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Re: support for netbooks

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Easiest way should be to edit the shortcut.
Open the shortcut preferences menu with a right-click on the shortcut.
You will see a line like "C:\....\wesnoth.exe" just add --smallgui at the end of that line.
Close the menu and left-click onto the shortcut to run the game.

Edit: Oh well, maybe I should just let people explain it, who know better.
Check out this link.
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Re: support for netbooks

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There are other command line switches that may be useful to you as well. For instance, on my Aspire One netbook I use something like this:

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wesnoth -r 1024x600 -f --smallgui
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Re: support for netbooks

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First method worked (gracias signor Muerte) even though it was still windowed.
Second method worked like a charm (thank you fellow netbook user). I just altered resolution to 1024x576. Could you please elaborate what does ''-f'' stand for? (''-r'' is resolution I presume)
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Re: support for netbooks

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jura_crvenobradi wrote:First method worked (gracias signor Muerte) even though it was still windowed.
Oh, was that a problem? Hope not.

As you can now enjoy all the Wesnoth fun, I'll add "Welcome to the forums!" ;)
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Re: support for netbooks

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jura_crvenobradi wrote:First method worked (gracias signor Muerte) even though it was still windowed.
Second method worked like a charm (thank you fellow netbook user). I just altered resolution to 1024x576. Could you please elaborate what does ''-f'' stand for? (''-r'' is resolution I presume)
I'd assume that f is fullscreen.
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Re: support for netbooks

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Aethaeryn wrote:
jura_crvenobradi wrote:First method worked (gracias signor Muerte) even though it was still windowed.
Second method worked like a charm (thank you fellow netbook user). I just altered resolution to 1024x576. Could you please elaborate what does ''-f'' stand for? (''-r'' is resolution I presume)
I'd assume that f is fullscreen.
Yep. I'm not sure how it works in Windows, but in Linux you can just type "wesnoth -h" or "wesnoth --help" to get the full list of options. Here is an older version from before "--smallgui" was added. Or, if you can ignore the markup you can see the latest man page in the Wesnoth SVN here.

I don't remember if I've actually tried it, but the resolution may be detected automatically if you use "-f" or "--fullscreen" without explicitly specifying it with "-r" or "--resolution". At least, I believe the developers are hoping that is the case.
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Re: support for netbooks

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Oh, was that a problem? Hope not.
As you can now enjoy all the Wesnoth fun, I'll add "Welcome to the forums!" ;)
It wasn't much of a problem but i prefer fullscreen.
Now I'm mobile while playing Wesnoth. Yeah! :D
Yep. I'm not sure how it works in Windows, but in Linux you can just type "wesnoth -h" or "wesnoth --help" to get the full list of options. Here is an older version from before "--smallgui" was added. Or, if you can ignore the markup you can see the latest man page in the Wesnoth SVN here.

I don't remember if I've actually tried it, but the resolution may be detected automatically if you use "-f" or "--fullscreen" without explicitly specifying it with "-r" or "--resolution". At least, I believe the developers are hoping that is the case.
I don't think it auto detects res. Otherwise it would set 1024x576 res when you change preferences to fullscreen in preferences file. I think.
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Re: support for netbooks

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You can modify the menu option in gnome-based linux distributions using alacarte, for example, in ubuntu and ubuntu netbook remix. The command-line options should be added immediately after the command itself, e.g.

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wesnoth-nolog
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wesnoth-nolog -f --smallgui
using Ubuntu Netbook remix 9.10

//usual disclaimer - no responsibility for your following these instructions, all at your own risk...
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