The text being input to the game can be edited using backspace, delete, and the left and right cursor keys. The shifted cursor keys move the cursor to the beginning and end of the current line, respectively. A history buffer stores the last twenty input lines; use cursor up and down to scroll through the history, and shift cursor up and down go to the top and bottom of the history, respectively. Pressing the tab key while at the end of a line causes Frotz to attempt to complete the current word. The interpreter correctly passes function keys, numeric keypad keys, mouse clicks and the escape key to the game. The functions keys are used in Beyond Zork to select pre-defined commands; in the same game the keypad and the mouse are used to enter directions. The escape key is used by Inform compiled games to step back through the help menus. The following keys have a specific function: Help Brings up this document, provided that the amigaguide.library is available. Alt d Toggle debugging options (-a, -A, -o, -O). Alt h Show help on hot keys. Alt n New game, i.e. restart the game currently playing. Alt p Play back the input recorded with Alt r. Alt r Toggle recording of the input to a file. Alt s Seed the random number generator. Useful for debugging. Alt u Undo the last turn (even for old V1 to V4 games). The number of times that undo can be consecutively performed can be set with the -u option (see starting Frotz). Alt x Exit game. The following menus are also available: Project Menu Prefs Opens the preferences window. Help Brings up this document, provided that the amigaguide.library is available. About Opens the help requester, with information about both the interpreter and the game (if Frotz has recognised the game). Frotz knows of all the released Infocom games, and others can be added. Quit Immediately exits Frotz. Game Menu Provides shortcuts for typing in often used file commands in the game, e.g. "Save". This menu also includes an option to change the state of the Tandy flag. Commands Menu Provides shortcuts for typing in often used game commands, e.g. "Look".
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