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| 1 | /* auto-generated by genhelp.sh */ | ||
| 2 | /* DO NOT EDIT! */ | ||
| 3 | const char help_text[] = | ||
| 4 | "#Chapter 8: Rectangles " | ||
| 5 | "\n" | ||
| 6 | "You have a grid of squares, with numbers written in some (but " | ||
| 7 | "not all) of the squares. Your task is to subdivide the grid into " | ||
| 8 | "rectangles of various sizes, such that (a) every rectangle contains " | ||
| 9 | "exactly one numbered square, and (b) the area of each rectangle is " | ||
| 10 | "equal to the number written in its numbered square. " | ||
| 11 | "\n" | ||
| 12 | "Credit for this game goes to the Japanese puzzle magazine Nikoli [3] " | ||
| 13 | "; I've also seen a Palm implementation at Puzzle Palace [4]. Unlike " | ||
| 14 | "Puzzle Palace's implementation, my version automatically generates " | ||
| 15 | "random grids of any size you like. The quality of puzzle design is " | ||
| 16 | "therefore not quite as good as hand-crafted puzzles would be, but on " | ||
| 17 | "the plus side you get an inexhaustible supply of puzzles tailored to " | ||
| 18 | "your own specification. " | ||
| 19 | "\n" | ||
| 20 | "[3] http://www.nikoli.co.jp/en/puzzles/shikaku.html (beware of " | ||
| 21 | "Flash) " | ||
| 22 | "\n" | ||
| 23 | "[4] " | ||
| 24 | "https://web.archive.org/web/20041024001459/http://www.puzzle.gr.jp/puzzle/sikaku/palm/index.html.en " | ||
| 25 | "\n" | ||
| 26 | "\n#8.1 Rectangles controls " | ||
| 27 | "\n" | ||
| 28 | "This game is played with the mouse or cursor keys. " | ||
| 29 | "\n" | ||
| 30 | "Left-click any edge to toggle it on or off, or left-click and " | ||
| 31 | "drag to draw an entire rectangle (or line) on the grid in one go " | ||
| 32 | "(removing any existing edges within that rectangle). Right-clicking " | ||
| 33 | "and dragging will allow you to erase the contents of a rectangle " | ||
| 34 | "without affecting its edges. " | ||
| 35 | "\n" | ||
| 36 | "Alternatively, use the cursor keys to move the position indicator " | ||
| 37 | "around the board. Pressing the return key then allows you to use the " | ||
| 38 | "cursor keys to drag a rectangle out from that position, and pressing " | ||
| 39 | "the return key again completes the rectangle. Using the space bar " | ||
| 40 | "instead of the return key allows you to erase the contents of a " | ||
| 41 | "rectangle without affecting its edges, as above. Pressing escape " | ||
| 42 | "cancels a drag. " | ||
| 43 | "\n" | ||
| 44 | "When a rectangle of the correct size is completed, it will be " | ||
| 45 | "shaded. " | ||
| 46 | "\n" | ||
| 47 | "(All the actions described in section 2.1 are also available.) " | ||
| 48 | "\n" | ||
| 49 | "\n#8.2 Rectangles parameters " | ||
| 50 | "\n" | ||
| 51 | "These parameters are available from the `Custom...' option on the " | ||
| 52 | "`Type' menu. " | ||
| 53 | "\n" | ||
| 54 | "_Width_, _Height_ " | ||
| 55 | "\n" | ||
| 56 | "Size of grid, in squares. " | ||
| 57 | "\n" | ||
| 58 | "_Expansion factor_ " | ||
| 59 | "\n" | ||
| 60 | "This is a mechanism for changing the type of grids generated by " | ||
| 61 | "the program. Some people prefer a grid containing a few large " | ||
| 62 | "rectangles to one containing many small ones. So you can ask " | ||
| 63 | "Rectangles to essentially generate a _smaller_ grid than the " | ||
| 64 | "size you specified, and then to expand it by adding rows and " | ||
| 65 | "columns. " | ||
| 66 | "\n" | ||
| 67 | "The default expansion factor of zero means that Rectangles will " | ||
| 68 | "simply generate a grid of the size you ask for, and do nothing " | ||
| 69 | "further. If you set an expansion factor of (say) 0.5, it means " | ||
| 70 | "that each dimension of the grid will be expanded to half again " | ||
| 71 | "as big after generation. In other words, the initial grid will " | ||
| 72 | "be 2/3 the size in each dimension, and will be expanded to its " | ||
| 73 | "full size without adding any more rectangles. " | ||
| 74 | "\n" | ||
| 75 | "Setting an expansion factor of around 0.5 tends to make the " | ||
| 76 | "game more difficult, and also (in my experience) rewards a " | ||
| 77 | "less deductive and more intuitive playing style. If you set it " | ||
| 78 | "_too_ high, though, the game simply cannot generate more than a " | ||
| 79 | "few rectangles to cover the entire grid, and the game becomes " | ||
| 80 | "trivial. " | ||
| 81 | "\n" | ||
| 82 | "_Ensure unique solution_ " | ||
| 83 | "\n" | ||
| 84 | "Normally, Rectangles will make sure that the puzzles it presents " | ||
| 85 | "have only one solution. Puzzles with ambiguous sections can be " | ||
| 86 | "more difficult and more subtle, so if you like you can turn off " | ||
| 87 | "this feature and risk having ambiguous puzzles. Also, finding " | ||
| 88 | "_all_ the possible solutions can be an additional challenge for " | ||
| 89 | "an advanced player. Turning off this option can also speed up " | ||
| 90 | "puzzle generation. " | ||
| 91 | "\n" | ||
| 92 | ; | ||
| 93 | const char quick_help_text[] = "Divide the grid into rectangles with areas equal to the numbers."; | ||