diff -Nurd --exclude-from=diff_ignore_files.txt nethack-3.4.3-orig/dat/opthelp nethack-3.4.3-winedge/dat/opthelp
--- nethack-3.4.3-orig/dat/opthelp	2003-12-09 17:23:52.000000000 +0200
+++ nethack-3.4.3-winedge/dat/opthelp	2003-12-10 06:26:16.000000000 +0200
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@
                start of the game.  Doing so enhances performance
                of the tile graphics, but uses more memory.        [TRUE]
 
+Boolean option if WIN_EDGE was set at compile time (tty interface only):
+win_edge       align menus and text windows left instead of right [FALSE]
+
 Any Boolean option can be negated by prefixing it with a '!' or 'no'.
 
 
diff -Nurd --exclude-from=diff_ignore_files.txt nethack-3.4.3-orig/doc/Guidebook.mn nethack-3.4.3-winedge/doc/Guidebook.mn
--- nethack-3.4.3-orig/doc/Guidebook.mn	2003-12-09 17:23:52.000000000 +0200
+++ nethack-3.4.3-winedge/doc/Guidebook.mn	2003-12-10 06:27:44.000000000 +0200
@@ -2157,6 +2157,8 @@
 Select which windowing system to use, such as ``tty'' or ``X11''
 (default depends on version).
 Cannot be set with the `O' command.
+.lp win_edge
+Align menus and text windows in tty left instead of right. (default off)
 .hn 2
 Window Port Customization options
 .pg
diff -Nurd --exclude-from=diff_ignore_files.txt nethack-3.4.3-orig/doc/Guidebook.tex nethack-3.4.3-winedge/doc/Guidebook.tex
--- nethack-3.4.3-orig/doc/Guidebook.tex	2003-12-09 17:23:52.000000000 +0200
+++ nethack-3.4.3-winedge/doc/Guidebook.tex	2003-12-10 06:29:10.000000000 +0200
@@ -2640,6 +2640,9 @@
 Select which windowing system to use, such as ``{\tt tty}'' or ``{\tt X11}''
 (default depends on version).
 Cannot be set with the `{\tt O}' command.
+%.lp
+\item[\ib{win_edge}]
+Align menus and text windows in tty left instead of right. (default off)
 \elist
 
 %.hn 2
diff -Nurd --exclude-from=diff_ignore_files.txt nethack-3.4.3-orig/doc/Guidebook.txt nethack-3.4.3-winedge/doc/Guidebook.txt
--- nethack-3.4.3-orig/doc/Guidebook.txt	2003-12-09 17:23:52.000000000 +0200
+++ nethack-3.4.3-winedge/doc/Guidebook.txt	2003-12-10 06:30:20.000000000 +0200
@@ -2808,6 +2808,10 @@
             ``X11''  (default  depends on version).  Cannot be set with the
             `O' command.
 
+          win_edge
+            Align menus and text windows in tty left instead of right.
+            (default off)
+
           9.5.  Window Port Customization options
 
                Here are explanations of the various options that  are  used
diff -Nurd --exclude-from=diff_ignore_files.txt nethack-3.4.3-orig/include/config.h nethack-3.4.3-winedge/include/config.h
--- nethack-3.4.3-orig/include/config.h	2003-12-09 17:26:08.000000000 +0200
+++ nethack-3.4.3-winedge/include/config.h	2003-12-10 06:41:53.000000000 +0200
@@ -348,6 +348,10 @@
  * bugs left here.
  */
 
+#ifdef TTY_GRAPHICS
+# define WIN_EDGE	/* windows aligned left&top */
+#endif
+
 /*#define GOLDOBJ */	/* Gold is kept on obj chains - Helge Hafting */
 /*#define AUTOPICKUP_EXCEPTIONS */ /* exceptions to autopickup */
 
diff -Nurd --exclude-from=diff_ignore_files.txt nethack-3.4.3-orig/include/flag.h nethack-3.4.3-winedge/include/flag.h
--- nethack-3.4.3-orig/include/flag.h	2003-12-09 17:23:52.000000000 +0200
+++ nethack-3.4.3-winedge/include/flag.h	2003-12-10 06:30:54.000000000 +0200
@@ -183,6 +183,9 @@
 	char prevmsg_window;	/* type of old message window to use */
 	boolean  extmenu;	/* extended commands use menu interface */
 #endif
+#ifdef WIN_EDGE
+	boolean  win_edge;	/* are the menus aligned left&top */
+#endif
 #ifdef MFLOPPY
 	boolean  checkspace;	/* check disk space before writing files */
 				/* (in iflags to allow restore after moving
diff -Nurd --exclude-from=diff_ignore_files.txt nethack-3.4.3-orig/src/options.c nethack-3.4.3-winedge/src/options.c
--- nethack-3.4.3-orig/src/options.c	2003-12-09 17:23:52.000000000 +0200
+++ nethack-3.4.3-winedge/src/options.c	2003-12-10 06:31:26.000000000 +0200
@@ -193,6 +193,11 @@
 #else
 	{"use_inverse",   &iflags.wc_inverse, FALSE, SET_IN_GAME},		/*WC*/
 #endif
+#ifdef WIN_EDGE
+	{"win_edge", &iflags.win_edge, FALSE, SET_IN_GAME},
+#else
+	{"win_edge", (boolean *)0, TRUE, SET_IN_FILE},
+#endif
 	{"verbose", &flags.verbose, TRUE, SET_IN_GAME},
 	{"wraptext", &iflags.wc2_wraptext, FALSE, SET_IN_GAME},
 	{(char *)0, (boolean *)0, FALSE, 0}
diff -Nurd --exclude-from=diff_ignore_files.txt nethack-3.4.3-orig/util/makedefs.c nethack-3.4.3-winedge/util/makedefs.c
--- nethack-3.4.3-orig/util/makedefs.c	2003-12-09 17:23:52.000000000 +0200
+++ nethack-3.4.3-winedge/util/makedefs.c	2003-12-10 06:34:17.000000000 +0200
@@ -771,6 +771,9 @@
 #ifdef WALLIFIED_MAZE
 		"walled mazes",
 #endif
+#ifdef WIN_EDGE
+		"win_edge",
+#endif
 #ifdef ZEROCOMP
 		"zero-compressed save files",
 #endif
diff -Nurd --exclude-from=diff_ignore_files.txt nethack-3.4.3-orig/win/tty/wintty.c nethack-3.4.3-winedge/win/tty/wintty.c
--- nethack-3.4.3-orig/win/tty/wintty.c	2003-12-09 17:23:52.000000000 +0200
+++ nethack-3.4.3-winedge/win/tty/wintty.c	2003-12-10 06:33:04.000000000 +0200
@@ -1529,11 +1529,19 @@
 	/* avoid converting to uchar before calculations are finished */
 	cw->offx = (uchar) (int)
 	    max((int) 10, (int) (ttyDisplay->cols - cw->maxcol - 1));
-	if(cw->type == NHW_MENU)
+	if(cw->type == NHW_MENU
+#ifdef WIN_EDGE
+	    || iflags.win_edge
+#endif
+	)
 	    cw->offy = 0;
 	if(ttyDisplay->toplin == 1)
 	    tty_display_nhwindow(WIN_MESSAGE, TRUE);
-	if(cw->offx == 10 || cw->maxrow >= (int) ttyDisplay->rows) {
+	if(cw->offx == 10 || cw->maxrow >= (int) ttyDisplay->rows
+#ifdef WIN_EDGE
+	    || iflags.win_edge
+#endif
+	) {
 	    cw->offx = 0;
 	    if(cw->offy) {
 		tty_curs(window, 1, 0);