# How to use PySol

## Mouse Usage

Left mouse button:

- Drag cards around
- Click on the Talon to deal new cards
- Click outside the stacks to undo (if use mouse for undo/redo is enabled)

Right mouse button (or double-click the left button):

- Drop cards to the Foundations
- Quick play (if enabled)
- Right-click outside the stacks to redo (if use mouse for undo/redo is enabled)

Middle mouse button (or Ctrl-click the right button):

- View partially overlapped cards
- If enabled, this can also be used to peek at face-down cards

Ctrl-click the left mouse button:

- Highlight all matching cards on the table

Shift-click the left mouse button:

- Highlight all cards with the same rank.

## Two-handed play

Put three fingers of one hand on 'A' (auto drop), 'S' (undo) and 'D' (deal). You can also reach 'R' (redo) from there.

Left-handed people may prefer using 'L' (auto drop), 'K' (undo) and 'J' (deal).

## Keyboard play

PySol games can also be played exclusively using the keyboard:

- Use the arrow keys to navigate around the different stacks.
- Use the tab key to navigate quickly between talon, waste, tableau, foundation, and reserve.
- Use enter to select/move a card, or shift+enter for a quick play move.
- In some games, you can use shift plus the up and down arrow to navigate between layers in the game layout.

## Automatic play

Note that automatic play can spoil the gameplay, so purists should not enable any option but maybe Auto face-up. Also, some games disable certain features as they would be trivial otherwise.

- Auto face-up - Automatically face-up all cards.
- Auto drop - Automatically drop cards to the Foundations.
- Auto deal - Automatically deal cards to the Waste stack if it is empty.
- Quick play - Use the right mouse button to move piles around quickly. The logic involved is not too clever on purpose (i.e. it does not consult the hint system).

## Some notes about scoring

- Scoring only begins after you make your first move. Also, if you undo all your moves back to the start the game won't score either.
- You will lose a game if you consume a hint (unless free hints are enabled) or start demo mode.
- You can restart any time to get another chance to win this game.
- If you don't want to score a lost game you can temporarily change the player options.
- Loaded games don't count.
- If you win a game without using Undo, Quick play and any other of the assist functions you will be given special awards.
- And finally always remember that this is a Patience game. Relax and enjoy.

## Undocumented key bindings

- Space - Deal
- S - Undo
- Backspace - Undo
- Ctrl-A - Auto drop and face-up cards in one step
- Ctrl-B - Change card background
- Ctrl-H - Show internal rating when giving a hint
- Ctrl-I - Change table tile
- Ctrl-U - Play the next music song
- Ctrl-W - Select game, using old game select window
- F5 - Refresh the game layout

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PySolFC Documentation - version 3.4.1