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@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ Last updated: $Date$ TODO: Resolve all the TODOs scattered through this file before release. -TODO: Document the mass-add feature of the launcher (shift+"Add Game...") - For more information, compatibility lists, details on donating, the latest release, progress reports and more, please visit the ScummVM home page at: http://www.scummvm.org/ @@ -650,7 +648,11 @@ directory to avoid this issue, are in section 6.0. ScummVM can be launched directly by running the executable. In this case, the built-in launcher will activate. From this, you can add games (click -'Add Game'), or launch games which have already been configured. +'Add Game'), or launch games which have already been configured. Games can +also be added in mass quantities. By pressing shift + 'Add Game' (Note that +the image turns to 'Mass Add'), you can then specify a directory to start in, +and ScummVM will attempt to detect games in all subdirectories of that +directory. ScummVM can also be launched into a game directly using Command Line arguments -- see the next section. @@ -748,10 +750,11 @@ ScummVM includes a language option for Maniac Mansion, Zak McKracken, The Dig, The Curse of Monkey Island, Beneath a Steel Sky, Broken Sword 1 and Simon the Sorcerer 1 and 2. -Note that with the exception of Beneath a Steel Sky, Broken Sword 1, TODO, -using this option does *not* change the language of the game (which usually -is hardcoded), but rather is only used to select the appropriate font (e.g. -for a German version of a game, one containing umlauts). +Note that with the exception of Beneath a Steel Sky, Broken Sword 1, +multilanguage versions of Goblins games and Nippon Safes Inc., using this +option does *not* change the language of the game (which usually is hardcoded), +but rather is only used to select the appropriate font (e.g. for a German +version of a game, one containing umlauts). Maniac Mansion and Zak McKracken en - English (default) @@ -891,11 +894,13 @@ other games. - and + - Text speed, slower/faster F5 - Displays a save/load box Alt-F5 - Displays the original save/load box, if the - game has one. This is not intended for saving - or loading a game, and may even crash ScummVM - in some games, but it is currently the only - way to see your IQ points in Indiana Jones and - the Last Crusade without dying. + game has one. You can save and load games using + using this, however it is not intended for this + purpose, and may even crash ScummVM in some + games. + i - Displays IQ points (Indiana Jones and the Last + Crusade, and Indiana Jones and the Fate of + Atlantis) Space - Pauses Period (.) - Skips current line of text in some games Enter - Simulate left mouse button press @@ -961,6 +966,10 @@ being run faster than their normal speed, as scripts will lose synchronisation. Ctrl-f is not supported by the Broken Sword games. +Note for WinCE users: Due to the limited keyboard input in most devices, a +small subset of these hot keys are supported via key remapping and/or panel +actions. Please consult the README-WinCE.txt file. + 6.0) Savegames: ---- ---------- @@ -1357,10 +1366,29 @@ output frequency is a multiple of the original frequency. ---- ------------------- By default, the configuration file is saved in, and loaded from: - Windows: <windir>\scummvm.ini, - Unix: ~/.scummvmrc - Mac OS X: ~/Library/Preferences/ScummVM Preferences - Others: scummvm.ini in the current directory + Windows Vista: + \Users\username\AppData\Roaming\ScummVM\scummvm.ini, + + Windows 2000/XP: + \Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\ScummVM\scummvm.ini, + + Windows NT4: + <windir>\Profiles\username\Application Data\ScummVM\scummvm.ini, + + Windows 95/98/ME: + <windir>\scummvm.ini, + + If an earlier version of ScummVM was installed under Windows, the + previous default location of '<windir>\scummvm.ini' will be kept. + + Unix: + ~/.scummvmrc + + Mac OS X: + ~/Library/Preferences/ScummVM Preferences + + Others: + scummvm.ini in the current directory An example config file looks as follows: |