xref: /dragonfly/games/larn/help.c (revision 1de703da)
1 /*	help.c		Larn is copyrighted 1986 by Noah Morgan. */
2 /* $FreeBSD: src/games/larn/help.c,v 1.4 1999/11/16 02:57:21 billf Exp $ */
3 /* $DragonFly: src/games/larn/help.c,v 1.2 2003/06/17 04:25:24 dillon Exp $ */
4 #include "header.h"
5 /*
6  *	help function to display the help info
7  *
8  *	format of the .larn.help file
9  *
10  *	1st character of file:	# of pages of help available (ascii digit)
11  *	page (23 lines) for the introductory message (not counted in above)
12  *	pages of help text (23 lines per page)
13  */
14 extern char helpfile[];
15 help()
16 	{
17 	int i,j;
18 #ifndef VT100
19 	char tmbuf[128];	/* intermediate translation buffer when not a VT100 */
20 #endif VT100
21 	if ((j=openhelp()) < 0)  return;	/* open the help file and get # pages */
22 	for (i=0; i<23; i++) lgetl();	/* skip over intro message */
23 	for (;  j>0; j--)
24 		{
25 		clear();
26 		for (i=0; i<23; i++)
27 #ifdef VT100
28 			lprcat(lgetl());	/* print out each line that we read in */
29 #else VT100
30 			{ tmcapcnv(tmbuf,lgetl());  lprcat(tmbuf); } /* intercept \33's */
31 #endif VT100
32 		if (j>1)
33 			{
34 			lprcat("    ---- Press ");  standout("return");
35 			lprcat(" to exit, ");  standout("space");
36 			lprcat(" for more help ---- ");
37 			i=0; while ((i!=' ') && (i!='\n') && (i!='\33')) i=getchar();
38 			if ((i=='\n') || (i=='\33'))
39 				{
40 				lrclose();  setscroll();  drawscreen();  return;
41 				}
42 			}
43 		}
44 	lrclose();  retcont();  drawscreen();
45 	}
46 
47 /*
48  *	function to display the welcome message and background
49  */
50 welcome()
51 	{
52 	int i;
53 #ifndef VT100
54 	char tmbuf[128];	/* intermediate translation buffer when not a VT100 */
55 #endif VT100
56 	if (openhelp() < 0)  return;   	/* open the help file */
57 	clear();
58 	for(i=0; i<23; i++)
59 #ifdef VT100
60 			lprcat(lgetl());	/* print out each line that we read in */
61 #else VT100
62 			{ tmcapcnv(tmbuf,lgetl());  lprcat(tmbuf); } /* intercept \33's */
63 #endif VT100
64 	lrclose();  retcont();	/* press return to continue */
65 	}
66 
67 /*
68  *	function to say press return to continue and reset scroll when done
69  */
70 retcont()
71 	{
72 	cursor(1,24); lprcat("Press "); standout("return");
73 	lprcat(" to continue: ");   while (getchar() != '\n');
74 	setscroll();
75 	}
76 
77 /*
78  *	routine to open the help file and return the first character - '0'
79  */
80 openhelp()
81 	{
82 	if (lopen(helpfile)<0)
83 		{
84 		lprintf("Can't open help file \"%s\" ",helpfile);
85 		lflush(); sleep(4);	drawscreen();	setscroll(); return(-1);
86 		}
87 	resetscroll();  return(lgetc() - '0');
88 	}
89 
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