The common_options.xml file was created to hold
settings and options that are common to more than one BigWorld tool.
The common_options.xml file format specification
is illustrated below:
<root>
<cooperative>
?<mode> [AUTO|ON|OFF] </mode>
<apps>
*<app> string </app>
</apps>
</cooperative>
</root>Grammar of common_options.xml file
The list below describes the tags in the common_options.xml file:
-
mode (section cooperative)
Sets the way World Editor, Model Editor and Particle Editor should cooperate with each other and with other DirectX applications. Only three values are allowed:
- AUTO: It's the recommended and default state, and ensures the tools release their video memory when an application in the <apps> list below is running and the tool is in the background, but keeps DirectX resources if no other specified applications are running to improve performance.
- ON: Always releases DirectX resources when it is switched to the background, to allow maximum compatibility with other applications, but makes switching between applications slower.
- OFF: Never releases its DirectX resources, making application switching fast, but can result in problems and/or crashes when running multiple DirectX applications.
-
app (section cooperative/apps)
Specifies one or more executables that World Editor, Particle Editor and Model Editor should cooperate with. DOS-style wildcards can be used so, for example, if you include
modeleditor*.exein the <apps> list, the tools will cooperate withmodeleditor.exe,modeleditor_debug.exe,modeleditor_eval.exe, etc. Multiple applications can be specified by including more than one <app> tags, and applications don't have to be BigWorld tools. For example, you could include3dsmax.exeandmaya.exeto ensure smooth operation with those tools.