From 131f2262086160fe124a081d596b008c889268a3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Gerfried Fuchs <rhonda@deb.at>
Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2004 09:00:48 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Finally, the manpage for the client.

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+.TH TETRINET 6 "2004-11-23"
+.\" Please adjust this date whenever revising the manpage.
+
+.SH NAME
+tetrinet \- textmode client program for tetrinet
+
+
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.B tetrinet
+.RB [\| \-fancy \|]
+.RB [\| \-fast \|]
+.RB [\| \-log
+.IR file \|]
+.RB [\| \-noshadow \|]
+.RB [\| \-noslide \|]
+.RB [\| \-slide \|]
+.RB [\| \-shadow \|]
+.RB [\| \-windows \|]
+.I nickname server
+
+
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+.B tetrinet
+is a textmode client program for tetrinet, a networked version of tetris. You
+can play both on TetriFast server and on the original servers with it.  Please
+notice that you need at least 50 lines to be able to play it.
+
+
+.SH OPTIONS
+A summary of options is included below.
+
+
+.TP
+.B \-fancy
+Use "fancy" TTY graphics.  (Note that this will slow down redraws somewhat.)
+
+
+.TP
+.B \-fast
+Use the "tetrifast" mode to connect to the server.  This mode eliminates the
+delay before a new cube appears, thus speeding the game up noticeably.  This
+mode is incompatible with the classic mode and the server has to support it.
+If in doubt, ask the other players.
+
+
+.TP
+.BI \-log\  file
+Log network traffic to the given file.  All lines start with an absolute time
+(seconds) in brackets.  Lines sent from the client to the server are prefixed
+with ">>>", and lines from the server to the client are prefixed with "<<<".
+This could be used with a utility program to replay a game later on (though
+such a program is not currently included in the Tetrinet distribution.)
+
+
+.TP
+.B \-noshadow
+Do not make pieces cast "shadows" when they are slowly falling.  (Normally the
+area under piece is filled by dim dots to help to determine where the piece
+would hit the ground if one would press the spacebar.)
+
+
+.TP
+.B \-noslide
+Do not allow pieces to "slide" after being dropped with the spacebar.
+(Normally, there is a short time after pressing the spacebar during which a
+piece can "slide" left or right before it solidifies.)
+
+
+.TP
+.B \-shadow
+Opposite of
+.BR \-noshadow ;
+make the pieces cast "shadows".  Can speed up gameplay considerably, but it can
+be considered as cheating by some people since some other tetrinet clients lack
+this.
+
+
+.TP
+.B \-slide
+Opposite of
+.BR \-noslide ;
+allows pieces to "slide" after being dropped.  If both
+.BR \-slide\  and\  \-noslide
+are given,
+.B \-slide
+takes precedence.  If both
+.BR \-windows\  and\  \-slide
+are given, this overrides the "no sliding" part of
+.B \-windows
+without affecting the other changes in program behavior.
+
+
+.TP
+.B \-windows
+Behave as much like the Windows version of Tetrinet as possible.  Implies
+.BR \-noslide\  and\  \-noshadow .
+
+
+.SH USAGE
+When you start
+.B tetrinet\-client
+you will find yourself in the partyline. In here you can chat with the other
+players. With
+.I /help
+you will get the list of the server supported commands. You can switch between
+three screens with
+.I F1
+through to
+.IR F3 .
+.P
+With
+.I /start
+you can start a game (if you are in position one). You will have to switch over
+to the Fields with the
+.I F1
+key, an automatic switch over on game start is planed. To pause a running game
+you have to enter
+.I /pause
+in the partyline. To restart the game you enter
+.IR /unpause .
+.P
+With the cursor keys
+.I left
+and
+.I right
+you can move the stones, with cursor
+.I up
+you turn the stones clockwise, with cursor
+.I down
+you pull the stones to the bottom, and with
+.I space
+you drop them. You have to fill the lines completely, because complete lines
+will get removed from the display. The more lines you can eliminate with a
+single stone the better. If the play room supports specials you will eventually
+see a list of letters below your playfield that you can use with the number
+keys from
+.I 1
+to
+.IR 6
+for the corresponding playfield.
+If you want to get rid of a special, drop it with
+.IR d .
+You can also chat in the playfield, to open the chat box press
+.I t
+(for
+.BR t alk.)
+That's it, more or less. 
+
+
+.SH AUTHOR
+This manual page was written by Gerfried Fuchs <alfie@ist.org>.
+
+
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+.BR tetrinet-server (6).
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