[net.games.rogue] Need help with basic movement in 5.3

ram@uiucdcs.UUCP (08/09/84)

#N:uiucdcs:34500027:000:1129
uiucdcs!ram    Aug  9 00:54:00 1984

In rogue 2.something, one could use the "f<dir>" command to move you next to
the first "interesting" thing in that direction.  In rogue 5.3, however, it
seems that one must either (a) use the capital letter for the direction,
causing one to run past all interesting things and land up banging against a
wall or on top of something, or (b) tediously hit the lower-case direction
key repeatedly until something interesting is encountered.  (Did I state
this clearly?)

Am I missing something?  How do you experts out there move around,
especially in dark rooms?  And why was the "f" (fast) command replaced by
the "f" (fight) command?  Seems like a pretty stupid thing to do...


Example:        -----------------------           How do I move up to the
                |.....................|           scroll without having to
                |........?............|           hit the "h" key 12 times?
                |.....................@###        "hyH" does not solve the
                |---------------------|           problem since I do not
                                                  want to pick up the scroll.

ab3@pucc-h (Rich Kulawiec) (08/09/84)

	Yes, you are indeed missing something; the 'f' '[hjkl]'
	sequences have been replaced by control-h, control-j, and 
	so on.

	Rsk
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---Rsk

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mac@tesla.UUCP (Michael Mc Namara) (08/11/84)

[You hear silly giggling from the room next door...]

Basically, type ? <return> followed by * <return>, and it will explain
the functions of all the keys.

Specificaly, the f dir movement of 2.x and 5.2 has been replaced by <CTRL> dir
in 5.3.

                                        --MAC

opr@uiucuxc.UUCP (08/25/84)

#R:uiucdcs:34500027:uiucuxc:25600003:000:216
uiucuxc!opr    Aug 25 14:07:00 1984

Yes, the 'f' key was replaced by the ctrl key, but what about if your terminal
is an IBM 3101 like the majority of them here?      
The ctrl key is to the right of the space bar making it next to impossible to
use.