--- deliantra/Deliantra-Client/pod/manual.pod 2006/08/13 01:44:25 1.1 +++ deliantra/Deliantra-Client/pod/manual.pod 2006/08/14 14:35:31 1.2 @@ -109,6 +109,188 @@ If you opened a container a button "Close container" will show up. +=head2 Setup + +This is the main setup window (opened via the I button on the top of +the client window), with following sub-windows: + +=head3 Server + +This window is for editing the connection settings and shows +some information about the currently connected server. + +=head3 Pickup + +Here you can configure your automatic pickup configuration. + +=head3 Graphics + +Here you can configure some aspects of the graphical appearance +of the client. + +=head3 Audio + +This window lets you enable/disable audio and set the background music +volume. + +=head3 Keyboard + +Here you can edit the key bindings you have made. + +B I on the top of the client window +after you are finished. + +=head3 Debug + +Here are some debugging options, which are maybe only interesting to the developers +of the client. + +=head2 The Playerbook + +You can open the Playerbook by pressing B or by pressing B for +the Statistics, B for the Skills, B for the Spellbook or B for the +Inventory. + +What these are is explained below: + +=head3 Statistics + +=for image sc_statistics.png + +You can toggle this windows via B. + +This page tells you about your current status and statistics. +The B frame shows your name, title and current map, and your +current weight and maximum weight. + +The B informs you about the status of +your L, which is the group on the left and about the +L which is the group on the right. + +=head3 Skills + +=for image sc_skill_list.png + +You can toggle this windows via B. + +TBD + +=head3 Spellbook + +=for image sc_spellbook.png + +You can toggle this windows via B. + +=head3 Inventory + +=for image sc_inventory.png + +You can toggle this windows via B. + +On the left side of this windows you see the player's inventory. +On top the current weight and maximum weight are listed on the right +of the B, which reveals following possible orders: + +=over 4 + +=item Type/Name + +This order sorts the items first by type, and then by name. + +=item Recent/Normal/Locked + +This order puts the recently picked up or applied items to the top, +then it displays the normal not so recently changed items, and to the last +it displays the locked items. + +=item Weight/Type + +This order first sorts by weight and then by type. + +=back + +Below the sort order button there is the item list. You can hover the mouse cursor over +the items to see what actions you can do with the mouse. Right click will +show you the B, with the following actions: + +=over 4 + +=item examine + +This will let you examine the item further and print informations like this: + + That is cloak (unidentified) + It is made of: leather. + It goes around your shoulders. + It weights 5.000 kg. + You reckon it is worth between 1 gold coin and 1 gold coin. + +=item mark + +This marks the item for further operations, like L. + +=item ignite/thaw + +This will ignite for example a torch or thaw an icecube with a flint&steel (L<$ARCH/light/flint_and_steel.base.111.png>), which is B for this to work. + +=item inscribe + +This will let you write on something (eg. scrolls) with a pen (L<$ARCH/skills/Skill_Tools/stylus.base.111.png>), +which is B for this to work. + +When you click on this context menu entry a small popup window will open where you can type in what +you want to inscribe. + +=item rename + +This lets you rename an item. When you click on this context menu entry a small popup window will +open and let you type in the new name for the item. + +=item apply + +This L an object. + +=item lock/unlock + +=item drop/put/take all + +=item drop/put/take + +=back + +On the right side there will be displayed the currently open container or the floor on +which you stand. There are nearly the same context menu operation aviable. On the top +the is the name of the currently opened container or just 'Floor'. + +If a container is open, there will be a button 'Close container' which will apply +the container in your inventory again to close it. + +=head2 XBinding Recorder + +This is a special facility which lets you record commands issued via the completer +or the message window and bind them to a key. + +(I as this facility is quite complicated it might change in future). + +It mainly works this way: + +First you have to I via the button on the top. + +Then you can issue commands via the completer, or just run around, the commands +will be recorded in the background. + +If you are finished with the command sequence click on I (the same +button you used to start recording). + +Then you can see a list of the commands you issued and delete them if you want. + +Next you have to click on I, which will open a key query, where you have to press +the corresponding key combination which you want to bind to this command sequence. + +After you are finished you have to click on B. + +B I B + =head1 FAQ =over 4