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From: aland@chaos.cs.brandeis.edu (Alan D Danziger)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Mac Graphics game
Message-ID: <ALAND.90Dec17191410@chaos.cs.brandeis.edu>
Date: 18 Dec 90 00:14:10 GMT
Sender: aland@chaos.cs.brandeis.edu (Alan D Danziger)
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I want to create a puzzle for the Mac, similar to the Puzzle DA, only
with different size pieces (5x4 matrix, some 1x1 some 2x1, 1x2, 2x2).

I am new to programming the Mac and to C, but I am proficient in Lisp
and Pascal, all of which I have for the mac.  Maybe I could even use
HyperTalk... 

I am not concerned with the 'quality' of the graphics, although I want
something which, will take up more than a quarter of the screen.  I could
use icons (in groups) if that would be easier...

I have the Macintosh Programming Primer, and a number of manuals and C
reference books...  K&R 2nd edition (ANSI), 'A Book on C', the MPP,
and some others.

If anyone has an idea how I could do this, please let me know.
Routines for drawing icons (and erasing them), dragging them with the
mouse, all this would be appreciated.  Even a book which would help
with this.

Thank you very much,
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