VOGONS


First post, by gimb

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Hi!

I've created a new frontend for DOSBOX.

Changelog:
v0.4:
-Fixed a major bug when using mount path.
-Added Batch Creator
-Added Move Up and Move Down buttons, so you can move up and down the programs in the list.

v0.3:
-Added Mount Path(if the box is blank, it will be ignored.)
-Added Auto and Max cycles
-Added CPU Core Box
-Added Drawing Output Box
-Smaller Program Size

Screenshots:
DBFEScreen01.png
DBFEScreen02.png

Download:
http://gimbsoft.extra.hu/progs/DBFEv0.4Install.exe

Last edited by gimb on 2008-03-07, 14:12. Edited 3 times in total.

Reply 2 of 4, by wd

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Could you quickly sum up what the advantages of your frontend are,
compared to the existing ones like dbgl, d.o.g., dfend-reloaded et al. ?

Reply 3 of 4, by gimb

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It's main advantages:
Small size(127K)
Uses WinApi instead of .NET(Smaller size, and compitibility with older releases of Windows.)

Keep in mind that this program is not meant for beginners. So, there are no tooltips and on-line help in it. It is basically a small, low memory footprint utility to start DOS applications and games without too much hassle.

Of course it is still beta, and so it will be improved in the future.

Reply 4 of 4, by Neville

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Mmm... a no-nonsense frontend. Neat idea, but I found the program is still a bit green. Don't take me wrong, I like it's philosophy and it looks advanced enough for a v0.2, but it's still a bit lacking.

- Neither "auto" nor "max" cycles are supported. That is critical for resource-hungry games, not to mention that since the "auto" option was implemented more and more games work with that option, making cycle-guessing almost obsolete.

- Mounting and filtering options aren't available. I could do without filtering, since I am a DOS harcore user, but mounting is often vital to get games working correctly. I assume you're mounting the game folder as C:\, but that doesn't always work.

With support of both "auto" and "max" settings and a mounting tab (you could hid it behind an "Advanced" button if you want to keep the minimalist approach) it could be a serious option for those who want to keep things simple.