diff -Nau orig/README mine/README
--- README	Fri Jan 10 02:18:02 1997
+++ README	Wed Oct 28 21:51:32 1998
@@ -11,10 +11,12 @@
 * DESCRIPTION
        Xkobo  is  a  single player action game. The play is quite
        simple. Your object is to destroy all the fortresses.  You
-       can control your ship by pressing the cursor keys (or mov-
+       can control your ship by pressing the cursor keys (or mov­
        ing the mouse cursor), and  shot  beams  by  pressing  the
-       SHIFT  key  (or  the  left  mouse button). The game can be
-       paused by pressing 's' (or the right mouse button).
+       SHIFT  key  (or  the  left  mouse button). Autofire can be
+       turned on and off by pressing 'a'  (or  the  middle  mouse
+       button).  The  game  can be paused by pressing 's' (or the
+       right mouse button).
 
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
diff -Nau orig/key.C mine/key.C
--- key.C	Wed Mar 13 16:34:29 1996
+++ key.C	Wed Oct 28 20:24:29 1998
@@ -37,11 +37,13 @@
 int _key::ul;
 int _key::ur;
 int _key::shot;
+int _key::autofire;
 int _key::direction;
 
 void _key::init()
 {
     direction = 1;
+    autofire = 0;
     _key::clear();
 }
 
@@ -51,7 +53,7 @@
     right     = 0;
     up        = 0;
     down      = 0;
-    shot      = 0;
+    shot      = autofire;
 }
 
 void _key::press(KeySym sym)
@@ -72,7 +74,8 @@
     else if (sym == XK_Home  ) ul    = 1;
     else if (sym == KEY_UR   ) ur    = 1;
     else if (sym == XK_Prior ) ur    = 1;
-    else if (sym == KEY_SHOT ) shot  = 1;
+    else if (sym == KEY_SHOT && !autofire) shot  = 1;
+    else if (sym == KEY_AUTO ) shot  = autofire = 1 - autofire;
     else if (sym == KEY_EXIT ) manage.exit_key();
     else if (sym == KEY_START) manage.start_key();
     else if (sym == KEY_PLUS ) manage.plus_key();
@@ -98,7 +101,7 @@
     else if (sym == XK_Home  ) ul    = 0;
     else if (sym == KEY_UR   ) ur    = 0;
     else if (sym == XK_Prior ) ur    = 0;
-    else if (sym == KEY_SHOT ) shot  = 0;
+    else if (sym == KEY_SHOT && !autofire) shot  = 0;
     _key::change();
 }
 
@@ -134,14 +137,15 @@
 
 void _key::mouse_press(int n)
 {
-    if      (n == 1) shot = 1;
+    if      (n == 1 && !autofire) shot = 1;
+    else if (n == 2) shot = autofire = 1-autofire;
     else if (n == 3) manage.start_key();
     _key::change();
 }
 
 void _key::mouse_release(int n)
 {
-    if      (n == 1) shot = 0;
+    if      (n == 1 && !autofire) shot = 0;
     _key::change();
 }
 
diff -Nau orig/key.h mine/key.h
--- key.h	Wed Apr  3 22:58:51 1996
+++ key.h	Wed Oct 28 19:24:39 1998
@@ -43,11 +43,12 @@
 #define KEY_EXIT      XK_q
 #define KEY_PLUS      XK_m
 #define KEY_MINUS     XK_n
+#define KEY_AUTO      XK_a
 
 class _key{
     static int  space;
     static int  left, up, down, right, ul, ur, dl, dr;
-    static int  shot;
+    static int  shot, autofire;
     static int  direction;
     static void change();
   public:
diff -Nau orig/xkobo.man mine/xkobo.man
--- xkobo.man	Fri Jun 14 18:43:26 1996
+++ xkobo.man	Wed Oct 28 21:06:03 1998
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH XKOBO 1 "29 September 1995"
+.TH XKOBO 1 "28 October 1998"
 .SH NAME
 xkobo - a video-oriented game for X
 .SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -8,11 +8,12 @@
 ]
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .B Xkobo
-is a single player action game. The play is quite simple. Your object is
-to destroy all the fortresses.  You can control your ship by pressing
-the cursor keys (or moving the mouse cursor), and shot beams by pressing
-the SHIFT key (or the left mouse button). The game can be paused by 
-pressing 's' (or the right mouse button). 
+is a single player action game. The play is quite simple. Your object
+is to destroy all the fortresses.  You can control your ship by
+pressing the cursor keys (or moving the mouse cursor), and shot beams
+by pressing the SHIFT key (or the left mouse button). Autofire can be
+turned on and off by pressing 'a' (or the middle mouse button). The
+game can be paused by pressing 's' (or the right mouse button).
 
 .SH OPTIONS
 .TP 3