key bindings.
@end table
-@node Hyperlinking, Dissociated Press, Emulation, Top
+@node Hyperlinking, Amusements, Emulation, Top
@section Hyperlinking and Navigation Features
@cindex hyperlinking
find the one you select (@code{ffap-menu}).
@end table
-@node Dissociated Press, Amusements, Hyperlinking, Top
-@section Dissociated Press
-
-@findex dissociated-press
- @kbd{M-x dissociated-press} is a command for scrambling a file of text
-either word by word or character by character. Starting from a buffer of
-straight English, it produces extremely amusing output. The input comes
-from the current Emacs buffer. Dissociated Press writes its output in a
-buffer named @samp{*Dissociation*}, and redisplays that buffer after every
-couple of lines (approximately) so you can read the output as it comes out.
-
- Dissociated Press asks every so often whether to continue generating
-output. Answer @kbd{n} to stop it. You can also stop at any time by
-typing @kbd{C-g}. The dissociation output remains in the
-@samp{*Dissociation*} buffer for you to copy elsewhere if you wish.
-
-@cindex presidentagon
- Dissociated Press operates by jumping at random from one point in
-the buffer to another. In order to produce plausible output rather
-than gibberish, it insists on a certain amount of overlap between the
-end of one run of consecutive words or characters and the start of the
-next. That is, if it has just output `president' and then decides to
-jump to a different point in the buffer, it might spot the `ent' in
-`pentagon' and continue from there, producing `presidentagon'. Long
-sample texts produce the best results.
-
-@cindex againformation
- A positive argument to @kbd{M-x dissociated-press} tells it to operate
-character by character, and specifies the number of overlap characters. A
-negative argument tells it to operate word by word, and specifies the number
-of overlap words. In this mode, whole words are treated as the elements to
-be permuted, rather than characters. No argument is equivalent to an
-argument of two. For your againformation, the output goes only into the
-buffer @samp{*Dissociation*}. The buffer you start with is not changed.
-
-@cindex Markov chain
-@cindex ignoriginal
-@cindex techniquitous
- Dissociated Press produces results fairly like those of a Markov
-chain based on a frequency table constructed from the sample text. It
-is, however, an independent, ignoriginal invention. Dissociated Press
-techniquitously copies several consecutive characters from the sample
-text between random jumps, unlike a Markov chain which would jump
-randomly after each word or character. This makes for more plausible
-sounding results, and runs faster.
-
-@cindex outragedy
-@cindex buggestion
-@cindex properbose
-@cindex mustatement
-@cindex developediment
-@cindex userenced
- It is a mustatement that too much use of Dissociated Press can be a
-developediment to your real work, sometimes to the point of outragedy.
-And keep dissociwords out of your documentation, if you want it to be well
-userenced and properbose. Have fun. Your buggestions are welcome.
-
-@node Amusements, Customization, Dissociated Press, Top
+@node Amusements, Customization, Hyperlinking, Top
@section Other Amusements
@cindex boredom
-@findex hanoi
-@findex gomoku
-@cindex tower of Hanoi
- If you are a little bit bored, you can try @kbd{M-x hanoi}. If you are
-considerably bored, give it a numeric argument. If you are very, very
-bored, try an argument of 9. Sit back and watch.
-
-@cindex Go Moku
- If you want a little more personal involvement, try @kbd{M-x gomoku},
-which plays the game Go Moku with you.
-
-@findex bubbles
- @kbd{M-x bubbles} is a game in which the object is to remove as many
-bubbles as you can in the smallest number of moves.
+@findex animate-birthday-present
+@cindex animate
+ The @code{animate} package makes text dance. For an example, try
+@kbd{M-x animate-birthday-present}.
@findex blackbox
@findex mpuz
guess---to guess a value, type a letter and then the digit you think it
stands for. The aim of @code{5x5} is to fill in all the squares.
+@findex bubbles
+ @kbd{M-x bubbles} is a game in which the object is to remove as many
+bubbles as you can in the smallest number of moves.
+
@findex decipher
@cindex ciphers
@cindex cryptanalysis
-@kbd{M-x decipher} helps you to cryptanalyze a buffer which is encrypted
-in a simple monoalphabetic substitution cipher.
+ @kbd{M-x decipher} helps you to cryptanalyze a buffer which is
+encrypted in a simple monoalphabetic substitution cipher.
+
+@findex dissociated-press
+ @kbd{M-x dissociated-press} scrambles the text in the current Emacs
+buffer, word by word or character by character, writing its output to
+a buffer named @samp{*Dissociation*}. A positive argument tells it to
+operate character by character, and specifies the number of overlap
+characters. A negative argument tells it to operate word by word, and
+specifies the number of overlap words. Dissociated Press produces
+results fairly like those of a Markov chain, but is however, an
+independent, ignoriginal invention; it techniquitously copies several
+consecutive characters from the sample text between random jumps,
+unlike a Markov chain which would jump randomly after each word or
+character. Keep dissociwords out of your documentation, if you want
+it to be well userenced and properbose.
@findex dunnet
- @kbd{M-x dunnet} runs an adventure-style exploration game, which is
-a bigger sort of puzzle.
+ @kbd{M-x dunnet} runs an text-based adventure game.
-@findex lm
-@cindex landmark game
-@kbd{M-x lm} runs a relatively non-participatory game in which a robot
-attempts to maneuver towards a tree at the center of the window based on
-unique olfactory cues from each of the four directions.
+@findex gomoku
+@cindex Go Moku
+ If you want a little more personal involvement, try @kbd{M-x gomoku},
+which plays the game Go Moku with you.
+
+@cindex tower of Hanoi
+@findex hanoi
+ If you are a little bit bored, you can try @kbd{M-x hanoi}. If you are
+considerably bored, give it a numeric argument. If you are very, very
+bored, try an argument of 9. Sit back and watch.
@findex life
@cindex Life
-@kbd{M-x life} runs Conway's ``Life'' cellular automaton.
+ @kbd{M-x life} runs Conway's ``Life'' cellular automaton.
+
+@findex lm
+@cindex landmark game
+ @kbd{M-x lm} runs a relatively non-participatory game in which a
+robot attempts to maneuver towards a tree at the center of the window
+based on unique olfactory cues from each of the four directions.
@findex morse-region
@findex unmorse-region
@cindex Morse code
@cindex --/---/.-./.../.
-@kbd{M-x morse-region} converts text in a region to Morse code and
+ @kbd{M-x morse-region} converts text in a region to Morse code and
@kbd{M-x unmorse-region} converts it back. No cause for remorse.
@findex pong
@cindex Pong game
-@kbd{M-x pong} plays a Pong-like game, bouncing the ball off opposing
-bats.
-
-@findex solitaire
-@cindex solitaire
-@kbd{M-x solitaire} plays a game of solitaire in which you jump pegs
-across other pegs.
-
-@findex animate-birthday-present
-@cindex animate
-The @code{animate} package makes text dance. For an example, try
-@kbd{M-x animate-birthday-present}.
-
-@findex studlify-region
-@cindex StudlyCaps
-@kbd{M-x studlify-region} studlify-cases the region, producing
-text like this:
-
-@example
-M-x stUdlIfY-RegioN stUdlIfY-CaSeS thE region.
-@end example
-
@findex tetris
@cindex Tetris
@findex snake
@cindex Snake
-@kbd{M-x tetris} runs an implementation of the well-known Tetris game.
-Likewise, @kbd{M-x snake} provides an implementation of Snake.
+ @kbd{M-x pong}, @kbd{M-x snake} and @kbd{M-x tetris} are
+implementations of the well-known Pong, Snake and Tetris games.
- When you are frustrated, try the famous Eliza program. Just do
-@kbd{M-x doctor}. End each input by typing @key{RET} twice.
+@findex solitaire
+@cindex solitaire
+ @kbd{M-x solitaire} plays a game of solitaire in which you jump pegs
+across other pegs.
@findex zone
-The command @kbd{M-x zone} plays games with the display when Emacs is
-idle.
+ The command @kbd{M-x zone} plays games with the display when Emacs
+is idle.
+
+ Finally, if you find yourself frustrated, try the famous Eliza
+program. Just do @kbd{M-x doctor}. End each input by typing
+@key{RET} twice.
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