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    <title><application>Klotski</application> Manual</title>

    <abstract role="description">
      <para>Klotski is a puzzle game of which the objective is to get the patterned block to the marker, which is done by moving the blocks in its way.</para>
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      <year>2002</year> 
      <holder>Andrew Sobala</holder> 
    </copyright><copyright><year>2009</year><holder>Jen Ockwell (jenfraggleubuntu@gmail.com)</holder></copyright>
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		<firstname>Andrew</firstname> 
		<surname>Sobala</surname> 
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		<firstname>Lars</firstname>
		<surname>Rydlinge</surname>
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			<address> <email>lars.rydlinge@hig.se</email> </address>
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		<revnumber>V2.0</revnumber>
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    <releaseinfo>This manual describes version 2.12 of GNOME Klotski.</releaseinfo> 
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    <primary>GNOME Klotski</primary> 
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<!-- ============= Document Body ============================= -->
<!-- ============= Introduction ============================== -->
  <sect1 id="gnotski-introduction"> 
	<title>Introduction</title> 
	<para>The <application>Klotski</application> application is a clone of the Klotski game. The objective is to move the patterned block to the area bordered by green markers.</para>

	<para><application>Klotski</application> was written by Lars Rydlinge (<email>lars.rydlinge@hig.se</email>).</para>

	<para><application>Klotski</application> is included in the gnome-games package, which is part of the GNOME desktop environment. This document describes version 2.12 of <application>Klotski</application>.</para>

	<para>This program is distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public licence as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the Licence, or (at your option) any later version. A copy of this licence can be found at this <ulink url="ghelp:gpl" type="help">link</ulink>, or in the file COPYING included with the source code of this program.</para>

	<para>To report a bug or make a suggestion regarding this application or this manual, follow the directions in this <ulink url="ghelp:user-guide?feedback-bugs" type="help">document</ulink>.</para>
  </sect1>

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<sect1 id="gnotski-objective">
	<title>Objective</title>
	<para>The objective of <application>Klotski</application> is to move the patterned block to the green markers in as few moves as possible. You do this by moving the blocks one at a time with the mouse until you can get the patterned block to the markers. <figure id="gnotski-figure-win"> 
		<title>The winning move</title> 
		<screenshot> 
			<mediaobject> 
			<imageobject>
				<imagedata fileref="figures/gnotski_win.png" format="PNG"/> 
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				<phrase>The patterned block should be moved to the space bordered by the green markers.</phrase> 
			</textobject> 
	        	</mediaobject> 
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</sect1>

<!-- =========== Getting Started ============================== -->

  <sect1 id="gnotski-playing"> 
	<title>Playing <application>Klotski</application></title> 
	<para>
	<itemizedlist> 
	<listitem> 
		<para> 
		<xref linkend="gnotski-start"/></para> 
	</listitem>
	<listitem> 
		<para> 
		<xref linkend="gnotski-ui"/></para> 
	</listitem> 
	<listitem> 
		<para> 
		<xref linkend="gnotski-new-game"/></para> 
	</listitem> 
	<listitem> 
		<para> 
		<xref linkend="gnotski-moving"/></para> 
	</listitem>
	</itemizedlist> </para>

	<!-- =========== To start gnotski ============================== -->
	<sect2 id="gnotski-start">
		<title>To Start <application>Klotski</application></title>
		<para>You can start <application>Klotski</application> from the <guimenu>Applications</guimenu> menu by choosing <menuchoice><guisubmenu>Games</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Gnotski</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para>
	</sect2>

	<!-- =========== The main window ============================== -->
	<sect2 id="gnotski-ui">
		<title>The main window</title>
		<para>When you start <application>Klotski</application>, the following window is displayed.</para>

		<!-- ==== Figure ==== -->
		<figure id="gnotski-figure-mainwindow"> 
			<title><application>Klotski</application> Start Up Window</title> 
			<screenshot> 
				<mediaobject> 
				<imageobject>
					<imagedata fileref="figures/gnotski_start_window.png" format="PNG"/> 
				</imageobject>
				<textobject> 
					<phrase>Shows <application>Klotski</application> main window. Contains titlebar, menubar, game area and statusbar. Menubar contains Game and Help menus.</phrase> 
				</textobject> 
		        	</mediaobject> 
			</screenshot>
		</figure>
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		<para>The <application>Klotski</application> window contains the following elements: <variablelist>
		<varlistentry>
			<term>Menubar</term>
			<listitem>
			<variablelist>
			<varlistentry>
				<term>Game menu</term>
				<listitem>
				<para>The game menu allows you to start new games, view the highest scores and quit the program.</para>
				</listitem>
			</varlistentry>
			<varlistentry>
				<term>Help menu</term>
				<listitem>
				<para>The help menu allows you to view the documentation for <application>Klotski</application></para>
				</listitem>
			</varlistentry>
			</variablelist>
			</listitem>
		</varlistentry>
		<varlistentry>
			<term>Game area</term>
			<listitem>
			<para>The game area shows the blocks in the current game. You can drag the blocks around with the mouse as described in <xref linkend="gnotski-moving"/>.</para>
			</listitem>
		</varlistentry>
		<varlistentry>
			<term>Statusbar</term>
			<listitem>
			<para>The statusbar shows how many moves you have taken so far.</para>
			</listitem>
		</varlistentry>
		</variablelist></para>

	</sect2>

	<!-- =========== Starting a new game ============================== -->
	<sect2 id="gnotski-new-game">
		<title>Starting a new game</title>
		<para>Use the <guimenu>Game</guimenu> menu to start a new game. The items <guimenuitem>Next Puzzle</guimenuitem> and <guimenuitem>Previous Puzzle</guimenuitem> allow you to navigate the puzzles sequentially. Each puzzle belongs to one of the four categories found in the submenus named <guisubmenu>HuaRong Trail</guisubmenu>, <guisubmenu>Challenge Pack</guisubmenu>, <guisubmenu>Skill Pack</guisubmenu> and <guisubmenu>Minoru Climb</guisubmenu>. In these submenus, each puzzle name refers to a game scenario.</para>
		<example>
		<title>Starting a game</title>
		<para>To start the hardest game provided, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Game</guimenu><guisubmenu>Minoru Climb</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Climb 24 Pro</guimenuitem></menuchoice></para></example>
	</sect2>

	<!-- ===========Moving blocks ============================== -->
	<sect2 id="gnotski-moving">
		<title>Moving blocks</title>
		<para>To move a block, click on it, hold down the mouse button and drag it to its new location. You cannot move the green blocks or the block that borders the game. You cannot move a block to a space already occupied by another block, with the exception that you may move the patterned block through the green blocks to win.</para>
	</sect2>

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	<title>Known Bugs and Limitations</title>
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        There are no known bugs in this game.
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  <title>Authors</title>
  <para><application>Klotski</application> was written by Lars Rydlinge (<email>lars.rydlinge@hig.se</email>). This manual was written by Andrew Sobala. To report a bug or make a suggestion regarding this application or this manual, follow the directions in this <ulink url="ghelp:user-guide?feedback-bugs" type="help">document</ulink>.</para>

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  <title>Licence</title>
  <para>This program and tile artwork is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the <citetitle>GNU General Public Licence</citetitle> as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the Licence, or (at your option) any later version.</para>
  <para>This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the <citetitle>GNU General Public Licence</citetitle> for more details.</para>
  <para>A copy of the <citetitle>GNU General Public Licence</citetitle> is included as an appendix to the <citetitle>GNOME Users Guide</citetitle>. You may also obtain a copy of the <citetitle>GNU General Public Licence</citetitle> from the Free Software Foundation by visiting <ulink type="http" url="http://www.fsf.org">their Web site</ulink> or by writing to <address> Free Software Foundation, Inc. <street>59 Temple Place</street> - Suite 330 <city>Boston</city>, <state>MA</state><postcode>02111-1307</postcode><country>USA</country></address></para>
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