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diff --git a/ipl/gpacks/htetris/help.icn b/ipl/gpacks/htetris/help.icn new file mode 100644 index 0000000..467313a --- /dev/null +++ b/ipl/gpacks/htetris/help.icn @@ -0,0 +1,340 @@ +############################################################################ +# +# File : htetris.icn +# Author: Henrik Sandin +# Date : May 3, 1999 +# +############################################################################ +# +# This file is in the public domain. +# +############################################################################ +# +# This file contains procedure for displaying the help texts in the +# htetris application and the brick editor. +# +############################################################################ + +procedure game_menu() + + button_pressed := + TextDialog( htetris_window, + ["The Game menu.", + "", + " New game:", + " Starts a new game regardless of whether a game is already", + " in progress or not. This can also be acheived by the", + " keyboard shortcut meta-n or by pressing the New game button", + " on the interface. If a game is in progress, a possible", + " highscore is lost.", + "", + " Stop game:", + " Stops a game in progress. This can also be acheived by the", + " keyboard shortcut meta-s or by pressing the Stop game", + " button on the interface. A possible highscore is lost.", + "", + " Pause:", + " Pauses a game in progress. This can also be acheived by the", + " keyboard shortcut meta-p or by pressing the Pause button on", + " the interface. The game is resumed by repeating this action.", + "", + " Speed factor:", + " This option lets the user specify a number between -10 and", + " 10 which makes the application run faster or slower.", + " A negative number makes the application slow down and a", + " positive number makes the application go faster.", + " This can be used if the current hardware is too fast or too slow.", + " This option is not availible when a game is in progress.", + "", + " Pick level:", + " This option lets the user specify a difficulty level between", + " one and fifteen at which the next game is to be started.", + " This option is not availible when a game is in progress.", + "", + " Quit:", + " This exits the htetris application. This can also be", + " acheived by the keyboard shortcut meta-q or by pressing the", + " Quit button on the interface. If a game is in progress, a", + " possible highscore is lost."], + [], + [], + [], + ["Previous", "Next", "Exit"], + 0) + + case button_pressed of { + "Previous" : htetris_help_menu() + "Next" : controls_menu() + } + return +end + +procedure controls_menu() + + button_pressed := + TextDialog( htetris_window, + ["The Controls menu.", + "", + " Set keys:", + " This option lets the user specify which keys to use for game", + " control. Valid keys are: Any character or any special key", + " which synonym is displayed in the separate popup window.", + " Any of these synonyms can be specified.", + "", + " Current keys:", + " This option shows which keys are currently used for game", + " control."], + [], + [], + [], + ["Previous", "Next", "Exit"], + 0) + + case button_pressed of { + "Previous" : game_menu() + "Next" : bricks_menu() + } + return +end + +procedure bricks_menu() + + button_pressed := + TextDialog( htetris_window, + ["The Bricks menu.", + "", + " Add brick:", + " This option lets the user add a user defined brick to the", + " game by loading it from a file created with the editor which", + " is described in Brick editor. This can also be acheived by", + " the keyboard shortcut meta-a. If the brick is added", + " successfully, the user is given an id for the brick which", + " should be used if the brick is going to be removed from the", + " game again. The added brick will appear in every game from", + " here on until it is removed or the application is closed.", + "", + " Remove brick:", + " If any user defined bricks are currently in the game, this", + " option lets the user remove such bricks. This means that", + " they are not going to appear in any game from here on unless", + " they are added again by selecting Add brick.", + " This can also be acheived by the keyboard shortcut meta-r.", + "", + " Bricks in use:", + " This option lets the user display user defined bricks in", + " play if there are any. The user is prompted to enter one of", + " the listed brick id's and in doing so, that brick is", + " displayed in a popup window. The dialog reappears until", + " Cancel is pressed. Thus, several user bricks can be viewed", + " simultanously.", + "", + " Brick editor:", + " This starts up the brick editor in which a user can create", + " his/hers own bricks to use in the game. This can also be", + " acheived by the keyboard shortcut meta-e. The editor is", + " described in detail in Brick editor."], + [], + [], + [], + ["Previous", "Next", "Exit"], + 0) + + case button_pressed of { + "Previous" : controls_menu() + "Next" : htetris_help_menu() + } + return +end + +procedure htetris_help_menu() + + button_pressed := + TextDialog( htetris_window, + ["The Help menu.", + "", + " How to play:", + " This option displays information about how to play htetris.", + "", + " Menus:", + " This option displays the current information.", + "", + " About:", + " This option displays information about the application and", + " the author."], + [], + [], + [], + ["Previous", "Next", "Exit"], + 0) + + case button_pressed of { + "Previous" : bricks_menu() + "Next" : game_menu() + } + return +end + +procedure how_to_play() + + Notice( htetris_window, + "The game is a single player game and is played by moving differently", + "shaped bricks into positions so that they form an area as compact as", + "possible.", + "The bricks are falling down and can be moved left or right, rotated", + "counter clockwise and put directly into place in the current hori-", + "zontal position without waiting for them to fall all the way down.", + "The goal of the game is to acheive as many points as possible.", + "Points are gained by completing rows. That is, to place the bricks", + "so that rows without \"gaps\" are created. Twenty points are earned", + "for each completed row. If more than one row is completed by placing", + "a single brick, five poits extra per additional row are obtained.", + "A filled row disappears and everything built above it is shifted", + "down one row. The game is lost when the top of the building pane is", + "reached in such a way that the next upcoming brick can not be placed", + "in its initial position.", + "To help the player a little bit, the next upcoming brick is always", + "shown during a game in progress.", + "There is also a notion of difficulty levels which ranges from 1 to 15.", + "The higher the level number, the faster the bricks fall. The game", + "starts by default at level one and increases the level after twenty", + "rows have been completed.", + "A game can at any time be stopped, paused or restarted. If the current", + "score happens to be higher than the highscore, the highscore is not", + "updated. Also, the application can be closed at any time during a game.") + return +end + +procedure about_htetris() + + Notice( htetris_window, + "htetris v1.0 Copyright © 1999 Henrik Sandin, all rights reserved.", + "", + "This is the first version of htetris, a variant of the game Tetris.", + "It can be freely distributed without any kind of licence or", + "agreement with the author.") + Return +end + +procedure file_menu() + + button_pressed := + TextDialog( htetris_window, + ["The File menu.", + "", + " New:", + " Lets the user start editing a new brick of the chosen size", + " and color. A brick must be at least one by one and at most", + " ten by ten in size. Valid colors are: yellow, red, blue,", + " green, orange, magenta, cyan and brown.", + " When the user clicks Okay in the dialog box, an empty grid", + " of the given size shows up on the edit pane.", + "", + " Open:", + " If Open is selected, a dialog appears which prompts the user", + " for the filename of a previously saved brick. Brick files", + " always have the extension \".brk\" but this is not necessary", + " to include, although it is perfectly alright to do so.", + " If the file is valid and could be opened successfully, the", + " editor resets itself to the measurements and color of the", + " loaded brick and the brick appears with the grid on", + "", + " Save:", + " The user enters a filename in the shown dialog box and the", + " brick is saved under that name. If the extension .brk is not", + " added to the name, the editor automaticly adds it before", + " saving. If the user enter a name with characters after", + " \".brk\", those are discarded. Saving can not be performed", + " if there are no filled squares. If not all rows and columns", + " are used for the brick to be saved, the brick is stripped of", + " such empty rows and columns before it is saved. This does", + " not apply to empty rows and columns between filled squares,", + " only \"edge\" rows and columns are stripped off.", + "", + " Quit:", + " This closes the brick editor and returns focus to the", + " htetris application."], + [], + [], + [], + ["Previous", "Next", "Exit"], + 0) + + case button_pressed of { + "Previous" : editor_help_menu() + "Next" : brick_menu() + } + return +end + +procedure brick_menu() + + button_pressed := + TextDialog( htetris_window, + ["The Brick menu.", + "", + " Change color:", + " This changes the color of the currently edited brick in", + " place. From now on, this color is used to fill squares", + " unless color is changed again, a brick is loaded from file", + " or a new brick is started.", + " The same colors as mentioned above under New are valid."], + [], + [], + [], + ["Previous", "Next", "Exit"], + 0) + + case button_pressed of { + "Previous" : file_menu() + "Next" : editor_help_menu() + } + return +end + +procedure editor_help_menu() + + button_pressed := + TextDialog( htetris_window, + ["The Help menu.", + "", + " How to edit:", + " This option displays information on how to use the editor.", + "", + " Menus:", + " This option displays the current information."], + [], + [], + [], + ["Previous", "Next", "Exit"], + 0) + + case button_pressed of { + "Previous" : brick_menu() + "Next" : file_menu() + } + return +end + +procedure how_to_edit() + + Notice( htetris_window, + "htetris includes a brick editor where the user can create his/hers", + "own bricks and include them when playing the game. A brick consists", + "of squares, or tiles, which is the basic unit of measurement for a", + "brick. A brick must be at least one square and at mostten by ten", + "squares in size. Any rectangular format in between is allowed.", + "To fill a square on the edit pane, the user points the mouse at that", + "square and clicks the left mouse button. The right mouse button is used", + "to erase a filled square. Only one color per brick can be used.", + "The upper left corner of the currently edited brick resides in the upper", + "left corner of the edit pane. It is not possible to fill a square", + "outside the bounds of the current brick.", + "There is a grid which shows the bounds when it is shown. The grid can", + "be switched on and off by pressing the Toggle grid button on the", + "interface. The Clear button clears whatever filled squares there are,", + "but does not affect the grid. A brick can take on any shape, even", + "unconnected regions in the same brick.", + "A brick can be saved to file and previously saved bricks can be opened", + "and re-edited.") + return +end |