Changing Options

From the Options dialog, you can change the following options of Windows Magnetic.

Show pictures
If None, no pictures are displayed. If Separate Window, pictures are displayed in a child window. If Main Window, pictures are displayed in the top half of the interpreter window. Note that graphics will only appear if an appropriate graphics file has been found.

Scale pictures
This number determines the size of the displayed pictures. If the factor is greater than one, the pictures are scaled up; if less than one, they are scaled down. Non-integer values are allowed and valid scale factors must be in the range of 0.5 to 5.0.

Gamma correction
This number determines the gamma correction applied to pictures. A value of 1.0 means no gamma correction; values less than 1.0 will make the picture darker and values greater than 1.0 will make the picture lighter. Non-integer values are allowed and the value must be in the range of 0.5 to 5.0.

Colours
Clicking on the appropriate button opens colour dialogs to set the text, background and graphics background colours of the main interpreter window.

Show hints in a separate window
If selected, hints are shown in a separate hint window, otherwise the hints appear in the main text window.

Scripts wait for animations
If selected, the replaying of scripts pauses to allow animations to finish.

Make randomness predictable
If selected, the interpreter’s random number generator is seeded from a fixed value, rather than a value determined when the game is started. This option is only of use when debugging the interpreter.

Random seed
If the above option is selected, this is the seed value of the interpreter’s random number generator. This option is only of use when debugging the interpreter.