#7483 closed feature request (duplicate)
[Windows] scummvm.ini is in the wrong position
| Reported by: | SF/angalla | Owned by: | Kirben |
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| Priority: | normal | Component: | Port: Win32 |
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| Cc: | Game: |
Description
INI file is in the wrong position for these reasons:
1) I could not create a CD with an already made configuration that can works on every computer. If I could create an ini file and put in the same dir as exe, i can run games that are burned on the same CD/DVD. 2) Windows is a protected directory, no program should use it. Only admins can work there. Use profile instead.
A solution could be a search path, in this order. 1) local dir (same as exe) 2) %APPDATA%\ScummVM 3) %WINDIR%
And 2 should be the default configuration dir. Thanks!
Ticket imported from: #1460153. Ticket imported from: feature-requests/299.
Change History (7)
comment:1 by , 20 years ago
comment:2 by , 20 years ago
| Status: | new → pending |
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comment:3 by , 20 years ago
| Status: | pending → closed |
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comment:4 by , 20 years ago
Closed as duplicate of feature request #743288.
This isn't a problem that can easily be solved, without breaking compatbility with earlier Windows versions.
comment:5 by , 20 years ago
| Owner: | set to |
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| Resolution: | → duplicate |
comment:6 by , 20 years ago
Also you could solve the issue of running ScummVM off a CD, by using the '-c' command line option to set an alternative config file. With a batch file or shortcut, to launch ScummVM.
comment:7 by , 7 years ago
| Component: | → Port: Win32 |
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Ugh, it _should_? Please, provide patch which will be portable accross all Windows platforms that we support, including Windows 9x. Thanks.