Chapter 4. Interface Overview

The Game Menu

GameNew Game... (Ctrl+Shift+N)

Return to the game selection screen. This action abandons the deal in progress.

GameNew Deal (Ctrl+N)

Start a new deal of the same game type. This action abandons the deal in progress.

GameNew Numbered Deal... (Ctrl+D)

Start a new deal by specifying the game type and deal number. This action abandons the deal in progress.

KPatience gives each deal a unique indentifying number (which it uses internally to randomize the deck during the initial deal). This feature allows you to replay a deal of interest or to attempt a particularly difficult deal recommended by a friend. Especially dedicated players may wish to beat KPatience by playing all 2147483647 deals consecutively for each of the game types.

Note that for Freecell, KPatience's deal numbers match those described in the Freecell FAQ.

GameRestart Deal (F5)

Return the current game to its initially dealt condition.

GameLoad... (Ctrl+O)

Load a saved game. This action abandons the deal in progress.

GameLoad RecentList of recently accessed files

List recently accessed save files in order of last use. Selecting a game will load it. This action abandons the deal in progress.

GameSave As... (Ctrl+S)

Save the current game to disk.

GameStatistics

Display various statistics about your performance broken down by game type.

GameQuit (Ctrl+Q)

Quit KPatience.