Re: [Warzone-dev] Proposal regarding automatic pausing on loss of focus
On Jan 4, 2008 3:03 AM, Freddie Witherden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > it mac osx, you do have a terminal... that gives you command-line > > capabilities right up there with any other unix. besides which, svn > > already has what you ask for: you can change the resolution and fullscreen > > settings which take effect on the next program run. > While it does have a terminal Apple do not support launching GUI applications > from the command line. And often it can be the cause of a lot of strange > bugs/errors. The only real way to do it (in my experience) has to use Xcode > to launch it. This is not entirely true. You can run Warzone from the command line just fine, and the output will even be sent to the terminal. It's just not very professional to distribute a GUI application for the Mac and expect people to do something other than double-clicking to run it. ___ Warzone-dev mailing list Warzone-dev@gna.org https://mail.gna.org/listinfo/warzone-dev
Re: [Warzone-dev] Proposal regarding automatic pausing on loss of focus
> it mac osx, you do have a terminal... that gives you command-line > capabilities right up there with any other unix. besides which, svn > already has what you ask for: you can change the resolution and fullscreen > settings which take effect on the next program run. While it does have a terminal Apple do not support launching GUI applications from the command line. And often it can be the cause of a lot of strange bugs/errors. The only real way to do it (in my experience) has to use Xcode to launch it. Regards, Freddie. signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part. ___ Warzone-dev mailing list Warzone-dev@gna.org https://mail.gna.org/listinfo/warzone-dev
Re: [Warzone-dev] Proposal regarding automatic pausing on loss of focus
On Jan 3, 2008 4:56 PM, Kevin Gillette <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Jan 3, 2008 2:41 PM, Ariston Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Another idea I would like to see is more control of configuration > > options from within the game. The reason for this is that the Mac OS > > X version does not have an easy way to provide command-line > > parameters, particularly for resolution and full-screen/window > > selection. It would be nice to be able to change the game's > > resolution and toggle windowed mode from within the game, even if it > > requires restarting the program (automatically or manually) to take > > effect. > > it mac osx, you do have a terminal... that gives you command-line > capabilities right up there with any other unix. besides which, svn already > has what you ask for: you can change the resolution and fullscreen settings > which take effect on the next program run. I didn't know that, thanks. And yes, OSX has a terminal, but I put in a lot of effort to build Warzone as a universal application and put it into an application bundle, so that it looks and acts the same as native Mac applications. This makes a huge difference to the majority of Mac users. ___ Warzone-dev mailing list Warzone-dev@gna.org https://mail.gna.org/listinfo/warzone-dev
Re: [Warzone-dev] Proposal regarding automatic pausing on loss of focus
On Jan 3, 2008 2:41 PM, Ariston Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Another idea I would like to see is more control of configuration > options from within the game. The reason for this is that the Mac OS > X version does not have an easy way to provide command-line > parameters, particularly for resolution and full-screen/window > selection. It would be nice to be able to change the game's > resolution and toggle windowed mode from within the game, even if it > requires restarting the program (automatically or manually) to take > effect. it mac osx, you do have a terminal... that gives you command-line capabilities right up there with any other unix. besides which, svn already has what you ask for: you can change the resolution and fullscreen settings which take effect on the next program run. ___ Warzone-dev mailing list Warzone-dev@gna.org https://mail.gna.org/listinfo/warzone-dev
[Warzone-dev] Proposal regarding automatic pausing on loss of focus
I usually play Warzone in a window, and I like to keep that window open and, for instance, talk in IM or browse the web while I wait for tanks to be manufactured. Right now, Warzone automatically pauses when it does not have focus. I propose one of two changes: A. Make this functionality optional and store it in the configuration file -or- B. Only make Warzone pause on loss of focus when you are running it full-screen Another idea I would like to see is more control of configuration options from within the game. The reason for this is that the Mac OS X version does not have an easy way to provide command-line parameters, particularly for resolution and full-screen/window selection. It would be nice to be able to change the game's resolution and toggle windowed mode from within the game, even if it requires restarting the program (automatically or manually) to take effect. ___ Warzone-dev mailing list Warzone-dev@gna.org https://mail.gna.org/listinfo/warzone-dev
