[Scummvm-devel] Windows console

Michael du Breuil wicked.shell.scripts at gmail.com
Tue Oct 26 19:34:02 CEST 2010


I can't post to the wiki, so replying here.. Sorry if that's wrong... 
Anyways.

Why not have the user choose when running the windows installer? If we 
already have an installer it seems to me like this is an option that is 
best put in as a checkbox, saved to preferences, and then later managed 
from within the ScummVM Main Menu. Then it was the users choice to see 
the console or not, and took little to no time on their part. Or am I 
missing a bigger issue here?

WickedShell

On 10/26/2010 09:48 AM, Travis Howell wrote:
> On 26/10/2010 7:56 PM, Max Horn wrote:
>    
>> However, I do stand to the part where I say that this has been brought up before (on tracker items, on forum discussion, on IRC, and in real life conversations with users), and that there was never a proper discussion on this. At least not that I recall, but if I forget something, please be so kind and refresh my memory.
>>
>> As such, I still think it's important that we discuss this thoroughly, and without letting personal feelings get into this (which is why I feel doubly bad for violating just that with my mail earlier).
>>
>>
>> So far, we exchanged (and still are exchanging) technical points, plus not-well based claims about what our user may or may not want. The latter is something we don't really have any good data on. I therefore think that we should run a poll, and ask people about what they want. The poll should be worded carefully, as to not unintentionally bias people one way or another. Here is a suggestion for what we could ask; let's see if we can shape this into something we can all agree on, then we can put the poll online (e.g. in the forums or using LimeSurvey, other suggestions welcome):
>>      
> No, any internet poll would only cover a small amount of users.
> Specifically users who have online access, and actively monitor the
> ScummVM web site. Please don't turn this into another pointless online
> petition.
>
> Besides any poll of this type, could set a dangerous precedent for
> ScummVM. Since we never add features or games, based on requests.
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