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If you're using the BSW client program you have the ability to customize
your client to simplify things for you. If you aren't using the client software,
I highly recommend downloading it and using it.
Note: If you are a windows user, it is strongly suggested that you get the version with the Java VM built-in: I have a sample prop file that you can copy or download. After you have downloaded and installed the client, installation instructions are on the download webpage, you are ready to customize the client. What are some of the things I can customize? You can set your screen size, username and password(to log you on automatically), starting location, default language and Function Keys and create custom menus. This is done by editing your brettspielwelt.prop file. This file is a plain text file and is located in your brettspielwelt directory. You can use any text editor, I happen to prefer using windows notepad for this. First I highly recommend making a backup of your prop file before making any changes, the slightest error in this file can cause your client to not load. If this happens just restore the backup. Also, very important, like many things in BSW, the prop file is Case sensitive, which for you non-techies means things that you see in Capital letters must stay in Capital Letters. Most of the lines in this file are fairly easy to understand. The lines shown in bold are the actual lines that you would put in you prop file. All lines that begin with a # are comments and are ignored. # Boomer's Prop file, version 2.03 WinWidth and WinHeight control the size of your client window, the greater the height the more lines you'll have in the chat area. My screen is 1400X1050 and I use 1160 and 960. A good way to figure out what's best for you is to resize the client window and issue the /getsize command. That will tell you the current size of your client and then you can update your prop file.
WinWidth = 1160 WinPosX and WinPosY control the location of your client window. 0 and 0 would put the window in the top left corner of your screnn. A larger value for WinPosX would move the window to the right and a larger value for WinPosY would move the window down. A good way to figure out what's best for you is to resize the client window and issue the /getsize command. That will tell you the current size of your client and then you can update your prop file.
WinPosX = 60 These next 2 lines will log you in automatically
Name = TheBoomer The Nation setting is very important, en is for english, unless you read german, you'll want this set to en Nation = en Starting Location is just that, when you log on, you'll be in that room Room = C10 You can ask the client to timestamp all messages with Time = on The following groups of lines allow you to modify the font, font size, text color and background color of the different text windows. The format for the colors is the standard 6 character html RGB values. If you aren't familar with that format, don't worry, just go to Sam Choukri's Color Maker Page. Click on a color, and the page will show RGB value to use.
#inpfocol is the Text color of the input line
#inpbgcol is the background color of the input line
#bgcol is the background color of the message area
#focol is the Text color of the message area
#foType is the font
#foSize is the font size
#color and font setting for channel windows, including the city channel
#color and font setting for tell windows You can assign any command to a Function Key, the * means automatically execute the command, a + means display it in the chat area first. In the example below, pressing F6 would display "/hook" and I just complete the command and press ENTER
#Game 19 is the main BSW game manager
FKey1 = */game 19 You can even assign commands to combinations of Shift-FKey, Cntl-FKey and Shift-Cntl-FKey ShiftFKey7 = +/friendsonline
CtrlFKey3 = */mutectell on The most powerful and probably the most difficult part of the prop file is the custom menus. The following lines build the pull down menus for the top of your client window. I like to have menus for frequently issued commands. I also have a menu with all the EnglishTown game rooms. The lines below would give you an Info,Game,German,ETGameRooms, OtherRooms menus. Just make sure Menu starts with a capital M and don't forget the + or *. I've also assigned several of these menu items to cntl keys. I have Cntl-J for the join command as an example.
# these lines build a series of pull down menus for the top
MenuInfo-Info = +/info The above group of lines would create an Info Menu with Info,Who, ETPeopleOnline, WhiIsInTheSameTown,MyFriends,AddWatch,SaveWatch as the menu items
MenuGame-Reset-R = */reset
MenuGerman-Notgood-N = *mein Deutsch ist nicht sehr gut
MenuETGameRooms-Backgammon = */game C10-9
MenuOtherRooms-BohnDuell = */game C21-38
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