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    <title lang="en">Four-in-a-Row Manual</title>
    <abstract role="description">
      <para lang="en">
	The object of Four-in-a-Row is to place four pieces in a vertical, 
	horizontal, or diagonal row while the opponent tries to block and
	make his/her own row of four. Four-in-a-Row can be played against 
	another human or the computer.
      </para>
    </abstract>

    <copyright lang="en">
      <year>2001-2002</year>
      <holder>Timothy Musson</holder>
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    <revhistory>
      <revision lang="en">
        <revnumber>Four-in-a-Row Manual V2.8</revnumber>
        <date>September 2004</date>
        <revdescription>
          <para role="author" lang="en">Timothy Musson
            <email>trmusson@ihug.co.nz</email>
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    <releaseinfo lang="en">This manual describes version 2.12 of Four-in-a-Row.
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  <!-- ============= Document Body ============================= -->

  <!-- ============= Introduction ============================== -->


  <sect1 id="intro">

    <title>Introduccion</title>

    <para lang="en">
      <application>Four-in-a-Row</application> is a four-in-a-row game for the GNOME Project.
      The object of the game is to build a line of four of your marbles
      while trying to stop your opponent (human or computer) building a
      line of his or her own. A line can be horizontal, vertical or
      diagonal.
    </para>

    <para lang="en">
      To run <application>Four-in-a-Row</application>, select
      <guimenuitem>Four-in-a-Row</guimenuitem> from the
      <guisubmenu>Games</guisubmenu> submenu of the
      <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu>, or type
      <command>gnect</command> on the command line.
    </para>

    <para lang="en">
      <application>Four-in-a-Row</application> is included in the <filename>GNOME-games</filename> package,
      which is part of the GNOME desktop environment. This document describes
      version 2.8 of <application>Four-in-a-Row</application>.
    </para>

   <para lang="en">
     Four-in-a-Row also features multiplayer support with two 
     human players in hotseat mode.
   </para>


  </sect1>


  <!-- ============= Usage ===================================== -->


  <sect1 id="usage">

    <title lang="en">Basic Usage</title>

    <!-- ===== How to play ===== -->

    <sect2 id="playing">

      <title lang="en">Playing Four-in-a-Row</title>

      <para lang="en">
        To start a new game of Four-in-a-Row choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Game</guimenu><guimenuitem>New Game</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.
      </para>

      <para lang="en">
        The <interface>game board</interface> consists of seven columns and
        six rows. Above it, a special row indicates the current player and the marble about to be played. Each move consists of dropping a marble in one of the columns. The marble lands on the topmost empty row of the chosen column.
      </para>
        
      <para lang="en">To make a move, click on a column with the mouse. To play with the keyboard, move the marble in the top row with the left and right arrow keys, and drop it in place with the  down arrow key. Your marble will drop into the topmost empty row of that column.
      </para>

      <!-- Figure -->
      <mediaobject id="mainwindow-fig" lang="en">
        <imageobject>
          <imagedata fileref="figures/mainwindow.png" format="PNG" srccredit="trm"/>
        </imageobject>
        <textobject>
          <phrase>Four-in-a-Row's Main Window</phrase>
        </textobject>
        <caption><para lang="en">Four-in-a-Row's Main Window</para></caption>
      </mediaobject>

      <para lang="en">
        The game is won when one of the two players manages to line up four
        of his or her marbles horizontally, vertically or diagonally. If the
        board fills up without a win, the game ends in a draw.
      </para>

    </sect2>
    
    <!-- ===== Commands ===== -->  
    
    <sect2 id="commands">
      <title>Comandas</title>
      <anchor id="menubar"/><!-- id for removed section -->
      
      <para lang="en">To take back a move, choose <menuchoice>
                      <shortcut><keycombo>
                      <keysym>Ctrl</keysym><keycap>Z</keycap>
                      </keycombo></shortcut>
                      <guimenuitem>Undo move</guimenuitem>
                    </menuchoice>.
            If you're playing against a friend, this will undo one
            move. If you're playing against the computer, this will
            undo the computer's last move and then yours.
            Repeating this will return the board to its initial
            state.
      </para>
      <para lang="en">Choose <menuchoice>
                      <shortcut><keycombo>
                      <keysym>Ctrl</keysym><keycap>H</keycap>
                      </keycombo></shortcut>
        <guimenuitem>Hint</guimenuitem>
      </menuchoice> to get a suggestion from the computer for your next move.
      This is shown in the status bar.</para>
      
      <para lang="en">
        Choose <menuchoice>
          <guimenuitem>Scores</guimenuitem>
        </menuchoice> to show a tally of wins and draws
        for the current playing session. The scores will be reset to
        zero if Player Selection is changed in Preferences.
      </para>      

      
    </sect2>  

    <!-- ===== Preferences ===== -->

    <sect2 id="prefsdialog">

      <title>Preferéncias</title>

      <para lang="en">
        To change the game's settings, select
        <guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem> from the
        <guimenu>Settings</guimenu> menu. This opens the
        <interface>Preferences Dialog</interface>.
      </para>

      <para lang="en">
        Configuration options in the <guilabel>Game</guilabel>
        tab are:

        <variablelist>

          <varlistentry>
            <term lang="en">
              <guilabel>Player One</guilabel> and
              <guilabel>Player Two</guilabel>
            </term>
            <listitem>
              <para lang="en">

                These two columns tell <application>Four-in-a-Row</application> who's playing and, if it is the computer, how hard they play. To play against a friend, select
                Human for both Player One and Player Two.

              </para>
            </listitem>
          </varlistentry>

          <varlistentry>
            <term lang="en"><guilabel>Theme</guilabel></term>
            <listitem>
              <para lang="en">
                The theme menu lists available themes and lets
                you choose your favourite.
              </para>
            </listitem>
          </varlistentry>

          <varlistentry>
            <term lang="en"><guilabel>Enable Animation</guilabel></term>
            <listitem>
              <para lang="en">
                Here you can toggle the game's animation on or off.
              </para>
            </listitem>
          </varlistentry>

        </variablelist>
      </para>
      <para lang="en">
          Finally there is a <guilabel>Controls</guilabel> tab to
          change the keyboard controls. To change a control, double click the
          appropriate entry and then press the new key.
      </para>

    </sect2>
  </sect1>


  <!-- ===== Custom Themes ===================================== -->


  <sect1 id="custom">

    <title lang="en">Creating New Themes</title>

    <para lang="en">
      This section's included in case you'd like to make your own themes for
      <application>Four-in-a-Row</application>. It assumes you're familiar with basic text editing, graphics
      software and the command line.
    </para>

    <sect2 id="images">

      <title>Imatges</title>

      <para lang="en">
        <application>Four-in-a-Row</application>'s tile sets contain six tiles of equal size, lined up
        horizontally. From left to right:
      </para>

      <orderedlist>
        <listitem>
          <para lang="en">Player One's marble as it appears on the game board</para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para lang="en">Player Two's marble as it appears on the game board</para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para lang="en">The game board's background</para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para lang="en">The top row's background</para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para lang="en">Player One's marble as it appears on the top row</para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para lang="en">Player Two's marble as it appears on the top row</para>
        </listitem>
      </orderedlist>

      <figure id="shot1">
        <title lang="en">An example tile set</title>
        <screenshot>
          <screeninfo lang="en">This image shows the six tiles in a tile set</screeninfo>
          <graphic format="PNG" fileref="figures/tileset.png" srccredit="TRM"/>
        </screenshot>
      </figure>

      <para lang="en">
        Tiles three and four will be repeated over the game board and
        top row unless a full window background image is specified in the
        theme file.
      </para>

      <tip>
        <title lang="en">TIP</title>
        <para lang="en">
          PNG format is recommended for tile sets. The first, second, fifth
          and sixth tiles should contain some transparency if you want the
          background to show through. The third and fourth tiles should be
          solid, with no transparency, even if you'll be using a full
          window background image with your theme.
        </para>
      </tip>

      <tip>
        <title lang="en">TIP</title>
        <para lang="en">
          Tiles can be square or rectangular, and any size you like. Most
          of the tile sets that come with <application>Four-in-a-Row</application> use square tiles measuring
          50 pixels by 50 pixels.
        </para>
      </tip>

      <para lang="en">
        For a full window background image, there's a bit more work to do.
        Let's say your tiles measure 50 by 50 pixels each. The game's display
        measures 7 by 7 tiles, including the top row, so the ideal background
        image for your tile set measures 350 by 350 pixels.
      </para>

      <tip>
        <title lang="en">TIP</title>
        <para lang="en">
          <application>Four-in-a-Row</application> will automatically scale the background image if it doesn't
          match the tile set. This means you can make "large" and "small"
          versions of your theme, both using the same background image,
          just by having a large and a small version of your tile set.
        </para>
      </tip>

      <para lang="en">
        So, you now have a tile set and perhaps a background image to
        go with it. The next step is to put them in the right place.
      </para>

    </sect2>


    <sect2 id="directories">

      <title lang="en">Putting It Together</title>

      <para lang="en">
        The last step is to put your image(s) where <application>Four-in-a-Row</application> can
        find them. You could put them in Four-in-a-row's install directory (which will
        depend on your particular system), but your home directory's probably
        a better idea.
      </para>

      <para lang="en">
        Make a <filename class="directory">~/.gnect</filename> directory,
        and a <filename class="directory">~/.gnect/pixmaps</filename>
        directory. Those names are important, as <application>Four-in-a-Row</application> won't look
        anywhere else.
      </para>

      <para lang="en">
        Copy your image(s) into the pixmaps directory.
      </para>

      <para lang="en">
        If you start <application>Four-in-a-Row</application> from the command line, it'll give you clues about
        any problems it has with your new theme. If it has none, you'll
        find your new theme listed the
        <interface>Preferences Dialog</interface>.
      </para>

      <para lang="en">Have fun!</para>

    </sect2>


  </sect1>


  <!-- ===== Bugs ============================================== -->


  <sect1 id="bugs">

    <title lang="en">Known Bugs and Limitations</title>

    <para lang="en">
      Occasionally a marble-dropping animation doesn't look as smooth
      as it should.
    </para>

  </sect1>


  <!-- ===== Authors =========================================== -->


  <sect1 id="authors">

    <title>Autors</title>

    <para lang="en">
      <application>Four-in-a-Row</application> was written by Timothy Musson (<email>trmusson@ihug.co.nz</email>)
      and David Neary (<email>bolsh@gimp.org</email>). Various others
      have taken the time to help in many ways since work on <application>Four-in-a-Row</application> began.
    </para>
    <para lang="en">
      The <ulink type="http" url="http://www.ce.unipr.it/~gbe/velena.html">Velena Engine</ulink>,
      <application>Four-in-a-Row</application>'s main computer player, was written by Giuliano Bertoletti.
      We're grateful to him for allowing us to include his work, without
      which <application>Four-in-a-Row</application> wouldn't be nearly as worthwhile.
    </para>
    <para lang="en">
      This manual was written by Timothy Musson.
    </para>
    <para lang="en">
   To report a bug or make a suggestion regarding this application or
   this manual, follow the directions in this 
   <ulink url="ghelp:user-guide?feedback-bugs" type="help">document</ulink>.
    </para>


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  <!-- ============= License =================================== -->


  <sect1 id="license">

    <title>Licéncia</title>

    <para lang="en">
      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
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      This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
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      MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
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