To-do list of Serpentino

2017-11-22

Make rudder keys configurable.
Improve the drawing of the border. Use string constants.
Benchmark ." X" vs 'X' emit.
Change current speed using the keys of the current and opposite directions.
Improve the layout of the arena.
Fix: remove pending keys at the start.
Add quit key.
Improve layout of the arena (put the status bar at the top and add a title).
Improve the look of the score.

2017-11-23

Flash the record at the end, if changed.
Make the new apple flash for a while.
Fix: pressing the cursor key corresponding to the current direction causes a dodge.
Use the status bar for messages.
Display a message when the game is paused.
ASCII/Unicode modes.

2017-11-24

Make colorize configurable at the start.
Separate wall size from arena size.
Color schemes in files.
Separate stamina from score; decrease stamina after every step and change of direction.
Viewport.
Start menu.

2017-11-27

Fix: the snake is ruined when its length is the maximum. Test setting max-max-length to a small number.
Fix: improve the pause after game over.