+ return getChipFromOpenDirectionNotEmpty(direction_new, element_old);
+}
+
+static void SetElementSimple(int x, int y, int element, boolean change_level)
+{
+ int sx = x - level_xpos;
+ int sy = y - level_ypos;
+
+ IntelliDrawBuffer[x][y] = element;
+
+ if (change_level)
+ Feld[x][y] = element;
+
+ if (IN_ED_FIELD(sx, sy))
+ DrawMiniElement(sx, sy, element);
+}
+
+static void MergeAndCloseNeighbourElements(int x1, int y1, int *element1,
+ int x2, int y2, int *element2,
+ int (*close_function)(int, int),
+ boolean change_level)
+{
+ /* set neighbour elements to newly determined connections */
+ SetElementSimple(x1, y1, *element1, change_level);
+ SetElementSimple(x2, y2, *element2, change_level);
+
+ /* remove all open connections of neighbour elements */
+ *element1 = close_function(x1, y1);
+ *element2 = close_function(x2, y2);
+
+ /* set neighbour elements to new, minimized connections */
+ SetElementSimple(x1, y1, *element1, change_level);
+ SetElementSimple(x2, y2, *element2, change_level);
+}
+
+static void SetElementIntelliDraw(int x, int y, int new_element,
+ boolean change_level, int button)
+{
+ static int xy[4][2] =
+ {
+ { -1, 0 },
+ { +1, 0 },
+ { 0, -1 },
+ { 0, +1 }
+ };
+ static int last_x = -1;
+ static int last_y = -1;
+ int old_element = IntelliDrawBuffer[x][y];
+
+ if (new_element == EL_UNDEFINED)
+ {
+ last_x = -1;
+ last_y = -1;
+
+ return;
+ }
+
+ if (IS_TUBE(new_element))
+ {
+ int last_element_new = EL_UNDEFINED;
+ int direction = MV_NONE;
+ int i;
+
+ /* if old element is of same kind, keep all existing directions */
+ if (IS_TUBE(old_element))
+ direction |= getOpenDirectionFromTube(old_element);
+
+ for (i = 0; i < NUM_DIRECTIONS; i++)
+ {
+ int xx = x + xy[i][0];
+ int yy = y + xy[i][1];
+
+ if (last_x == xx && last_y == yy && IN_LEV_FIELD(last_x, last_y) &&
+ IS_TUBE(IntelliDrawBuffer[last_x][last_y]))
+ {
+ int dir = MV_DIR_FROM_BIT(i);
+ int dir_opposite = MV_DIR_OPPOSITE(dir);
+ int last_element_old = IntelliDrawBuffer[last_x][last_y];
+ int last_direction_old = getOpenDirectionFromTube(last_element_old);