Add hinting feature to Guess.

[sgt-puzzles.git] / puzzles.but

diff --git a/puzzles.but b/puzzles.but
index 2c8f91b143e3ffe69246fe94cef9a966acea613b..def571e59f72d548ccc1db39becf560d03ae5593 100644 (file)
--- a/puzzles.but
+++ b/puzzles.but
@@ -617,6 +617,10 @@ mouse pointer.
 The arrow keys will move a tile adjacent to the space in the direction
 indicated (moving the space in the \e{opposite} direction).
 
+Pressing \q{h} will make a suggested move.  Pressing \q{h} enough
+times will solve the game, but it may scramble your progress while
+doing so.
+
 (All the actions described in \k{common-actions} are also available.)
 
 \H{fifteen-params} \I{parameters, for Fifteen}Fifteen parameters
@@ -1320,7 +1324,11 @@ Alternatively, with the keyboard, the up and down cursor keys can be
 used to select a peg colour, the left and right keys to select a
 peg position, and the space bar or Enter key to place a peg of the
 selected colour in the chosen position. \q{D} or Backspace removes a
-peg, and \q{H} adds a hold marker.
+peg, and Space adds a hold marker.
+
+Pressing \q{h} or \q{?} will fill the current guess with a suggested
+guess.  Using this is not recommended for 10 or more pegs as it is
+slow.
 
 When the guess is complete, the smaller feedback pegs will be highlighted;
 clicking on these (or moving the peg cursor to them with the arrow keys
@@ -1459,6 +1467,10 @@ the return key will place a domino covering those numbers, or
 pressing the space bar will lay a line between the two squares.
 Repeating either action removes the domino or line.
 
+Pressing a number key will highlight all occurrences of that
+number. Pressing that number again will clear the highlighting. Up to two
+different numbers can be highlighted at any given time.
+
 (All the actions described in \k{common-actions} are also available.)
 
 \H{dominosa-parameters} \I{parameters, for Dominosa}Dominosa parameters
@@ -2032,9 +2044,7 @@ begin on this path. If you then move in that direction, the arrow
 will update to indicate the next direction on the path. You can also
 press Space to automatically move in the direction of the hint
 arrow. If you move in a different direction from the one shown by
-the arrow, the hint arrows will stop appearing because you have
-strayed from the provided path; you can then use \q{Solve} again to
-generate a new path if you want to.
+the arrow, arrows will be shown only if the puzzle is still solvable.
 
 All the actions described in \k{common-actions} are also available.
 In particular, if you do run into a mine and die, you can use the
@@ -2581,6 +2591,10 @@ level, some backtracking will be required, but the solution should
 still be unique. The remaining levels require increasingly complex
 reasoning to avoid having to backtrack.
 
+\dt \e{Multiplication only}
+
+\dd If this is enabled, all boxes will be multiplication boxes.
+With this rule, the puzzle is known as \q{Inshi No Heya}.
 
 \C{towers} \i{Towers}
 
@@ -2652,7 +2666,8 @@ 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.
+if it is already marked.  Holding Control or Shift and pressing an
+arrow key likewise marks any clue in the given direction.
 
 (All the actions described in \k{common-actions} are also available.)