- Added "How to Play" option to Help menu which links to the cunningly hidden "res\howto.txt".

src/main/java/forge/gui/menus/HelpMenu.java

@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ import forge.gui.menubar.MenuUtil;
 import forge.util.FileUtil;
 
 public final class HelpMenu {
-    private HelpMenu() { }    
+    private HelpMenu() { }
 
-    public static JMenu getMenu() {        
+    public static JMenu getMenu() {
         JMenu menu = new JMenu("Help");
         menu.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_H);
         menu.add(getMenu_GettingStarted());
@@ -24,38 +24,46 @@ public final class HelpMenu {
         menu.add(getMenu_Troubleshooting());
         menu.addSeparator();
         menu.add(getMenuItem_ReleaseNotes());
-        menu.add(getMenuItem_License());        
+        menu.add(getMenuItem_License());
-        return menu;        
+        return menu;
     }
-    
+
     private static JMenu getMenu_Troubleshooting() {
         JMenu mnu = new JMenu("Troubleshooting");
         mnu.add(getMenuItem_UrlLink("How to Provide a Useful Bug Report", "http://www.slightlymagic.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=9621"));
-        mnu.addSeparator();        
+        mnu.addSeparator();
         mnu.add(getMenuItem_ReadMeFile());
         return mnu;
     }
-    
+
     private static JMenu getMenu_Articles() {
         JMenu mnu = new JMenu("Articles");
         mnu.add(getMenuItem_UrlLink("HOW-TO: Customize your Sealed Deck games with fantasy blocks", "http://www.slightlymagic.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=8164"));
         mnu.add(getMenuItem_UrlLink("Quest Mode: Guide to Formats, Worlds, and everything", "http://www.slightlymagic.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=9258"));
         return mnu;
     }
-    
+
     private static JMenu getMenu_GettingStarted() {
         JMenu mnu = new JMenu("Getting Started");
+        mnu.add(getMenuItem_HowToPlayFile());
+        mnu.addSeparator();
         mnu.add(getMenuItem_UrlLink("Forge Wiki", "http://www.slightlymagic.net/wiki/Forge"));
         mnu.add(getMenuItem_UrlLink("What is Forge?", "http://www.slightlymagic.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=468"));
-        return mnu;        
+        return mnu;
     }
-    
+
+    private static JMenuItem getMenuItem_HowToPlayFile() {
+        JMenuItem menuItem = new JMenuItem("How to Play");
+        menuItem.addActionListener(getOpenFileAction(getFile("res\\howto.txt")));
+        return menuItem;
+    }
+
     private static JMenuItem getMenuItem_ReadMeFile() {
         JMenuItem menuItem = new JMenuItem("README.txt");
         menuItem.addActionListener(getOpenFileAction(getFile("README.txt")));
         return menuItem;
     }
-    
+
     private static JMenuItem getMenuItem_License() {
         JMenuItem menuItem = new JMenuItem("Forge License");
         menuItem.addActionListener(getOpenFileAction(getFile("LICENSE.txt")));
@@ -69,7 +77,7 @@ public final class HelpMenu {
     }
 
     private static ActionListener getOpenFileAction(final File file) {
-        return new ActionListener() {            
+        return new ActionListener() {
             @Override
             public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
                 try {
@@ -81,15 +89,15 @@ public final class HelpMenu {
             }
         };
     }
-    
+
     protected static File getFile(String filename) {
         // !! Linux is case-sensitive so file name and extension need to match exactly !!
         File file = null;
-        String filePath = FileUtil.pathCombine(System.getProperty("user.dir"), filename);                        
+        String filePath = FileUtil.pathCombine(System.getProperty("user.dir"), filename);
         if (FileUtil.doesFileExist(filePath)) {
-            file = new File(filePath);   
+            file = new File(filePath);
         }
-        return file;        
+        return file;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -99,26 +107,26 @@ public final class HelpMenu {
         if (System.getProperty("os.name").toLowerCase().contains("windows")) {
             String cmd = "rundll32 url.dll,FileProtocolHandler " + file.getCanonicalPath();
             Runtime.getRuntime().exec(cmd);
-          } 
+        }
-          else {
+        else {
             Desktop.getDesktop().open(file);
-          }        
+        }
     }
-    
+
-    
+
     private static JMenuItem getMenuItem_UrlLink(String caption, String url) {
         JMenuItem menuItem = new JMenuItem(caption);
         menuItem.addActionListener(getLaunchUrlAction(url));
         return menuItem;
     }
-        
+
     private static ActionListener getLaunchUrlAction(final String url) {
-        return new ActionListener() {            
+        return new ActionListener() {
             @Override
-            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) { 
+            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
                 MenuUtil.openUrlInBrowser(url);
             }
         };
     }
-    
+
 }