6. Options Dialog

The Options dialog contains the following items (Fig. 6-1): Rules, Game, Graphics, Sound, System, Network, Language, Information, and Reset. Settings under Rules, Game, and Graphics are applied to each game, while settings under the other items are shared across all games.

6.1 Rules Options

The Rules options are specific each game.
(See Chapter 8 Common Options)
You can save and restore custom rules by pressing the Save and Load button (Fig. 6-2 and 6-3). The Rule Name dialog appears by pressing the Save button. Enter a rule name and press Save. The Load dialog appears by pressing the Load button. Select a rule name and press Load.

You can update custom rules by pressing the Update buttons and delete them by pressing the Delete buttons (Fig. 6-4). If you want to modify custom rules, change the settings and press the Update button (Fig. 6-5).

6.2 Game Options

The Game options are specific to each game.
(See Chapter 8 Common Options)

6.3 Graphics Options

In the Graphics options, you can change card images, a floor texture, a table model and spotlights (Fig. 6-6). If the settings are changed, the message area of the header becomes "Custom". The settings are reset by pressing the Reset button.

The Card Front dialog allows you to change the front images and rank characters of cards (Fig. 6-7).

6.4 Sound Options

You can configure sound effects and background music in the Sound dialog (Fig. 6-8). The volume is adjusted by sliding the volume bar, and the sound is muted by pressing the Mute button.

Pressing the button to the right of the Background Music opens the Background Music dialog, where you can change the background music (Fig. 6-9).

6.5 System Options

Player Name
Player Name AI Name	Set the names of players. If left empty, the default values are used.
Showing Names	Sets whether to display player names.
Font Size	Adjusts the font size of player names.
Screen
Screen Orientation	Sets the screen orientation. If Auto is set, it is determined automatically.
Full Screen	Enables or disables full-screen mode.
Status Bar	Sets whether to show the status bar.
Title Bar	Sets whether to show the title bar.
Help Button	Sets whether to show the Help button.
Setting Menu	Sets whether to show the setting menu.
Button Size	Sets the size of the Menu button, Game List button, Replay button, etc.
Menu Size	Sets the size of the expanded menu.
Graphics Quality	Sets the graphics quality. The quality increases in the order of Very Low, Low, Medium, High, Very High, and Ultra. If the application is unstable, lowering this value may improve its performance.
Game
Graphics	Configures graphics settings applied to all games. (See 6.3)
Message Size	Sets the message size of games (Fig. 6-10).
Popup Message Time	Sets the duration for which a popup message is displayed.
Inverted North Card	Enables or disables upside-down cards for the north player (Fig. 6-11).
Victory Effect	Enables or disables victory effects when winning a game.
Animation
Animation Speed	Sets the animation speed of games. Animation Rate is customizable if set to Custom.
Animation Rate	Adjusts the animation speed rate as the percentage of medium speed (100%). The higher the value, the slower it is.
Message Speed	Sets the message speed in milliseconds.
Deal Speed	Sets the animation speed of dealing cards. No animation if set to zero.
Number of Shuffles	Sets the number of shuffle animations. No animation if set to zero.
Trick Speed	Used in trick-taking games, sets the waiting time at the end of a trick in milliseconds. Disabled if Auto Card Flip is off.
Control
Swiping Up/Down	See Control / Hand Control
Swiping Left/Right
Pinching In/Out
Hand Control
Swiping Up/Down	See Control / Hand Control
Swiping Left/Right
Pinching In/Out

Control / Hand Control
The Control option binds gestures to the game camera (Fig. 6-12). There are three gestures: Swiping Up/Down, Swiping Left/Right, and Pinching In/Out. If "Disabled" is selected in the option, this does not work. The Hand Control option binds the gestures to your hand. When you make the gesture on your hand, the settings of the Hand Control have priority.

6.6 Network Options

Network
Player Name	Sets the name used in multiplayer games.
Chat Size	Sets the maximum size of chat history.
Bluetooth
Confirm Dialog	Sets whether to display a confirmation dialog when enabling Bluetooth.
Discoverable Time	Sets the discoverable time of the device on the server side. The discoverable time is the limit when the server device is detected by client devices. This option has durations of 120, 180, 240, 300 seconds, Unlimited, and Disabled. If Unlimited is selected, there is no time limit, but there is a security risk. If Disabled is selected, the device is not discoverable to other devices.
TCP/IP
Port	Sets the port number on the server side.

6.7 Language Options

The Language options allow you to set the system language of the application.

6.8 Information

The Information Dialog displays information about the application (Fig. 6-13).

6.9 Reset Dialog

In the Reset dialog, you can reset settings by selecting the items you want to reset and pressing the Reset button (Fig. 6-14). If Initialization is selected, all settings and data will be deleted.

Applied to each game
Rule Settings	Rule settings
Game Settings	Game settings
User Interface	Camera settings and Graphics settings
Custom Rules	custom rules
Statistics	statistics
Game Log	log data
Applied to all the games
System Settings	System settings
Network Settings	Network settings
Language Settings	Language settings
System Data	music settings settings of the Game List dialog an id and password used in the Multiplayer Dialog
All Game Logs	log data of all games
Initialization
Initialization	Complete reset, clearing all settings and data.

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