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@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ Table of Contents: * 3.12 Simon the Sorcerer notes * 3.13 The Feeble Files notes * 3.14 The Legend of Kyrandia notes - * 3.15 Known Problems + * 3.15 Sierra AGI games predictive dialog notes + * 3.16 Known Problems 4.0) Supported Platforms 5.0) Running ScummVM * 5.1 Command Line Options @@ -536,7 +537,43 @@ To run The Legend of Kyrandia under ScummVM you need the 'kyra.dat' file, which can be found on the 'Downloads' page of the ScummVM website. -3.15) Known Problems: +3.15) Sierra AGI games predictive dialog notes: +----- ----------------------------------------- +The Predictive Input Dialog is a ScummVM aid for running AGI engines games (which +notoriously have command line input) on devices with limited keyboard input. The +dialog is fully usable with the mouse, but a few provisions have been made to make +its use more comfortable by naturally mapping the functionality to the keypad. + +In order to enable predictive input in AGI games, you need to copy the pred.dic +file in the ScummVM extras folder or the folder of the game you wish to play. + +The predictive input dialog works in three modes, switchable by the Pre/123/Abc +button: +The primary input method implemented by the predictive input dialog - predictive +mode - resembles the way "fast typing" is done in phones: The alphabet is divided +into 9 sets which naturally map to the 9 number keys of the numeric keypad (0 is +space). The dialog utilizes a dictionary of words which has been created by parsing +through all known agi games and creating the maximum set of common words. At +runtime, the dictionary is searched each time the user presses a numeric key for +words matching the numeric prefix up to that point. The user can press the next +button when there are multiple matches for the same prefix. The matching operation +and the way of putting together the dictionary have been designed so as to not hint +the user for words (e.g. pressing random keys and seeing what word the prediction +converges to). Also, when a user OKs the dialog, or presses space and if there are +multiple matches for the same prefix, the word finally chosen is brought to the +front of the list, essentially implementing a Most Recently Used approach. + +The second input method is numeric: Each key the user presses is shown as a number. + +The third input method is the Multi-tap Alpha input mode: The user presses a numeric +key and uses the next button to cycle through the corresponding key's assigned +letters. + +The user must have a dictionary and can either click on the command line or hit a +'Predictive dialog' hotkey to make the Predictive Input Dialog appear. + + +3.16) Known Problems: ----- --------------- This release has the following known problems. There is no need to report them, although patches to fix them are welcome. If you discover a bug that is not @@ -603,7 +640,6 @@ the section on reporting bugs. The Legend of Kyrandia: - Amiga versions aren't supported - - FM-Towns version isn't supported Humongous Entertainment games: - No support for printing images |