                               MOUSE & MAZE
                          GUIDING ROUTE PLUS TOOL  
                          DESIGNED BY TIMOTHY WEN
                            10/2008 PD SOFTWARE



COMMAND :

              I
             J K     ADD ELEMENT OF WALL TO BUILD MAZE.  
              M 


              Y
             G H     DELETE ELEMENT OF WALL TO BUILD MAZE.
              B


             ^Y
           ^G  ^H    JUST MOVE CURSOR,NO ADDING OR DELETING ELEMENT OF WALL.
             ^B 



              R      BEGIN TO RUN THE MOUSE.

                     (THE MOUSE WILL FOLLOW YOUR GUIDING ROUTE FIRST TIME,
                      IF THE ROUTE IS STUCKED,THE MOUSE WILL FIND HIS OWN WAY OUT.)

                     (YOU CAN RELOAD .GUIDE FILE TO TEST IT AGAIN).
  

              Q      QUIT THE PROGRAM.

              S      SAVE MAZE PATTERN 
                    
                     (PRESS "+" AND <RETURN> KEYS TO CANCLE IT).
 
                     (24 LETTERS OF FILENAME IS LIMITED).

              L      LOAD MAZE PATTERN.

                     (PRESS "+" AND <RETURN> KEYS TO CANCLE IT).

                         
                    
              C      CLEAR DESIGNING AREA.

              X      SHOW THE SAVED MAZE FILES.

              U      CLEAR GUIDING ROUTE.

             ^F      IF YOU CAN'T LOAD THE MAZE OF OLD VERSION,
                     TRY THIS FUNCTION.

                     (PRESS "+" AND <RETURN> KEYS TO CANCLE IT).   

                            

              F      GUIDING ROUTE MODE.
        
                     (PRESS "+" KEY TO CANCLE IT). 

                     (800 STEPS OF GUIDING ROUTE IS LIMITED). 

                     (PRESS D KEY TO RESET IT AGAIN).

                     (PRESS E KEY TO RETRIEVE ONE STEP.)

                     (PRESS 
                            I - TO MOVE UP
                            J - TO MOVE LEFT
                            K - TO MOVE RIGHT
                            M - TO MOVE DOWN

                            Q - TO MOVE UPPER LEFT
                            W - TO MOVE UPPER RIGHT
                            A - TO MOVE DOWN LEFT
                            S - TO MOVE DOWN RIGHT )

              V      SHOW THE GUIDING ROUTE.

                     (IF MAZE CHANGED AND THE ELEMENTS OF WALL STAND ON
                      THE GUIDING ROUTE,YOU MUST TO RESET THE ROUTE AGAIN.)



             ^O      CHANGE ORIGINAL POSITION OF THE MOUSE.
                     
                     (USE ^Y,^G,^H,^B TO MOVE THE MOUSE,
                      AND PRESS ^O AGAIN TO SET IT UP.)
                   
                     (NOTICE : 1.ORIGINAL POSITION CAN'T BE THE SAME
                                 PLACE AS TARGET POSITION.
                               2.ORIGINAL POSITION CAN'T BE THE SAME
                                 PLACE AS THE ELEMENTS OF WALL.
                               3.YOU MUST RESET AGAIN IF THE ABOVE HAPPENED.)         
        
             ^T      CHANGE TARGET POSITION OF THE MOUSE.
                    
                     (USE ^Y,^G,^H,^B TO MOVE THE MOUSE,
                      AND PRESS ^T AGAIN TO SET IT UP.)

                     (NOTICE : 1.TARGET POSITION CAN'T BE THE SAME
                                 PLACE AS ORIGINAL POSITION.
                               2.TARGET POSITION CAN'T BE THE SAME
                                 PLACE AS THE ELEMENTS OF WALL.
                               3.YOU MUST RESET AGAIN IF THE ABOVE HAPPENED.)         
 
             ^R      RETURN TO COMMON MODE.
                     
                     (TARGETS ARE THE EDGES OF DESIGNING AREA.)  

             ^S      SAVE GUIDING ROUTE.

                     (PRESS "+" AND <RETURN> KEYS TO CANCLE IT).
 
                     (24 LETTERS OF FILENAME IS LIMITED).


             ^I      LOAD GUIDING ROUTE.  

                     (PRESS "+" AND <RETURN> KEYS TO CANCLE IT).
 
                        
                     
                      
MEANING OF NUMBERS IN COMMAND AREA :

       DOLLAR :      NUMBER OF WALL-ELEMENTS.
         STEP :      TOTAL NUMBER OF STEPS THAT MOUSE RUNS.
       RESTEP :      NUMBER OF REPEAT STEPS THAT MOUSE RUNS.

          CUT :      NUMBER OF SHORTCUT-STEPS. 
         GUIDE:      NUMBER OF GUIDING ROUTE-STEPS.
     

* 80 column card in slot 3 is needed.
* Set AppleWin's custom speed to fastest limit is much better.(http://applewin.berlios.de/)  
  (function "optimize route" will take hours if you don't raise up the speed.) 

Have fun
Timohy

salewts@yahoo.com.tw
                                           







                  
  