From 0fcea5565b79c79914a7cc07f9d932eca25b4d83 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David Reilly Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2013 08:46:11 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Reflowed text in readme --- README.md | 71 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------------------- 1 file changed, 34 insertions(+), 37 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 50c7d61..4fbb986 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -8,45 +8,43 @@ https://github.com/greyblue9/pacman-python ![Screenshot - 16x16 tile version](/screenshot-1.png) -Thank you for your interest in my tribute to everyone's favorite Pac-Man -games of yesteryear! Pacman features 12 colorful levels of varying -sizes, bouncing fruit, A* path-finding ghosts, and, more recently, -cross-platform support, joystick support, and a high score list. This -was the first large-scale project I ever developed in Python, so the -source is not the cleanest, but I would love to have your contributions! -Feel free to slice and dice it up however you like and redistribute it; -I just ask that you give me some credit and let me know about it, so I -can enjoy your creation too! Have fun! +Thank you for your interest in my tribute to everyone's favorite Pac-Man games +of yesteryear! Pacman features 12 colorful levels of varying sizes, bouncing +fruit, A* path-finding ghosts, and, more recently, cross-platform support, +joystick support, and a high score list. This was the first large-scale project +I ever developed in Python, so the source is not the cleanest, but I would love +to have your contributions! Feel free to slice and dice it up however you like +and redistribute it; I just ask that you give me some credit and let me know +about it, so I can enjoy your creation too! Have fun! Installation ------------ Pac-man requires Python 2.x (tested on versions 2.6 and 2.7), and the -corresponding version of the Pygame library, freely available online. -Make sure you install the matching (32- or 64-bit) version of Pygame -as your Python installation, and the one compatible with your Python -version number. The last I checked, only 32-bit binaries of Pygame for -Windows were hosted on the official website, but there was a link to -download unofficial 64-bit binaries of Pygame as well. +corresponding version of the Pygame library, freely available online. Make sure +you install the matching (32- or 64-bit) version of Pygame as your Python +installation, and the one compatible with your Python version number. The last I +checked, only 32-bit binaries of Pygame for Windows were hosted on the official +website, but there was a link to download unofficial 64-bit binaries of Pygame +as well. Running the Maze Editor ----------------------- -To run the maze editor in Windows 7 or 8, perform the following steps -depending on your version of Windows: +To run the maze editor in Windows 7 or 8, perform the following steps depending +on your version of Windows: ### Windows 7/8 -Copy RICHTX32.OCX and COMDLG32.OCX in the libraries/ folder to -your Windows SysWOW64 directory for 64-bit Windows, or System32 if you -are running 32-bit Windows. The paths are typically -"C:\Windows\SysWOW64" and "C:\Windows\System32" respectively. -Second, open command prompt as Administrator (click Start, type "cmd" -and right-click > Run as Administrator) and run the following commands, -making sure to replace the path with the actual path to SysWOW64 -(or System32 for 32-bit) on your machine: +Copy RICHTX32.OCX and COMDLG32.OCX in the libraries/ folder to your Windows +SysWOW64 directory for 64-bit Windows, or System32 if you are running 32-bit +Windows. The paths are typically "C:\Windows\SysWOW64" and "C:\Windows\System32" +respectively. Second, open command prompt as Administrator (click Start, type +"cmd" and right-click > Run as Administrator) and run the following commands, +making sure to replace the path with the actual path to SysWOW64 (or System32 +for 32-bit) on your machine: * 64-bit Windows @@ -58,25 +56,24 @@ making sure to replace the path with the actual path to SysWOW64 regsvr32 C:\Windows\System32\RICHTX32.OCX regsvr32 C:\Windows\System32\COMDLG32.OCX -Both commands should say the DLL was registered successfully. After -that, run pacman/maze_editor.exe and you should be good to go. +Both commands should say the DLL was registered successfully. After that, run +pacman/maze_editor.exe and you should be good to go. ### Windows XP/Vista -I haven't tested it recently, but as far as I remember, the maze editor -will work if you either copy the .OCX files to System32, or just copy -them to the pacman/ folder (the same folder as maze_editor.exe). I never -ran the regsvr32 command on these versions of Windows, so I don't think -it is necessary. Please contact me if you know! +I haven't tested it recently, but as far as I remember, the maze editor will +work if you either copy the .OCX files to System32, or just copy them to the +pacman/ folder (the same folder as maze_editor.exe). I never ran the regsvr32 +command on these versions of Windows, so I don't think it is necessary. Please +contact me if you know! ### Windows under WINE -Haven't tested this combination, but please let me know if you have, -along with any extra steps you had to take, and I will make the changes -to this document. +Haven't tested this combination, but please let me know if you have, along with +any extra steps you had to take, and I will make the changes to this document. -Since the maze editor was written and built in Visual Basic 6, I do -have some suggested steps that I've adapted from another app written in VB6, +Since the maze editor was written and built in Visual Basic 6, I do have some +suggested steps that I've adapted from another app written in VB6, [Heirowords](http://home.comcast.net/~thot/Linux.htm). Some of the example commands are for a Ubuntu system, but a similar command should be available under any modern Linux system.