ezQuake Manual: Miscellaneous Variables

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 0

Values

value	description
1	Backs up your old config before overwriting it with cfg_save.
0	No backup of your config.

cfg_browser_democolor

Description

Color of the demo entries in the cfg browser

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 255 255 255 255

Variable is string.

cfg_browser_dircolor

Description

Color of the dir entries in the cfg browser

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 170 80 0 255

Variable is string.

cfg_browser_interline

Description

Size of the space between entries in the cfg browser

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 0

Variable is integer.

cfg_browser_scrollnames

Description

Toggle scrolling of the filenames in the cfg browser

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 1

Values

value	description
1
0

cfg_browser_selectedcolor

Description

Color of the selected entries in the cfg browser

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 0 150 235 255

Variable is string.

cfg_browser_showdate

Description

Toggle the date column in the cfg browser

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 1

Values

value	description
1
0

cfg_browser_showsize

Description

Toggle the file size column in the cfg browser

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 1

Values

value	description
1
0

cfg_browser_showstatus

Description

Toggle the display of the status bar in the cfg browser

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 1

Values

value	description
1
0

cfg_browser_showtime

Description

Toggle the time column in the cfg browser

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 1

Values

value	description
1
0

cfg_browser_sortmode

Description

Sorting mode in the cfg browser. Each number represents one column. Their order represents the priority of the sorting.

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 1

Variable is string.

cfg_browser_stripnames

Description

Toggle stripping of the filenames in the cfg browser

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 1

Values

value	description
1
0

cfg_browser_zipcolor

Description

Color of the zip entries in the cfg browser

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 255 170 0 255

Variable is string.

cfg_legacy_exec

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 1

Values

value	description
0	Do not execute config.cfg and frontend.cfg in gamedir ever.
1	Execute config.cfg and frontend.cfg in gamedir (unless gamedir = qw)
2	Execute config.cfg and frontend.cfg even if gamedir = qw.
3	Execute config.cfg and frontend.cfg even if gamedir = qw. If not found in current gamedir, execute from qw dir.

cfg_legacy_write

This variable has been deleted

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 0

Values

value	description
1	Will write a small config.cfg to your gamedir when quitting just like qw
0	Will not write config.cfg.

2.33.

cfg_save_aliases

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 1

Values

value	description
1	cfg_save saves aliases.
0	Won't save aliases.

cfg_save_binds

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 1

Values

value	description
1	Toggles whether cfg_save saves binds.
0	Won't save binds.

cfg_save_cmdline

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 1

Values

value	description
1	Writes your command line in configs made with cfg_save (commented out of
0	Won't save command line.

course).

cfg_save_cmds

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 1

Values

value	description
1	Saves commands.
0	Won't save commands.

cfg_save_cvars

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 1

Values

value	description
1	Saves variables.
0	Won't save variables.

cfg_save_onquit

Description

When enabled, your main configuration (config.cfg) will be saved when you exit the application

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 0

Values

value	description
1	Automatically save the configuration on exit
0	Do not save configuration on exit

Configuration will be saved in the main user configuration file, that is config.cfg which can either be placed in the quake/ezquake/configs in your quakedir, or in your home dir in /ezquake, depending on cfg_use_home setting.

cfg_save_sysinfo

Description

Not implemented yet.

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 0

Variable is float.

cfg_save_unchanged

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 0

Values

value	description
1	Makes cfg_save write all variables to the config file.
0	Makes cfg_save only write variables that are not default valued to the

config file.

cfg_save_userinfo

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 2

Values

value	description
0	Do not save userinfo variables.
1	Save all userinfo variables except spectator/name/topcolor/bottomcolor/teamcolor/skin/team/rate/msg/w and b_switch
2	Save all userinfo variables

Note: 'cfg_save_userinfo 1' is best for teamfortress so you don't get kicked for changing bottom color. cfg_save will never save the password variable, even though technically it is a userinfo variable.

cfg_use_home

Description

When turned on, configutaion will be saved into user's profile (home) directory.

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 0

Values

value	description
1	Save the configuration into user's home dir
0	Save the configuration into <quake>/ezquake/configs

This affects only cfg_save and cfg_load commands.

Help Browser Variables

help_files_dircolor

Description

The RGB color of directories in the help browser.

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 255 255 255 255

Variable is string.
Example: "255 255 255"

help_files_filecolor

Description

The RGB color for files in the help browser.

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 255 255 255 255

Variable is string.
Example: "255 255 255"

help_files_interline

Description

Adjust interlining of file list in /help filebrowser.

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 0

Variable is float.

help_files_scrollnames

Description

Should the filenames in the help browser get scrolled if they don't fit when the file is selected?

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 0

Values

value	description
1	Scroll names
0	Don't scroll names

help_files_selectedcolor

Description

The RGB color of a selected file in the help browser.

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 255 255 255 255

Variable is string.
Example: "255 255 255"

help_files_showdate

Description

Shows column displaying file last modification date in /help file browser.

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 1

Variable is float.

help_files_showsize

Description

Shows column displaying file size in /help file browser.

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 1

Variable is float.

help_files_showstatus

Description

Show quick info about selected help file in /help file browser.

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 1

Variable is float.

help_files_showtime

Description

Shows column displaying file last modification time in /help file browser.

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 0

Variable is float.

help_files_sortmode

Description

Switches sorting methods of files /help file browser.

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 1

Variable is float.

help_files_stripnames

Description

Strips filenames of help files.

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 1

Variable is float.

System Settings Variables

cl_mediaroot

Description

Changes where demos, screenshots and logs are saved, how variables demo_dir, sshot_dir and log_dir are treated.

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 0

Values

value	description
0	Treat paths as relative to the Quake dir
1	Treat paths as relative to user home dir
2	Treat paths as system absolute paths

mumble_enabled

Description

Turn on mumble positional audio support.

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 1

Values

value	description
1
0

Requires mumble to be loaded before toggling this on.

sys_disableWinKeys

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 0

Values

value	description
1	Disable winkeys from alt-tabbing you (only works in NT/2K/XP, and only when the client is in focus).
0	Enable.

Note: Windows keys are now bindable (LWINKEY, RWINKEY, WINKEY, POPUPMENU). Obviously only useful on NT/2K/XP with sys_disableWinKeys 1 (and possibely useful in Linux too!).

sys_highpriority

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 0

Values

value	description
-1	Sets process to low priority.
0	Sets process to normal priority.
1	Sets process to high priority.

sys_inactiveSleep

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 1

Values

value	description
1	Enable inactive sleeping.
0	Prevent freeing of CPU when the client is minimized or not in focus.

sys_yieldcpu

Description

Controls CPU sharing when client is waiting to draw a frame. When disabled, client will run a loop, actively waiting for the time to draw a new frame. When enabled, client will call system sleep function during the waiting, which will cause the thread to be deactivated for a while - leading to significantly lower CPU usage in most cases.

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 0

Values

value	description
1	Sleep between frames, make CPU available for other processes.
0	Do not sleep between frames, use CPU as much as possible.

Unsorted Variables Variables

auth_validate

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default:

Values

value	description
1	which performs the validation (but you need to use 'validate_clients'
0	If you don't want your client to validate other ezQuake clients.

If you have 'auth_warninvalid 1' and someone gives a dirty hash in a version response (because they are using a hacked client that can't work out the right response), the client will print something like 'Warning Invalid Client: playername (userid)' in your console ('auth_warninvalid 0' is default).

auth_warninvalid

Description

Check auth_validate.

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default:

Variable is float.

gl_maxtmu2

Description

Allow only two texturing units. Sometimes usefull for buggy ATI cards. If you don't need this, don't use it. Lowers the performance.

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default:

Values

value	description
1
0

gl_particle_fulldetail

Description

Allows full detail depth for gl_particle_* effects

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default:

Values

value	description
1
0

keymap_name

Description

This holds the name of the current keymappings; it has (currently) only informational purposes. If no keymapping is active, it will contain the name "Default". If a keymapping will be active and no name has been set, "Custom" will be used as name. It can easily be set with "keymap_name <layoutname>"

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default:

Variable is float.

ezQuake Manual: Miscellaneous Variables

Config Management Variables

cfg_backup

Values

cfg_browser_democolor

Description

cfg_browser_dircolor

Description

cfg_browser_interline

Description

cfg_browser_scrollnames

Description

Values

cfg_browser_selectedcolor

Description

cfg_browser_showdate

Description

Values

cfg_browser_showsize

Description

Values

cfg_browser_showstatus

Description

Values

cfg_browser_showtime

Description

Values

cfg_browser_sortmode

Description

cfg_browser_stripnames

Description

Values

cfg_browser_zipcolor

Description

cfg_legacy_exec

Values

cfg_legacy_write

Values

cfg_save_aliases

Values

cfg_save_binds

Values

cfg_save_cmdline

Values

cfg_save_cmds

Values

cfg_save_cvars

Values

cfg_save_onquit

Description

Values

cfg_save_sysinfo

Description

cfg_save_unchanged

Values

cfg_save_userinfo

Values

cfg_use_home

Description

Values

Help Browser Variables

help_files_dircolor

Description

help_files_filecolor

Description

help_files_interline

Description

help_files_scrollnames

Description

Values

help_files_selectedcolor

Description

help_files_showdate

Description

help_files_showsize

Description

help_files_showstatus

Description

help_files_showtime

Description