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* Null-terminate generated Net/Netslide descriptive game IDs.Jacob Nevins2005-05-17
| | | | [originally from svn r5794]
* The game IDs for Net (and Netslide) have always been random seedsSimon Tatham2005-05-16
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | rather than literal grid descriptions, which has always faintly annoyed me because it makes it impossible to type in a grid from another source. However, Gareth pointed out that short random-seed game descriptions are useful, because you can read one out to someone else without having to master the technology of cross- machine cut and paste, or you can have two people enter the same random seed simultaneously in order to race against each other to complete the same puzzle. So both types of game ID seem to have their uses. Therefore, here's a reorganisation of the whole game ID concept. There are now two types of game ID: one has a parameter string then a hash then a piece of arbitrary random seed text, and the other has a parameter string then a colon then a literal game description. For most games, the latter is identical to the game IDs that were previously valid; for Net and Netslide, old game IDs must be translated into new ones by turning the colon into a hash, and there's a new descriptive game ID format. Random seed IDs are not guaranteed to be portable between software versions (this is a major reason why I added version reporting yesterday). Descriptive game IDs have a longer lifespan. As an added bonus, I've removed the sections of documentation dealing with game parameter encodings not shown in the game ID (Rectangles expansion factor, Solo symmetry and difficulty settings etc), because _all_ parameters must be specified in a random seed ID and therefore users can easily find out the appropriate parameter string for any settings they have configured. [originally from svn r5788]
* Added an automatic `Solve' feature to most games. This is useful forSimon Tatham2005-05-02
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | various things: - if you haven't fully understood what a game is about, it gives you an immediate example of a puzzle plus its solution so you can understand it - in some games it's useful to compare your solution with the real one and see where you made a mistake - in the rearrangement games (Fifteen, Sixteen, Twiddle) it's handy to be able to get your hands on a pristine grid quickly so you can practise or experiment with manoeuvres on it - it provides a good way of debugging the games if you think you've encountered an unsolvable grid! [originally from svn r5731]
* Introduce the concept of a `game_aux_info' structure. This isSimon Tatham2005-05-02
| | | | | | | | | | constructed at the same time as an internally generated game seed, so that it can preserve any interesting information known by the program at generation time but not physically contained within the text of the game seed itself. (Such as, for example, the solution.) Currently not used for anything yet, but it will be. [originally from svn r5729]
* Introduced a new function in every game which formats a game_stateSimon Tatham2005-05-01
| | | | | | | | as text. This is used by front ends to implement copy-to-clipboard. Currently the function does nothing (and is disabled) in every game except Solo, but it's a start. [originally from svn r5724]
* I can never remember what that `TRUE' means in the game structureSimon Tatham2005-05-01
| | | | | | | | | definitions, so let's move it so that it's just next to the functions it relates to. This also opens the way for me to add more booleans next to other functions without getting confused as to which is which. [originally from svn r5723]
* Rather than each game backend file exporting a whole load ofSimon Tatham2005-01-17
| | | | | | | | | | functions and a couple of variables, now each one exports a single structure containing a load of function pointers and said variables. This should make it easy to support platforms on which it's sensible to compile all the puzzles into a single monolithic application. The two existing platforms are still one-binary-per-game. [originally from svn r5126]
* Add a `jumble' key (`J') to Net, which scrambles the positions of all unlockedJacob Nevins2004-12-22
| | | | | | | | | | tiles randomly. (Rachel asked for this; it's been being tested for a good few months now, and Simon didn't care either way, so in it goes :) As part of this, the front end can now be asked to provide a random random seed (IYSWIM). [originally from svn r5019]
* Net's redraw function now uses the `dir' argument to determine whether it'sJacob Nevins2004-08-16
| | | | | | redrawing an undo. Seems to work. [originally from svn r4470]
* After discussion with Simon, the game redraw functions are now passed a newJacob Nevins2004-08-16
| | | | | | | | | argument `dir' which tells them whether this redraw is due to an undo, rather than have them second-guess it from game state. Note that none of the actual games yet take advantage of this; so it hasn't been tested in anger (although it has been inspected by debugging). [originally from svn r4469]
* UI nit: make cursor visible upon use of A/S/D keyboard controls.Jacob Nevins2004-08-16
| | | | [originally from svn r4467]
* Added a help file, mostly thanks to Jacob.Simon Tatham2004-08-16
| | | | [originally from svn r4460]
* Introduce routines in each game module to encode a set of gameSimon Tatham2004-05-19
| | | | | | | | | | | | parameters as a string, and decode it again. This is used in midend.c to prepend the game parameters to the game seed, so that copying out of the Specific box is sufficient to completely specify the game you were playing. Throughout development of these games I have referred to `seed' internally, and `game ID' externally. Now there's a measurable difference between them! :-) [originally from svn r4231]
* Now we have the UI abstraction, use it to implement keyboard controlSimon Tatham2004-05-11
| | | | | | in Net. [originally from svn r4214]
* Framework alteration: we now support a `game_ui' structure inSimon Tatham2004-05-11
| | | | | | | | | | | | | addition to the `game_state'. The new structure is intended to contain ephemeral data pertaining to the game's user interface rather than the actual game: things stored in the UI structure are not restored in an Undo, for example. make_move() is passed the UI to modify as it wishes; it is now allowed to return the _same_ game_state it was passed, to indicate that although no move has been made there has been a UI operation requiring a redraw. [originally from svn r4207]
* Net puzzles more than 32 tiles wide weren't working properly due toSimon Tatham2004-05-04
| | | | | | me testing the wrong variables for clicks on the tile border... [originally from svn r4197]
* GTK and Windows appear to handle timers very differently:Simon Tatham2004-05-03
| | | | | | | | | | | specifically, the elapsed time between calls varies much more with GTK than it does under Windows. Therefore, I now take my own time readings on every timer call, and this appears to have made the animations run at closer to the same speed between platforms. Having done that, I decided some of them were at the _wrong_ speed, and fiddled with each game's timings as well. [originally from svn r4189]
* The Windows RNG turns out to only give about 16 bits at a time. ThisSimon Tatham2004-05-03
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | is (a) pretty feeble, and (b) means that although Net seeds transfer between platforms and still generate the same game, there's a suspicious discrepancy in the typical seed _generated_ by each platform. I have a better RNG kicking around in this code base already, so I'll just use it. Each midend has its own random_state, which it passes to new_game_seed() as required. A handy consequence of this is that initial seed data is now passed to midend_new(), which means that new platform implementors are unlikely to forget to seed the RNG because failure to do so causes a compile error! [originally from svn r4187]
* Implement selection of game seeds, by reusing the config boxSimon Tatham2004-05-03
| | | | | | | | | mechanism I've just invented (the midend handles the standard game selection configuration). Each game is now required to validate its own seed data before attempting to base a game on it and potentially confusing itself. [originally from svn r4186]
* `BOOLEAN' is a term already used by Win32. Bah. Change terminology.Simon Tatham2004-05-02
| | | | [originally from svn r4183]
* Configuration dialog box, on the GTK front end only as yet.Simon Tatham2004-05-01
| | | | [originally from svn r4182]
* Remove arbitrary restriction on Net minimum game size. (Awww, cuteSimon Tatham2004-05-01
| | | | | | 2x2! Cuter 2x1!) [originally from svn r4181]
* Added a status bar.Simon Tatham2004-04-29
| | | | [originally from svn r4174]
* Add a new game concept called a `flash'. This is a graphical effectSimon Tatham2004-04-28
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | taking non-zero time, which is triggered by the making of a move and is _not_ hurried to its conclusion by the start of the next move (so the game redraw function is expected to be able to draw it in parallel with continuing moves). The only thing that prematurely terminates a flash is the start of a fresh flash. In particular, this concept is used to display the completion flash in Net, because at least _my_ playing instincts make me lock every piece I've unambiguously placed, and hence the last turn move is instantly followed by a lock move which was previously suppressing the completion flash. [originally from svn r4168]
* Have each game declare a name which is used for window titles etc.Simon Tatham2004-04-28
| | | | [originally from svn r4167]
* Fix zillions of MSVC compiler warnings. Sigh.Simon Tatham2004-04-28
| | | | [originally from svn r4165]
* Add a menu bar, in both Windows and GTK. In particular, game modulesSimon Tatham2004-04-28
| | | | | | | | | are now expected to provide a list of `presets' (game_params plus a name) which are selectable from the menu. This means I can play both Octahedron and Cube without recompiling in between :-) While I'm here, also enabled a Cygwin makefile, which Just Worked. [originally from svn r4158]
* Further general development. Net is now playable, thoughSimon Tatham2004-04-26
| | | | | | configuration is absent as yet. [originally from svn r4145]
* General further development. Sketched out the mid-end, added moreSimon Tatham2004-04-25
| | | | | | GTK code, rudiments of event passing. [originally from svn r4141]
* Beginnings of a GTK framework. (And I do mean _beginnings_; it opensSimon Tatham2004-04-25
| | | | | | a window and that's about it.) [originally from svn r4139]
* Initial checkin of a portable framework for writing small GUI puzzleSimon Tatham2004-04-25
games. [originally from svn r4138]
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