[Scummvm-tracker] [ScummVM :: Bugs] #13921: Character ":" disallowed in .ini section names

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#13921: Character ":" disallowed in .ini section names
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Reporter:  Klaitu  |       Owner:  (none)
    Type:  defect  |      Status:  new
Priority:  normal  |   Component:  --Unset--
 Version:          |  Resolution:
Keywords:          |        Game:
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Comment (by i30817):

 Umm. That's on purpose. Section game 'ids' are used in the command line
 interface, and to work in windows, they are made to be as short as
 possible and not use forbidden windows characters.

 If you're thinking of using the 'real name' as some kind of ini filename
 for a external program, don't. Instead parse out the 'description' field
 and use it on a custom fileformat for that program (or just use the ini
 directly).

 I did the same for the retroarch core in https://github.com/i30817
 /libretro-mkscumm which creates playlists for it from a scummvm ini file
 (if that's the program giving you problems, and not something else),
 because the playlist format had a field for a name that is free from the
 limits of 'forbidden characters'.
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