The addition of a `Copy' menu item on OS X was really beginning to

[sgt/puzzles] / puzzles.but

diff --git a/puzzles.but b/puzzles.but
index 657c255..9b88d18 100644 (file)
--- a/puzzles.but
+++ b/puzzles.but
@@ -82,6 +82,10 @@ These actions are all available from the \I{Game menu}\q{Game} menu
 and via \I{keys}keyboard shortcuts, in addition to any game-specific
 actions.
 
+(On Mac OS X, to conform with local user interface standards, these
+actions are situated on the \I{File menu}\q{File} and \q{Edit
+menu}\q{Edit} menus instead.)
+
 \dt \ii\e{New game} (\q{N}, Ctrl+\q{N})
 
 \dd Starts a new game, with a random initial state.
@@ -99,6 +103,13 @@ game.)
 
 \dd Redoes a previous undone move.
 
+\dt \ii\e{Copy}
+
+\dd Copies the current state of your game to the clipboard in text
+format, so that you can paste it into (say) an e-mail client or a
+web message board if you're discussing the game with someone else.
+(Not all games support this feature.)
+
 \dt \I{exit}\ii\e{Quit} (\q{Q}, Ctrl+\q{Q})
 
 \dd Closes the application entirely.
@@ -106,8 +117,8 @@ game.)
 \H{common-id} Recreating games with the \ii{game ID}
 
 The \q{\i{Specific...}} option from the \I{Game menu}\q{Game} menu
-lets you see a short string (the \q{game ID}) that captures the
-initial state of the current game.
+(or the \q{File} menu, on Mac OS X) lets you see a short string (the
+\q{game ID}) that captures the initial state of the current game.
 
 The precise \I{ID format}format of the ID is specific to each game.
 It consists of two parts delimited by a colon (e.g., \c{c4x4:4F01,0});
@@ -151,11 +162,11 @@ command line.
 
 The easiest way to do this is to set up the parameters you want
 using the \q{Type} menu (see \k{common-type}), and then to select
-\q{Specific} from the \q{Game} menu (see \k{common-id}). The text in
-the \q{Game ID} box will be composed of two parts, separated by a
-colon. The first of these parts represents the game parameters (the
-size of the playing area, for example, and anything else you set
-using the \q{Type} menu).
+\q{Specific} from the \q{Game} or \q{File} menu (see \k{common-id}).
+The text in the \q{Game ID} box will be composed of two parts,
+separated by a colon. The first of these parts represents the game
+parameters (the size of the playing area, for example, and anything
+else you set using the \q{Type} menu).
 
 If you run the game with just that parameter text on the command
 line, it will start up with the settings you specified.
@@ -433,11 +444,9 @@ is just to arrange all the 1s into the first row, all the 2s into
 the second row, and so on.
 
 \b You can configure whether the orientation of tiles matters. If
-you ask for an orientable puzzle, each tile will have a yellow bar
-along the side that should be at the top, and a green bar along the
-side that should be at the bottom. To remind you of which way round
-things go, there will be coloured bars by the sides of the grid.
-Line up matching colours horizontally to complete the puzzle.
+you ask for an orientable puzzle, each tile will have a triangle
+drawn in it. All the triangles must be pointing upwards to complete
+the puzzle.
 
 
 \C{rectangles} \i{Rectangles}