[Scummvm-tracker] [ScummVM] #10536: MOHAWK: Riven: User can’t delete user-created save from Autosave slot via GUI.

[macca8]

#10536: MOHAWK: Riven: User can’t delete user-created save from Autosave slot via
GUI.
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  Reporter:  macca8  |      Owner:  dafioram
      Type:  defect  |     Status:  new
  Priority:  low     |  Component:  Engine: Mohawk
Resolution:          |   Keywords:
      Game:  Riven   |
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Comment (by macca8):

 Thanks dafioram.

 I think you're selling the value of autosaving short.

 Your motivation for implementing Autosaving was to provide save on exit
 support, and in that context, your assessment that autosave is only useful
 to users who don't save is correct.

 But the Autosave concept is so much more. Its about minimizing data loss
 and aiding recovery if something unforeseen happens (such as a crash)
 during the game in progress. It replaces the need for users to make
 regular saves to cover the same contingency.

 What it doesn't do is release users from creating permanent saves as
 necessary to preserve data going forward (except in your context), since
 autosaves are regularly overwritten, and as such, only temporary by
 nature.

 Enabling Autosave is a positive for all users. The real benefit is that
 you don't know that you need it until you actually do.

 And your absolutely correct, only the user-created save should be
 deletable.

 Congratulations on your efforts. Apart from this inconvenience, it works
 well, and is a great and long overdue addition to Riven.

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