(from Yitzhak)

more porthelp and documentation

diff --git a/sys/winnt/defaults.nh b/sys/winnt/defaults.nh
index 330b2ce6a77b98bb27e61b4f60e1d206fa3c4e78..65af9b9b985e47b2520ec054d70e2b448361d935 100644 (file)
--- a/sys/winnt/defaults.nh
+++ b/sys/winnt/defaults.nh
@@ -19,24 +19,28 @@ OPTIONS=IBMGraphics
 # Map window settings
 # possible map_mode options include: tiles|ascii4x6|ascii6x8|ascii8x8|ascii16x8|
 #                                    ascii7x12|ascii8x12|ascii16x12|ascii12x16|
-#                                    ascii10x18|ascii_fit_to_screen
+#                                    ascii10x18|fit_to_screen
 OPTIONS=map_mode:tiles,scroll_margin:5
 
 #
 # Message window settings
-OPTIONS=align_message:top
+OPTIONS=font_message:Arial,font_size_message:9,align_message:top
 
 #
 # Menu settings
 OPTIONS=font_menu:Arial,font_size_menu:9
 
+#
+# Text settings
+OPTIONS=font_text:Courier New,font_size_text:9
+
 #
 # Status window settings
-OPTIONS=font_size_status:10
+OPTIONS=font_status:Courier New,font_size_status:10
 
 #
 # Other
-OPTIONS=font_size_text:9,font_size_message:9,hilite_pet
+OPTIONS=hilite_pet
 
 # Top Ten Window.  Highly Recommended.
 OPTIONS=toptenwin

diff --git a/sys/winnt/porthelp b/sys/winnt/porthelp
index c870cfd44d8bbbfdf23c44e0cc90a501f8f570a9..2f03dff2745281ed32f3bc0e57405cf8f21d776c 100644 (file)
--- a/sys/winnt/porthelp
+++ b/sys/winnt/porthelp
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ which may need a slightly more explanatory note:
                    Default: [FALSE] 
 
     msg_window     When ^P is pressed, it shows menu in a full window.
+                   Available only in the non-graphical (tty) version.
                    Default: [FALSE] 
 
 
@@ -90,11 +91,16 @@ which may need a slightly more explanatory note:
 
 "NetHack for Windows - Graphical Interface" recognizes the following 
 additional options, which the non-graphical (tty) version will
-silently ignore:
+silently ignore.  These are options that specify attributes of various
+windows.  These include the menu windows (such as the inventory list),
+the text windows (such as "It is written in the book of ..."
+screens), the message window (where events of the game are
+displayed), the status window (where your character name
+and attributes are displayed), and the map window (where the dungeon
+is drawn).
 
 Window Alignment options:
 
-
     align_message  Specifies at which side of the NetHack screen the 
                    message window is aligned. This option can be used 
                    to align the window to "top" or "bottom". "left" 
@@ -107,28 +113,6 @@ Window Alignment options:
                    or "right" are possible, but not properly supported 
                    in the Microsoft Windows port. Default: [BOTTOM] 
 
-Other Window options:
-
-These are options that specify attributes of various windows. 
-These include the menu windows (such as the inventory list), 
-the text windows (such as "It is written in the book of ..." 
-screens), the message window (where events of the game are 
-displayed), and the status window (where your character name 
-and attributes are displayed). 
-
-    font_menu      Specifies the name of the menu font. 
-    font_message   Specifies the name of the message font. 
-    font_status    Specifies the name of the status font. 
-    font_text      Specifies the name of the text font. 
-
-    font_size_menu Specifies the size of the menu font. 
-    font_size_message 
-                   Specifies the size of the message font.
-    font_size_status 
-                   Specifies the size of the status font.
-    font_size_text 
-                   Specifies the size of the text font. 
-
 Map Window options:
 
     map_mode       Specifies which map mode to use. 
@@ -150,8 +134,8 @@ Map Window options:
                    be organized as 40 rectangular tiles wide. It is 
                    beyond the scope of this document to describe the 
                    exact contents of each tile in the .bmp which may 
-                   even be dependent on the options that your version 
-                   of NetHack was built with. 
+                   even be dependent on the options with which your
+                   version of NetHack was built.
 
                    If you are interested in creating a tile file of 
                    your own, create a regular build of NetHack using 
@@ -176,17 +160,19 @@ Map Window options:
                    format:
                        window-type foreground/background
                    Notes:
-                      - the slash is required.
-                      - window-type is either "message" or "status"  
+                      - Both foreground and background colors are
+                        required, and a slash must separate them.
+                      - "window-type" is either "message" or "status"
                         (Short forms are: "msg" or "sts").
-                      - Foreground and background may be specified as
+                      - "foreground" and "background" may be specified as
                         a color name (such as "blue"), or by a six
                         digit hexadecimal RGB color value (such as
                         "#8F8F8F")
                       - The following color names are available:
                         black, red, green, brown, blue, magenta,
-                        cyan, gray (or grey), orange,
-                        yellow, purple, silver, maroon, fuchsia, 
+                        cyan, gray (or grey), orange, brightgreen,
+                        yellow, brightblue, brightmagenta, brightcyan,
+                        white, trueblack, purple, silver, maroon, fuchsia,
                         lime, olive, navy, teal, aqua. In addition, you 
                         can use the following names to refer to default 
                         Windows settings: activeborder, activecaption, 
@@ -198,6 +184,21 @@ Map Window options:
                         Example:
                         OPTIONS=windowcolors:sts #00FF80/blue msg menutext/menu
 
+Other Window options:
+
+    font_menu      Specifies the name of the menu font.
+    font_message   Specifies the name of the message font.
+    font_status    Specifies the name of the status font.
+    font_text      Specifies the name of the text font.
+
+    font_size_menu Specifies the size of the menu font.
+    font_size_message
+                   Specifies the size of the message font.
+    font_size_status
+                   Specifies the size of the status font.
+    font_size_text
+                   Specifies the size of the text font.
+
 Miscellaneous options: 
 
     vary_msgcount  Number of lines to display in message window.