Add a FAQ.

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@@ -45,9 +45,8 @@ See the file <a href="NEWS">NEWS</a> for version history.<br>
See the file <a href="COPYING.txt">COPYING.txt</a> for license information.<br>
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<hr>
<font face="Courier New" size="2">
<a name="About StepMania">About StepMania</a> (<a href="#Table of Contents">top</a>)</font><hr>
<a name="About StepMania"><hr>About StepMania</a> (<a href="#Table of Contents">top</a>)</font><hr>
<font face="Courier New" size="2">
<br>
StepMania is capable of playing many game types. Currently, it supports games
@@ -62,9 +61,8 @@ real fun comes when using specially designed controllers, like a dance pad or
hand sensors.<br>
<br>
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<hr>
<font face="Courier New" size="2">
<a name="Minimum Requirements">Minimum Requirements</a> (<a href="#Table of Contents">top</a>)</font><hr>
<a name="Minimum Requirements"><hr>Minimum Requirements</a> (<a href="#Table of Contents">top</a>)</font><hr>
<font face="Courier New" size="2">
<br>
* Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows 2000, or Windows XP<br>
@@ -78,9 +76,8 @@ minimum (400 MHz recommended)<br>
<br>
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<hr>
<font face="Courier New" size="2">
<a name="DirectX">DirectX</a> (<a href="#Table of Contents">top</a>)</font><hr>
<a name="DirectX"><hr>DirectX</a> (<a href="#Table of Contents">top</a>)</font><hr>
<font face="Courier New" size="2">
<br>
DirectX 8.0 is required before installing StepMania. If DirectX 8.0 is not
@@ -88,9 +85,8 @@ installed on your computer, the StepMania installer will display a warning and
abort the installation.<br>
<br>
</font>
<hr>
<font face="Courier New" size="2">
<a name="Installation">Installation</a> (<a href="#Table of Contents">top</a>)</font><hr>
<a name="Installation"><hr>Installation</a> (<a href="#Table of Contents">top</a>)</font><hr>
<font face="Courier New" size="2">
<br>
To install StepMania, download the file stepmania300.exe to a known location on
@@ -99,9 +95,8 @@ installer may prompt you to remove an older version of the program if one is
present. The default installation directory is 'C:\Program Files\StepMania'.<br>
<br>
</font>
<hr>
<font face="Courier New" size="2">
<a name="Controls">Controls</a> (<a href="#Table of Contents">top</a>)</font><hr>
<a name="Controls"><hr>Controls</a> (<a href="#Table of Contents">top</a>)</font><hr>
<font face="Courier New" size="2">
<br>
Use the &quot;Config Key/Joy&quot; option from the Title Menu to configure your keyboard,
@@ -159,9 +154,8 @@ In the music select screen:<br>
* F9 = Toggle title translations<br>
<br>
</font>
<hr>
<font face="Courier New" size="2">
<a name="How StepMania Loads Songs">How StepMania Loads Songs</a> (<a href="#Table of Contents">top</a>)</font><hr>
<a name="How StepMania Loads Songs"><hr>How StepMania Loads Songs</a> (<a href="#Table of Contents">top</a>)</font><hr>
<font face="Courier New" size="2">
<br>
All files for a specific song (data file, music file, banner, background) must
@@ -198,9 +192,8 @@ If there is exactly one movie in the song folder, StepMania will insert a
background change to that movie at beat 0.<br>
<br>
</font>
<hr>
<font face="Courier New" size="2">
<a name="Connecting Dance Pads">Connecting Dance Pads</a> (<a href="#Table of Contents">top</a>)</font><hr>
<a name="Connecting Dance Pads"><hr>Connecting Dance Pads</a> (<a href="#Table of Contents">top</a>)</font><hr>
<font face="Courier New" size="2">
<br>
There are several devices that allow you to connect PlayStation dance pads to
@@ -239,9 +232,8 @@ is NTPad XP 1.x or PSXPAD.&nbsp; For the latest versions of these drivers, visit
StepMania now natively supports USB Pump It Up pads.<br>
<br>
</font>
<hr>
<font face="Courier New" size="2">
<a name="Compatibility Issues">Compatibility Issues</a> (<a href="#Table of Contents">top</a>)</font><hr>
<a name="Compatibility Issues"><hr>Compatibility Issues</a> (<a href="#Table of Contents">top</a>)</font><hr>
<font face="Courier New" size="2">
<br>
Some video card/driver combinations have visual errors when running StepMania.
@@ -252,6 +244,11 @@ issues that are thought to be video card driver bugs:<br>
* <a name="Voodoo3">Voodoo 3</a><br>
Blah<br>
<br>
* nVidia Geforce cards<br>
Symptom: Extremely low framerates.<br>
Fix: Ensure "Enable conformant OpenGL texture clamp behavior" is NOT CHECKED
in advanced display settings.<br>
<br>
* S3 Savage family cards (e.g. Diamond Stealth)<br>
Symptom: The right edge of some graphics appears &quot;cut off&quot;.<br>
Explanation: Drivers do not properly handle textures &gt;= 512x512, resulting in
@@ -269,9 +266,8 @@ Explanation: These problems are most often caused by buggy video card drivers
bugs. Please upgrade to the latest drivers, which will hopefully fix the errors.<br>
<br>
</font>
<hr>
<font face="Courier New" size="2">
<a name="FAQ / Troubleshooting">FAQ / Troubleshooting</a> (<a href="#Table of Contents">top</a>)</font><hr>
<a name="FAQ / Troubleshooting"><hr>FAQ / Troubleshooting</a> (<a href="#Table of Contents">top</a>)</font><hr>
<font face="Courier New" size="2">
<br>
* The error &quot;Cannot find Dinput8.dll&quot; appears when launching the game.<br>
@@ -301,9 +297,8 @@ The reasons I won't tell is because: a) I don't know yet, and b) I don't want to
make anyone angry if it takes longer than expected (it usually does).<br>
<br>
</font>
<hr>
<font face="Courier New" size="2">
<a name="StepMania Packages - .smzip">StepMania Packages - .smzip</a> (<a href="#Table of Contents">top</a>)</font><hr>
<a name="StepMania Packages - .smzip"><hr>StepMania Packages - .smzip</a> (<a href="#Table of Contents">top</a>)</font><hr>
<font face="Courier New" size="2">
<br>
The StepMania package format was created to make the distribution of songs and
@@ -327,9 +322,8 @@ will take all of the selected items and make one package that contains them all.
the list.<br>
<br>
</font>
<hr>
<font face="Courier New" size="2">
<a name="Questions, Bugs, Suggestions, and Help">Questions, Bugs, Suggestions,
<a name="Questions, Bugs, Suggestions, and Help"><hr>Questions, Bugs, Suggestions,
and Help</a> (<a href="#Table of Contents">top</a>)</font><hr>
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<br>
@@ -359,9 +353,8 @@ the <a href="mailto:stepmania-devs@sourceforge.net">StepMania developers list</a
or to <a href="mailto:cdanford@u.washington.edu">Chris</a>.<br>
<br>
</font>
<hr>
<font face="Courier New" size="2">
<a name="The StepMania editor">The StepMania editor</a> (<a href="#Table of Contents">top</a>)</font><hr>
<a name="The StepMania editor"><hr>The StepMania editor</a> (<a href="#Table of Contents">top</a>)</font><hr>
<font face="Courier New" size="2">
<br>
The StepMania editor allows you to edit, record, synchronize, and play back note
@@ -383,9 +376,8 @@ the editor:<br>
* R - Record over current selection (if no selection, record whole song)<br>
<br>
</font>
<hr>
<font face="Courier New" size="2">
<a name="The .SM file format">The .SM file format</a> (<a href="#Table of Contents">top</a>)</font><hr>
<a name="The .SM file format"><hr>The .SM file format</a> (<a href="#Table of Contents">top</a>)</font><hr>
<font face="Courier New" size="2">
<br>
The .SM song file format was created to be one file format that supports all
@@ -539,9 +531,8 @@ Example:<br>
;<br>
<br>
</font>
<hr>
<font face="Courier New" size="2">
<a name="Backgrounds">Backgrounds</a> (<a href="#Table of Contents">top</a>)</font><hr>
<a name="Backgrounds"><hr>Backgrounds</a> (<a href="#Table of Contents">top</a>)</font><hr>
<font face="Courier New" size="2">
<br>
StepMania supports three different modes of backgrounds. The default background
@@ -569,9 +560,8 @@ Sample animations, visualizations, and random movies can be found at
<a href="http://www.stepmania.com">www.stepmania.com</a>.<br>
<br>
</font>
<hr>
<font face="Courier New" size="2">
<a name="BGAnimations Format">BGAnimations Format</a> (<a href="#Table of Contents">top</a>)</font><hr>
<a name="BGAnimations Format"><hr>BGAnimations Format</a> (<a href="#Table of Contents">top</a>)</font><hr>
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<br>
The BGAnimations folder in the StepMania program directory may contain several
@@ -660,9 +650,8 @@ TilePulse,<br>
- Tiles zoom in and out.<br>
<br>
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<hr>
<font face="Courier New" size="2">
<a name="The .CRS File Format">The .CRS File Format</a> (<a href="#Table of Contents">top</a>)</font><hr>
<a name="The .CRS File Format"><hr>The .CRS File Format</a> (<a href="#Table of Contents">top</a>)</font><hr>
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<br>
CRS files define the courses used in the Nonstop, Oni, and Endless modes.&nbsp; All CRS
@@ -733,9 +722,8 @@ dark<br>
1.2xmusic, 1.3xmusic, 1.4xmusic, 1.5xmusic<br>
<br>
</font>
<hr>
<font face="Courier New" size="2">
<a name="Extra Stages">Extra Stages</a> (<a href="#Table of Contents">top</a>)</font><hr>
<a name="Extra Stages"><hr>Extra Stages</a> (<a href="#Table of Contents">top</a>)</font><hr>
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<br>
You can manually specify extra stages for each song group by creating .CRS files
@@ -749,9 +737,8 @@ Don't forget: extra stage CRS files belong in the song group folder (e.g.
&quot;Songs/DDRMAX/&quot;), not in &quot;Courses&quot;.<br>
<br>
</font>
<hr>
<font face="Courier New" size="2">
<a name="Creating an Announcer">Creating an Announcer</a> (<a href="#Table of Contents">top</a>)</font><hr>
<a name="Creating an Announcer"><hr>Creating an Announcer</a> (<a href="#Table of Contents">top</a>)</font><hr>
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<br>
Announcers folders must reside in the &quot;Announcers&quot; folder inside the StepMania
@@ -770,9 +757,8 @@ For a complete list of announcer trigger names, see the example announcer packs
that are available at <a href="http://www.stepmania.com">www.stepmania.com</a>.<br>
<br>
</font>
<hr>
<font face="Courier New" size="2">
<a name="Creating a Note Skin">Creating a Note Skin</a> (<a href="#Table of Contents">top</a>)</font><hr>
<a name="Creating a Note Skin"><hr>Creating a Note Skin</a> (<a href="#Table of Contents">top</a>)</font><hr>
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<br>
Note skins allow you to customize the way notes appear. Note skins must reside
@@ -809,9 +795,8 @@ For more information on about textures with multiple frames, see the section
&quot;How StepMania Loads Textures&quot; in this document.<br>
<br>
</font>
<hr>
<font face="Courier New" size="2">
<a name="Creating a Theme">Creating a Theme</a> (<a href="#Table of Contents">top</a>)</font><hr>
<a name="Creating a Theme"><hr>Creating a Theme</a> (<a href="#Table of Contents">top</a>)</font><hr>
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<br>
All themes must reside in the Themes folder below the StepMania program
@@ -925,8 +910,7 @@ Graphics folder &quot;Themes\MySuperTheme\Graphics&quot;. <br>
- Start StepMania, go to Appearance Options, and change your theme to &quot;MySuperTheme&quot;.<br>
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<hr>
<p><font face="Courier New" size="2"><a name="Actor Commands">Actor Commands</a> (<a href="#Table of Contents">top</a>)</font></p>
<font face="Courier New" size="2"><a name="Actor Commands"><hr>Actor Commands</a> (<a href="#Table of Contents">top</a>)</font>
<hr>
<p>
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@@ -953,7 +937,7 @@ Typically, the metrics file will have two commands per Actor - the &quot;OnComma
(which is where you command an Actor to tween onto the screen), and the &quot;OffCommand&quot;
(for tweening the Actor off the screen).<br>
<br>
Below is a list of actor commands and their equivalent C++ equivalents. I'll
Below is a list of actor commands and their C++ equivalents. I'll
have an explanation of animations and more examples in the full documentation.<br>
<br>
<br>
@@ -1001,8 +985,7 @@ additiveblend EnableAdditiveBlend( iParam(0)!=0 );<br>
<br>
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<hr>
<p><font face="Courier New" size="2"><a name="ScreenSelect">ScreenSelect</a> (<a href="#Table of Contents">top</a>)</font></p>
<font face="Courier New" size="2"><a name="ScreenSelect"><hr>ScreenSelect</a> (<a href="#Table of Contents">top</a>)</font>
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@@ -1044,9 +1027,8 @@ Choices=versus-arcade-medium,couple-arcade-medium,double-arcade-medium,single-ar
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&nbsp;</font></p>
<hr>
<font face="Courier New" size="2">
<a name="How StepMania Loads Textures">How StepMania Loads Textures</a> (<a href="#Table of Contents">top</a>)</font><hr>
<a name="How StepMania Loads Textures"><hr>How StepMania Loads Textures</a> (<a href="#Table of Contents">top</a>)</font><hr>
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* What are textures?<br>
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looks blurry.<br>
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<a name="Building StepMania from CVS source">Building StepMania from CVS source</a>
<a name="Building StepMania from CVS source"><hr>Building StepMania from CVS source</a>
(<a href="#Table of Contents">top</a>)</font><hr>
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@@ -1252,9 +1233,8 @@ and put &quot;ssh.bat&quot; into the editbox. <br>
* All done!&nbsp; Congrats.<br>
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<a name="Thanks">Thanks</a> (<a href="#Table of Contents">top</a>)</font><hr>
<a name="Thanks"><hr>Thanks</a> (<a href="#Table of Contents">top</a>)</font><hr>
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redcrusher for help on ez2 graphics<br>
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