gnibbles manual
- From: battery841 mypad com
- To: gnome-doc-list gnome org
- Subject: gnibbles manual
- Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2000 18:55:27 -0500
Hey guys,
I have 'completed' the gnibbles manual. Would someone edit this thing and e-mail it back to me? Thanks a lot.
Kevin
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<title>gnibbles</title>
<copyright>
<year>2000</year>
<holder>Kevin Breit</holder>
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<year>2000</year>
<holder>ME-THE-TRANSLATOR (Latin translation)</holder>
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<legalnotice>
<para>
Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this
document under the terms of the <citetitle>GNU Free Documentation
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<releaseinfo>
This is version 1.0 of gnibbles manual.
</releaseinfo>
</artheader>
<!-- ============= Document Body ============================= -->
<!-- ============= Introduction ============================== -->
<sect1 id="intro">
<title>Introduction</title>
<para>
<application>gnibbles</application> is a game where the user controls a snake . The snake moves around the board, eating diamonds while avoiding the walls placed around it.
</para>
<para>
To run <application>gnibbles</application>, select
<menuchoice>
<guisubmenu>games</guisubmenu>
<guimenuitem>gnibbles</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice>
from the <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu>, or type
<command>gnibbles</command> on the command line.
</para>
<para>
<application>gnibbles</application> is included in the
<filename>gnome-games</filename> package, which is part of the
GNOME desktop environment. This document describes version
&version; of <application>gnibbles</application>.
</para>
</sect1>
<!-- ================ Usage ================================ -->
<!-- This section should describe basic usage of the application. -->
<sect1 id="usage">
<title>Using gnibbles</title>
<para>
<application>gnibbles</application> is a simple game to play. The only keys
that are needed are the arrow keys.
</para>
<!-- ========= Basic Usage =========================== -->
<sect2 id="mainwin">
<title>Basic usage</title>
<para>
Starting <application>gnibbles</application> opens
the <interface>title screen</interface>.
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</para>
<para>
When the game starts, the snake will come out of the left side of the
screen. You use the up arrow to make the direction of the snake go up.
Use the right arrow to turn the snake right, left arrow to turn the snake
left, and down arrow to turn the snake down.
</para>
</sect2>
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interface, such as menus and buttons, unless this description
is too long - in that case, it should be moved to a separate
section. For example -->
<!-- ========= Menus =========================== -->
<sect2 id="menubar">
<title>Menus</title>
<para>
The menu bar, located at the top of the <interface>Main
Window</interface>, contains the following menus:
</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><guimenu>Game</guimenu></term>
<listitem>
<para>
This menu contains:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
<menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keysym>Ctrl+N</keysym>
</shortcut>
<guimenuitem>New Game</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice>
— This starts a new game of <application>gnibbles></application>
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<menuchoice>
<guimenuitem>Pause game</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice>
— This will pause your game.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<menuchoice>
<guimenuitem>Scores</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice>
— This shows the high scores.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keysym>Ctrl-Q</keysym>
</shortcut>
<guimenuitem>Exit</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice>
— This quits the application.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><guimenu>Settings</guimenu></term>
<listitem>
<para>
This menu contains:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
<menuchoice>
<guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice>
— This opens your window to edit preferences.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><guimenu>About</guimenu></term>
<listitem>
<para>
This menu contains:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
<guimenuitem>About</guimenuitem> — This opens the
<interface>About</interface> dialog which shows
basic information about
<application>gnibbles</application>, such as
the author's name, the application version number, and the
URL for the application's Web page if one exists.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</sect2>
</sect1>
<!-- ============= Customization ============================= -->
<sect1 id="prefs">
<title>Customization</title>
<para>
To change the application settings, select
<menuchoice>
<guimenu>Settings</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Preferences...</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice>. This opens the
<interface>Preferences</interface> dialog.
</para>
<para>
The properties in the <guilabel>Game</guilabel> tab are:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
(Speed) — This controls the speed of the snake.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
(Levels in random order) — Selecting this causes the level
advancement in non-numerical order.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
(Fake bonuses) — When enabled, this allows for two blue diamonds on
the screen at a time. One diamond makes you shrink instead of grow when
eaten.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
(Sounds) — Enables sounds
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
<para>
The properties in the <guilabel>Graphics</guilabel> tab are:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
(Tiny) — This button makes your board tiny (184x132)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
(Small) — This button makes your board small (368x264)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
(Medium) — This button makes your board medium (460x330)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
(Large) — This button makes your board large(736x528)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
(Extra Large) — This button makes your board extra large (920x660)
…(description)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
(Huge) — This button makes your huge (1840x1320)
…(description)
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
<para>
The properties in the <guilabel>Worm 1 through 4</guilabel> tabs let you set
controls for your different worms.
</para>
<para>
After you have made all the changes you want, click on
<guibutton>OK</guibutton> to apply the changes and close the
<interface>Properties</interface> dialog. To cancel the changes
and return to previous values, click the
<guibutton>Close</guibutton> button.
</para>
</sect1>
<sect1 id="bugs">
<title>Known Bugs and Limitations</title>
<para>
This application has no known bugs.
</para>
</sect1>
<!-- ============= Authors ================================ -->
<sect1 id="authors">
<title>Authors</title>
<para>
<application>gnibbles</application> was written by Sean MacIsaac
(<email>sjm@acm.org</email>) and Ian Peters (<email>itp.gnu.org</email>).
To find more information about <application>gnibbles</application>, please
visit the <ulink url="http://www.my-gnome-app.org" type="http">gnibbles
Web page</ulink>. Please send all comments, suggestions, and bug reports to
the authors. (Instructions for submitting bug reports can be found <ulink
url="http://bugs.gnome.org/Reporting.html" type="http"> on-line</ulink>.)
</para>
<para>
This manual was written by Kevin Breit
(<email>battery841@mypad.com</email>). Please send all comments and
suggestions regarding this manual to the <ulink type="http"
url="http://www.gnome.org/gdp">GNOME Documentation Project</ulink>
by sending an email to <email>docs@gnome.org</email>. You can also
add your comments online by using the <ulink type="http"
url="http://www.gnome.org/gdp/doctable/">GNOME Documentation Status
Table</ulink>.
</para>
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Latin translation was done by ME
(<email>MYNAME@MYADDRESS</email>). Please send all comments and
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</sect1>
<!-- ============= Application License ============================= -->
<sect1 id="license">
<title>License</title>
<para>
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
modify it under the terms of the <citetitle>GNU General Public
License</citetitle> as published by the Free Software Foundation;
either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later
version.
</para>
<para>
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
<citetitle>GNU General Public License</citetitle> for more details.
</para>
<para>
A copy of the <citetitle>GNU General Public License</citetitle> is
included as an appendix to the <citetitle>GNOME Users
Guide</citetitle>. You may also obtain a copy of the
<citetitle>GNU General Public License</citetitle> from the Free
Software Foundation by visiting <ulink type="http"
url="http://www.fsf.org">their Web site</ulink> or by writing to
<address>
Free Software Foundation, Inc.
<street>59 Temple Place</street> - Suite 330
<city>Boston</city>, <state>MA</state> <postcode>02111-1307</postcode>
<country>USA</country>
</address>
</para>
</sect1>
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