X-Git-Url: https://git.distorted.org.uk/~mdw/sgt/puzzles/blobdiff_plain/2c580e640c7a19be5700be84b2429a5aea966a2f..b63898fe13e34da868c47c7a130d7b3eae74ebf4:/puzzles.but diff --git a/puzzles.but b/puzzles.but index 387910c..6b75d11 100644 --- a/puzzles.but +++ b/puzzles.but @@ -761,11 +761,19 @@ specification. \H{rectangles-controls} \I{controls, for Rectangles}Rectangles controls -This game is played with the mouse. +This game is played with the mouse or cursor keys. + +Left-click any edge to toggle it on or off, or left-click and drag to draw +an entire rectangle (or line) on the grid in one go (removing any existing +edges within that rectangle). Right-clicking and dragging will allow you +to erase the contents of a rectangle without affecting its edges. -Left-click any edge to toggle it on or off, or click and drag to draw -an entire rectangle (or line) on the grid in one go (removing any -existing edges within that rectangle). +Alternatively, use the cursor keys to move the position indicator +around the board. Pressing the return key then allows you to use the +cursor keys to drag a rectangle out from that position, and pressing +the return key again completes the rectangle. Using the space bar +instead of the return key allows you to erase the contents of a +rectangle without affecting its edges, as above. When a rectangle of the correct size is completed, it will be shaded. @@ -934,7 +942,8 @@ Space to clear it again (or use the Undo feature). If you \e{right}-click in a square and then type a number, that number will be entered in the square as a \q{pencil mark}. You can -have pencil marks for multiple numbers in the same square. +have pencil marks for multiple numbers in the same square. Squares +containing filled-in numbers cannot also contain pencil marks. The game pays no attention to pencil marks, so exactly what you use them for is up to you: you can use them as reminders that a @@ -949,6 +958,12 @@ All pencil marks in a square are erased when you left-click and type a number, or when you left-click and press space. Right-clicking and pressing space will also erase pencil marks. +Alternatively, use the cursor keys to move the mark around the grid. +Pressing the return key toggles the mark (from a normal mark to a +pencil mark), and typing a number in is entered in the square in the +appropriate way; typing in a 0 or using the space bar will clear a +filled square. + (All the actions described in \k{common-actions} are also available.) \H{solo-parameters} \I{parameters, for Solo}Solo parameters @@ -1634,6 +1649,10 @@ blank, and if you right-click repeatedly the square will change from blank to \cw{/} to \cw{\\} back to blank. (Therefore, you can play the game entirely with one button if you need to.) +You can also use the cursor keys to move around the grid. Pressing the +return or space keys will place a \cw{\\} or a \cw{/}, respectively, +and will then cycle them as above. + (All the actions described in \k{common-actions} are also available.) \H{slant-parameters} \I{parameters, for Slant}Slant parameters @@ -1998,6 +2017,11 @@ blank square in the region you cover will be turned green, and no other squares will be affected. (This is useful for clearing the remainder of a row once you have placed all its tents.) +You can also use the cursor keys to move around the grid. Pressing the +return key over an empty square will place a tent, and pressing the +space bar over an empty square will colour it green; either key will +clear an occupied square. + (All the actions described in \k{common-actions} are also available.) \H{tents-parameters} \I{parameters, for Tents}Tents parameters