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Factual and other corrections/additions to the Guess docs.

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@ -1047,11 +1047,11 @@ predetermined sequence of them (chosen by the computer) within a
certain number of guesses.
Each guess gets marked with the number of correctly-coloured pegs
in the correct places (in red), and also the number of
correctly-coloured pegs in the wrong places.
in the correct places (in black), and also the number of
correctly-coloured pegs in the wrong places (in white).
This game is also known (and marketed, by Hasbro, mainly) as
a board game `Mastermind', with 6 colours, 4 pegs per row, and 10 guesses.
a board game \q{Mastermind}, with 6 colours, 4 pegs per row, and 10 guesses.
However, this version allows custom settings of number of colours
(up to 10), number of pegs per row, and number of guesses.
@ -1063,27 +1063,35 @@ Guess was contributed to this collection by James Harvey.
\IM{Guess controls} keys, for Guess
\IM{Guess controls} shortcuts (keyboard), for Guess
Drag a peg from the tray on the left-hand side to its required
position in the current guess; pegs may also be dragged from the
current guess to copy them elsewhere.
This game can be played with either the keyboard or the mouse.
Right-clicking in the current guess adds a 'hold' marker; pegs
With the mouse, drag a peg from the tray on the left-hand side to its
required position in the current guess; pegs may also be dragged from
current and past guesses to copy them elsewhere.
Right-clicking in the current guess adds a \q{hold} marker; pegs
that have hold markers will be automatically added to the next guess
after marking.
Alternatively, with the keyboard, the up and down cursor keys can be
used to select a peg colour, the left and right keys to select a
peg position, and the space bar to place a peg of the selected colour
in the chosen position.
When the guess is complete, the feedback pegs will be highlighted;
clicking on these will mark the current guess, copy any held pegs
to the next guess, and move the 'current guess' marker.
clicking on these (or moving the peg cursor to them with the arrow keys
and pressing the space bar) will mark the current guess, copy any held pegs
to the next guess, and move the \q{current guess} marker.
If you correctly position all the pegs the solution will be displayed
below; if you run out of guesses (or select 'Solve...') the solution
below; if you run out of guesses (or select \q{Solve...}) the solution
will also be revealed.
\H{guess-parameters} \I{parameters, for guess}Guess parameters
These parameters are available from the \q{Custom...} option on the
\q{Type} menu. The default game matches the parameters for the
board game 'Mastermind'.
board game \q{Mastermind}.
\dt \e{Colours}