Deliantra-Client/pod/manual.pod

=head1 CFPlus Manual

=head2 Features

=over 4

=item Fullscreen Map

CF+ can uses a fullscreen map, which greatly enhances how much of the
game world you can see.

=item Persistent Map Cache (Crossfire+ only)

CF+ can persistently cache all map data it received from the
server. This not only allows it to display an overview map, but also
ensures that once-explored areas will be available the next time you want
to explore more.

=item Hardware acceleration

Unlike most Crossfire clients, CF+ take advantage of OpenGL hardware
acceleration. Most modern graphics cards have difficulties with 2D
acceleration, while 3D graphics is accelerated well.

=item No arbitrary limits

Unlike other Crossfire clients, CF+ does not suffer from arbitrary
limits (like a fixed amount of face numbers). There are still limits, but
they are not arbitrarily low :)

=item High quality text rendering

Although surprising at first, high quality text rendering is a real
must have feature.  For this, CF+ leverages Παν語 (PanGo) to offer
real-world text output quality, so you can chat in 日本語 (japanese),
ﺎﻠﻋﺮﺒﻳﺓ (arabic) or most any other language/script, as long
as suitable fonts are installed.

=back

=head1 Usage

=head2 X<the_keyboard>Keyboard/Keymappings

The keyboard works quite similar to other programs: If a widget (e.g. a text entry) has the focus,
you can enter and edit text there.

Special key bindings apply to the playing area. It needs to be focused to
work. If it doesn't have the focus, it will be tinted in red, in that case
you can focus it by clicking into it.

The following keys are available in the playing area:

=over 4

=item B<F1>..B<F9> - open various dialogs (use the right mouse button menu to see which).

=item B<Tab> - toggle (make visible/invisible) the playerbook window.

=item B<Spacebar> - apply the item below you (selected by the server, usually the topmost item).

=item B<Return>, B<Enter> - examine the item below you (selected by the server, usually the topmost item).

=item B<,> (the comma) - take the item below you (selected by the server, usually the topmost item).

=item Cursor/Arrow Keys, Keypad-B<12346789> - directional movement/attack

If you press the Alt-Modifier together with a Cursor/Arrow-Key, then you
will use the next direction counterclockwise, this gives you access to the
diagonal directions on keyboards without a numeric keypad. This works together
with other modifiers, too.

=over 4

=item B<Shift>-I<direction> - use your ranged weapon slot to attack the space indicated by the direction key.

=item B<Ctrl>-I<direction> - run into the indicate direction as fast as possible, attacking everything in your way.

=back

=item Keypad-B<5> - use your current range slot on yourself or the space where you are standing.

=item B<+>, Keypad-B<+> - rotate through your range weapons.

=item B<->, Keypad-B<-> - rotate through your range weapons, the other way round.

=item B<'> - open the completer.

=item B<"> - open the completer, presetting it with your current communication command.

=item B<a>-B<z> (lowercase characters) - open the completer, presetting it with the character types.

=item B<Ctrl>-B<Insert> - open the macro recorder/key binding editor and start recording.

=back

=head2 The Map

The map is always displayed in the background, behind all other windows and UI elements.

#TODO# middle-click scrolls
#
# keys:
#
# a apply
# keypad moves, kp_5 applies ranged attack to self

Starting to type enters the I<completion mode>. In that mode, you can type
abbreviations or commands and have them executed as soon as they match a
valid command. This is best explained by a few examples:

Typing B<climb> will display a list of commands with I<climb> in their
name, such as I<ready_skill climbing> and I<use_skill climbing>.

You can abbreviate commands by typing only the first character of every
word (or even characters within the word - the client will try to make
a good guess, as long as the characters are in order). For example,
typing I<iwor> will likely select I<invoke word of recall>, while I<ccfo>
will select I<cast create food>. Likewise, I<rscli> will likely select
I<ready_skill climbing> and I<usl> will give you I<use_skill levitation>.

You can enter space and other text as arguemnt to the command. For
example, C<cfoo waybread> will expand to C<cast create food waybread>.

=head2 The map overview

This is the small mini map in the upper left corner. It displays the areas which
you already visited before.

=head2 The Status area in the lower right corner

The area in the lower right corner displays the most interesting
stats while playing. The 4 gauges: Health, Mana/Spellpoints,
Grace and Food. The top of each gauge shows the current value
and the bottom value is the maximum value.

Going over each gauge with the mouse cursor will show a tooltip
with a detailed explanation of each stat.

Below the gauges there is a line that looks like this:

   Exp: ######## (lvl ####)

The former number are the experience points and the number in the parents
is the level of your character.
The level of the character depends on the experience points you have.
If the experience points reach a certain value your level rises or falls.
This depends on the experience table of the server you are currently playing on.

On the bottom there is a line:

   Rng: xxxxxxxxx

It tells you have you have in your range slot. The range slot is activated
if you "fire" (by pressing ctrl+direction key). For example there could be a spell
in your range slot or a weapon (like a bow) you will fire with.

=head2 The Floorbox

Right to the left of the status area there is the floorbox.
It displays what is on the tile your character stands on. If there are very many
items there will be a "More..." button which will open up the Inventory.

If you opened a container a button "Close container" will show up.

=head2 Setup

This is the main setup window (opened via the I<Setup> 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<PLEASE DON'T FORGET TO PRESS> I<Save Config> 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<tab> or by pressing B<F2> for 
the Statistics, B<F3> for the Skills, B<F4> for the Spellbook or B<F5> for the
Inventory.

What these are is explained below:

=head3 Statistics

=for image sc_statistics.jpg

You can toggle this windows via B<F2>.

This page tells you about your current status and statistics. 
The B<Player> frame shows your name, title and current map, and your
current weight and maximum weight.

The B<Primary/Secondary Statistics> informs you about the status of
your L<primary statistics|glossary/primary statistics>, which is the group on the left and about the
L<secondary statistics|glossary/secondary statistics> which is the group on the right.

=head3 Skills

=for image sc_skill_list.jpg

You can toggle this windows via B<F3>.

TBD

=head3 Spellbook

=for image sc_spellbook.jpg

You can toggle this windows via B<F4>.

=head3 X<playerbook_inventory>Inventory

=for image sc_inventory.jpg

You can toggle this windows via B<F5>.

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<sort order button>, 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<context menu>, 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<thawing or igniting
something with a flint and steel|faq_igniteandthaw>.

=item ignite/thaw

This will ignite for example a torch or thaw an icecube with a B<flint &
steel> L<$ARCH/light/flint_and_steel.base.111.png>, which is B<required to
be in your inventory> for this to work.

=item inscribe

This will let you write on something (eg. scrolls) with a B<pen>
L<$ARCH/skills/Skill_Tools/stylus.base.111.png>, which is I<required to
be in your inventory> 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<applies|command/apply> an object.

=item lock/unlock

=item drop/put/take all

=item drop/put/take <n>

=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 X<binding_recorder>Binding 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<Note:> as this facility is quite complicated it might change in future).

It mainly works this way:

First you have to I<start recording> 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<stop recording>
(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<bind>, 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<OK>.

B<Don't forget to> I<Save Config> B<!>

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#	Content
1	=head1 CFPlus Manual
2
3	=head2 Features
4
5	=over 4
6
7	=item Fullscreen Map
8
9	CF+ can uses a fullscreen map, which greatly enhances how much of the
10	game world you can see.
11
12	=item Persistent Map Cache (Crossfire+ only)
13
14	CF+ can persistently cache all map data it received from the
15	server. This not only allows it to display an overview map, but also
16	ensures that once-explored areas will be available the next time you want
17	to explore more.
18
19	=item Hardware acceleration
20
21	Unlike most Crossfire clients, CF+ take advantage of OpenGL hardware
22	acceleration. Most modern graphics cards have difficulties with 2D
23	acceleration, while 3D graphics is accelerated well.
24
25	=item No arbitrary limits
26
27	Unlike other Crossfire clients, CF+ does not suffer from arbitrary
28	limits (like a fixed amount of face numbers). There are still limits, but
29	they are not arbitrarily low :)
30
31	=item High quality text rendering
32
33	Although surprising at first, high quality text rendering is a real
34	must have feature. For this, CF+ leverages Παν語 (PanGo) to offer
35	real-world text output quality, so you can chat in 日本語 (japanese),
36	ﺎﻠﻋﺮﺒﻳﺓ (arabic) or most any other language/script, as long
37	as suitable fonts are installed.
38
39	=back
40
41	=head1 Usage
42
43	=head2 X<the_keyboard>Keyboard/Keymappings
44
45	The keyboard works quite similar to other programs: If a widget (e.g. a text entry) has the focus,
46	you can enter and edit text there.
47
48	Special key bindings apply to the playing area. It needs to be focused to
49	work. If it doesn't have the focus, it will be tinted in red, in that case
50	you can focus it by clicking into it.
51
52	The following keys are available in the playing area:
53
54	=over 4
55
56	=item B<F1>..B<F9> - open various dialogs (use the right mouse button menu to see which).
57
58	=item B<Tab> - toggle (make visible/invisible) the playerbook window.
59
60	=item B<Spacebar> - apply the item below you (selected by the server, usually the topmost item).
61
62	=item B<Return>, B<Enter> - examine the item below you (selected by the server, usually the topmost item).
63
64	=item B<,> (the comma) - take the item below you (selected by the server, usually the topmost item).
65
66	=item Cursor/Arrow Keys, Keypad-B<12346789> - directional movement/attack
67
68	If you press the Alt-Modifier together with a Cursor/Arrow-Key, then you
69	will use the next direction counterclockwise, this gives you access to the
70	diagonal directions on keyboards without a numeric keypad. This works together
71	with other modifiers, too.
72
73	=over 4
74
75	=item B<Shift>-I<direction> - use your ranged weapon slot to attack the space indicated by the direction key.
76
77	=item B<Ctrl>-I<direction> - run into the indicate direction as fast as possible, attacking everything in your way.
78
79	=back
80
81	=item Keypad-B<5> - use your current range slot on yourself or the space where you are standing.
82
83	=item B<+>, Keypad-B<+> - rotate through your range weapons.
84
85	=item B<->, Keypad-B<-> - rotate through your range weapons, the other way round.
86
87	=item B<'> - open the completer.
88
89	=item B<"> - open the completer, presetting it with your current communication command.
90
91	=item B<a>-B<z> (lowercase characters) - open the completer, presetting it with the character types.
92
93	=item B<Ctrl>-B<Insert> - open the macro recorder/key binding editor and start recording.
94
95	=back
96
97	=head2 The Map
98
99	The map is always displayed in the background, behind all other windows and UI elements.
100
101	#TODO# middle-click scrolls
102	#
103	# keys:
104	#
105	# a apply
106	# keypad moves, kp_5 applies ranged attack to self
107
108	Starting to type enters the I<completion mode>. In that mode, you can type
109	abbreviations or commands and have them executed as soon as they match a
110	valid command. This is best explained by a few examples:
111
112	Typing B<climb> will display a list of commands with I<climb> in their
113	name, such as I<ready_skill climbing> and I<use_skill climbing>.
114
115	You can abbreviate commands by typing only the first character of every
116	word (or even characters within the word - the client will try to make
117	a good guess, as long as the characters are in order). For example,
118	typing I<iwor> will likely select I<invoke word of recall>, while I<ccfo>
119	will select I<cast create food>. Likewise, I<rscli> will likely select
120	I<ready_skill climbing> and I<usl> will give you I<use_skill levitation>.
121
122	You can enter space and other text as arguemnt to the command. For
123	example, C<cfoo waybread> will expand to C<cast create food waybread>.
124
125	=head2 The map overview
126
127	This is the small mini map in the upper left corner. It displays the areas which
128	you already visited before.
129
130	=head2 The Status area in the lower right corner
131
132	The area in the lower right corner displays the most interesting
133	stats while playing. The 4 gauges: Health, Mana/Spellpoints,
134	Grace and Food. The top of each gauge shows the current value
135	and the bottom value is the maximum value.
136
137	Going over each gauge with the mouse cursor will show a tooltip
138	with a detailed explanation of each stat.
139
140	Below the gauges there is a line that looks like this:
141
142	Exp: ######## (lvl ####)
143
144	The former number are the experience points and the number in the parents
145	is the level of your character.
146	The level of the character depends on the experience points you have.
147	If the experience points reach a certain value your level rises or falls.
148	This depends on the experience table of the server you are currently playing on.
149
150	On the bottom there is a line:
151
152	Rng: xxxxxxxxx
153
154	It tells you have you have in your range slot. The range slot is activated
155	if you "fire" (by pressing ctrl+direction key). For example there could be a spell
156	in your range slot or a weapon (like a bow) you will fire with.
157
158	=head2 The Floorbox
159
160	Right to the left of the status area there is the floorbox.
161	It displays what is on the tile your character stands on. If there are very many
162	items there will be a "More..." button which will open up the Inventory.
163
164	If you opened a container a button "Close container" will show up.
165
166	=head2 Setup
167
168	This is the main setup window (opened via the I<Setup> button on the top of
169	the client window), with following sub-windows:
170
171	=head3 Server
172
173	This window is for editing the connection settings and shows
174	some information about the currently connected server.
175
176	=head3 Pickup
177
178	Here you can configure your automatic pickup configuration.
179
180	=head3 Graphics
181
182	Here you can configure some aspects of the graphical appearance
183	of the client.
184
185	=head3 Audio
186
187	This window lets you enable/disable audio and set the background music
188	volume.
189
190	=head3 Keyboard
191
192	Here you can edit the key bindings you have made.
193
194	B<PLEASE DON'T FORGET TO PRESS> I<Save Config> on the top of the client window
195	after you are finished.
196
197	=head3 Debug
198
199	Here are some debugging options, which are maybe only interesting to the developers
200	of the client.
201
202	=head2 The Playerbook
203
204	You can open the Playerbook by pressing B<tab> or by pressing B<F2> for
205	the Statistics, B<F3> for the Skills, B<F4> for the Spellbook or B<F5> for the
206	Inventory.
207
208	What these are is explained below:
209
210	=head3 Statistics
211
212	=for image sc_statistics.jpg
213
214	You can toggle this windows via B<F2>.
215
216	This page tells you about your current status and statistics.
217	The B<Player> frame shows your name, title and current map, and your
218	current weight and maximum weight.
219
220	The B<Primary/Secondary Statistics> informs you about the status of
221	your L<primary statistics\|glossary/primary statistics>, which is the group on the left and about the
222	L<secondary statistics\|glossary/secondary statistics> which is the group on the right.
223
224	=head3 Skills
225
226	=for image sc_skill_list.jpg
227
228	You can toggle this windows via B<F3>.
229
230	TBD
231
232	=head3 Spellbook
233
234	=for image sc_spellbook.jpg
235
236	You can toggle this windows via B<F4>.
237
238	=head3 X<playerbook_inventory>Inventory
239
240	=for image sc_inventory.jpg
241
242	You can toggle this windows via B<F5>.
243
244	On the left side of this windows you see the player's inventory.
245	On top the current weight and maximum weight are listed on the right
246	of the B<sort order button>, which reveals following possible orders:
247
248	=over 4
249
250	=item Type/Name
251
252	This order sorts the items first by type, and then by name.
253
254	=item Recent/Normal/Locked
255
256	This order puts the recently picked up or applied items to the top,
257	then it displays the normal not so recently changed items, and to the last
258	it displays the locked items.
259
260	=item Weight/Type
261
262	This order first sorts by weight and then by type.
263
264	=back
265
266	Below the sort order button there is the item list. You can hover the mouse cursor over
267	the items to see what actions you can do with the mouse. Right click will
268	show you the B<context menu>, with the following actions:
269
270	=over 4
271
272	=item examine
273
274	This will let you examine the item further and print informations like this:
275
276	That is cloak (unidentified)
277	It is made of: leather.
278	It goes around your shoulders.
279	It weights 5.000 kg.
280	You reckon it is worth between 1 gold coin and 1 gold coin.
281
282	=item mark
283
284	This marks the item for further operations, like L<thawing or igniting
285	something with a flint and steel\|faq_igniteandthaw>.
286
287	=item ignite/thaw
288
289	This will ignite for example a torch or thaw an icecube with a B<flint &
290	steel> L<$ARCH/light/flint_and_steel.base.111.png>, which is B<required to
291	be in your inventory> for this to work.
292
293	=item inscribe
294
295	This will let you write on something (eg. scrolls) with a B<pen>
296	L<$ARCH/skills/Skill_Tools/stylus.base.111.png>, which is I<required to
297	be in your inventory> for this to work.
298
299	When you click on this context menu entry a small popup window will open
300	where you can type in what you want to inscribe.
301
302	=item rename
303
304	This lets you rename an item. When you click on this context menu entry
305	a small popup window will open and let you type in the new name for the
306	item.
307
308	=item apply
309
310	This L<applies\|command/apply> an object.
311
312	=item lock/unlock
313
314	=item drop/put/take all
315
316	=item drop/put/take <n>
317
318	=back
319
320	On the right side there will be displayed the currently open container
321	or the floor on which you stand. There are nearly the same context menu
322	operation aviable. On the top the is the name of the currently opened
323	container or just 'Floor'.
324
325	If a container is open, there will be a button 'Close container' which
326	will apply the container in your inventory again to close it.
327
328	=head2 X<binding_recorder>Binding Recorder
329
330	This is a special facility which lets you record commands issued via the
331	completer or the message window and bind them to a key.
332
333	(I<Note:> as this facility is quite complicated it might change in future).
334
335	It mainly works this way:
336
337	First you have to I<start recording> via the button on the top.
338
339	Then you can issue commands via the completer, or just run around, the
340	commands will be recorded in the background.
341
342	If you are finished with the command sequence click on I<stop recording>
343	(the same button you used to start recording).
344
345	Then you can see a list of the commands you issued and delete them if you
346	want.
347
348	Next you have to click on I<bind>, which will open a key query, where you
349	have to press the corresponding key combination which you want to bind to
350	this command sequence.
351
352	After you are finished you have to click on B<OK>.
353
354	B<Don't forget to> I<Save Config> B<!>
355