On Deck Circle

[Baker]

[Grim]

I take it it's not ready yet?

[Baker]

It's very close (1 hour or less). It'll be considered beta until it gets some live testing and Rook and Yellow check it out and think about any ideas for improvement.

[Baker]

Download: qracklaunch.zip

Requires Qrack to already be installed, place the file in c:\quake (or whatever your Quake folder is) and run it.

Not a final "product", this is beta and I only recommend someone interested in testing or providing feedback try it.

A log of command lines are stored in c:\quake\qrack\launch.log (or equivalent folder).

[Grim]

I can't wait to get home and try it. I'll yell back when I know more.

[Grim]

Baker,

I tried it out for a bit last night. It was late and I couldn't spend a lot of time with it like I wanted to. Had music practice last night and I was tired.

My ONLY complaint was that it needed higher resolution support. I use wide screen settings up to 1680x1050. Other than that, it was a great front end.

[Baker]

I knew the screen resolution issue would come up considering how frequently the widescreen issue has come up lately, what happens on an LCD monitor when a lower resolution is used?

Does it stretch, not stretch (small) or are the video modes not supported?

I am planning on adding Resolution: Current, where it uses -width/-height already in use on the monitor.

[Grim]

I used the max that it supported. I think it was something to the likes of 1280x1024. Looked ok... I'm just used to the higher res is all.

[Grim]

Here ya go Baker. 1680 x 1050.

[Baker]

Hmm ... widescreen users seem to get to see more of what is going on around them. No wonder Yellow always know where I am.

I should be adding in support for Screen: Current Resolution to this soon.

[Grim]

Out of all the computer related products I've ever bought, my 20"widescreen was by far, the best purchase I've ever made.

Next upgrade will be the 30".