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2.8 KiB
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63 lines
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/* auto-generated by genhelp.sh */
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/* DO NOT EDIT! */
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const char help_text[] =
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"#Chapter 6: Sixteen "
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"\n"
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"Another sliding tile puzzle, visually similar to Fifteen (see "
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"chapter 5) but with a different type of move. This time, there is no "
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"hole: all 16 squares on the grid contain numbered squares. Your move "
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"is to shift an entire row left or right, or shift an entire column "
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"up or down; every time you do that, the tile you shift off the grid "
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"re-appears at the other end of the same row, in the space you just "
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"vacated. To win, arrange the tiles into numerical order (1,2,3,4 on "
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"the top row, 13,14,15,16 on the bottom). When you've done that, try "
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"playing on different sizes of grid. "
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"\n"
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"I _might_ have invented this game myself, though only by accident "
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"if so (and I'm sure other people have independently invented it). I "
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"thought I was imitating a screensaver I'd seen, but I have a feeling "
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"that the screensaver might actually have been a Fifteen-type puzzle "
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"rather than this slightly different kind. So this might be the one "
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"thing in my puzzle collection which represents creativity on my part "
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"rather than just engineering. "
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"\n"
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"\n#6.1 Sixteen controls "
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"Left-clicking on an arrow will move the appropriate row or column in "
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"the direction indicated. Right-clicking will move it in the opposite "
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"direction. "
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"\n"
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"Alternatively, use the cursor keys to move the position indicator "
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"around the edge of the grid, and use the return key to move the "
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"row/column in the direction indicated. "
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"\n"
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"You can also move the tiles directly. Move the cursor onto a tile, "
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"hold Control and press an arrow key to move the tile under the "
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"cursor and move the cursor along with the tile. Or, hold Shift to "
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"move only the tile. Pressing Enter simulates holding down Control "
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"(press Enter again to release), while pressing Space simulates "
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"holding down shift. "
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"\n"
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"(All the actions described in section 2.1 are also available.) "
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"\n"
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"\n#6.2 Sixteen parameters "
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"\n"
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"The parameters available from the `Custom...' option on the `Type' "
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"menu are: "
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"\n"
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"- _Width_ and _Height_, which are self-explanatory. "
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"\n"
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"- You can ask for a limited shuffling operation to be performed on "
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"the grid. By default, Sixteen will shuffle the grid in such a "
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"way that any arrangement is about as probable as any other. You "
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"can override this by requesting a precise number of shuffling "
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"moves to be performed. Typically your aim is then to determine "
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"the precise set of shuffling moves and invert them exactly, "
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"so that you answer (say) a four-move shuffle with a four-move "
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"solution. Note that the more moves you ask for, the more likely "
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"it is that solutions shorter than the target length will turn "
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"out to be possible. "
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"\n"
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;
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const char quick_help_text[] = "Slide a row at a time to arrange the tiles into order.";
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