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diff --git a/doc/kbounce/index.docbook b/doc/kbounce/index.docbook new file mode 100644 index 00000000..8e4896d1 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/kbounce/index.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,383 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" ?> +<!DOCTYPE book PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN" "dtd/kdex.dtd" [ + <!ENTITY kappname "&kbounce;"> + <!ENTITY package "kdegames"> + <!ENTITY % English "INCLUDE" > + <!ENTITY % addindex "IGNORE"> +]> + +<book lang="&language;"> + +<bookinfo> +<title>The &kbounce; Handbook</title> + +<authorgroup> +<author> +&Aaron.J.Seigo; &Aaron.J.Seigo.mail; +</author> + +<othercredit role="reviewer"> +&Lauri.Watts; &Lauri.Watts.mail; +<!-- <contrib>Reviewer</contrib> --> +</othercredit> + +<!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS --> +</authorgroup> + +<legalnotice>&FDLNotice;</legalnotice> + +<date>2005-12-10</date> +<releaseinfo>0.5</releaseinfo> + +<!-- Abstract about this handbook --> + +<abstract> +<para> +&kbounce; is a ball game for &kde;. +</para> +</abstract> + + +<keywordset> +<keyword>KDE</keyword> +<keyword>kdegames</keyword> +<keyword>jezzball</keyword> +</keywordset> + +</bookinfo> + +<chapter id="how-to-play"> +<title>How To Play</title> + +<para>&kbounce; is played on a field, surrounded by a wall, with two or +more balls that move about in the field bouncing off of the +walls.</para> + +<para>Walls are a darker color while the active areas of the field are +a lighter color.</para> + +<para>The size of the active area of the field is decreased by making +new walls that enclose areas without balls in them. To complete a +level, the player must decrease the size of the active field by at +least 75% within the time allowed.</para> + +<para>With each new level, another ball is added to the field, and the +player is given one more life than in the level before. The time +allotted to complete the level is also increased.</para> + +<para>Scoring is based on how much of the field is cleared.</para> + +<para>New walls are built by clicking the +<mousebutton>left</mousebutton> mouse button in an active area of the +field, at which point two walls will begin to grow in opposite +directions from the square the mouse was clicked in. Only two walls +may be growing on the screen at any given time.</para> + +<screenshot> +<screeninfo>A new wall growing</screeninfo> +<mediaobject> +<imageobject> +<imagedata fileref="jezball_newWall.png" format="PNG"/> +</imageobject> +<textobject> +<phrase>A new wall growing</phrase> +</textobject> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot> + +<para>When the mouse is on the field, the cursor is shown as a pair of +arrows pointing in opposite directions, either horizontally or +vertically. The arrows point in the direction the walls will grow +when the <mousebutton>left</mousebutton> is clicked. This direction +can be changed by clicking the <mousebutton>right</mousebutton> mouse +button.</para> + +<para>A new wall has a <quote>head</quote> which moves away from the +point where the mouse was clicked. A wall is not permanent until this +<quote>head</quote> runs into another wall. If a ball collides with +any part of the wall except the head, before the head has run into +another wall, the new wall will disappear completely and one life will +be lost. If a ball collides with the head in the direction of the +wall's growth, the wall will stop growing there, and become permanent, +with no loss of life. If a ball collides with the head from any other +side, the ball will bounce off and the wall will continue to grow +normally.</para> + +</chapter> + +<chapter id="strategy"> +<title>Strategy</title> + +<para>Many players find the game becomes quite difficult by only the +third or fourth level, given the number of balls on the field at +once.</para> + +<para>The trick to playing &kbounce; successfully is to build +<quote>corridors</quote>. To build a corridor, start a pair of walls +growing close to another wall, and time it such that one of the walls +will be hit by a ball and one of the walls will not, and thus become +permanent.</para> + +<screenshot> +<screeninfo>Building a corridor</screeninfo> +<mediaobject> +<imageobject> +<imagedata fileref="jezball_corridor1.png" format="PNG"/> +</imageobject> +<textobject> +<phrase>Building a corridor</phrase> +</textobject> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot> + +<para>This will leave a narrow corridor only a few squares high on the +field, surrounded on three sides by walls. Wait for the balls to +bounce into the open end of the corridor, and close the corridor +behind the ball with a new wall. Although you will most likely lose a +life for each corridor created, you can trap several balls in a single +corridor.</para> + +<screenshot> +<screeninfo>Capturing balls in a corridor</screeninfo> +<mediaobject> +<imageobject> +<imagedata fileref="jezball_corridor2.png" format="PNG"/> +</imageobject> +<textobject> +<phrase>Capturing balls in a corridor</phrase> +</textobject> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot> + +<para>A final tip — take your time! There is plenty of time, as +shown in the <guilabel>Time</guilabel> display on the right hand side +of the screen. Rushing will just get you in trouble!</para> + +</chapter> + +<chapter id="menu-reference"> +<title>Menu Reference</title> + +<sect1 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>End</keycap> +</keycombo> +</shortcut> +<guimenu>Game</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>End Game</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice></term> +<listitem> +<para><action>End the current game.</action></para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term> +<menuchoice><shortcut> +<keycap>P</keycap></shortcut> +<guimenu>Game</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Pause</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice></term> +<listitem> +<para><action>Pause or resume the game.</action></para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term> +<menuchoice><shortcut> +<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>H</keycap></keycombo> +</shortcut> +<guimenu>Game</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Show Highscores</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice></term> +<listitem> +<para>Opens a dialog that displays different high score tables. +<guibutton>Export</guibutton> the high scores into a file or click on +<guibutton>Configure</guibutton> to open a dialog to customize your Nickname +and add a Comment.</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>Quit</action> and close &kbounce;.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +</variablelist> +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="settings-menu"> +<title>The <guimenu>Settings</guimenu> Menu</title> +<variablelist> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<guimenu>Settings</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Select Background Folder...</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice></term> +<listitem> +<para><action>Opens a dialog to select a folder for the background images.</action></para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<guimenu>Settings</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Show Backgrounds</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice></term> +<listitem> +<para><action>Shows the background images in the selected folder. Only enabled, if a background folder is already selected</action></para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<guimenu>Settings</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Show/Hide Toolbar</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice></term> +<listitem> +<para><action>Shows/hides the &kbounce; toolbar.</action></para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<guimenu>Settings</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Show/Hide Statusbar</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice></term> +<listitem> +<para><action>Shows/hides the &kbounce; statusbar.</action></para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<guimenu>Settings</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Play Sounds</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice></term> +<listitem> +<para><action>If checked, &kbounce; game sounds are played.</action></para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<guimenu>Settings</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Configure Shortcuts...</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice></term> +<listitem> +<para><action>Opens a standard &kde; shortcut configuration dialog, in which +you can change the keyboard shortcuts used by &kbounce;.</action></para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<guimenu>Settings</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Configure Toolbars...</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice></term> +<listitem> +<para><action>Opens the standard &kde; toolbar configuration dialog to customize the &kbounce; toolbar.</action></para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<guimenu>Settings</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Configure Highscores...</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice></term> +<listitem> +<para><action>Opens a dialog to customize your <guilabel>Nickname</guilabel> and +add a <guilabel>Comment</guilabel>.</action></para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +</variablelist> +</sect1> + + +<sect1 id="help-menu"> +<title>The <guimenu>Help</guimenu> Menu</title> + +&help.menu.documentation; + +</sect1> + +</chapter> + +<chapter id="credits-and-licenses"> +<title>Credits and Licenses</title> + + +<para>&kbounce;</para> + +<para>Copyright 2000, Stefan Schimanski</para> + +<itemizedlist> +<title>Developers</title> +<listitem> +<para>Stefan Schimanski <email>schimmi@kde.org</email></para> +</listitem> +<listitem> +<para>Sandro Sigala <email>ssigala@globalnet.it</email> - +Highscore</para> +</listitem> +</itemizedlist> + +<para>Documentation copyright 2002, &Aaron.J.Seigo; +&Aaron.J.Seigo.mail;</para> + +<para>This handbook is dedicated to Dennis E. Powell.</para> + +<!-- TRANS:CREDIT_FOR_TRANSLATORS --> + +&underFDL; + +&underGPL; + +</chapter> + +<appendix id="installation"> +<title>Installation</title> + +&install.intro.documentation; + +&install.compile.documentation; + +</appendix> + +&documentation.index; +</book> +<!-- +Local Variables: +mode: sgml +sgml-minimize-attributes: nil +sgml-general-insert-case: lower +End: +--> + |