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diff --git a/doc/kjumpingcube/Makefile.am b/doc/kjumpingcube/Makefile.am new file mode 100644 index 00000000..368fc0da --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/kjumpingcube/Makefile.am @@ -0,0 +1,4 @@ + +KDE_DOCS = AUTO +KDE_LANG = en + diff --git a/doc/kjumpingcube/index.docbook b/doc/kjumpingcube/index.docbook new file mode 100644 index 00000000..55810a5a --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/kjumpingcube/index.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,368 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" ?> +<!DOCTYPE book PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN" "dtd/kdex.dtd" [ + <!ENTITY kappname "&kjumpingcube;"> + <!ENTITY package "kdegames"> + <!ENTITY % addindex "IGNORE"> + <!ENTITY % English "INCLUDE" > <!-- change language only here --> +]> +<book lang="&language;"> + +<bookinfo> +<title>The &kjumpingcube; Handbook</title> + +<authorgroup> +<author> +<firstname>Matthias</firstname> +<surname>Kiefer</surname> +<affiliation> +<address>&Matthias.Kiefer.mail;</address> +</affiliation> +</author> +<!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS --> +</authorgroup> + +<copyright> +<year>1999</year> +<year>2000</year> +<holder>&Matthias.Kiefer;</holder> +</copyright> + + +<legalnotice>&FDLNotice;</legalnotice> + +<date>2005-12-10</date> +<releaseinfo>1.1</releaseinfo> + +<abstract><para>&kjumpingcube; is a simple tactical game you can play against a friend +or the computer.</para> +</abstract> + +<keywordset> +<keyword>KDE</keyword> +<keyword>KJumpingCube</keyword> +<keyword>kdegames</keyword> +<keyword>game</keyword> +<keyword>strategy</keyword> +</keywordset> + +</bookinfo> + + +<chapter id="introduction"> +<title>Introduction</title> + +<para>&kjumpingcube; is a simple tactical game. You can play it against the computer +or against a friend. The playing field consists of squares that contains +points. By clicking on the squares you can increase the points, and if the +points reach a maximum the points will jump to the squares neighbors and take +them over. The winner is the one who owns all squares.</para> + +</chapter> + + +<chapter id="playing-kjumpingcube"> +<title>Playing &kjumpingcube;</title> + +<sect1 id="rules"> +<title>Rules</title> + +<orderedlist> +<listitem><para>A move consists of increasing the points of a square by clicking +on it. You can only increase a square that doesn't belong to your opponent. By +clicking a square that has no owner, you become the owner. </para></listitem> +<listitem><para>If a square has more points than it has neighbors, the points +jump to its neighbors and take them over. </para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Neighbor-Fields are only direct neighbors, not the diagonal +neighbors.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>The winner is the one who owns all squares.</para></listitem> +</orderedlist> + +</sect1> + +</chapter> + +<chapter id="menu-reference"> +<title>Command Reference</title> + +<sect1 id="menus"> +<title>The Menu Bar</title> + +<sect2 id="game-menu"> +<title>The <guimenu>Game</guimenu> Menu</title> + +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term> +<menuchoice> +<shortcut><keycombo +action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>N</keycap></keycombo></shortcut> +<guimenu>Game</guimenu><guimenuitem>New</guimenuitem></menuchoice> +</term> +<listitem><para><action>Start a new game.</action></para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<shortcut><keycombo +action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>O</keycap></keycombo></shortcut> +<guimenu>Game</guimenu><guimenuitem>Load...</guimenuitem></menuchoice> +</term> +<listitem><para><action>Open a previously saved game.</action></para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<shortcut><keycombo +action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>S</keycap></keycombo></shortcut> +<guimenu>Game</guimenu><guimenuitem>Save</guimenuitem></menuchoice> +</term> +<listitem><para><action>Save the current game.</action></para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<guimenu>Game</guimenu><guimenuitem>Save As...</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice> +</term> +<listitem><para><action>Save the current game with a different +name.</action></para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<shortcut><keycap>Escape</keycap></shortcut> +<guimenu>Game</guimenu><guimenuitem>Stop Thinking</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Stop the computer opponent thinking about its next +move.</action> The computer opponent will then make the best move it has found +up to the moment you told it to stop.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<shortcut><keycombo action="simul"> +&Ctrl;<keycap>Q</keycap></keycombo></shortcut> +<guimenu>Game</guimenu><guimenuitem>Quit</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Quits</action> &kjumpingcube;.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> +</variablelist> + +</sect2> + +<sect2 id="move-menu"> +<title>The <guimenu>Move</guimenu> Menu</title> +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<shortcut><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>Z</keycap> +</keycombo></shortcut> +<guimenu>Move</guimenu><guimenuitem>Undo</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Undo the last move you made.</action></para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice><shortcut><keycombo action="simul"> +<keycap>H</keycap></keycombo></shortcut> +<guimenu>Move</guimenu><guimenuitem>Hint</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Get a hint as to the best next +move.</action></para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +</variablelist> + +</sect2> + +<sect2 id="settings-menu"> +<title>The <guimenu>Settings</guimenu> Menu</title> + +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu><guimenuitem>Show +Toolbar</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Toggle the display of the toolbar.</action></para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu><guimenuitem>Show + Statusbar</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Toggle the display of the statusbar.</action></para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu><guimenuitem>Configure Shortcuts...</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Open a dialog where you can configure the +shortcuts</action> for &kjumpingcube;</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu><guimenuitem>Configure Toolbars...</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Open a dialog where you can configure the toolbars</action> for &kjumpingcube;</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Configure &kjumpingcube;...</guimenuitem></menuchoice> +</term> +<listitem> +<para>Open a dialog where you can configure the following items:</para> + +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Computer Skill</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para><action>Lets you choose your playing skill from a +slider.</action> This decides how clever your computer opponent is, if you are +playing against the computer.</para> +<para>You can choose from:</para> +<simplelist> +<member><guimenuitem>Beginner</guimenuitem></member> +<member><guimenuitem>Average</guimenuitem></member> +<member><guimenuitem>Expert</guimenuitem></member> +</simplelist></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Board Size</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para><action>Lets you choose the playfield +sizes.</action></para> +<para>Use the slider to select a value between +<guilabel>5x5</guilabel> squares and <guilabel>10x10</guilabel> +squares in size.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Computer Plays As</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>Sets the computer opponent to be <guilabel>Player +1</guilabel>, <guilabel>Player 2</guilabel> or both. Normally you +would set the computer to play one player, and you would play the +other. Player 1 always starts first.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Board Color</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>Choose a color for each player</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> +</variablelist> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +</variablelist> +</sect2> + +<sect2 id="help-menu"> +<title>The <guimenu>Help</guimenu> Menu</title> + +&help.menu.documentation; + +</sect2> +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="toolbars"> +<title>The &kjumpingcube; Toolbar</title> + +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term><guiicon>New</guiicon></term> +<listitem><para><action>Starts a new game</action></para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guiicon>Save</guiicon></term> +<listitem><para><action>Save the current game.</action></para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guiicon>Stop Thinking</guiicon></term> +<listitem><para><action>Stop the computer opponent thinking about it's next +move.</action> The computer opponent will then make the best move it has found +up to the moment you told it to stop.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guiicon>Undo</guiicon></term> +<listitem><para><action>Undo the last move you made.</action></para></listitem> +</varlistentry> +</variablelist> + +</sect1> + +</chapter> + +<chapter id="questions-answers-tips"> +<title>Questions, Answers, and Tips</title> + +<sect1 id="strategy-tips"> +<title>Strategy tips</title> + +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para>Try to avoid increasing a square when your opponent owns a +neighbor square, that reaches its maximum earlier than your +square.</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> + +</sect1> + +</chapter> + +<chapter id="credits"> +<title>Credits and License</title> + +<para>&kjumpingcube; is Copyright 1998,1999 &Matthias.Kiefer; +&Matthias.Kiefer.mail;</para> + +<para>&kjumpingcube; was inspired by a game that came out for the Commodore64 and for +other home computers, too. Sorry, that I don't know the original author's +name.</para> + +<para>Documentation Copyright 1999 &Matthias.Kiefer; +&Matthias.Kiefer.mail;</para> + +<para>Documentation updated for &kde; 2 and 3 by &Lauri.Watts; +&Lauri.Watts.mail;</para> + +<!-- TRANS:CREDIT_FOR_TRANSLATORS --> + +&underFDL; +&underGPL; + +</chapter> + +<appendix id="installation"> +<title>Installation</title> + +<sect1 id="getting-kjumpingcube"> +<title>How to obtain &kjumpingcube;</title> + +&install.intro.documentation; + +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="requirements"> +<title>Requirements</title> + +<para>In order to successfully compile &kjumpingcube;, you need &kde; 2.0. +All required libraries as well as &kjumpingcube; itself can be found on +&kde-ftp;. +</para> + +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="compilation"> +<title>Compilation and Installation</title> + +&install.compile.documentation; + +<para>That should do it! Should you run into any problems, please report them +to the author, at &Matthias.Kiefer.mail;</para> + +</sect1> +</appendix> + +</book> +<!-- +Local Variables: +mode: sgml +sgml-omittag: nil +sgml-shorttag: t +End: +--> + |