ZDL: A Simple but powerful ZDoom launcher

[Bio Hazard]

Continued from: http://forum.zdoom.org/viewtopic.php?t=5031

V1.5

FEATURES:
-Iwad selection (including custom IWADS)
-multiple PWAD/DEH loading
-Extra command-line parameters
-Multi player options
-Configuration saving/loading
-Flexibility through config files
-Custom languages
-no touching any of your other files
-can launch other engines other than ZDoom
-able to copy the generated line to the clipboard
-does not require ANY external files (DLLs, runtimes, etc...)

Questions? Comments? tell me!


DL here: http://www.aki-izumi.com/biohazard/?sub=soft&page=zdl


EDIT: WTF? I haven't updated this post in a while...

[TheDarkArchon]

An updated German language file is found on the original thread (See top of Bio's post.)

[killingblair]

You've came a long way Bio Hazard

[Bio Hazard]

it finally "clicked" and i got it figured out

KillingBlair: im still waiting for that code for a resource-less dialog.

[killingblair]

Can you do it resource less?

[Bio Hazard]

yes, by creating every control with CreateWindowEX();

isint that the only way to do it without going through DialogBox();?

oh, another thing, would you look at some code and see if you can optimize it?
actually, anyone that wants to take a stab at it, i'll post it in the other thread (i guess that one could be the development thread)

[randomlag]

Why would you not want to use resources? Maybe you don't know that even if a dialog is created in an RC file you can still move, add, resize and delete items in the dialog? You can even combine parts store in an RC file into a whole new entity. So you can have your cake and eat it too since RC file defs were created for a reason.

That means you can use the RC file def as a basic template to generate relative locations and use easy to change lookie/see stuff without having to change code. That is if I explained the general idea clear enough?

It is interesting to all of a sudden see a bunch of new launchers all coming out at the same time. JDOOM also has a new launcher (python based) and another guy did a JDOOM launcher using a generic multi-platform SDK. Must be something in the air.

Looks cool though

[Bio Hazard]

isint it more efficent to not use an RC file as it doesnt have to generateall those CreateWindowEx(); functions at runtime?

[.:Doom:.]

but how good is this new zdoom launcher?

[Doom]

Brilliant stuff, really, although the Enjay version doesn't take full advantage of the available space. A suggestion, exe-compress ZDL with MEW11 SE v1.2, it will be even smaller (38kb) with no negative side effects.

[.:Doom:.]

ok i'll take ur word for it

[Doom]

One more, re-enable Ultimate Doom compatability (doomu.wad), actually doom.wad is used for the original non-ultimate version.

[Your Name Is]

Its good, but Viper's is better IMO

[morbidtwatt]

accept no substitutes kingdoom pwns all launchers out of the water..

http://www.kingdoom.tk <--------------try and see for urself

[Enjay]

The whole point of this launcher is to be simple. Kingdoom is quite the opposite. Kingdoom is certainly not for me. I just want to wash and go.