childsplay

Synopsis

Description

Childsplay is a suite of educational games for young children; it is a fun and save way to let young children use the computer and at the same time teach them a little math, letters of the alphabeth, spelling, eye-hand coordination etc.

Options

--version

show program's version number and exit

-h, --help

show this help message and exit

--no-login

Don't show login window. This will run schoolsplay in 'anonymous' mode which means that there will be no data collecting

--kioskmode

Enable kioskmode. This will run schoolsplay in kioskmode which means that there will be no keyboard support.

--remote-mysqlserver

(NOT USED YET)The ip nummer of the remote mySQL server.

-t THEME, --theme=,THEME/

Set the theme schoolsplay will use.

-l LOGLEVEL, --loglevel=,LOGLEVEL/

Set logging level. Possible values are: debug,info,warning,error,critical

--adminmode

Enable adminmode. This will run schoolsplay in adminmode which means that certain extra possibilities are enabled

--no-sound

Disable any sound. Be aware that certain activities that rely on sound won't start.

--no-text

Disable text before every level's activities.

--language=,LANG/

Set the language schoolsplay should use. Be aware that not all languages are supported yet. If your language isn't supported and you want to provide language support,please contact the schoolsplay team.

--default_language=,DEFAULT_LANGUAGE/

Set the default language. Only use this if you know why you want to use it.

--fullscreen

Run schoolsplay in fullscreen mode.

--bigcursor

Use a bigger (48x48) cursor.

--nocursor

Hide the mouse cursor. This is intended for touchscreens

--no-exit-question

No 'are you sure?' questions will be asked

--no-countdown

No '4,3,2,1' countdown screen will displayed between levels

--user=,USER/

Set the username to be used for dbase actions

--no-level-pause

Don't show graphics and don't play a sound between levels.

--checklog

Check the SP log for anomalies in the logs.

--crapware

When running on wellknown crapware like the white MSI 1900 set this option and we try to work around the various OS/hardware bugs.

--plainversion

Return the version number in a plain string

--kill-btp=,KILL_BTP/

If we should kill any running btp, a pid must be given. BTP is started again when childsplay quits. (ONLY available on BTP machines)

--restart-btp=,RESTART_BTP/

If we killed any running btp, we use this to start BTP again when childsplay quits. (ONLY available on BTP machines)