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For any other keybindings, they're stored in a file called dfhack.init in the Dwarf Fortress folder for all the scripts and plugins. Standard keybindings are under data/init folder iirc but there's less call to look up those, since the in game menu is more readable.

You'd need to set up symlinks not shortcuts - I think, I just stick the whole thing on dropbox since I only have windows. 

There are now Lazy Newb Packs available for Windows (updated), Mac, and there's even an alpha of a Linux build (direct download link!) - it should be available on DFFD in the next few days.  All of them include dfhack and as many compatible utilities and graphics packs as possible. 

you can get more info from the DFHack readme - it doesn't cover everything though, just the standard stuff.  Still a very useful page. 

PTW, this looks great.  Between this and The Gazelle's gamelog parsing stuff, maybe we should launch a campaign to have best practise for scripts that insert announcements to also write to the gamelog. 

the left side is not used for anything

It does flag availability of combat, sparring, and hunting reports, but there's plenty of room below that.

Edit:  after playing around with it for a bit: 
 - Is there some way to define a relative path, for newb-friendly-ness in my LNP?
 - I noticed that the minibar (heh) was often off by a few pixels both vertically and horizontally, playing windowed and non-maximised
 - If there's some way of setting the minibar to stay just above DF rather than everything, that would be good - it seems weird/hackish when it stays above eg Therapist as well
 - The big window adds new stuff to the top, not the bottom; this is the reverse of the convention everywhere else (eg stock announcements)

The Macnewbie pack has had a similar third-party update to my LNP - worth including. 

There's a new cross-platform LNP gui - note though that this is only the gui, and includes no contents - complete packs based on it include (so far) my expanded LNP and fricy's MacNewbie reborn above; there's an open call for someone to maintain a Linux LNP.

My expanded LNP has also recently 'come of age', in that I feel it's a stable and established alternative to the classic LNP; #4 DLs/day could be an early spike, but #9 and rising for all-time most downloads on DFFD counts for something.  However, I'd not want the link to the classic version removed entirely - maybe something like '[Expanded Lazy Newb Pack], an updated and much expanded version of the outdated [classic LNP]'?

ResMar has created an excellent userguide for Splinterz DT (here). 

There are two great new graphics packs too; Obsidian and Spacefox

I think that's all; I'll probably remember other stuff I stuck in my LNP that's not listed later. 

Does anyone know of or have a way to turn off the announcement ticker at the bottom of the screen? 

Besides the aesthetic issues, I also find that it often covers the happiness stats and generally gets annoying eventually.  There's also this lovely new announcement tool, which displays a filterable and configurable view of the gamelog and combat reports in another window - and it would be nice if it was possible to disable the default when using it. 

The link is available in the 'links' menu of the new LNP - the file just called 'readme' is for that program, rather than the whole pack.  It's a little confusing but to change it further would be difficult to maintain; I can give the other readme a better name though (thanks for the feedback). 

The OP of this thread is listed as last active 29 May, and there's not much that can be done; only Toady or ThreeToe can change it and they tend to have a hands-off policy.  Basically I just hope that people check the end of this thread, and if I find a link back here somewhere I try to get it changed. 

For newbies:  here's the updated version for windows, and the OP is out of date to claim windows-only - here's a Mac edition.