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{{ManualSection|location=User Manual/Introduction|name=Introduction|desc=A description of what ScummVM is.}}
{{ManualSection|location=User Manual/Introduction|name=1. Introduction|desc=A description of ScummVM.}}
# [[User Manual/Introduction|What is ScummVM?]]


{{ManualSection|location=User Manual/Quick Start|name=Quick Start|desc=A short guide on how to use ScummVM.}}
{{ManualSection|location=User Manual/Quick Start|name=2. Quick Start|desc=A short guide on how to use ScummVM.}}
# [[User Manual/Quick Start#2.1 Why should I use ScummVM?|Why should I use ScummVM?]]
# [[User Manual/Quick Start#2.2 Installing ScummVM|Installing ScummVM]]
# [[User Manual/Quick Start#2.3 Setting up a game|Setting up a game]]
# [[User Manual/Quick Start#2.4 Adding a game to ScummVM|Adding a game to ScummVM]]
# [[User Manual/Quick Start#2.5 Configuring a game|Configuring a game]]
# [[User Manual/Quick Start#2.6 Starting a game in ScummVM|Starting a game in ScummVM]]
# [[User Manual/Quick Start#2.7 Where to get help|Where to get help]]


{{ManualSection|location=User Manual/ScummVM Interface|name=ScummVM Interface|desc=A description of the ScummVM interface, in case you ever wondered what a specific button does.
{{ManualSection|location=User Manual/ScummVM Interface|name=3. ScummVM Interface|desc=A description of the ScummVM interface, in case you ever wondered what a specific button does.
# [[User Manual/ScummVM Interface#The Launcher|The Launcher]]
# [[User Manual/ScummVM Interface#The Launcher|The Launcher]]
# [[User Manual/ScummVM Interface#Options|Options]]
# [[User Manual/ScummVM Interface#Options|Options]]

Revision as of 06:52, 27 September 2016

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WORK IN PROGRESS, HELP NEEDED
If you want to contribute, send us a sample of text you'd write for the new manual, and we will consider adding you an account. You can work on the manual in the Wiki, but if you prefer, supplying us with HTML or TeX sources is fine, too (we will then translate them for the Wiki).

You can have a look at our TODO page for a list of tasks that need to be done.

1. Introduction

A description of ScummVM.

  1. What is ScummVM?

2. Quick Start

A short guide on how to use ScummVM.

  1. Why should I use ScummVM?
  2. Installing ScummVM
  3. Setting up a game
  4. Adding a game to ScummVM
  5. Configuring a game
  6. Starting a game in ScummVM
  7. Where to get help

3. ScummVM Interface

A description of the ScummVM interface, in case you ever wondered what a specific button does.

  1. The Launcher
  2. Options
  3. Game settings
  4. Global Main Menu (GMM)
  5. In-game menu

Using ScummVM

A detailed description on how to use ScummVM.

  1. Installing ScummVM
  2. Configuring ScummVM, describes the settings and command-line parameters that you can use so that it runs games exactly the way you want it to
  3. Installing a game for use with ScummVM, covers multi-CD games, additional files like kyra.dat, and extracting/converting audio tracks
  4. Adding a game to ScummVM
  5. Configuring a game in ScummVM, describes how to adjust per-game settings
  6. Playing a game with ScummVM
  7. Removing a game from ScummVM
  8. Uninstalling ScummVM

Getting Help

  1. FAQ
  2. ReadMe file for version 2.8.1
    1. Czech translation
    2. German translation
    3. Swedish translation
    4. Danish QuickStart translation
    5. French QuickStart translation
    6. Italian QuickStart translation
    7. Norwegian (bokmaal) QuickStart translation
    8. Spanish QuickStart translation
  3. Contacts, lists places where you can get help
  4. Reporting bugs, to help us improve ScummVM

Appendix

Contains comprehensive technical information on various topics.

  1. Control Mapping for supported devices
  2. Graphic filters
  3. Render modes
  4. Music and sound
  5. Command line options a list and descriptions of all the command line options you can use with ScummVM
  6. Config file description, describes the ScummVM configuration file
  7. Tools, a list of the tools available for use with ScummVM (e.g. for compressing audio), along with a description of their usage

Links

You will find help on using ScummVM in other places on the web. Here are a few links to solve frequent issues or that my help you improve your experience with ScummVM.