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remove NHAccess symset, github issue #638

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Closes #638
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@@ -6019,32 +6019,14 @@ the capability, set the environment variable {\it NETHACK\_MSGHANDLER\/} to an
executable, which will be executed with the game message as the program's
only parameter.
%.pg
While it is not difficult for experienced users to edit the {\it defaults.nh\/}
file to accomplish this, novices may find this task somewhat daunting.
Included within the symbol file of all official distributions of {\it NetHack\/}
is a symset called {\it NHAccess\/}. Selecting that symset in your
configuration file will cause the game to run in a manner accessible
to the blind. After you have gained some experience with the game
and with editing files, you may want to alter settings via {\it SYMBOLS=\/}
and {\it ROGUESYMBOLS=\/}
in your configuration file to better suit your preferences.
See the previous section for the special symbols S\verb+_+pet\verb+_+override
to force a consistent symbol for all pets and S\verb+_+hero\verb+_+override
to force a unique symbol for the player character if {\it accessibility\/}
is enabled in the {\it sysconf\/} file.
%.pg
The most crucial settings to make the game more accessible are:
%.pg
\blist{}
%.lp
\item[\ib{symset:NHAccess}]
\item[\ib{symset:plain}]
Load a symbol set appropriate for use by blind players.
%.lp
\item[\ib{roguesymset:NHAccess}]
Load a symbol set for the rogue level that is appropriate for
use by blind players.
%.lp
\item[\ib{menustyle:traditional}]
This will assist in the interface to speech synthesizers.
%.lp