Option file

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The nethack documentation references an option file where I can add:

OPTIONS="numeric_pad, . . .

I used Fink to install under X11 of a MiniMac running OS10.3.9. This is
the only version of nethack I could find that would run satisfactorily
(too bad as the mac tile version looks better).

My question: Where is the option file?

I know little about Unix or X11, just enough to find my way around and
make a few changes where required. Find doesn't help because my guesses
at the name of the option file apparently are wrong. I avoid environmental
variable as I forget about them by the time I remove the program, but an
option file should leave with the program.

--
Glenn

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On Sep 5, 2005, Glenn sent message
<e0e13$431b95e1$4fcd5a4$22934@DIALUPUSA.NET>, which allegedly said:

> The nethack documentation references an option file where I can add:
>
> OPTIONS="numeric_pad, . . .

OPTIONS=number_pad

> I used Fink to install under X11 of a MiniMac running OS10.3.9. This is
> the only version of nethack I could find that would run satisfactorily
> (too bad as the mac tile version looks better).

So the tile version ran... what was the problem with it?

> My question: Where is the option file?

In your home directory, it's a hidden file nameed ".nethackrc"

If you pick up a copy of BBEdit Lite (can be hard to find, Bare
Bones would prefer you to use the pay-for version), it'll allow
easy opening/editing of hidden files.

[snip]

Have Fun
Martin
--
Playing NH3.4.3 in TTY or Qt on Mac OS X

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Martin Crisp <Spoiled.Spam@tesseract.com.au> writes:
> On Sep 5, 2005, Glenn sent message

> > OPTIONS="numeric_pad, . . .
> OPTIONS=number_pad

Unless Glenn means
OPTIONS=!number_pad

> > My question: Where is the option file?
> In your home directory, it's a hidden file nameed ".nethackrc"

IF it exists at all. If it isn't in the home directory, just create one
there.

--
Jukka Lahtinen

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On Sep 5, 2005, Glenn sent message
<12c98$431c2eb9$4fc845d$1865@DIALUPUSA.NET>, which allegedly said:

> The version that works OK is under X11. The tiled version is under
> OS10.3.9 and the problem was it loaded once and the next time it hung. I
> assume it was looking for something, but there was no error message so
> that was enough of a warning not to proceed. (I'm retired, but I used to
> do this sort of thing.)

I suspect that setting some of the options in your .nethackrc might
allow the tiled version to work for you. Specifically:
!news
!legacy
name=player

Can't guarantee it though, just had problems with 'apparent hangs'
at startup related to these in the past with the tiled version...

Have Fun
Martin
--
Playing NH3.4.3 in TTY or Qt on Mac OS X