drop_filter can now match against the same keywords as menu_colour, minus the

identification status and chunk/corpse information.

drop_filter now defaults to useless_item

You can prevent an init file variable from being changed by turning it into a
constant.

Clear variables and aliases when resetting the game options.


git-svn-id: https://crawl-ref.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/crawl-ref/trunk@8043 c06c8d41-db1a-0410-9941-cceddc491573

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diff --git a/crawl-ref/docs/options_guide.txt b/crawl-ref/docs/options_guide.txt
index 30ee80e321..365b4e1e1b 100644
--- a/crawl-ref/docs/options_guide.txt
+++ b/crawl-ref/docs/options_guide.txt
@@ -214,6 +214,12 @@ You can define shortcuts for option values (variables). For example,
 could be used in conjunction with
     menu_colour = $useless:random uselessness
 
+To prevent a variable from being changed you can make it a constant:
+    constant = useless
+
+This is usefull if you wish to prevent an included file from altering
+a variable.
+
 See settings/standard_colours.txt and settings/food_colouring.txt
 for usage of aliases and variables.
 
@@ -491,6 +497,10 @@ drop_filter = <regex>
         regularly sacrifice all weapons except axes, use:
              drop_filter = axe, broadaxe
 
+        drop_filter will match against the same keywords menu_colour uses,
+        except that it lacks identification status and corpse/chunk
+        information.  It defaults to useless_item.
+
         When a drop_filter is set, using the select/deselect keys will 
         set/clear selection of items that match the filter 
         expression(s).