public static void ProvideGuidance(guidanceType theType)
{
if (dontShow[(int)theType] == false)
{
bool found = false;
foreach (var guidance in myGuidances)
{
if (guidance.GetGuidanceType() == theType)
{
// The guidance is already being displayed
found = true;
break;
}
}
if (found == false)
{
string text = "Generic guidance message";
switch (theType)
{
case guidanceType.BOARD_INPUT:
text = "You may enter the values into the input board via mouse, keyboard and TAB key.";
text += " Unknown squares may be left blank or filled with a 0.";
break;
case guidanceType.FAST_ENTRY:
text = "This is the fast entry box. You may enter the values via keyboard but unknown squares require a 0 be provided.";
text += " You may also copy-and-paste a position from a text file into this box.";
break;
case guidanceType.GUESSES:
text = "Guesses are the alternative positions generated from a valid position when all other algorithmic methods have failed.";
text += " One day I hope to have this number down to 0.";
break;
case guidanceType.SURRENDERS:
text = "A solver surrenders and makes guesses when it can't make any more progress using algorithmic techniques.";
break;
case guidanceType.DEAD_ENDS:
text = "This is the number of dead ends produced in the solving process.";
break;
case guidanceType.BEST_SCORE:
text = "Best score shows the progress of the solving process. 405 means a solution has been found.";
break;
case guidanceType.OUTPUT_BOARD:
text = "Results are shown here. Some puzzles can take a long time. The indicators below show the solving progress.";
break;
}
Guidance em = new Guidance(text, theType);
myGuidances.Add(em);
em.Show();
}
}
}
public static void RemoveGuidance(guidanceType theType)
{
foreach (var guidance in myGuidances)
{
if (guidance.GetGuidanceType() == theType)
{
myGuidances.Remove(guidance);
guidance.kill();
break;
}
}
}
public static void SetBlocked(guidanceType theType, bool theVal)
{
dontShow[(int)theType] = theVal;
}