[quake3] Re: Videos not found :[
Tony J. White
tjw at webteam.net
Mon Sep 17 10:52:34 EDT 2007
On Mon, Sep 17, 2007 at 07:15:03AM -0700, Jorge Peña wrote:
> > I'm pretty sure %APPDATA% is intended for applications to store data
> > that this *not* intended to be touch or used by the end user. This would
> > be part of the reason behind the %APPDATA% folder being marked hidden.
>
> I agree, that seems logical.
The fact that %APPDATA% is marked as hidden doesn't really matter. ioq3
installers can set up .lnk's to the path "%APPDATA%\Quake3" in both the
install directory and in the Start Menu Programs directory.
If "My Documents\My Games" is really becoming the normal place for games
to store things, then I wouldn't be opposed to having the installer
put a .lnk in there too. It would make more sense too since the
installer is already going to know which language to use.
-Tony
> On 9/17/07, Tig <tigger at lvlworld.com> wrote:
>
> On Sun, Sep 16, 2007 at 07:44:16PM -0400, Henry Garcia wrote:
> > > %APPDATA% is what MSDN claims is correct. The other way is just
> > > defacto. Ideally the installer should place a shortcut to it; then
> it
> > > doesn't really matter where it goes.
> >
> >
> > Another recommendation from Microsoft is to let the end user decide:
> give
> > him the option to store the data where he wants to store the data.
> There's
> > nothing more annoying to the end user of having the feeling that he's
> not
> > in control of the program: the program is in control of him.
> >
> > I've heard it more than a few gripes about about things not being the
> way
> > they
> > used to be in Quake III. I think it would be in the best interest of
> the
> > program if
> > the program would accept the Windows recommended practice (%APPDATA%)
> > but give the user the option to change the location where he would
> like to
> > store
> > the data.
> >
> > I know he has that choice already. But it's frustrating for someone
> who's
> > not
> > familiar with how to set up the parameters. Windows is finally
> catching up
> > to
> > some of the more secure practices of Linux, but Windows users--from
> the
> > sounds
> > of the gripes I've heard--are taking their time to adjust.
> >
>
> I'm pretty sure %APPDATA% is intended for applications to store data
> that this *not* intended to be touch or used by the end user. This would
> be part of the reason behind the %APPDATA% folder being marked hidden.
>
> Its kind of pointless to store things like videos and screenshots in a
> hidden location. %USERPROFILE%\My Documents\* is intended for files that
> are accessible to the end user.
>
> As to making it a user choice during install, I could not agree more,
> with the default to %USERPROFILE%\My Documents\ *not* %APPDATA%. Many
> Windows users go with defaults and would expect to find screenshot in a
> folder that is not hidden.
>
> -Tig
>
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