Preferences
The following categories of preferences apply to whether you are an administrator or a player.
Generally, if a preference offers on or off as options, the
default is off, unless otherwise noted.
To set a preference, use the set command. For example:
To clear a preference, set the preference with no value. For example:
auto_tune
This variable allows you to specify which channels or channels you wish to
automatically tune into when you login. If you wish to tune into multiple
channels or modules, separate the names by spaces, or all to tune into all
available channels or modules.
To see a list of channels, type channel list all.
biff
This variable will set whether or not you recieve the new mail notification
when you log in, or when someone sends you a piece of mail. The default is
on.
on- Enable the new mail notification.off- Disable the new mail notification.
colour
Determines whether colour is enabled and will be sent to the terminal.
on- Enable colour.off- Disable colour.
Use the colour command to set this variable.
gmcp
Determines whether GMCP is enabled. The default is off. May also be managed
by the gmcp command.
on- Enable GMCP.off- Disable GMCP.
highlight
Determines whether items of interest are highlighted when you look in a room
or at an item. The default for the distribution is on.
on- Enable highlighting.off- Disable highlighting.
highlight_color
Determines the colour used for highlighting. The default for the distribution
is 243. Use the colour list command for a list of available colours.
keepalive
Determines whether the game will send keepalive packets to the client. The
default is off.
on- Enable keepalive packets.off- Disable keepalive packets.
morelines
Determines the number of lines to display before pausing when the more
prompt is displayed. The default is 40.
unicode
Determines whether Unicode characters are used in the client. The default is
off.
on- Enable Unicode.off- Disable Unicode.
page_display
This variable allows you to change whether you see the percentage of a document
viewed or the line numbers of the current page of a document. The default is
line.
percent- Display the percentage of the document viewed.line- Display the line numbers of the current page.
screenreader
Determines whether the client is in screen reader mode. The default is off.
However, if you connect with a client that the game detects has screenreading
capabilities, this will be overridden.
on- Enable screen reader mode.off- Disable screen reader mode.