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1.1 root 1: static char sccsid[] = " text.c 4.1 82/05/11 ";
2:
3: #include "back.h"
4:
5: char *instr[] = {
6: " If you did not notice by now, this program reacts to things as",
7: "soon as you type them, without waiting for a newline. This means that",
8: "the special characters RUBOUT, ESC, and CONTROL-D, will not perform",
9: "their special functions during most of this program. The program",
10: "should usually stop when a RUBOUT is typed, but occasionally it will",
11: "ignore RUBOUTs until it is waiting for input.\n",
12: " These instructions are presented in small chunks designed not to",
13: "roll off the top of your screen. When the characters '-->' are print-",
14: "ed, no more data will be printed until a space or newline is typed.",
15: "In this way, you can finish one section before continuing to another.",
16: "Like this:",
17: "",
18: " The two sides are colored 'red' and 'white.' The computer may play",
19: "one side, or if there are two players, the computer can merely act as",
20: "a gamekeeper, letting the players make the moves. Once you tell the",
21: "computer what color(s) you want to play, the decision remains in ef-",
22: "fect until you quit the program, even if you play more than one game,",
23: "since the program keeps a running score.\n",
24: " The program will prompt for a move in one of two ways. If the",
25: "player has the opportunity to double, then merely his color will be",
26: "typed out. The player can now do one of several things. He can dou-",
27: "ble by typing a 'd', he can roll by typing a space (' ') or newline,",
28: "or if he is not sure, he can reprint the board by typing a 'r'.\n",
29: " If the player cannot double, his roll will be thrust in front of",
30: "him, followed by the request 'Move:', asking for a move but not giving",
31: "him the chance to double. He can still ask for the board by typing",
32: "'r'. In either of these two states, the player can quit by typing 'q'",
33: "or save the game by typing 's'. In either case, the player will be",
34: "asked to verify, in case there was some error. The program then ends",
35: "immediately, after first saving the file if so requested.",
36: "",
37: " A player can move one of his men using two forms of input. The",
38: "first form is <s>-<f>, where <s> is the starting position, and <f> is",
39: "the finishing position of the player's man. For example, if white",
40: "wanted to move a piece from position 13 to position 8, his move could",
41: "be entered as 13-8. The second form is <s>/<r> where <s> is the",
42: "starting position, an <r> is the roll actually made. Hence, white",
43: "could have entered as 13/5 instead of 13-8.\n",
44: " A player must move each roll of the dice separately. For example,",
45: "if a player rolled 4 3, and wanted to move from 13 to 6, he could",
46: "enter it as 13/4,9/3 or 13/3,10/4 or 13-10,10-6 or 13-9,9-6, but not",
47: "13-6. The last two entries can be shortened to 13-10-6 and 13-9-6.",
48: "If you want to move more than one piece from the same position, such",
49: "as 13-10,13-9, you can abbreviate this using the <s>/<r> format as by",
50: "entering more than one <r>, or 13/34. A player can use both forms for",
51: "the same roll, e.g. 13/3,13-9, and separates individual moves by ei-",
52: "ther a comma or a space. The letter 'b' represents the bar, and the",
53: "letter 'h' represents a player's home. You could also enter the",
54: "number that would be in the position of the bar, 25 or 0 as appropri-",
55: "ate. Use a newline at the end of your moves for a turn.",
56: "",
57: " As you type in your move, if a character does not make sense under",
58: "the above constrictions, a bell will sound instead of the character,",
59: "and it will be ignored. You may kill lines and erase characters as",
60: "you would normally, but don't be surprised if they look different than",
61: "usual. Also, if you have entered one or more of your rolls, and you",
62: "wish to see what the move looks like so far, type a 'r' to see what it",
63: "looks like. This cannot be done in the middle of a move (e.g., after",
64: "a '-' or '/'). After the printing board, the program will go back to",
65: "inputting your move and you can backspace or kill just as if you had",
66: "just typed in your input.\n",
67: " Now you should be ready to begin the game. Good luck!",
68: "",
69: 0};
70:
71:
72: text (t)
73: char **t;
74:
75: {
76: register int i;
77: register char *s, *a;
78:
79: fixtty (noech);
80: while (*t != 0) {
81: s = a = *t;
82: for (i = 0; *a != '\0'; i--)
83: a++;
84: if (i) {
85: writel (s);
86: writec ('\n');
87: } else {
88: writel ("-->");
89: fixtty (raw);
90: while ((i = readc()) != ' ' && i != '\n');
91: fixtty (noech);
92: clear();
93: }
94: t++;
95: }
96: fixtty (raw);
97: }
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