Console ParametersRunning GCompris from a command console with the “--help” option will display all the parameters it accepts:
| -f, --fullscreen | Run GCompris in fullscreen mode. |
| -w, --window | Run GCompris in window mode. |
| -s, --sound | Run GCompris with sound enabled. |
| -m, --mute | Run GCompris without sound. |
| -c, --cursor | Run GCompris with the default system cursor. |
| -C, --nocursor | Run GCompris without cursor (touch screen mode). |
| -v, --version | Print the version of GCompris. |
| -l, --list-activities | Outputs all the available activities on the standard output. |
| --launch activity | Specify the activity when starting GCompris. |
| --start-level level | Specify the level on which to start the activity specified by “--launch” option when starting GCompris. Ignored if no “--launch” option, or if level specified is invalid. |
| --difficulty {value|min-max} | For the session, force GCompris activities difficulty to be either at value or between min and max values. The values must be between 1 and 6, and if the format is min-max, the min value must be lower than the max value. If it is not the case GCompris will not start. |
| --export-activities-as-sql | Export activities as SQL. |
| --enable-kioskmode | Enable the kiosk mode (hides Quit and Configuration buttons). |
| --disable-kioskmode | Disable the kiosk mode (default). |
| --show-home-button | Show the Home button in the bar (default). |
| --hide-home-button | Hide the Home button in the bar. |
| --renderer={renderer} | Specify which graphical renderer to use. On all platforms, “opengl” and software are available. On Windows, you can use “direct3d11” or “direct3d12” (if it was compiled with Qt ≥ 6.6). On macOS®, you can use “metal”. |
| --software-renderer | Use software renderer instead of OpenGL (should work with any graphical card). Deprecated, use “--renderer=software” instead. |
| --opengl-renderer | Use OpenGL renderer instead of software (faster and more graphical effects but can crash with some graphical cards). Deprecated, use “--renderer=opengl” instead. |
| --locale=locale | Run GCompris with the specified locale. |
You can add these switches in the desktop icon properties. Here is an example that runs GCompris in kiosk mode in full screen, without Configuration button and cursor:
"C:\Program Files\GCompris-Qt\bin\GCompris.exe" --enable-kioskmode -f -C