unsigned ch;
    unsigned short colour;
    std::string item_types =
        "<h>Item types (and common commands)\n"
        "<cyan>)</cyan> : hand weapons (<w>w</w>ield)\n"
        "<brown>(</brown> : missiles (<w>Q</w>uiver, <w>f</w>ire, <w>(</w> cycle)\n"
        "<cyan>[</cyan> : armour (<w>W</w>ear and <w>T</w>ake off)\n"
        "<brown>%</brown> : corpses and food (<w>c</w>hop up and <w>e</w>at)\n"
        "<w>?</w> : scrolls (<w>r</w>ead)\n"
        "<magenta>!</magenta> : potions (<w>q</w>uaff)\n"
        "<blue>=</blue> : rings (<w>P</w>ut on and <w>R</w>emove)\n"
        "<red>\"</red> : amulets (<w>P</w>ut on and <w>R</w>emove)\n"
        "<lightgrey>/</lightgrey> : wands (<w>Z</w>ap)\n"
        "<lightcyan>";
    get_item_symbol(DNGN_ITEM_BOOK, &ch, &colour);
    item_types += static_cast<char>(ch); 
    item_types += 
        "</lightcyan> : books (<w>r</w>ead, <w>M</w>emorise and <w>z</w>ap)\n"
        "<brown>\\</brown> : staves and rods (<w>w</w>ield and e<w>v</w>oke)\n"
        "<lightgreen>}</lightgreen> : miscellaneous items (e<w>v</w>oke)\n"
        "<lightmagenta>0</lightmagenta> : the Orb of Zot (Carry the Orb \n"
        "    to the surface and win!)\n"
        "<yellow>$</yellow> : gold\n",

            0,
            "<h>Item types (and common commands)\n"
            "<cyan>)</cyan> : hand weapons (<w>w</w>ield)\n"
            "<brown>(</brown> : missiles (<w>Q</w>uiver, <w>f</w>ire, <w>(</w> cycle)\n"
            "<cyan>[</cyan> : armour (<w>W</w>ear and <w>T</w>ake off)\n"
            "<brown>%</brown> : corpses and food (<w>c</w>hop up and <w>e</w>at)\n"
            "<w>?</w> : scrolls (<w>r</w>ead)\n"
            "<magenta>!</magenta> : potions (<w>q</w>uaff)\n"
            "<blue>=</blue> : rings (<w>P</w>ut on and <w>R</w>emove)\n"
            "<red>\"</red> : amulets (<w>P</w>ut on and <w>R</w>emove)\n"
            "<lightgrey>/</lightgrey> : wands (<w>Z</w>ap)\n"
            "<lightcyan>+</lightcyan> : books (<w>r</w>ead, <w>M</w>emorise and <w>z</w>ap)\n"
            "<brown>\\</brown> : staves and rods (<w>w</w>ield and e<w>v</w>oke)\n"
            "<lightgreen>}</lightgreen> : miscellaneous items (e<w>v</w>oke)\n"
            "<lightmagenta>0</lightmagenta> : the Orb of Zot (Carry the Orb \n"
            "    to the surface and win!)\n"
            "<yellow>$</yellow> : gold\n",

            0, item_types,