Rewrite to get ride of FORTRANish galaxy and newstuff arrays. It's

[super-star-trek.git] / sst-doc.xml

diff --git a/sst-doc.xml b/sst-doc.xml
index fd03ba60b10fd376969cd5fa068d376a33784ec5..3a56ba63c84bfbbada067522476d8a07ca98cd2a 100644 (file)
--- a/sst-doc.xml
+++ b/sst-doc.xml
@@ -326,9 +326,9 @@ Full commands:  SRSCAN
 </literallayout>
 
 <!-- This is new in SST 2K -->
-<para>If you are using the screen-oriented interface, it should never
-be necessary to call this command explicitly; a short-range scan will
-always be present on the screen.</para>
+<para>If you are using the screen-oriented interface, this command is
+suppressed; instead, a short-range scan will always be present on the
+screen.</para>
 
 <para>The short-range scan gives you a considerable amount of information
 about the quadrant your starship is in.  A short-range scan is best
@@ -381,6 +381,11 @@ Mnemonic:  STATUS
 Shortest abbreviation: ST
 </literallayout>
 
+<!-- This is new in SST 2K --> 
+<para>If you are using the screen-oriented interface, this command is
+suppressed; instead, a full status report will always be present on the
+screen.</para>
+
 <para>This command gives you information about the current state of your
 starship as follows:</para>
 
@@ -491,10 +496,10 @@ Mnemonic:  LRSCAN
 Shortest abbreviation:  L
 </literallayout>
 
-<!-- This is new in SST 2K -->
-<para>If you are using the screen-oriented interface, it should never
-be necessary to call this command explicitly; a long-range scan will
-always be present on the screen.</para>
+<!-- This is new in SST 2K --> 
+<para>If you are using the screen-oriented interface, this command is
+suppressed; instead, a long-range scan will always be present on the
+screen.</para>
 
 <para>A long-range scan gives you general information about where you are
 and what is around you.  Here is an example output.</para>
@@ -1257,6 +1262,11 @@ Shortest abbreviation:  REQ
 Full command:  REQUEST &lt;ITEM&gt;
 </literallayout>
 
+<!-- This is new in SST 2K --> 
+<para>If you are using the screen-oriented interface, this command is
+suppressed; instead, a full status report will always be present on the
+screen.</para>
+
 <para>This command allows you to get any single piece of information
 from the &lt;STATUS&gt; command.  &lt;ITEM&gt; specifies which
 information as follows:</para>
@@ -1281,6 +1291,7 @@ information as follows:</para>
 <row><entry>SHIELDS</entry>     <entry>SHIELDS</entry>   <entry>S</entry></row>
 <row><entry>KLINGONS LEFT</entry><entry>KLINGONS</entry> <entry>K</entry></row>
 <row><entry>TIME LEFT</entry>   <entry>TIME</entry>     <entry>TI</entry></row>
+<row><entry>BASES LEFT</entry>   <entry>BASES</entry>   <entry>BA</entry></row>
 </tbody>
 </tgroup>
 </informaltable>
@@ -1751,14 +1762,17 @@ written to and read from disk as one blob.  The write gives it an
 an identifiable magic number and the thaw logic checks for same. 
 </para></listitem>
 <listitem><para>
-I made the internal pager work, nd in the process got rid of a number
+I made the internal pager work, and in the process got rid of a number
 of platform dependencies in the code.
 </para></listitem>
 <listitem><para>
 The HELP/CALL/SOS command is now MAYDAY.  SOS and CALL are still accepted.
 </para></listitem>
 <listitem><para>
-Status report now indicates if dilithium crystals arre on board.
+Status report now indicates if dilithium crystals are on board.
+</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>
+At Dave's prompting, restored the Space Thingy's original elusive behavior.
 </para></listitem>
 </itemizedlist>