Available Settings

Normal Settings


KHangMan normal settings

A toolbar is provided for quick access to some settings. You can click on a button to have a new game (i.e. a new word), to quit the game and to have full-screen mode (provided for low resolution screens and to play with several people). This user manual also will open if you click on the KHangMan handbook icon. The level and the background are easily changed via 2 drop down boxes on the toolbar.

In Settings, Configure KHangMan you will find two tabs. The first one is for normal settings. Transparent Pictures gives you the choice of having the hangman pictures transparent or not. Softer Hangman Pictures gives you the choice of having the last of the hangman pictures softer. Softer pictures mean that the man is not hanged but he is holding the rope with his hand. This is more suitable for younger children. Transparent and softer pictures are the defaults.

Please note that transparent pictures for the hangman are not enabled in No Background mode. Transparency is only available with a picture background. By default, transparency is enabled.

For some languages, you can have special settings. These settings are not enabled if they are not available in the language you are currently playing. The first setting, Type Accented Letters, is available for Brazilian Portuguese, Catalan, Portuguese and Spanish. If you check Type Accented Letters then you will have to type all accented vowels (like ã). If this remains unchecked, when you type any vowel, all accented vowels will be displayed as well.

Some languages also have hints to help you guess the word. The hint is shown by a right-click and gives a short definition of the word to guess. If this setting is enabled and if you check that option, you can right mouse button click anywhere on the game and get a hint shown for four seconds. This hint should help you to guess the word

In the Sounds section, if you check Enable Sound then a sound will be played on new game and another sound will be played when you win a game.

Advanced Settings


KHangMan advanced settings

If it is checked, Only One Letter Instance will display only the first instance of a letter if there are several same letters in the word. For example, if the word is 'potato' and you type 'o', then only the first 'o' will be displayed. You will have to type 'o' again to display the second instance of 'o' and a third 'o' will go to the missed letters. This increases the difficulty.

If you check Do not display the "Congratulations! You Won" dialog then this dialog will not be shown when you win a game. Instead the word will be displayed for 4 seconds and a new game will then immediately start.