Panda3D Manual: Configuring Panda
# This page is not in the table of contents. Please insert this page into the table of contents. If you cannot think of anyplace else to put it, insert it as an appendix. In the etc subdirectory, you will find a configuration file Config.prc. This controls several of Panda's configuration options - does it use OpenGL or DirectX, how much debugging output does it print, and so forth. The following table lists several of the most commonly-used variables.
Variable | Values | Default | Details
--- | --- | --- | ---
load-display | pandagl pandadx8 | pandagl | Specifies which graphics GSG to use for rendering (OpenGL or DirectX 8)
win-width | Number of pixels | 640 | Specifies the width of the Panda3D window
win-height | Number of pixels | 480 | Specifies the height of the Panda3D window
win-origin-x | Number of pixels | 100 | Specifies the x dimension of the upper left corner of Panda3d window
win-origin-y | Number of pixels | 100 | Specifies the y dimension of the upper left corner of Panda3d window
fullscreen | #t #f | #f | Enables full-screen mode (true or false)
undecorated | #t #f | #f | Removes border from window (true or false)</\ td>
cursor-hidden | #t #f | #f | Hides mouse cursor (true or false)
show-frame-rate-meter | #t #f | #f | Shows the fps in the upper right corner of the screen (true or false)</\ td>
audio-cache-limit | number | 32 | limits the number of sounds you can load

notify-level-[package] | fatal error warning info debug spam | info | Sets notification levels for various Panda3D packages to control the amount of information printed during execution (fatal being least, spam being most)
model-path | Path string | 480 | Adds specified path to the list of paths searched when loading a model
texture-path | Path string | 480 | Adds specified path to the list of paths searched when loading a texture

sound-path | Path string | 480 | Adds specified path to the list of paths searched when loading a sound
load-file-type ptloader |  | Enabled | Allows the loading of file types for which converters have been written for in pandatool
audio-library-name | fmod_audio miles_audio null | fmod_audio | Loads the appropriate audio drivers. Miles is a propriertary audio, so only select that option if you currently have it.
want-directtools | #t #f | #t line commented out | Enables directtools, a suite of interactive object/camera manipulation tools
want-tk | #t #f | #t line commented out | Enables support for using Tkinter/PMW (Python’s wrappers around Tk)
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