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 combo boxes on the toolbar.
In , you will find two tabs. The first one is for Look And Feel.
The HangMan Pictures section gives you the choice of having the hangman pictures or . gives you the choice of having the last of the hangman pictures milder. Milder pictures mean that the man is not hanged but he is holding the rope with his hand. This is more suitable for younger children and is the default. If you choose , the man is hanged by the neck.
You can also set the background picture. leaves everything gray while if you check or , you will have a nice background pictures.
In the Sounds section, if you check then a sound will be played on new game and another sound will be played when you win a game.
The second tab deals with more advanced settings. Some settings are only available for a few languages and if not available in the language you are currently playing, these settings will then be disabled.
The first setting let you choose the language for the words. This language will be your KDE language by default if available. Otherwise it will be English. English is shipped for everyone and all other data is shipped in the corresponding i18n module. Additionally you can download new languages using the menu.
is available for Brazilian Portuguese, Catalan, Portuguese and Spanish. If you check 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 the option , you can mouse button click anywhere on the game and get a hint shown for four seconds. This hint should help you to guess the word more easily.
If it is checked, will display only the first hidden 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 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.