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A Guide to the Mazes of Menace
(Guidebook for NetHack)
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Here are explanations of options that are used by specific platforms or ports
to customize and change the port behaviour.
+.lp altkeyhandler
+Select an alternate keystroke handler dll to load (Win32 tty NetHack only).
+The name of the handler is specified without the .dll extension and without any
+path information.
+Cannot be set with the `O' command.
.lp altmeta
(default on, AMIGA NetHack only).
.lp "BIOS "
.lp soundcard
(default on, PC NetHack only).
Cannot be set with the `O' command.
+.lp subkeyval
+(Win32 tty NetHackonly).
+May be used to alter the value of keystrokes that the operating system
+returns to NetHack to help compensate for international keyboard issues.
+OPTIONS=subkeyvalue:171/92
+will return 92 to NetHack, if 171 was originally going to be returned.
+You can use multiple subkeyvalue statements in the config file if needed.
+Cannot be set with the `O' command.
.lp video
Set the video mode used (PC NetHack only).
Values are `autodetect', `default', or `vga'.
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or ports to customize and change the port behaviour.
\blist{}
+%.lp
+\item[\ib{altkeyhandler}]
+Select an alternate keystroke handler dll to load ({\it Win32 tty\/ NetHack\/} only).
+The name of the handler is specified without the .dll extension and without any
+path information.
+Cannot be set with the `{\tt O}' command.
%.lp
\item[\ib{altmeta}]
(default on, {\it Amiga NetHack \/} only).
without it) (default off, {\it OS/2, PC\/ {\rm and} ST NetHack\/} only).
Note: DEC Rainbows hang if this is turned on.
Cannot be set with the `{\tt O}' command.
-%.lp
+%.lp
\item[\ib{soundcard}]
(default off, {\it PC NetHack \/} only).
Cannot be set with the `{\tt O}' command.
%.lp
+\item[\ib{subkeyval}]
+({\it Win32 tty NetHack \/} only).
+May be used to alter the value of keystrokes that the operating system
+returns to NetHack to help compensate for international keyboard issues.
+OPTIONS=subkeyvalue:171/92
+will return 92 to NetHack, if 171 was originally going to be returned.
+You can use multiple subkeyvalue statements in the config file if needed.
+Cannot be set with the `{\tt O}' command.
+%.lp
\item[\ib{video}]
Set the video mode used ({\it PC\/ NetHack\/} only).
Values are {\it autodetect\/}, {\it default\/}, or {\it vga\/}.