HEXAGONS(6)HEXAGONS(6)NAMExhexagons - Hexagons X widget
SYNOPSIS
/usr/games/xhexagons [-geometry
[{width}][x{height}][{+-}{xoff}[{+-}{yoff}]]] [-display
[{host}]:[{vs}]] [-[no]mono] [-[no]{reverse|rv}] [-{foreground|fg}
{color}] [-{background|bg} {color}] [-{border|bd} {color}] [-tile
{color}] [-size {int}] [-[no]corners] [-base {int}] [-username
{string}]
DESCRIPTION
The puzzle was thought up by the author, though he believes he saw one
in a toy museum in Germany or Austria. Also Bernhard Wiezorke has the
"Hexafax, the New Fifteen Puzzle" which is similar.
FEATURES
If in corners mode: Press "mouse-left" button to move a tile, then
release "mouse-left" button on a space. It will not move if blocked.
One can only move one tile at a time. The only tiles that can be moved
are the tile(s) next to both spaces.
If in nocorners mode: Click "mouse-left" button to move a tile. One
can move more than one tile at a time and one is not constrained by
parity.
Click "mouse-right" button, or press "R" or "r" keys, to randomize the
puzzle. One must double click on "mouse-right" if the puzzle is being
worked on.
Press "I" or "i" keys to increase the number of tiles.
Press "D" or "d" keys to decrease the number of tiles.
Press "C" or "c" keys to toggle corners mode. (Default is on).
"S" or "s" keys reserved for the auto-solver (unimplemented).
Press "U" or "u" keys to undo move.
Press "G" or "g" keys to get a saved puzzle.
Press "W" or "w" keys to write or save a puzzle.
Press "Q", "q", or "CTRL-C" keys to kill program.
Use the key pad, "R" keys, or arrow keys to move without the mouse.
Key pad is defined for Hexagons as:
7 9 Upper Left, Upper Right
^
4< >6 Left, Right
v
1 3 Lower Left, Lower Right
The title is in the following format (non-motif version):
xhexagons: <size> @ (<Number of moves>/{<Record number of moves>
<username>|"NEVER noaccess"}) - <Comment>
If there is no record of the current puzzle, it displays "NEVER noac‐
cess".
OPTIONS-geometry {+|-}X{+|-}Y
This option sets the initial position of the hexagons window
(resource name "geometry").
-display host:dpy
This option specifies the X server to contact.
-{foreground|fg} color
This option specifies the foreground of the hexagons window
(resource name "foreground").
-{background|bg} color
This option specifies the background of the hexagons window
(resource name "background").
-{border|bd} color
This option specifies the border color of the tiles in the
hexagons window (resource name "borderColor").
-tile color
This option specifies the tile color of the tiles in the
hexagons window (resource name "tileColor").
-size <int>
This option allows you to change the number of hexagons in a
row (resource name "sizeA").
-corners
This option specifies the mode where movement is very restric‐
tive (resource name "corners").
-nocorners
This option specifies the mode where movement is very easy
(resource name
"corners").
-base int
This option specifies the base used (default is base 10)
(resource name "base").
-username string
This option specifies the user name for any records made or
else it will get your login name (resource name "userName").
SAVE FORMAT
The format is not standard. The reason for this is that this is simple
and I do not know what the standard is.
size: 1-12 <number of tiles in a row>
corners: 0-1 <0 false, 1 true; if 0 then hexagon corners are all
snipped>
moves: 0-MAXINT <total number of moves>
startingPosition: <array where 0 is the empty space for the HIGH
hexagon and -1 is the empty space for the LOW hexagon>
This is then followed by the moves, starting from 1.
move #: <direction>
Direction is represented as 0 upper right, 1 right, 2 lower right, 3
lower left, 4 left, and 5 upper left.
Caution: the program may crash on corrupted input.
REFERENCES
"Hexafax, the New Fifteen Puzzle" brochure by Bernhard Wiezorke
SEE ALSOX(1), xrubik(6), xskewb(6), xdino(6), xpyraminx(6), xoct(6), xmball(6),
xmlink(6), xpanex(6), xcubes(6), xtriangles(6), xabacus(1)COPYRIGHTS
® Copyright 1994-99, David Albert Bagley
BUG REPORTS AND PROGRAM UPDATES
Send bugs (or their reports, or fixes) to the author
David Albert Bagley, <bagleyd@tux.org>
The latest version is currently at:
ftp://ftp.tux.org/pub/tux/bagleyd/xpuzzles
ftp://ftp.x.org/contrib/games
V5.5 20 June 1999 HEXAGONS(6)
