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Download patch

ref: 1fa6d1b7f12fad80b090e4b7b47d45199ca6dcd4
parent: 7e4f870f6d825fb750b45cacfca78c8de4f9d5da
author: Simon Tatham <anakin@pobox.com>
date: Mon Feb 15 16:31:58 EST 2010

Updates to the new-puzzle checklist, since the world has moved on.

[originally from svn r8865]

--- a/CHECKLST.txt
+++ b/CHECKLST.txt
@@ -7,9 +7,8 @@
 Write the source file for the new puzzle (duhh).
 
 Create a .R file for it which:
- - defines a Recipe symbol for it if it requires auxiliary object
-   files (make sure the general Recipe symbol doesn't contain the
-   icon)
+ - defines a <puzzle>_EXTRA symbol for it if it requires auxiliary
+   object files (make sure that symbol doesn't contain the icon)
  - adds it to the `ALL' definition, to ensure it is compiled into
    the OS X binary
  - adds it as a GTK build target, with the optional GTK icon
@@ -36,9 +35,8 @@
 and that it's referenced by the help topic field in the game
 structure in the source file.
 
-Make sure the puzzle works on PocketPC. At the very least, check
-that it specifies REQUIRE_RBUTTON and/or REQUIRE_NUMPAD as
-appropriate; but better, actually test it on the emulator.
+Check that REQUIRE_RBUTTON and/or REQUIRE_NUMPAD are set as
+appropriate.
 
 Add the new Unix binary name, and the names of any auxiliary solver
 binaries, to the svn:ignore property.
@@ -46,7 +44,10 @@
 Make a screenshot:
  - create an appropriate save file in `icons'
  - add the puzzle name to icons/Makefile
- - set up a REDO property in icons/Makefile if desired
+ - set up a REDO property in icons/Makefile if the screenshot wants
+   to display a move halfway through an animation
+ - set up a CROP property in icons/Makefile if the icon wants to be
+   a sub-rectangle of the whole screenshot
 
 Don't forget to `svn add' the new source file, the new .R file and
 the save file in `icons', and any other new files that might have
@@ -59,6 +60,8 @@
  - make sure the screenshot and Windows binary have arrived in the
    www directory, and the .jar file in the java subdirectory
  - add an entry in the puzzles list in index.html
+ - add the Windows executable name to the list further down
+   index.html
  - add a web page in the java subdirectory
  - adjust the copyright in index.html if the puzzle is by a new
    author