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<bookinfo>
<title>The Atomic Entertainment Handbook</title>

<authorgroup>
<author>
<firstname>Dirk</firstname>
<surname>Doerflinger</surname>
</author>

<othercredit role="developer">
<firstname>Stephan</firstname><surname>Kulow</surname><contrib>Developer</contrib><affiliation><address>&Stephan.Kulow.mail;</address>
</affiliation></othercredit>
<othercredit role="developer">
<firstname>Cristian</firstname><surname>Tibirna</surname><contrib>Developer</contrib><affiliation><address>&Cristian.Tibirna.mail;</address>
</affiliation></othercredit>
<othercredit role="reviewer">
<firstname>Mike</firstname><surname>McBride</surname>
<contrib>Reviewer</contrib>
<affiliation><address>&Mike.McBride.mail;</address></affiliation>
</othercredit>
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</authorgroup>

<date>2005-12-14</date>
<releaseinfo>2.0</releaseinfo>

<abstract>
<para>This Handbook describes &katomic; Version 2.0</para>
</abstract>

<keywordset>
<keyword>KDE</keyword>
<keyword>tdegames</keyword>
<keyword>KAtomic</keyword>
<keyword>game</keyword>
<keyword>atomic entertainment</keyword>
</keywordset>
</bookinfo>

<chapter id="introduction">
<title>Introduction</title>
<para>
<application>Atomic Entertainment</application> is a small game which resembles
<application>Sokoban</application>. The object of the game is to build chemical
molecules on a <application>Sokoban</application> like board.</para>
</chapter>


<chapter id="playing-katomic">
<title>Playing <application>Atomic Entertainment</application></title>

<sect1 id="rules">
<title>Rules</title>

<para>The aim of <application>Atomic Entertainment</application> is to build
chemical molecules using basic atoms you are given.  The molecule being built is
shown in a frame in the main window.</para>

<para>Clicking on an atom will cause arrows to appear beside it.  These arrows
show the direction the atom can be moved. After an arrow is clicked, the atom
will move in this direction until it reaches the next border or another atom. If
two atoms touch each other with the corresponding connectors, they form a
molecule. The atoms can only be moved one at a time. </para>

<para>The level is solved when the new molecule has the same structure as shown
in the preview window.</para>

<para>In the higher levels, some tactical skill will be necessary for solving
the puzzle.</para>

<para>The best score in this game is actually the lower score, because the
goal is to solve a level with as few moves as
possible. <guilabel>Highscore:</guilabel> in the main-window shows
the lowest number of moves used for this level. <guilabel>Your score
so far:</guilabel> shows the current number of moves.</para>

<para>The scrollbar on the top right of the main window changes the game
level.</para>

</sect1>

</chapter>

<chapter id="configuration">
<title>Menu Reference</title>

<sect1 id="game-menu">
<title>The <guimenu>Game</guimenu> Menu</title>

<variablelist>

<varlistentry>
<term>
<menuchoice>
<shortcut><keycap>F5</keycap></shortcut>
<guimenu>Game</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Restart Game</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para>This will restart the current level.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<shortcut><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>H</keycap></keycombo>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>Game</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Show Highscores</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para>This will show the best scores for the current level.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<shortcut><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>Q</keycap></keycombo>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>Game</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Quit</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para>Selecting this item will end your current game, and exit the
&katomic;.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</sect1>

<sect1 id="move-menu">
<title>The <guimenu>Move</guimenu> Menu</title>

<variablelist>

<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>Z</keycap>
</keycombo>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>Move</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Undo</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice>
</term>
<listitem>
<para><action>Undo the last move you made.</action></para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;&Shift;<keycap>Z</keycap></keycombo>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>Move</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Redo</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem>
<para><action>If you have previously undone a move, you can redo it
here.</action></para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

</variablelist>
</sect1>

<sect1 id="settings-menu">
<title>The <guimenu>Settings</guimenu> Menu</title>

<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu><guimenuitem>Configure
Shortcuts...</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para>This item lets you change the key settings of
<application>Atomic Entertainment</application>. See the section <link
linkend="keybindings" endterm="keybindings-title"></link> for a list of the
defaults.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Configure &katomic;...</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para>In the dialog box that appears, the animation-speed of the
atomic movement can be set.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>

</sect1>

<sect1 id="help">
<title>The <guimenu>Help</guimenu> Menu</title>

&help.menu.documentation;

</sect1>

<sect1 id="keybindings">
<title id="keybindings-title">Shortcuts</title>

<para>Default shortcuts are:</para>

<table>
<title>Shortcuts</title>
<tgroup cols="2">
<tbody>
<row>
<entry>Restart Game</entry>
<entry>
<keycap>F5</keycap>
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>Quit</entry>
<entry>
<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>Q</keycap></keycombo>
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>Show Highscores</entry>
<entry>
<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>H</keycap></keycombo>
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>Undo</entry>
<entry>
<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>Z</keycap></keycombo>
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>Redo</entry>
<entry>
<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;&Shift;<keycap>Z</keycap></keycombo>
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>Atom Down</entry>
<entry>
<keycap>Down Arrow</keycap>
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>Atom Left</entry>
<entry>
<keycap>Left Arrow</keycap>
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>Atom Right</entry>
<entry>
<keycap>Right Arrow</keycap>
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>Atom Up</entry>
<entry>
<keycap>Up Arrow</keycap>
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>Next Atom</entry>
<entry><keycap>Tab</keycap></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>Previous Atom</entry>
<entry><keycombo action="simul">&Shift;&Tab;</keycombo></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>Help</entry>
<entry><keycap>F1</keycap></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>What's this?</entry>
<entry>
<keycombo action="simul">&Shift;<keycap>F1</keycap></keycombo>
</entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>

</sect1>
</chapter>


<chapter id="credits">
<title>Credits and License</title>

<para>
<application>Atomic Entertainment</application> Copyright 1999 &Stephan.Kulow;
&Stephan.Kulow.mail; and Cristian Tibirna
&Cristian.Tibirna.mail;.
</para>
<para>
Atomic Copyright Andreas Wuest <email>Andreas Wuest@gmx.de</email>.
</para>
<para>
Documentation Copyright 2000 &Dirk.Doerflinger;
<email>ddoerflinger@gmx.net</email>
</para>
<para>
Proofreading by Michael McBride
&Mike.McBride.mail;
</para>
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&underFDL;
&underGPL;

</chapter>

<appendix id="installation">
<title>Installation</title>
<sect1 id="getting-katomic">
<title>How to obtain <application>Atomic Entertainment</application></title>

<para>
<application>Atomic Entertainment</application> (&katomic;) is written for the &kde; project
<ulink url="http://www.kde.org">http://www.kde.org</ulink> by &Stephan.Kulow;
&Stephan.Kulow.mail; and Cristian Tiberna
&Cristian.Tibirna.mail;.
It is based on Atomic 1.0.67 by Andreas Wuest
<email>AndreasWuest@gmx.de</email>.
</para>

&install.intro.documentation;

</sect1>

<sect1 id="requirements">
<title>Requirements</title>
<para>
In order to successfully compile <application>Atomic Entertainment</application>, you need &kde; 3.0 </para>
<para>
All required libraries as well as <application>Atomic Entertainment</application> itself can be found on
&kde-ftp;.</para>
</sect1>


<sect1 id="compilation">
<title>Compilation and Installation</title>

&install.compile.documentation;

</sect1>
</appendix>

</book>
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