### xqf-0.9.3 README file

                                      XQF 0.9.3
                                  (January 24 2000)

    DESCRIPTION
    -----------

    XQF is Quake/QuakeWorld/Quake2/Quake3 server browser and launcher for X11.
    It uses the GTK+ (http://www.gimp.org/gtk) toolkit.
    XQF is a front-end to QStat, a program by Steve Jankowski.

    Development platform: Debian/Linux (glibc2.1), XFree86 3.3.5, GTK+ 1.2.5.

    Features:
      - Supports Quake, QuakeWorld, Quake2, Quake3: Arena, Hexen2, HexenWorld,
          Sin, Half-Life, Kingpin, Heretic2
      - Uses QStat to communicate with masters/servers
      - Displays server rules and player info
      - Players and servers sorting
      - Favorite servers list
      - Simple filtering for servers
      - Player Filter (Buddy Lists)
      - Player name, color, skin and model selection
      - QuakeWorld skin visualization with coloring
      - Custom configs
      - Decodes and displays extended bit-field server flags (dmfalgs,
          teamplay, etc...)
      - Remote server administration tool (rcon) for QuakeWorld, HexenWorld,
          Quake2, Quake3: Arena, Half-Life, Sin, Kingpin, Heretic2 servers

    REQUIREMENTS
    ------------

     - A UNIX computer and C compiler (gcc)
     - X11 (X Window System)
     - GTK+ 1.2.5+ http://www.gtk.org
     - QStat 2.2b or 2.3[cd] http://www.activesw.com/people/steve/qstat.html
     - [Optionally] wget ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/wget/ to retrieve server
       listings from the Web
     - [Optionally] gzip http://www.gnu.org/software/gzip/gzip.html
       or bzip2 http://www.muraroa.demon.co.uk/ for data file compression

    COMPILATION
    -----------

    Untar the xqf-X.X.XX.tar.gz archive, change directory to xqf-X.X.XX,

       ./configure
       make

    To install the binary become root if necessary and run "make install".

    USAGE
    -----

    QStat 2.2b or 2.3[cdef] is required.  It must be in your $PATH.
    QStat home page is http://www.activesw.com/people/steve/qstat.html
    QStat 2.3f is highly recommended.

    Server list navigation:
     - Left double-click launches game on selected server.
     - Right click pops up server option menu.
     - Middle click selects one server and refreshes its information.

    XQF can be customized via GTK's rc files.  XQF parses files
    /etc/gtkrc, $HOME/.gtkrc, $HOME/.qf/gtkrc.

    Please send bug reports or suggestions to roma@botik.ru

    AVAILABILITY
    ------------

      http://www.linuxgames.com/xqf/
      ftp://ftp.linuxgames.com/pub/xqf/

    COPYRIGHT
    ---------

    XQF is Copyright (C) 1998,1999 Roman Pozlevich <roma@botik.ru>

    Copying is allowed under the terms of GNU General Public License.
    See the file COPYING for more details.

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    Roman Pozlevich <roma@botik.ru>