now defaults to the map's current north direction unless otherwise specified

2011-08-17 18:22:50 -04:00
parent 3e1ae9dd17
commit 60649c85fd
3 changed files with 42 additions and 30 deletions
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -198,6 +198,9 @@ Options
 --north-direction=NORTH_DIRECTION
    Specifies which corner of the screen north will point to.
    Valid options are: lower-left, upper-left, upper-right, lower-right.
+    If you do not specify this option, it will default to whatever direction
+    the existing map uses. For new maps, it defaults to lower-left for
+    historical reasons.

 --settings=PATH
    Use this option to load settings from a file. The format of this file is