Provided by: glhack_1.2-4build2_amd64 
NAME
glhackrc - Configuration file for the glHack game
DESCRIPTION
The glHack configuration file stores settings for both standard NetHack options (like
"hilite_pet") and glHack-specific options (like "keyrepeat"). Options that take a value
will be shown here with example values.
The config file is always ~/.glhackrc
FORMAT
The format is a superset of the standard NetHack configuration file format (.nethackrc).
Lines beginning with a hash (`#') are comments and are ignored. Blank lines are also
ignored. The remaining lines have the form:
KEYWORD=data...
(The keywords are uppercase as a matter of convention, but don't need to be). The two
main keywords are OPTIONS and GL_OPTIONS. The first is used for standard NetHack options,
and the latter is new and is used for glHack-specific options. NetHack also defines some
additional keywords: DUNGEON, EFFECTS, MONSTERS, TRAPS, and BOULDER, which have little
relevance to glHack since they only control the text map view.
The data after the `=' sign depends on the keyword. For both OPTIONS and GL_OPTIONS, the
data consists of one or more option names (possibly with values) separated with commas
(`,'). A colon (`:') is used in between an option name and its value. For example:
GL_OPTIONS=windowed,depth:32
contains two glHack options: "windowed" (without any value), and "depth" (with the value
"32").
Options can be booleans, integers, or strings. Boolean options are enabled simply by
including their name, and are disabled by using an exclamation mark (`!') before their
name (e.g. "!windowed"). String values should not be quoted.
GLHACK OPTIONS
These options must appear after the GL_OPTIONS keyword:
mode:1024x768
Use the specified video mode. Normally glHack will autodetect the mode, but using
this option will override that. The default value (when all else fails) is
800x600.
depth:32
Video depth (bits per pixel). Possible values are 15, 16, 24 and 32, and 8 when
using the software renderer. The default value is autodetected.
windowed
Open in a window. Default is fullscreen.
gamma:+1
Gamma correction value. Range is -5 to +5, where positive values make the screen
brighter, and negative values make it darker. Zero is the default value (no
adjustment).
jailsize:60
Sets the "jail" size, which is a percentage of the size of the screen. Usable
range is 1 to 100.
The jail controls when the map window scrolls: when set to 1, the player will
always be centered on the screen. and the map always scrolls when moving. When
set to 100, the map will only scroll if the player tries to move off the edge of
the screen.
This option is ignored when "jumpscroll" is enabled (see below).
defzoom:16
Sets the default zoom factor, in pixels. Use 0 to make it the same as the tile
size (i.e. 1:1 scale), which is the default. Use 8 to mean the text-mode view.
keyrepeat:never
Enables/disables keyboard auto-repeat. Use "never" to disable it everywhere,
"always" to enable it everywhere, and "partial" is a compromise which enables auto-
repeat for scrolling windows (etc) but disables it for game commands (moving, etc).
altprev
Enables the alternate previous history (CTRL-P) mode, which is more like the TTY
version: the lines are limited to the message window, and you don't need to press
CTRL-O, space or escape to dismiss the window.
prevstep:3
Number of lines to step through the previous message history. For altprev mode,
using the same value as the message window height (vary_msgcount) gives the best
results. That is the default for altprev mode, for normal mode the default is 1.
reformat
Causes text windows that don't fit across the screen to be reformatted. The
default is off.
shrinkwrap
Shrinks the fonts on text windows if they don't fit across the screen. It's mainly
an alternative to the `reformat' option. Default is off.
flipping
Flips monster tiles horizontally so the direction they face on-screen matches the
direction they are moving in. NOTE: this only works in GL mode, and it doesn't
work with the Isometric tileset.
jumpscroll
Scrolls the map window in large jumps, rather than single steps, which improves
speed when using the software renderer. When enabled, the standard NetHack option
"scroll_margin" will be used to decide when to scroll.
invisfx
Draws monsters which are invisible (but can be seen by the player) using alpha
blending (i.e. translucently). Default is off.
NETHACK OPTIONS
Note that this manpage only documents a few standard NetHack options (ones particularly
relevant to glHack). There are many more available, please consult the NetHack Guidebook
for the complete list.
These options must appear after the OPTIONS keyword:
windowtype:SDL
The windowtype option is very important for glHack. This is the only way to select
between the OpenGL renderer and the pure software renderer.
The `GL' value (without quotes) selects the OpenGL renderer. This is the default.
The `SDL' value selects the software renderer.
tile_height:64
Choose the tileset to use. Allowable values are 16, 32 and 64. The 16x16 tiles
are the same as the standard NetHack 3.4.0 ones. The other tiles have been created
(from many sources) specially for glHack. The value `64' selects the Isometric
(pseudo-3D) tileset. The default is 32.
font_size_map:20
font_size_message:8
font_size_status:14
font_size_menu:22
font_size_text:22
These options set the font size used in various windows on the screen. Each number
represent the font's height, and there are currently four fonts available: 8, 14,
20 and 22. All fonts use the IBM VGA character set (cp437), and the `IBMgraphics'
option can be enabled for the text map view.
The default for font_size_map is 14, and for font_size_message is 20. The default
values for the rest will be copied from font_size_message (allowing them to all
share the same size).
vary_msgcount:4
Sets the number of lines in the message window. Acceptable range is between 2 and
8. The default is 3.
scroll_margin:4
When the glHack option "jumpscroll" is enabled, the value of scroll_margin is used
to determine when to scroll. It specifies (roughly) the number of tiles to leave
at the edge of the screen, so when the player crosses that line, the map scrolls.
splash_screen
Can be used to enable/disable the initial splash screen. It is enabled by default.
EXAMPLES
Here is an example configuration file:
#
# glHack Config file
#
OPTIONS=windowtype:SDL
OPTIONS=tile_height:32,vary_msgcount:3
OPTIONS=font_size_message:20,font_size_map:14
OPTIONS=dogname:Woofer,catname:Morris
OPTIONS=horsename:Tally,fruit:mango
OPTIONS=color,hilite_pet,safe_pet
OPTIONS=verbose,lit_corridor,confirm
OPTIONS=pickup_burden:U,pickup_types:$?!/="
OPTIONS=!showexp,showscore,splash_screen,!time
OPTIONS=toptenwin,tombstone,menustyle:partial
OPTIONS=!prayconfirm,pushweapon,disclose:yi ya yv
#
GL_OPTIONS=!windowed,keyrepeat:always
GL_OPTIONS=altprev,prevstep:3
GL_OPTIONS=flipping,!jumpscroll
SEE ALSO
glhack(6) nethack-guidebook(6)
The glHack Homepage: http://glhack.sourceforge.net/ ⟨http://glhack.sourceforge.net/⟩
The official NetHack page: http://www.nethack.org/ ⟨http://www.nethack.org/⟩
January 2003 glhackrc(5)