[Scummvm-devel] Detection hints in the Add Game browser

[Marcus Comstedt]

Max Horn <max at quendi.de> writes:

[...]
> Of course, some backends generally have very slow file access, even  
> when "only" reading the content of directories, not to mention  
> reading actual contents. For those a "quick detect" might still be  
> useful. Or turning of that feature completely. But to know that, one  
> would have to first know more about the affected ports. The only one  
> with that problem I am aware of from the top of my head is the DC  
> port, but IIRC it uses a custom GUI anyway (but correct me if I am  
> wrong).

Yes, the DC launcher already runs detectGames() in every plugin for
every directory on the CD-ROM automatically before displaying
the choice of games to the user.  There is no particular performance
problem with this; the drive is 12X so reading a megabyte takes only
about half a second.


  // Marcus