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+<meta name="GENERATOR" content="Microsoft FrontPage Express 2.0">
+<title>viDOOM - Free Software DOOM editor</title>
+</head>
+
+<body>
+
+<h1 align="center">Main Menu</h1>
+
+<p>Depending on the setting in <a href="overview.htm#GAME_ASK">configuration</a>
+starting viDOOM you may be asked to pick the game type to edit.
+Pick one of the games from the menu, or if the menu is cancelled
+the <a href="overview.htm#GAME_TYPE">default game type</a> will
+be used.</p>
+
+<p>After this you will be presented with the main menu containing
+the following options.</p>
+
+<h3>Edit The Current Level</h3>
+
+<p>Edit the current level. See <a href="editing.htm">editing</a>
+for details.</p>
+
+<h3>Load Level from open WADs</h3>
+
+<p>Selects a level to load from the open IWAD and PWAD files.
+Note that the level is loaded from the <strong>most recent</strong>
+WAD file opened that holds a map for the selected level. If you
+already have a level open for editing and the <strong>Edit The
+Current Level</strong> option has been used then confirmation
+will be asked before allowing you to procede. This warning can be
+disabled in the INI file (see <a href="overview.htm#MAP_CLEAR">overview</a>).</p>
+
+<h3>Save Current Level</h3>
+
+<p>Saves the map you are currently editing into a <a
+href="glossary.htm#PWAD">PWAD</a> file. This PWAD will <strong>only</strong>
+contain the map, and nothing else. So if you have loaded the map
+from a PWAD that contains any other information (e.g. music,
+extra sounds, graphics patches) it is not a good idea to save
+over the original PWAD file. If the saved PWAD filename matches a
+PWAD that is already loaded, after saving the open PWAD will be
+closed and then re-opened. This could be important to note as the
+saved PWAD will now be at the top of the open PWADs.</p>
+
+<p>Note that the saved map must be built with a <a
+href="glossary.htm#BSP">node builder</a> before it can be played
+in DOOM if the <a href="overview.htm#NODE_BUILDER">node bulding
+section in the config file</a> has not been set up.</p>
+
+<p><strong>Important note: </strong>While saving viDOOM will
+remove any deleted objects from the map, delete any sectors that
+do no have linedefs attached to them and vertices that are not in
+use. This is worth remembering as objects <em>will</em> be
+renumbered if any have been deleted so that they fit together
+contiguously after saving.</p>
+
+<h3>Create New Empty Level</h3>
+
+<p>Creates a completely empty level for editing. If you already
+have a level open for editing and the <strong>Edit The Current
+Level</strong> option has been used then confirmation will be
+asked before allowing you to procede. This warning can be
+disabled in the INI file (see <a href="overview.htm#MAP_CLEAR">overview</a>).</p>
+
+<h3>Change Current Level Name</h3>
+
+<p>Allows the map to be assigned to a different map number. See
+the <a href="glossary.htm#MAP">glossary</a> for some extra info
+on map/level numbers.</p>
+
+<h3>Open PWAD file</h3>
+
+<p>Allows a PWAD file to be opened.</p>
+
+<h3>Close PWAD file</h3>
+
+<p>Closes one of the currently open PWAD files. Note that viDOOM
+will not let you unload the <a href="glossary.htm#IWAD">IWAD</a>
+opened at startup.</p>
+
+<h3>Preview Level</h3>
+
+<p>Allows a level to be previewed without disturbing the level
+currently being edited. Note that the preview is <em>very</em>
+basic with linedefs shown as grey lines, vertexes as white pixels
+and things as red blobs. While in the preview press F1 for help
+on controlling the display.</p>
+
+<h3>About viDOOM</h3>
+
+<p>See who was responsible for this.</p>
+
+<h3>Quit</h3>
+
+<p>Exit viDOOM. If you have a level open for editing and the <strong>Edit
+The Current Level</strong> option has been used then confirmation
+will be asked before allowing you to procede. This warning can be
+disabled in the INI file (see <a href="overview.htm#MAP_EXIT">overview</a>).</p>
+
+<hr>
+
+<p><a href="index.htm">Back to index</a></p>
+
+<p><tt>$Id: mainmenu.htm,v 1.5 2000/07/19 16:39:26 dosuser Exp dosuser $ </tt></p>
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