Nonsense? I was asking if this idea is any good - idea of sorting mounted images/folders in that manner. first "code" holds the attempt to show a folder tree (like in a file manager).

And... is it a good idea to show the "folder structure" the way I did in this thread?

Hi. What file manager should I use inside DOSbox?|:(|

Is this method of sorting the mounting folders/images valid? This is a question for DOSbox experts. |:(|

If several different machines are emulated, each can have a structure like the "machine" directory. so for a Tandy machine it's Copy code to clipboard 1 mount c tandy\disk

File system: *+-D:\ *+-progra~1\ *+-DOSbox\ *+-Machine\ *+-cdrom\ *--win3\ *--disk\ *+-floppy\ *--3.5\ *--5.25\ configuration: [AUTOEXEC] mount a machine\floppy\3.5 -t floppy mount b machine\floppy\5.25 -t floppy mount c machine\disk mount d machine\cdrom\win3 -t cdrom imgmount e machine\cdrom\ …

PestyCat, the output must be "ddraw". Dosbox's "surface" output suffers when fullscreening.

that is a little more complex than what you think, since games need to run their OWN setup too , for soundcards etc... Inner setup makes a file. So a branched batch can do it. If game's parameter file exists, run game's EXE. If it doesn't, run setup. That is how to do it all in a simple set. I have …

Copy code to clipboard 1 [Autoexec] 2 mount c machine\disk 3 imgmount d machine\cdrom\xcom3mus.iso -t iso 4 c: Then the player needs to run install/setup. After that, they can edit the autoexec to have the game started instantly (and, possibly, have it to close when game ends).

What I'd like to see is a simple tool where you just type in the game's path, get it's required PC stats off some game database, and save it as a .conf with those specifications and game's path mounted - should be possible to make it in C# or C++. I'm a sad fatty, not a coder. So, a fontend …

[quote="rcblanke"][quote="HunterZ"]I'd really like to see a frontend that lets you create .conf's for individual games by starting with a generic template and just overriding the particular settings that need to be different for a particular game. That way you could also make changes globally by …

"a "year detector/guesser" function, making a config of the most powerful IBM-compatible PC of the game's year of release" is not possible to make. If you think it is possible please tell us how. The game, most likely, includes timestamps of when it was developed/released. A set of year/generation …

Off a screenshot, both DBGL and d-fend reloaded look complicated. So DBGL's config writer + a menu tool with categories like pStart/ASuite would be nice (or if d-fend reloaded had a "mini mode"). Here is my screenshot of pStart having DOSbox with Volkov Commander and Win3.1

Think about what newbies feel if both DOS prompt and front-end applications are confusing for them (and they want to play a game they played on a game club computer 15 years ago). They downloaded e. q. Lemmings 3D, and - GAH! - NT 6 lacks full-screen mode for DOS. They downloaded DOSbox, and can't …

...except that you can make menus out of shortcuts using the Start Menu or Quick Launch toolbar, without the need for running an extra program. what if you want DOSbox and all games to be on a pen-drive, or just want a nice-looking menu for your collection? Plus, by adding a config writer into …

Placing multiple shortcuts, or just one - that's the difference. I use pStart/ASuite as a menu of all configs. Need a complicated multiple-drive machine to play a late X-com release, a config for a Hercules-only release game, a set of CGA games or multi-card output for a 1991-1994 game? Do not bob …

If you have several games of different generations, you want DOSbox launched with those games' optimal configs. Frontends are too complicated, so I use PStart/ASuite as simpler alternatives, where each entry is DOSbox -conf [game].conf (where [game] is the name of the game, for which the config goes …

All frontends of DOSbox are overly complicated for a newbie. The ideal frontend would be the one to consist of a simple application launcher and a config writing tool. Please tell me if there is a DOSbox config writer (preferably with a "year detector/guesser" function, making a config of the most …