Unused symbols - Revision history

Ion frigate: link symbols; yes it's in the template but it's more visible here

2023-12-14T03:33:18Z

link symbols; yes it's in the template but it's more visible here

2023-12-14T03:30:25Z

shortening and removing del tag - see talk

2023-10-29T22:27:32Z

del

2023-07-23T05:18:10Z

remove reference to ,

2023-07-23T00:32:17Z

Then it's not unused

2023-05-28T06:44:02Z

phrasing

2011-01-15T13:33:04Z

tty port (only?)

2011-01-14T02:59:44Z

Menu_controls

2010-11-12T19:58:53Z

comma

2009-03-25T22:50:42Z

kbd

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 {{ASCII}}
-The ASCII characters '''6''', '''7''', '''8''', and '''9''' are not used to represent anything in NetHack by default. However, you can use the keys '''{{kbd|0}}'''–'''{{kbd|9}}''' to specify a [[numeric prefix]] for a command or in a menu.
+The ASCII characters '''[[6]]''', '''[[7]]''', '''[[8]]''', and '''[[9]]''' are not used to represent anything in NetHack by default. However, you can use the keys '''{{kbd|0}}'''–'''{{kbd|9}}''' to specify a [[numeric prefix]] for a command or in a menu.
 Every character except 6 is used in variants, while 8 and 9 were historically used in vanilla NetHack; see the individual articles for more information.

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 {{ASCII}}
 The ASCII characters '''6''', '''7''', '''8''', and '''9''' are not used to represent anything in NetHack by default. However, you can use the keys '''{{kbd|0}}'''–'''{{kbd|9}}''' to specify a [[numeric prefix]] for a command or in a menu.
-Some players change the "monsters" option in the [[options]] file to take advantage of one of these unused symbols. A default line looks like:
+Every character except 6 is used in variants, while 8 and 9 were historically used in vanilla NetHack; see the individual articles for more information.
- OPTIONS=monsters:abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ@ '&;:~]
+{{nethack-367}}
 [[Category:ASCII]]

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	The ASCII characters '''6''', '''7''', '''8''', and '''9''' are not used to represent anything in NetHack by default. However, you can use the keys '''{{kbd\|0}}'''–'''{{kbd\|9}}''' to specify a [[numeric prefix]] for a command or in a menu.		The ASCII characters '''6''', '''7''', '''8''', and '''9''' are not used to represent anything in NetHack by default. However, you can use the keys '''{{kbd\|0}}'''–'''{{kbd\|9}}''' to specify a [[numeric prefix]] for a command or in a menu.

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 * '''8''' was used as the glyph for [[Medusa]] in some early versions of NetHack – from [[NetHack 2.2a]] through to [[NetHack 2.3e]]
 * '''9''' was used as the glyph for the generic giant in some early versions of NetHack – from [[NetHack 1.3d]] through to [[NetHack 2.3e]]
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 [[Category:ASCII]]

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 {{ASCII}}
 The ASCII characters '''6''', '''7''', '''8''', and '''9''' are not used to represent anything in NetHack by default. However, you can use the keys '''{{kbd|0}}'''–'''{{kbd|9}}''' to specify a [[numeric prefix]] for a command or in a menu.
 Some players change the "monsters" option in the [[options]] file to take advantage of one of these unused symbols. A default line looks like:

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 ''',''' is used only on the [[Rogue level]] to represent an [[amulet]]. {{kbd|,}} is also the [[pick up]] command, and the [[Menu_controls|command to select all things]] on the current page in a menu in the [[tty]] and [[curses interface]]s.
 Some players change the "monsters" option in the [[options]] file to take advantage of one of these unused symbols. A default line looks like:
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   OPTIONS=monsters:abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ@8'&;:~]
-which uses "8" for [[ghost]]s and [[shade]]s. This makes them detectable via [[telepathy]] as well as generally easier to see.
+which uses "8" for [[ghost]]s and [[shade]]s. This makes them generally easier to see, especially when using [[telepathy]] or other means of detecting monsters that would otherwise display a blank glyph unless you move the cursor over its square (e.g. using {{kbd|m}} to cycle through visible monsters while [[far look]]ing).
 == Historical uses ==

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 The ASCII characters '''6''', '''7''', '''8''', and '''9''' are not used to represent anything in NetHack by default. However, you can use the keys '''{{kbd|0}}'''–'''{{kbd|9}}''' to specify a [[numeric prefix]] for a command or in a menu.
-''',''' is used only on the [[Rogue level]] to represent an [[amulet]], {{kbd|,}} is also the [[pick up]] command.
+''',''' is used only on the [[Rogue level]] to represent an [[amulet]], {{kbd|,}} is also the [[pick up]] command, and the [[Menu_controls|command to select all things]] on the current page in a menu.
 Some players change the "monsters" option in the [[options]] file to take advantage of one of these unused symbols. A default line looks like: