.t A Sample Hints Page
.s Introduction
.q This hints page was generated using the <A HREF="http://www.visi.com/~klynn/Downloads/hinstola.html">HintOla</A> utility. To generate the page, a &quot;raw&quot; hints file was written, and then run through the tool, producing the page you are reading.

.s Raw Hints Files
.q The raw hints file is a simple text file, where each line of text begins with either <em>.t</em>, <em>.s</em>, <em>.q</em>, or <em>.a</em>. There should be only one line beginning with <em>.t</em>. Text on this line will be used as the <i>title</i> of the page. Lines starting with <em>.s</em> are <i>section</i> headings. The heading for the section you are reading now is &quot;Raw Hints File&quot;. Lines beginning with <em>.q</em> are the <i>questions</i>, and lines beginning with <em>.a</em> are the <i>answers</i>. Answer text is &quot;hidden&quot; in colored boxes. Blank lines in the raw input file are ignored. The following is an example of a question followed by two hints:
.q How do I open the safe?
.a The safe is secured with a padlock, so you'll need to find the key.
.a The key is in the fridge.
.q You should be able to see the &quot;invisible&quot; text by moving the mouse over the hint box. Some browsers my require that you select the area by clicking and dragging the mouse across the colored box. In an emergency, &quot;view source&quot;.

.s HTML and HintOla:
.q You can include HTML tags in the raw text file. For example, here is a link to <A HREF="http://www.flavorplex.com">the Flavorplex Text Adventure Company</A>.
.q We hope you find HintOla useful.  If you should find any bugs, please report them to to bugs@flavorplex.com.


.s Questions about HintOla:
.q What does the <b>.t</b> line do?
.a It appears at the top of the page
.a It should only be used once in the raw file, near the beginning of the file.
.a Text on the line starting with <b>.t</b> will be used as the title of the hints page.

.q What does the <b>.s</b> line do?
.a It denotes a new section in the hints. 
.a Text on the line starting with <b>.s</b> will be used as a section heading.

.q What does the <b>.q</b> line do?
.a It denotes a new question in the hints. 
.a Text on the line starting with <b>.q</b> will be appear as a question on the hints page.

.q What does the <b>.a</b> line do?
.a It denotes a new answer in the hints. 
.a Text on the line starting with <b>.a</b> will be be hidden in a colored box.
.a The user can reveal the hint by mousing over the box.