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Main Index On this page
  1. Map Window Menubar
  2. The File menu (Map Window)
  3. The Windows menu (all Windows)
  4. The Display menu (Map Window)
  5. The Special menu (Map Window)
  6. The ? menu (All Windows)


Map Window #1 Map Window Menubar

Let's have a look at the menubar; it contains 5 menus:
  1. File
  2. Windows
  3. Display
  4. Special
  5. ?
We will discuss these menus just below, just remember that every window in BlastEd has its own set of menus, the only menus you'll find on ALL windows are the 'Windows' and '?' menus.

File Menu #2 The File menu (Map Window)

  1. New : start designing a new level, (non-saved changes are lost)
  2. Load level : loads a level, (non-saved changes in current level are lost)
  3. Save level : save current level
  4. Save as : save current level under a new name
  5. Write to stdout : writes the level-code to standard output (generally the terminal)
  6. Load level [TNT] : loads a TNT level, (non-saved changes in current level are lost)
  7. Save level [TNT] : save current level in TNT format
  8. Save as [TNT] : save current level under a new name (TNT format)
  9. Write to stdout [TNT] : writes the level-code to standard output (in TNT format)
  10. Quit : close BlastEd (non-saved changes in current level are lost)

Windows Menu #3 The Windows menu (all Windows)

  1. Map Window : opens the Map window
  2. Prefs Window : opens the Prefs window (more on this window later)
  3. Re-Make Window : opens the Re-Make window (more on this later)

Display Menu #4 The Display menu (Map Window)

  1. Use real blocks : displays the map using the blocks you choose in the Prefs window
  2. Use symbolic blocks : displays the map using standard blocks
  3. Scramble Blocks : this submenu allows you to choose if scramble_draw & delete blocks should be displayed or not
REAL BLOCKS     SYMBOLIC BLOCKS
First image shows level in REAL BLOCKS mode, while second image is in SYMBOLIC BLOCKS mode.

Special Menu #5 The Special menu (Map Window)

  1. Undo : undo last operation
  2. Clear Map : empties the level (but unlike 'New Level' it does not reset all options)
  3. Clear Scramble_Draw : removes all scramble_draw (+) blocks
  4. Clear Scramble_Delete : removes all scramble_delete (-) blocks

? Menu #6 The ? menu (All Windows)

  1. Help : displays help about the current editor window
  2. Main Help : displays some basic help (only available from Map Window)
  3. About BlastEd : shows the "about" box (version info)