Scripting with Lua

Dolphin's scripting engine is built on an industry-standard scripting language, called "Lua", rather than using a proprietary scripting language like other screen readers.

Lua is a lightweight language, created in 1993 and known for having a simple yet powerful C API.

For more information about Lua and help to get you started with script writing, follow the links below:

• Why Lua for Dolphin scripting?
• Some basic Lua facts and tips
• Lua books and documentation
• Useful tools and scripting programs
• Preparing your scripts for Dolphin users

Downloads:

To download useful resources such as the official Dolphin Scripting documentation and sample scripts, please visit the 'Scripting Resources' page.

External links:

Dolphin provide these links for information purposes only and are not responsible for the content of external websites. Please contact Dolphin if you discover any broken links.

• Lua official website
• Lua 5.1 reference manual (HTML)
• Programming in Lua - online version of the first edition of the book: a detailed and authoritative introduction to all aspects of Lua programming, by Lua's chief architect
• Download a copy of Lua 5.1.3 source code
• Lua user projects - list of other applications using Lua
• luaplus.org
• lua-users.org - community website for and by users (and authors) of Lua
• Luai - an alternative interface to the reference manual
• Lua on wikipedia
• Lua for Perl Programmers