https://github.com/agateau/dblaunch

A minimalist DOSBox launcher
https://github.com/agateau/dblaunch

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A minimalist DOSBox launcher

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/agateau/dblaunch
• Owner: agateau
• License: other
• Created: 2016-09-29T17:58:45.000Z (over 9 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2024-09-22T14:33:58.000Z (over 1 year ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-02-13T19:49:54.258Z (11 months ago)
• Language: Shell
• Size: 4.88 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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README

          
# DBLaunch

DBLaunch is a minimalist DOSBox launcher. It installs .desktop files which

makes it possible to start DOS games from within standard applications menus.

## Intro

Assumes a base dir with the following layout:

    base_dir

        game1/

        game1.conf

        game1.desktop

        game1.png

        game2/

        game2.conf

        game2.desktop

        game2.png

Here is an example.

This is `game1.desktop`:

    [Desktop Entry]

    Type=Application

    Name=User Readable name

    Exec=dblaunch game1

    Icon=dblaunch-game1

    Categories=Game;

`game1.conf` is a DOSBox config file:

    [sdl]

    fullscreen=true

    [autoexec]

    mount c .

    # Change keyboard

    keyb fr

    # Other things like mounting disks here

    # imgmount d: game1/cd/game1.cue -t iso

    c:

    cd game1

    game1

    exit

`game1.png` must be a square image, at least 128x128.

# Dependencies

- DOSBox

- ImageMagick

- xdg-utils

# Install

Install the tools:

    make install

Create the config file:

    mkdir -p ~/.config/dblaunch

    echo "DOS_BASE_DIR=PATH_TO_DOS_BASE_DIR" > ~/.config/dblaunch/dblaunch.conf

Whenever you change .desktop or .png:

    dblaunch-create-launchers

# License

BSD