Cancel dragging in Pearl by pressing Escape or Backspace.

[sgt-puzzles.git] / puzzles.but

diff --git a/puzzles.but b/puzzles.but
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--- a/puzzles.but
+++ b/puzzles.but
@@ -786,7 +786,8 @@ around the board. Pressing the return key then allows you to use the
 cursor keys to drag a rectangle out from that position, and pressing
 the return key again completes the rectangle. Using the space bar
 instead of the return key allows you to erase the contents of a
-rectangle without affecting its edges, as above.
+rectangle without affecting its edges, as above. Pressing escape
+cancels a drag.
 
 When a rectangle of the correct size is completed, it will be shaded.
 
@@ -1708,7 +1709,10 @@ the game entirely with one button if you need to.)
 
 You can also use the cursor keys to move around the grid. Pressing the
 return or space keys will place a \cw{\\} or a \cw{/}, respectively,
-and will then cycle them as above.
+and will then cycle them as above.  You can also press \cw{/} or
+\cw{\\} to place a \cw{/} or \cw{\\}, respectively, independent of
+what is already in the cursor square.  Backspace removes any line from
+the cursor square.
 
 (All the actions described in \k{common-actions} are also available.)
 
@@ -2922,6 +2926,7 @@ pressing Space does the same as a right button click.  Moving with the
 cursor keys while holding Shift will place dots in all squares that
 are moved through.
 
+
 (All the actions described in \k{common-actions} are also available.)
 
 \H{range-parameters} \I{parameters, for Range}Range parameters
@@ -2984,10 +2989,13 @@ white clue has to be a corner, but don't yet know which way the corner
 turns, you might mark the one way it \e{can't} go with a cross.)
 
 Alternatively, use the cursor keys to move the cursor.  Use the Enter
-key to begin and end keyboard `drag' operations.  Use the Space key to
-cancel the drag.  Use Ctrl-arrowkey and Shift-arrowkey to simulate a
-left or right click, respectively, on the edge in the given direction
-relative to the cursor, i.e. to draw a segment or a cross.
+key to begin and end keyboard `drag' operations.  Use the Space,
+Escape or Backspace keys to cancel the drag.  Or, hold Control while
+dragging with the cursor keys to toggle segments as you move between
+squares.
+
+Pressing Control-Shift-arrowkey or Shift-arrowkey simulates a left or
+right click, respectively, on the edge in the direction of the key.
 
 (All the actions described in \k{common-actions} are also available.)