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* Update date and version numbers
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* Remove old entities and add ksnakeduel entity
* Improve reference to menu items
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<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<!DOCTYPE book PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.5-Based Variant V1.1//EN" "dtd/kdedbx45.dtd" [
<!ENTITY kappname "<application>KSnakeDuel</application>">
<!ENTITY package "kdegames">
<!ENTITY ksnakeduel "<application>KSnakeDuel</application>">
<!ENTITY % addindex "IGNORE">
<!ENTITY % English "INCLUDE">
]>
<book id="ksnakeduel" lang="&language;">
<bookinfo>
<title>The &kappname; Handbook</title>
<title>The &ksnakeduel; Handbook</title>
<authorgroup>
<author>
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<legalnotice>&FDLNotice;</legalnotice>
<date>2020-06-20</date>
<releaseinfo>2.1 (Applications 20.08)</releaseinfo>
<date>2021-08-17</date>
<releaseinfo>2.1 (KDE Gear 21.08)</releaseinfo>
<abstract>
<para>
&kappname; is a simple snake duel game for &kde;, which you can
play alone or against a friend.
&ksnakeduel; is a simple snake duel game, which you can play alone or against a friend.
</para>
</abstract>
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<title>Introduction</title>
<para>
&kappname; is a simple snake duel game for the
<ulink url="http://www.kde.org">K Desktop Environment</ulink>. You can play
&kappname; against the computer or a friend.
The aim of the game is to live longer than your opponent. To do that,
avoid running into a wall, your own tail and that of your opponent.
&ksnakeduel; is a simple snake duel game. You can play against the computer
or a friend. The aim of the game is to live longer than your opponent. To do
that, avoid running into a wall, your own tail and that of your opponent.
</para>
<para>
&ksnake; is a simple Snake-like game for the <ulink url="http://www.kde.org">K
Desktop Environment</ulink>. The aim of &ksnake; is to survive as long as
&ksnakeduel; is a simple Snake-like game. The aim is to survive as long as
possible and eat as many fruits as you can.
</para>
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</chapter>
<chapter id="playing-ktron">
<title>Playing &kappname;</title>
<title>Playing &ksnakeduel;</title>
<sect1 id="playing-ktron-rules">
<title>Rules</title>
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</para>
<para>
If you want to interrupt playing, select
<guimenuitem>Pause</guimenuitem> from the <guimenu>Game</guimenu> menu
or hit the keyboard shortcut (see section <link linkend="keys">Default
Shortcuts</link>). Additionally the game is paused when the game loses the
keyboard focus, &eg; when switching to an other window.
If you want to interrupt playing, select the <menuchoice> <shortcut><keycombo
action="simul"><keycap>P</keycap></keycombo></shortcut> <guimenu>Game</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Pause</guimenuitem></menuchoice> menu item. Additionally the game
is paused when the game loses the keyboard focus, &eg; when switching to an other window.
</para>
<para>To continue the game, select the menu item
<guimenuitem>Pause</guimenuitem> again, or the keyboard shortcut. The
game will also continue if the human players press one of their direction keys.
But be careful, your player switches to this direction immediately.
<para>
To continue the game, select again this menu item or hit the keyboard shortcut.
The game will also continue if you press one of the direction keys. But be
careful, your player switches to this direction immediately.
</para>
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</para>
<para>
You can change the difficulty level of the game using the game menu item or
the select box on the status bar. The difficulty influences the speed of the
game and the computer player.
You can change the difficulty level of the game using the
<menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu> <guisubmenu>Difficulty</guisubmenu></menuchoice>
submenu or the drop-down box on the status bar. The difficulty influences
the speed of the game and the computer player.
</para>
</sect1>
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<title>The Computer Player</title>
<para>
You can play against a computer. The difficulty level of the game influences the
You can play against a computer. The difficulty level of the game influences the
intelligence of the computer player.
</para>
<para>
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</para>
<note><para>
You can alter the keys using the shortcuts option in the <ulink
url="help:/fundamentals/shortcuts.html"><guimenu>Settings</guimenu> menu</ulink>.
You can <ulink url="help:/fundamentals/shortcuts.html">alter the keys</ulink> using the
<menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Configure Shortcuts...</guimenuitem></menuchoice>
menu item.
</para></note>
</sect1>
</chapter>
<chapter id="playing-snake">
<title>Playing &ksnake;</title>
<title>Playing &ksnakeduel;</title>
<sect1 id="playing-snake-rules">
<title>Rules</title>
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</para>
<para>
If you want to pause playing, select <guimenu>Pause</guimenu> from the <guimenuitem>Game</guimenuitem> menu or hit the
keyboard shortcut (see section <link linkend="keys">Default
Shortcuts</link>). Additionally the game is
paused when the game loses the keyboard focus, &eg; when switching to an other
window.
If you want to pause playing, select the <menuchoice> <shortcut><keycombo
action="simul"><keycap>P</keycap></keycombo></shortcut> <guimenu>Game</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Pause</guimenuitem></menuchoice> menu item or hit the keyboard
shortcut. Additionally the game is paused when the game loses the keyboard
focus, &eg; when switching to an other window.
</para>
<para>
To continue the game, select the menu item <guimenuitem>Pause</guimenuitem> or hit the keyboard shortcut
again. The game will also continue if you press one of the direction keys. But
be careful, your player switches to this direction immediately.
To continue the game, select again this menu item or hit the keyboard shortcut.
The game will also continue if you press one of the direction keys. But be
careful, your player switches to this direction immediately.
</para>
<para>
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</para>
<para>
You can change the difficulty level of the game using the game menu item or the
select box on the status bar. The difficulty influences the speed of the game.
You can change the difficulty level of the game using the
<menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu> <guisubmenu>Difficulty</guisubmenu></menuchoice>
submenu or the drop-down box on the status bar. The difficulty influences
the speed of the game and the computer player.
</para>
</sect1>
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</para>
<note><para>
You can alter the keys using the shortcuts option in the <ulink
url="help:/fundamentals/shortcuts.html"><guimenu>Settings</guimenu> menu</ulink>.
You can <ulink url="help:/fundamentals/shortcuts.html">alter the keys</ulink> using the
<menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Configure Shortcuts...</guimenuitem></menuchoice>
menu item.
</para></note>
</sect1>
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<sect1 id="menu-items">
<title>Menu Items</title>
<para>The following list briefly describes each menubar option.</para>
<variablelist>
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<guimenu>Game</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Show High Scores</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Displays the high score dialog
(for &ksnake;).</action></para></listitem>
<listitem><para><action>Displays the high score table.</action></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
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<guimenu>Game</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Quit</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Quits.</action></para></listitem>
<listitem><para><action>Quit &ksnakeduel;.</action></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
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<guimenu>Settings</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Difficulty</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Lets you alter the difficulty level of the
game.</action></para></listitem>
<listitem><para><action>A submenu that allows you to change the difficulty
level of the game.</action></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<guimenu>Settings</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Configure &kappname;...</guimenuitem>
<guimenuitem>Configure &ksnakeduel;...</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Opens a <link linkend="configuration">comprehensive dialog</link>
to configure various options.</action></para></listitem>
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</variablelist>
<para>
Additionally &ksnake; has the common &kde; <guimenu>Settings</guimenu> and <guimenu>Help</guimenu>
Additionally &ksnakeduel; has the common &kde; <guimenu>Settings</guimenu> and <guimenu>Help</guimenu>
menu items, for more information read the sections about the
<ulink url="help:/fundamentals/menus.html#menus-settings">Settings Menu</ulink> and
<ulink url="help:/fundamentals/menus.html#menus-help">Help Menu</ulink> of the &kde; Fundamentals.
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</thead>
<tbody>
<row>
<entry><keycap>Up Arrow</keycap></entry>
<entry>Up</entry>
<entry>&Up; arrow</entry>
<entry>Move up</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><keycap>Down Arrow</keycap></entry>
<entry>Down</entry>
<entry>&Down; arrow</entry>
<entry>Move down</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><keycap>Right Arrow</keycap></entry>
<entry>Right</entry>
<entry>&Right; arrow</entry>
<entry>Move on the right</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><keycap>Left Arrow</keycap></entry>
<entry>Left</entry>
<entry>&Left; arrow</entry>
<entry>Move on the left</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><keycap>0</keycap></entry>
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<tbody>
<row>
<entry><keycap>R</keycap></entry>
<entry>Up</entry>
<entry>Move up</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><keycap>F</keycap></entry>
<entry>Down</entry>
<entry>Move down</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><keycap>G</keycap></entry>
<entry>Right</entry>
<entry>Move on the right</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><keycap>D</keycap></entry>
<entry>Left</entry>
<entry>Move on the left</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><keycap>A</keycap></entry>
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<tbody>
<row>
<entry><keycap>P</keycap></entry>
<entry>Pause/Resume Game</entry>
<entry>Pause/Resume the Game</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>H</keycap></keycombo></entry>
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</row>
<row>
<entry><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>Q</keycap></keycombo></entry>
<entry>Quit &kappname;</entry>
<entry>Quit &ksnakeduel;</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><keycap>F1</keycap></entry>
<entry>Help Contents</entry>
<entry>This Manual</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><keycombo
action="simul">&Shift;<keycap>F1</keycap></keycombo></entry>
<entry>What's This Help</entry>
<entry>What's This help</entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>
<para>
These shortcuts <ulink url="help:/fundamentals/shortcuts.html">can be changed</ulink> by selecting <menuchoice>
<guimenu>Settings</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Configure Shortcuts...</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice> from the menubar.
These shortcuts <ulink url="help:/fundamentals/shortcuts.html">can be changed</ulink> by selecting the
<menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Configure Shortcuts...</guimenuitem></menuchoice>
menu item.
</para>
</sect1>
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<title>The Configuration Dialog</title>
<para>Selecting the <guimenuitem>Configure &kappname;...</guimenuitem> option
in the <guimenu>Settings</guimenu> menu will open a further dialog which lets
you tweak &kappname;'s behavior.</para>
<para>Selecting the <menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Configure &ksnakeduel;...</guimenuitem></menuchoice> menu item will open a further dialog
which lets you tweak &ksnakeduel;'s behavior.</para>
<para>This dialog is divided into two pages.</para>
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<title>General Configuration</title>
<screenshot>
<screeninfo>Configure &kappname; - General</screeninfo>
<screeninfo>Configure &ksnakeduel; - General</screeninfo>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata fileref="settings-general.png" format="PNG"/>
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<listitem><para>This will let you change the game type. There are three options:
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>&kappname;: Player vs Player</term><listitem><para> a
&kappname; game between two human players</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>&kappname;: Player vs Computer</term>
<listitem><para> a &kappname; game between a human player and the
computer</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>&ksnake;: Single player</term><listitem><para>
a single player &ksnake; game</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><guimenuitem>&ksnakeduel;: Player vs Player</guimenuitem></term>
<listitem><para>A &ksnakeduel; game between two human players.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><guimenuitem>&ksnakeduel;: Player vs Computer</guimenuitem></term>
<listitem><para>A &ksnakeduel; game between a human player and the computer.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><guimenuitem>&ksnakeduel;: Single player</guimenuitem></term>
<listitem><para>A single player &ksnakeduel; game.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para></listitem>
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<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Disable acceleration</guilabel></term>
<listitem><para>Checking this box will disable the acceleration feature -
<listitem><para>Checking this box will disable the acceleration feature -
pressing the acceleration key will have no effect, both vehicles will always
travel with constant velocity.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Game Options</guilabel></term>
<listitem><para>Specify the <guilabel>Rounds to win</guilabel> to define how many
<listitem><para>Specify the <guilabel>Rounds to win:</guilabel> to define how many
rounds are required before a winner is declared.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
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<title>Theme Configuration</title>
<screenshot>
<screeninfo>Configure &kappname; - Theme</screeninfo>
<screeninfo>Configure &ksnakeduel; - Theme</screeninfo>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata fileref="settings-theme.png" format="PNG"/>
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</screenshot>
<para>
This page will allow you to change the theme &kappname; uses.
This page will allow you to change the theme &ksnakeduel; uses.
</para>
</sect1>
</chapter>
<!-- credits chapter done -->
<!-- credits chapter done -->
<chapter id="credits">
<title>Credits and License</title>
<para>
&kappname;
&ksnakeduel;
</para>
<para>Program Copyright 1998-2000 &Matthias.Kiefer;
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