These co-ordinates are often useful in giving players a better sense of the
overall location of items on the screen.
.pg
+NetHack can also be compiled with support for sending the game messages
+to an external program, such as a text-to-speech synthesizer. If the #version
+extended command shows "external program as a message handler", your NetHack
+has been compiled with the capability. When compiling NetHack from source
+on Linux and other POSIX systems, define MSGHANDLER to enable it. To use
+the capability, set the environment variable NETHACK_MSGHANDLER to an
+executable, which will be executed with the game message as the program's
+only parameter.
+.pg
While it is not difficult for experienced users to edit the \fBdefaults.nh\fP
file to accomplish this, novices may find this task somewhat daunting.
Included within the ``symbols'' file of all official distributions of NetHack
use by blind players.
.lp menustyle:traditional
This will assist in the interface to speech synthesizers.
+.lp nomenu_overlay
+Show menus on a cleared screen and aligned to the left edge.
.lp number_pad
A lot of speech access programs use the number-pad to review the screen.
If this is the case, disable the number_pad option and use the traditional
Rogue-like commands.
+.lp autodescribe
+Automatically describe the terrain under the cursor when targeting.
+.lp mention_walls
+Give feedback messages when walking towards a wall or when travel command
+was interrupted.
+.lp whatis_coord:compass
+When targeting with cursor, describe the cursor position with coordinates
+relative to your character.
.hn 2
Global Configuration for System Administrators
.pg
These co-ordinates are often useful in giving players a better sense of the
overall location of items on the screen.
%.pg
+NetHack can also be compiled with support for sending the game messages
+to an external program, such as a text-to-speech synthesizer. If the #version
+extended command shows "external program as a message handler", your NetHack
+has been compiled with the capability. When compiling NetHack from source
+on Linux and other POSIX systems, define {\it MSGHANDLER\/} to enable it. To use
+the capability, set the environment variable {\it NETHACK\_MSGHANDLER\/} to an
+executable, which will be executed with the game message as the program's
+only parameter.
+%.pg
While it is not difficult for experienced users to edit the {\it defaults.nh\/}
file to accomplish this, novices may find this task somewhat daunting.
Included within the symbol file of all official distributions of NetHack
\item[\ib{menustyle:traditional}]
This will assist in the interface to speech synthesizers.
%.lp
+\item[\ib{nomenu\verb+_+overlay}]
+Show menus on a cleared screen and aligned to the left edge.
+%.lp
\item[\ib{number\verb+_+pad}]
A lot of speech access programs use the number-pad to review the screen.
If this is the case, disable the number\verb+_+pad option and use the traditional
Rogue-like commands.
+%.lp
+\item[\ib{autodescribe}]
+Automatically describe the terrain under the cursor when targeting.
+%.lp
+\item[\ib{mention\verb+_+walls}]
+Give feedback messages when walking towards a wall or when travel command
+was interrupted.
+%.lp
+\item[\ib{whatis\verb+_+coord:compass}]
+When targeting with cursor, describe the cursor position with coordinates
+relative to your character.
\elist
%.hn2