Darts Scorepad

Darts Scorepad is the successor to an earlier effort Cricket Scorepad. 
Cricket Scorepad was originally written in response to some requests from 
the readers of the comp.sys.newton newsgroup on the internet. Being a dart 
player and Newton owner myself I decided to take a shot at writing a good 
score keeping program for Cricket - Cricket Scorepad was the result. 

After using Cricket Scorepad for a while I found it was lacking some obvious 
features and set to upgrading it properly. Darts Scorepad 1.2 is the result. 
For those who used Cricket Scorepad I'll start by listing the enhancements 
in this version. 

   o Undo - Unlimited levels of undo are supported. Unfortunately the 
            system's undo levels (2) were inadequate so I was forced to 
            put an undo button on the status bar. Tapping will undo the 
            last commands one at a time all the way back to the beginning 
            of the game (if you want to.) Trying to undo at the beginning 
            will give the system's Trill beep sound. 
   o 2.0 Style Info Button - All of the functionality that was scattered across
                             the status bar on different buttons is now put 
                             into a pop-up menu (marked with an I) a-la 2.0 
                             programs. 
   o More Games - Cricket Scorepad scored Cricket and Mickey Mouse but only 
                  for games from Bull to 15. Darts Scorepad will also score 
                  from Bull to 10 for both Cricket and Mickey Mouse giving 4 
                  different games instead of 2. 

Instructions

Operation of the program is fairly straightforward. The top of each column 
has an input line for the player or team names. These are displayed only and 
not used for saving games (yet) so feel free to leave them as Player A and 
Player B if you like. 

Each "point" 20 - 15 (or 10) and Bull are represented by a row on the scorepad 
just as if you were scoring on a chalkboard. To register a hit click on the '+'
button. 3 hits, 3 clicks. Future versions might have these buttons respond with 
pop-up menus for 1-9 hits. 

The scores will automaticly be updated for hits on closed points that the 
opponent still has open.  On the status bar there are 2 buttons: The info 
button and the Undo button. The Undo buton supports unlimited levels of undo. 
Unfortunately the system's undo levels (2) were inadequate so I was forced to 
put an undo button on the status bar. Tapping will undo the last commands one 
at a time all the way back to the beginning of the game (if you want to.) 
Trying to undo at the beginning will give the system's Trill beep sound. 

The Info button allows the user to access the "About" screen by clicking on the 
About menu choice. It also will allow the user to start a new game 
Bullseye - 15 or Bullseye to 10 depending on the user's choice. The bottom 
section of the menu will indicate (with a checkmark) which type of Cricket 
the user wishes to play: Cricket (Also called American Cricket) or Mickey Mouse 
Cricket. To switch to the other game simply click on it. You may even switch 
between Cricket and Mickey Mouse during a game, although changes will not be 
retro-active. New clicks will be scored according to the checked game. 

This version of Cricket Scorepad is Coasterware - use it in good health. If 
you like it - please send a coaster from a beer or brewery local to you 
(please no national brands like Bud, Miller, etc I have most of those already) 
to me at:

Allan Wright
19 New Road
No. Hampton, NH 03862

I hope you enjoy this program, and may you always hit Trebble 20! 

