ezQuake Manual: Console Settings Variables

cl_chatmode 

Description

Console chat mode.

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

Default: 2

Values

valuedescription
0Text in the console is always treated as a command and in order to chat you have to use messagemode/messagemode2 or use the say/say_team commands.
1If the first word in the line is a command, it is executed, otherwise the line is sent as chat.
2Everything you type in the console goes into chat, in order to issue a command, prefix it with a slash (/).

cl_newCompletion 

Description

Toggles the new console [tab] completion algorithm on when set to 1. It cycles through the available options.

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

Default: 1

Variable is float.

cl_savehistory 

Description

Save console commands history to .ezquake_history. Loads history from this file while starting ezquake.

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

Default: 1

Values

valuedescription
1save
0don't save

con_clearnotify 

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

Default: 1

Values

valuedescription
1Messages won't say when you toggle console.
0Messages stay even when you toggle console.

con_notifylines 

Description

This variable sets the number of notify lines (default 4, max 20) to be used at the top of the screen.

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

Default: 4

Values

valuedescription
0Use no notify lines at all.
1Use one notify line.
20Use 20 notify lines.

...

con_notifytime 

Description

How long console messages stay on screen.

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

Default: 3

Variable is float.

con_shift 

Description

Adjusts vertical offset of background of the console.

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

Default: 0

Variable is float.

con_sound_mm1_file 

Description

You can specify notification sound for messagemode1 (/messagemode or /say foo) messages.

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

Default: misc/talk.wav

Variable is float.

con_sound_mm1_volume 

Description

You can specify volume of notification sound for messagemode1 (/messagemode or /say foo) messages.

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

Default: 1

Variable is float.

con_sound_mm2_file 

Description

You can specify notification sound for messagemode2 (/messagemode2 or /say_team foo) messages.

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

Default: misc/talk.wav

Variable is float.

con_sound_mm2_volume 

Description

You can specify volume of notification sound for messagemode2 (/messagemode2 or /say_team foo) messages.

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

Default: 1

Variable is float.

con_sound_other_file 

Description

You can specify notification sound for other messages (than messagemode, messagemode2 and from spectators).

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

Default: misc/talk.wav

Variable is float.

con_sound_other_volume 

Description

You can specify volume of notification sound for other messages (than messagemode, messagemode2 and from spectators).

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

Default: 1

Variable is float.

con_sound_spec_file 

Description

You can specify notification sound for spectator messages.

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

Default: misc/talk.wav

Variable is float.

con_sound_spec_volume 

Description

You can specify volume of notification sound for spectator messages.

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

Default: 1

Variable is float.

con_timestamps 

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

Default: 0

Values

valuedescription
1will enable timestamps for chat text in console, every chat message will begin with timestamp (hour:minute) followed by a message
0Console timesptamps turned OFF

con_wordwrap 

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

Default: 1

Values

valuedescription
1Enable word wrapping.
0Disable word wrapping.

cvar_viewdefault 

Description

When you type a cvar name into console (like 'gl_gamma' or 'r_rocketlight'), the client will tell you the default value of the cvar.

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

Default: 1

Values

valuedescription
1On.
0Off.

cvar_viewhelp 

Description

Automatically prints manual page when a variable name is typed in the console.

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

Default: 1

Values

valuedescription
1Print help automatically
0Do not print help

gl_consolefont 

Description

Changes your console font. Put all your charset images in qw/textures/charsets/*.png (and *.tga) and use /gl_loadcharset XXX to load XXX.png (or tga). "/gl_consolefont original" will restore the 8bit font in your gfx.wad (this is default). Note: Loadcharset is an alias for gl_consolefont.

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

Default: original

Variable is float.

gl_smoothfont 

Description

Smoothens out the font (which = good). But in some cases the font wasn't designed to be smoothened (sometimes the case of custom console fonts etc).

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

Default: 0

Values

valuedescription
1On.
0Off.

log_dir 

Description

The logging dir.

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

Default:

Variable is float.

log_readable 

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

Default: 0

Values

valuedescription
1Will convert all non printable characters to printable characters in your log. This makes your log readable because all the weird ascii characters that usually occur because of different coloured text in the client (and because of weird symbols - ocrana led's etc) are converted into printable characters.
0Off.

scr_conalpha 

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

Default: 0.8

Values

valuedescription
1Normal.
0Transparent.

scr_consize 

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

Default: 0.75

Values

valuedescription
1Maximum console height.
0Minimal console height.

scr_conspeed 

Description

This variable controls the speed at which the console screen scrolls up and down.

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

Default: 1000

Variable is float.

scr_printspeed 

Description

This variable controls how fast the text is displayed at the end of the single player episodes.

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

Default: 8

Variable is float.

Last update: 09.11.2005 02:15 PST, made by JohnNy_cz