[Scummvm-devel] Global Menu Options

[Max Horn]

Am 11.01.2009 um 06:10 schrieb Travis Howell:

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>
> Max Horn wrote:
>> in my eyes the current GMM-OD (GMM options dialog ;) can only be a
>> temporary solution, as it suffers from various fundamental issues;
>>
>> 1) It provides settings which do not apply to all games, in this  
>> form.
>> (Although if Simon doesn't support the "subtitles + speech" mode,  
>> then
>> I'd expect the AGOS engine to automatically detect that setting and
>> revert it to an acceptable one -- is there any reason not to do so?)
>
> Because allowing a user to select options, that aren't possible (and
> silently reverted), will only lead to further confusion and  
> complaints.

My point was not that we shouldn't fix the GUI (it should only offer  
options that actually make full sense, agreed). But *rather* my point  
was that the AGOS (or any other) engine should *of course* detect and  
handle nonsense settings, instead of freaking out when they are used.  
A simple "if subtitle mode is invalid then set subtitle mode to  
default" check takes only a few lines, and at the same time protects  
those users who meddle with their config file manually because  
somebody in some forum told them that they should do so to enable the  
subtitle+speech mode.

Input validation should always be done, and so should proper GUI  
design, and neither can replace the other.


Bye,
Max