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Add a user information interface at /uinfo. User information can be retrieved at /uinfo?key=<login key>&<prop>. The only property currently retrievable is email; eventually these will also be settable via POST.
author John "Elwin" Edwards <elwin@sdf.org>
date Mon, 13 Aug 2012 09:07:28 -0700 (2012-08-13)
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1 <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd">
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2 <html>
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3 <head>
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4 <title>RLG-Web β5 Information</title>
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5 <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="style-rlg.css">
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6 </head>
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7 <body>
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8 <h1>RLG-Web β5 Help and Information</h1>
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9 <p>This page explains <a href="/">RLG-Web</a> and how to use it. Since the project is still under rapid development, details may change.</p>
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10 <h2>Browser Compatibility</h2>
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11 <p>RLG-Web has been tested using Firefox and Chrome; there should be no problems with recent versions of these two browsers. Safari and Opera ought to
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12 work, though they haven't been tested yet. Internet Explorer 9 is compatible, but older versions might not be.</p>
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13 <h2>WebSockets</h2>
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14 <p>If your browser supports it, RLG-Web will connect using WebSockets. This lets the server send data to your browser as soon as Rogue generates it,
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15 instead of waiting for the browser to ask for it. This reduces latency.</p>
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16 <p>The site will still work if your browser doesn't support this feature, but it will probably be annoyingly slow.</p>
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17 <h2>Starting Games</h2>
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18 <p>If you have already registered an account, you can log in. If not, create one with the "New name" button. Once logged in, RLG-Web will list your
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19 saved games and let you resume them or start new ones.</p>
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20 <p>If there are games being played, you can watch them whether you are logged in or not.</p>
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21 <p>Use the "Stop" button to stop watching a game, or to force a game you are playing to save.</p>
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22 <h2>Playing Games</h2>
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23 <p>The games can be difficult to learn if you are not familiar with ASCII roguelikes. The '?' key will tell you what each key does. An 'S' will save
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24 your game, and a 'Q' will quit.</p>
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25 <p>The original method of moving around was with the vi-keys.</p>
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26 <table style="font-size: 2em; margin: 0 5em">
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27 <tr><td>y</td><td>k</td><td>u</td></tr>
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28 <tr><td>h</td><td>.</td><td>l</td></tr>
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29 <tr><td>b</td><td>j</td><td>n</td></tr>
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30 </table>
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31 <p>This is the most reliable way of exploring.</p>
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32 <p>You can also move with arrow keys, or with the number pad, if your browser recognizes those keys. If it doesn't, the simulated keyboard can imitate
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33 them.</p>
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34 <p>Note: Super-Rogue does not work with the arrow keys or the number pad yet.</p>
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35 <h2>Saving Games</h2>
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36 <p>If you accidentally close your browser, don't worry. If your browser supports WebSockets, RLG-Web will save your game automatically. If not, it
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37 will be saved after staying idle for an hour, or you can force it to save when you return.</p>
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38 <p>Your strength 18 character with the two-handed sword on level 22 is safe from bugs and network problems. But the dragons are sure to get him.</p>
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39 <h2>Accounts and Passwords</h2>
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40 <p>rlgallery.org doesn't use https yet, so you should not assume your password is safe. Don't use the same one you use on your bank's website, etc.</p>
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41 <p>You don't have to supply a valid e-mail address. It will only be used if you ask to have your password reset.</p>
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42 <h2>Missing Features</h2>
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43 <p>You can't watch games that are being played in dgamelaunch yet. The opposite situation works: you can use dgamelaunch to watch games being played
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44 in RLG-Web.</p>
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45 <p>You can't change your password or e-mail address yet. You will have to log in via ssh to do this, for now.</p>
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46 </body>
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47 </html>