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UNIX-PC Character fonts for nethack 2.2
I've had my 3B1 for about a month now and I'm having a blast. :-)
After running nethack a few times, I decided it would be fun to define a
special font for hack. I wrote new fonts for the following chars:
Char Nethack usage
! potion
* gem
< up stairs
> down stairs
= ring
? scroll
@ person
\ throne
` rock
{ fountain
} pool of water
~ door
-,| walls
To install the new character fonts, follow these instructions:
1. make an ascii copy of /usr/lib/wfont/system.8.ft by typing:
cfont /usr/lib/wfont/system.8.ft > hack.ascii
2. Add the new characters, from hack.chars, to hack.ascii with an
editor.
3. Test your new font by typing:
cfont hack.ascii > hack.ft
setf 0
setf hack.ft 0
!*-|<>=?@\`{}~ (To see the new chars)
setf 0
4. If everything looks ok, you can install the new font by typing:
cp hack.ft /usr/lib/wfont
5. To use the new characters, just type:
setf /usr/lib/wfont/hack.ft 0
before you start playing.
I added the the following GRAPHICS option to HACKOPTIONS:
graphics:` |-----~.:<>^{}\"
and defined the following ksh function to invoke nethack with the hack
font:
function nethack() {
setf /usr/lib/wfont/hack.ft 0
/usr/bin/nethack $1
setf 0
}
If anyone creates new or better chars, please let me know.
I would like to thank Jeff Bailey (novavax!jeff) for his artistic help.
Enjoy,
Don Joslyn, Senior Systems Programmer
Nova University, Computer Center
3301 College Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314 Phone: (305) 475-7678
UUCP: ...{ihnp4!codas,ucf-cs,allegra}!novavax!don
...{ihnp4!codas,ucf-cs,allegra}!novavax!dons3b1!don (Private)