIN III and TinTin++ 1.5 are public domain, meaning there are no restrinctions whatsoever. The TinTin++ 1.5 official documentation by Robert Ellsworth was explicitly not released into the public domain, and subsequently it wasn't included in the GPL 2 and 3 tintin releases. Q12) I contributed code X, why isn't my name listed in the CREDITS file? A12) Most likely your name slipped by before Davin Chan started maintaining tintin and adding people to the CREDITS file. If you believe you have contributed code to tintin, please email me and let me know. Make sure to see if your code is still existent in this version as little of the original code has remained. Q14) I've seen some nifty code and would like to use it in a different program. A14) If you read the COPYING file you will see you are allowed to modify and redistribute this version as long as you make it clear you made changes, and what those changes are. If you want to use tintin code in another program not licensed under GPL 3 you need permission from the author. Make sure to see if the exact code you want to use isn't existent in older tintin++ versions before contacting me, because I obviously cannot give permission for code I didn't write :) Also notice that older tintin++ versions are not licensed under the GPL. Q15) My old script files do not work, is this a bug? A15) Possibly, more likely your old script files do not work because a lot has changed. Try reading #help about the subject. Also the new script parser more closely resembles the working of common scripting languages. Also try to look through the examples, they are supposed to work, and you might find out what you are doing wrong. Feel free to ask for help on the forum. The NEWS file lists most compatibility issues. Q16) #prompt {string} does not work A16) That's because the new syntax is: #prompt {string} {substitution} Read the help for the substitute command for more information. Q17) I want to make an ALIAS that creates an ACTION, but both use %0, how to go about this? A17) Use %%0 %%1 %%2 for the arguments of the nested action. Q18) How to enable support for chinese muds? A18 Use: #config BIG-5 on Q19) I use Mac OS X and ran tintin a few times, now every time I open a terminal window, it runs tintin automatically. A19) You clicked "use settings as default" while running tintin. There's a few ways out of this, but the easiest is locating your terminal preference (home : library : com.apple.Terminal.plist) and deleting it. You'll have to redo anyting custom you set up (screen size, colors, etc.), but it will get the terminal back to the default of loading into your home directory.