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- Macintosh Nethack Primer
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- Movement
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- y k u 7 8 9 UP the mouse
- \|/ \|/ | cursor shows
- h-.-l 4-.-6 LEFT<- ->RIGHT which way
- /|\ /|\ | you'll move
- b j n 1 2 3 DOWN when clicked.
- keyboard numberpad cursor keys mouse click
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- Move commands and modifiers:
- yuhjklbn: go one step in specified direction
- YUHJKLBN: go in specified direction until you
- hit a wall or run into something.
- [CTRL]<dir>,
- g<dir>: run in direction <dir> until something
- interesting is seen.
- [SHIFT]<dir>,
- G<dir>: same, except a branching corridor isn't considered
- interesting.
- m<dir>: move without picking up objects.
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- For all Macintosh keyboards the [command] key (apple or pretzel key)
- functions as the [control] key and the [~] key functions as the [escape]
- key. The normal [control] and [escape] keys are also supported.
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- The Number Pad
- When the window title shows "[MOVE]", the number keys may also be used
- to move your character, otherwise they act as a numeric keypad.
-
- The '5' key on the numberpad invokes the "open door" command.
- The '0' key on the numberpad invokes the "do inventory" command.
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- The 'g', 'G', '[SHIFT]', [CTRL] and 'm' modifiers may also be used with
- the numberpad and the cursor keys.
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- Press the clear key (or Num Lock) on the number pad to enable or disable
- using the number pad for movement.
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- The Cursor
- Although NetHack was meant to be played from a keyboard, on the Macintosh
- you can essentially play NetHack using the mouse. The mouse cursor shows
- which direction you will try to move if you press the mouse button when
- the mouse is in the Nethack window. Of course, if you're confused this may
- be different. You may use the 'g', 'G', '[SHIFT]' and 'm' modifiers with
- the mouse button, too. Note that [SHIFT]-clicking on the spot where you're
- standing will "look" at the objects piled there. Holding down the mouse
- button will, after a delay, cause repeated moves in the indicated direction.
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- The cursor will at times also indicate your current state of well-being.
- These auxiliary cursors may look better on a non-inverted screen (they
- look best against the standard white Macintosh background). The cursor
- madness can be controlled from the "Set Options" dialog (see below).
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- Alerts
- Occasionally a mac alert will appear in response to some action of yours.
- These mac alerts typically require a "yes" or "no" (or alternate) response.
- You can accept the default response button (indicated by a surrounding
- hilite) by clicking on that button, hitting return or typing the first
- letter of that button (i.e. y for yes). The alternate response(s) can be
- chosen by clicking on them or typing their first letter, appropriately.
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- Macintosh-specific Options
- MultiFinder AutoZoom: when enabled shrinks the NetHack window to icon size
- when the game is context-swapped out and restores the window upon return.
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- Alternative Cursors: when enabled allows the standard NetHack arrow cursor
- set to be replaced by "hands" while blind a/o "strange" cursors while
- hallucinating, if not blind, and so on. This does not affect the randomly
- oriented cursors that appear when you're confused or stunned. A fatal
- skull-n-crossbones cursor set will appear if you become deathly sick.
-
- The other NetHack options are described elsewhere under the "?" command.
- The names may be slightly different on the options dialog.
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- Miscellaneous
- The option key is the meta-key. For option-n, press option-shift-n and
- for option-u, press option-shift-u.
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- Bug Reports
- Comments, questions, problems, etc. should be directed to (InterNet):
- nethack-bugs@linc.cis.upenn.edu
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