nethack/doc/fixes36.1

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General Fixes and Modified Features
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doc/*.6 man pages and corresponding doc/*.txt text copies were out of date
data.base entry for "lava" had wrong first name for Don Woods' attribution
cursed genocide of "none" sent in monsters, but "that's enough tries" didn't
update MAXPLAYERS documentation in sysconf file and accept 0 for 'no limit'
wizard mode: don't include feedback about named fruit for ^X and enlightenment
looking at distant objects while wearing the Eyes of the Overworld made their
	up-close descriptions known when not intended
message when cursed wand zapped by a monster happens to explode was suppressed
	if hero was deaf, even though that message has no audible component
support explicit 'symset:default' and 'symset:Default symbols' in options
crash during startup if player name set as 'player' in defaults
any existing vampire shape-shifted into critter (fog cloud, bat, wolf) became
	an unkillable critter if vampires were genocided
unlike in previous versions, an uncursed scroll of enchant armor failed to
	uncurse the piece of armor being enchanted (change was unintentional)
slice of {pizza,cake,&} pluralized as "slouse of ..." due to false match
	with "lice" (discovered pre-3.6.0-release)
change dipping prompt to not ignore 'called' and 'named' attributes of item
	to be dipped
avoid 'the unlabeled {scroll,spellbook} fades' when blank item is hit by water
wrong message given when high priest on astral plane rejects being assigned a
	name (got the one for unique monsters instead of the one for priests)
negative intrinsic protection shouldn't confer MC=1, "you are warded" (not
	possible from divine protection but is possible from eating rings)
make a slight adjustment to the quickmimic() sense wording
fix typo in passage 1 of The Colour of Magic
falling asleep when reading dull spellbook ignored sleep resistance
getpos() complaint about invalid movement keystroke didn't describe meta-chars
	accurately
'realtime' value in xlogfile was incorrect if 'checkpoint' option was active
make a previously-discovered scroll written with marker while blind have its
	label known so it can be read while blind
#name or C for discoveries list that spanned multiple pages would exit on
	space instead of advancing to next page (workaround: use '>' instead)
don't show the old level when you die going down the stairs because of an
        iron ball
new high score with ", while helpless" attribute appended would erroneously
	result in ", while helpless" being appended to all scores
allow bright aliases for colors in menucolors
avoid hearing yelps when you are deaf
make corpse visible if stethoscope told you about it being there
sceptre of might database entry word change
avoid "spellbook of novel" on discoveries list after object ID of novel
add novel to discoveries list after reading one
putting gold into hero-owned container on shop floor gave free credit
stack splitting for dipping large quantities of potions was done poorly
dipping fruit juice into enlightenment gave different result than the inverse
make travel walk up to a trap and stop when the trap blocks the only
	way forward, instead of trying to go straight line
travel will displace pets rather than stop
do not autopickup unpaid items in shops
death due an unseen gas spore's explosion resulted in "killed by a died"
allow optional parameter "true", "yes", "false", or "no" for boolean options
actually make the castle chest not trapped
level-drain resistance wasn't shown during enlightenment if it was conferred
	by worn/wielded equipment or by lycanthropy
wizard mode enlightenment now shows more reasons for various intrinsics
rehumanizing after being poly'd into vampire left hero with ability to sense
	humans and elves
Warn_of_mon wouldn't have been able to sense giant ants if any creature were
	to have that ability, caused by using 0 instead of NON_PM for 'none'
tone down energy vortex's drain energy attack
fix message typo if tame mind flayer dies trying to eat Medusa's brains
use alternate rejection message if attempting to name an unnameable monster
	with the name it already has
cockatrice corpse no longer leaves multiple statues for shape-shifted vampire
alter name of monster causing hero's death if name contains characters that
	could cause confusion when using record, logfile, or xlogfile later
teleporting or polymorphing a sink via ring drop shouldn't depend upon being
	able to see it happen
change "unlockable chest" to "broken chest" so that it won't be misunderstood
	("capable of being unlocked" vs intended "not capable of being locked")
use doname instead of xname when using '/' or ';' to look at objects on map
when a pet moves reluctantly, name the top item of the pile it is reluctant
	to step on if the hero sees or remembers any object(s) at that spot
ensure sufficient messages are given to clarify the transition from detected 
	vampire bats to fog clouds in Vlad's tower
fix "killing by kicking something weird" when kicking an object causes death
guard macros available for mextra fields similar to those for oextra fields
compile-time option for an alternate paniclog format for public server use
make monsters forget where they stepped when fleeing or teleporting
requiver pickup_thrown objects if quiver is empty
make mimics mimicing walls or trees also block light
stepping onto lava destroyed non-fireproof water walking boots but left other
	vulnerable boot types intact
allow moving cursor to monsters with 'm' and 'M' when asked for map location
fix death reason when eating tainted glob of <monster> (not corpse)
use appropriate place name for drum of earthquake shakes
fix unmapped branch stairs on sokoban level
redraw map when hilite_pile is toggled to display the highlighting
make commands that accept a count prefix for item selection
	show "Count:" like command repeating does
allow picking a used inventory letter from menu when #adjusting
zapping wand of opening at yourself, unlock carried boxes
dissolve iron bars by force-fighting with wielded potion of acid
poison breath leaves a trail of poison gas
make vault guard accept names starting with number
fix weight of containers in special levels
allow knife and stiletto as possible tin opening tools
make the raven medusa level shortsighted


Platform- and/or Interface-Specific Fixes
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tty: M-N gave "Unknown command 'M-" with "'." finishing the sentence on the
	line below it, leaving bogus '.' displayed on the top row of the map
tty: specifying all four of role, race, gender, and alignment still prompted
	for confirmation with "Is this ok?" before starting play
tty: responding with <return> or <enter> duing role, race, &c selection
	behaved same as <escape> to quit; now it will pick [random] instead
unix/X11: in top level Makefile, some commented out definitions of VARDATND
	misspelled pilemark.xbm (as pilemark.xpm)
unix/tty: fix compile warning about 'has_colors' for some configurations
unix: options file with CR+LF line ends and an invalid option line resulted in
	"ad option line: "whatever-the-line-was
	because embedded carriage return character changed cursor's position
win32gui: getversionstring() was overflowing the provided Help About buffer
win32gui: guard against buffer overflow in in mswin_getlin()
MacOSX: initial binary release was built from out of date source code that
	had 'BETA' and 'DEBUG' inappropriately enabled
MacOSX: force TIMED_DELAY build option on so that 'runmode' run-time option
	is functional
X11: core bug for '`' (backtick) and #terrain commands was only noticed by
	X11 interface: impossible "add_menu: called before start_menu"
X11: enable a scroll bar in menu windows


General New Features
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naming Sting or Orcrist now breaks illiterate conduct
different feedback for reading a scroll of mail created by writing with marker
wizard mode #wizintrinsic
reading non-cursed scroll of enchant weapon uncurses welded tin opener
if hero has no jumping ability but knows the jumping spell, the #jump command
	will attempt to cast the spell
additional tribute passages for The Colour of Magic, The Light Fantastic,
	Equal Rites, Snuff, and Raising Steam
compile-time options SIMPLE_MAIL and SERVER_ADMIN_MSG for public server use


Platform- and/or Interface-Specific New Features
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NetHack Community Patches (or Variation) Included
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Malcolm Ryan's improved tin opener


Code Cleanup and Reorganization
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