New puzzle from James Harvey: 'Tracks'.

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\C{tracks} \i{Tracks}
\cfg{winhelp-topic}{games.tracks}
You are given a grid of squares, some of which are filled with train
tracks. You need to complete the track from A to B so that the rows and
columns contain the same number of track segments as are indicated in the
clues to the top and right of the grid.
There are only straight and 90 degree curved rails, and the track may not
cross itself.
Tracks was contributed to this collection by James Harvey.
\H{tracks-controls} \I{controls, for Tracks}Tracks controls
Left-clicking on an edge between two squares adds a track segment between
the two squares. Right-clicking on an edge adds a cross on the edge,
indicating no track is possible there.
Left-clicking in a square adds a colour indicator showing that you know the
square must contain a track, even if you don't know which edges it crosses
yet. Right-clicking in a square adds a cross indicating it contains no
track segment.
Left- or right-dragging between squares allows you to lay a straight line
of is-track or is-not-track indicators, useful for filling in rows or
columns to match the clue.
(All the actions described in \k{common-actions} are also available.)
\H{tracks-parameters} \I{parameters, for Tracks}Tracks parameters
These parameters are available from the \q{Custom...} option on the
\q{Type} menu.
\dt \e{Width}, \e{Height}
\dd Size of the grid, in squares.
\dt \e{Difficulty}
\dd Controls the difficulty of the generated puzzle: at Tricky level,
you are required to make more deductions regarding disregarding moves
that would lead to impossible crossings later.
\dt \e{Disallow consecutive 1 clues}
\dd Controls whether the Tracks game generation permits two adjacent
rows or columns to have a 1 clue, or permits the row or column of the
track's endpoint to have a 1 clue. By default this is not permitted,
to avoid long straight boring segments of track and make the games
more twiddly and interesting. If you want to restore the possibility,
turn this option off.
\A{licence} \I{MIT licence}\ii{Licence}
This software is \i{copyright} 2004-2014 Simon Tatham.