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.
return key will cycle the current cell through empty, then black, then
white, then empty, and the space bar does the same cycle in reverse.
+Moving the cursor while holding Control will colour the moved-over
+squares black. Holding Shift will colour the moved-over squares
+white, and holding both will colour them grey.
+
(All the actions described in \k{common-actions} are also available.)
\H{pattern-parameters} \I{parameters, for Pattern}Pattern parameters
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.)
feature).
You can also move around the grid with the cursor keys; typing a digit will
-fill the square containing the cursor with that number, or typing 0, Space,
-or Enter will clear it. You can also select multiple squares for numbering
-or clearing by using the return key, before typing a digit to fill in the
-highlighted squares (as above).
+fill the square containing the cursor with that number; typing 0 will clear
+it. You can also select multiple squares for numbering or clearing with the
+return and arrow keys, before typing a digit to fill or clear the highlighted
+squares (as above). The space bar adds and removes single squares to and from
+the selection. Backspace and escape remove all squares from the selection.
(All the actions described in \k{common-actions} are also available.)
Pressing M will fill in a full set of pencil marks in every square
that does not have a main digit in it.
+Left-clicking a clue will mark it as done (grey it out), or unmark it
+if it is already marked.
+
(All the actions described in \k{common-actions} are also available.)
\H{towers-parameters} \I{parameters, for Towers}Towers parameters
\q{this cannot be blank} (which can be useful to note deductions while
solving), and right-clicking again empties the domino.
+Left-clicking a clue will mark it as done (grey it out), or unmark it if
+it is already marked.
+
You can also use the cursor keys to move a cursor around the grid.
Pressing the return key will lay a domino with a positive pole at that
position; pressing again reverses the polarity and then removes the
You can also use the cursor keys to move around the grid squares.
Pressing Return does the same as clicking with the left button, while
-pressing Space does the same as a right button click.
+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.)
you can press \q{A} to toggle between showing the monsters as monsters or
showing them as letters.
+Left-clicking a clue will mark it as done (grey it out), or unmark it
+if it is already marked.
+
(All the actions described in \k{common-actions} are also available.)
\H{undead-parameters} \I{parameters, for Undead}Undead parameters
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