Patch : Quiet Mode [Win32]

[Xaroth]

Simple patch, adds a -q command line argument for starting OpenTTD, to use together with -D

Basically it 'hides' the console of OpenTTD, but with stdin/stdout/stderr allocated so you can hook into them, allowing other programs to 'manage' an OpenTTD dedicated server.

[Darkvater]

I think if you are doing work on the console, it should Just Work.

Let's forget debugging mode for a minute, because that doesn't count.
If you start openttd normally it should not have a console, only with -d or -D (as it is now).

If you start openttd from a console itself both -d and -D should NOT create a console, but use the existing console from which it was started. There is no need to add any additional -q (quiet) switch because this is what would be expected.

[Xaroth]

Actually The whole thing is this.

You make a program in, for isntance, C#.. you start OpenTTD-Dedicated with the flag to hide it's window..
you end up.. with your program running, and OpenTTD's console.. even though you told it -not- to show.

OR

cmd > openttd -d3
you end up.. with your cmd console (locked since you're running something), the OpenTTD main screen, AND A CONSOLE

the same goes for -D

now you can do.

"openttd -D -q"
and your program will run, and OpenTTD will NOT create a console (unless you specify -d)

[Hackykid]

If you start openttd from a console itself both -d and -D should NOT create a console, but use the existing console from which it was started.

well, here on windows XP, starting openttd -D from a console window *does* spawn a new window.

[Xaroth]

If you start openttd from a console itself both -d and -D should NOT create a console, but use the existing console from which it was started.

well, here on windows XP, starting openttd -D from a console window *does* spawn a new window.

Same result here.

Conclusion: XP is gay, but then again, what else is new?