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 # Netris
 # Frequently asked questions
 #
-# $Id: FAQ,v 1.1 1995/07/11 07:50:43 mhw Exp $
+# $Id: FAQ,v 1.3 1996/02/09 08:47:23 mhw Exp $
 #
 
-Contents
-========
+Questions
+=========
 [1] Where can I find the latest version?
 [2] The pieces look bizarre in my xterm window, and don't erase
     properly.  What's up?
@@ -17,22 +17,21 @@ Contents
     -c player?
 [6] I'm using a slow terminal, and the game response is sluggish.
     What can I do?
+[7] Why can't my terminal hide the cursor?
 
 Answers
 =======
 [1] Where can I find the latest version?
 
-    My machine doesn't currently have a constant hostname, but you can
-    usually find the hostname from `finger mhw@cs.brown.edu`, at least
-    until the Fall of 1995.
+    ftp://ftp.netris.org/pub/netris/
 
-    If you find my machine, you can get the latest version via
-    anonymous ftp from the /pub directory.  If anonymous ftp isn't
-    working, it's probably not my machine, so please don't badger it
-    with lots of retry attempts.
-
-    Unfortunately that is not a permanent site.  If that machine
-    doesn't exist, try mailing me.
+    The latest version is available via anonymous ftp from
+    ftp.netris.org in /pub/netris.
+    
+    Unfortunately this machine is currently on the far end of a
+    14.4kbps modem connection, and may go away at any time without
+    notice, but I'll do my best to keep it up.  If you have trouble
+    contacting the ftp server, try mailing me at <mhw@netris.org>.
 
 [2] The pieces look bizarre in my xterm window, and don't erase
     properly.  What's up?
@@ -91,7 +90,23 @@ Answers
 
     Try the -S option.  This disables use of standout mode (bold/inverse),
     which require control sequences to be sent twice (or more) per line.
-    This looks nice, but can make the game unplayable on a slow terminal.
+    Standout mode makes the pieces look much more like blocks, but can
+    make the game unplayable on a slow terminal.
 
     Also, you can type 's' to toggle spying (updating your view of the
     opponent's board).
+
+[7] Why can't my terminal hide the cursor?
+
+    Netris uses the termcap library to look up the "vi" and "ve"
+    capabilities, which make the cursor invisible/visible
+    respectively.  These capabilities aren't very consistently
+    reported among un*xes, so I use compiled-in vt220 codes for
+    several vt100-like terminals.  Most emulators probably won't
+    support the codes, but they'll probably ignore them quietly.
+
+    Try setting the TERM environment variable to "vt100" or "vt220"
+    before running Netris.  If that doesn't work, your terminal
+    probably doesn't support cursor invisibility.
+
+# vi: tw=70 ai