   Go to http://student.uq.edu.au/~s002434/nhqt/ for same information in HTML




                       NetHack with Qt interface

                              version 0.7
                          (for NetHack 3.2.1)

                           by Warwick Allison
                          warwick@cs.uq.edu.au



What's new?
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0.7:
 - Allow out-of-focus string inputs (no need to move the mouse)
 - Compiles with Qt 1.0
  - Fixes occasional redraw problems
  - "string" vs. "text" problem fixed

0.6:
 - Fix crash on save-bones (again, properly this time)
 - Add USER_SOUNDS support (but doesn't enable it)
 - Beeping in Linux binary too.

0.5:
 - Compiles with Qt 0.99
 - Beeping
 - Various bug fixes
 - The Wizard Patch is included in the Linux binary

 - Source code now patches over standard NetHack 3.2.1 source distribution. 
 - Checked to compile with Qt 0.97 (no changes required).
  - Qt 0.97 is available in source form - ANY X11 PLATFORM CAN USE IT, FREE!
0.3:
 - Bug fixes 
  - Two missing help windows now show up. 
  - Crash on exit with bonesfiles fixed. 


What is it?
-----------

NetHack is a Free graphical one-player roleplaying game with a highly
modular window system interface. Qt is a graphical user interface
toolkit. So, "NetHack with Qt interface" is a version of NetHack which
has a user interface module written using the Qt toolkit.  


How is it better than the plain X11 interface?
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The Qt interface has these extra features: 

    * Tiles (graphics) in the inventory and other item-menu windows. 
    * The player cursor changes colour as your relative hit-points drop. 
    * The message window greys-out older message. 
    * The item menus allow a count (click to left of icon - hidden feature). 
    * Icons for the major attributes and player states. 
    * Menus (only needed by newbie dungeon fodder). 
    * Variable size fonts and tiles. 
    * More space for the map as messages and status are side-by-side. 
    * You rarely need to put the mouse in a pop-up to interact with it. 
    * Macros - hidden feature - F1=multi-rest F2=multi-search F3=try-it 
    * It is much easier to code, so new feature-requests are more easily done. 
    * It has sound support!


Where is it?
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See... http://student.uq.edu.au/~s002434/nhqt/ for the software, screenshot,
and installation instructions!!


--
Warwick
