Re: [Bug-gnubg] Setting paths

[Nardy Pillards]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ian Shaw" <address@hidden>
To: "Nardy Pillards" <address@hidden>
Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2002 6:52 PM
Subject: RE: [Bug-gnubg] Setting paths


>
> > Another way to set the path:
> > File... Import... (your .mat file)
> > Once you selected the file you want to import, and before
> > clicking 'OK':
> > Click 'Set as default' (top of that window)
> > (yep, in the Import window... new feature)
> > then click 'OK'
> > Settings... Save settings.
> >
> > (checked this with 020930 build)
> >
> > Nardy
> This doesn't work for me. I followed this procedure and got a truncated
path in .gnubgautorc:
>
> set path mat "C:\Program"
>
> After restarting GnuBg, it reverted to its home directory C:\gnubg to look
for files. This must be the default behaviour of it can't find the path,
since C:\Program doesn't exist, of course.
>
> Have you tried it on a path with spaces in?

I don't use paths with spaces.... so I did tried that one after your post
(see other reply)

> The procedure you describe is slightly different to what I was doing. I
didn't select a file before setting the default path. I don't think it is
right that one should have to do so. Just navigating to the directory should
be sufficient, just like the Windows "Browse" function.

It IS sufficient IF:
- the combination of Selection: and content of the field below are a path
- and (at the moment) there are no spaces in that path
(but: after important, the Current Path is correct, with or without spaces)

>
> While we're on the subject of Save Settings, I hate it that my last
opponent's name gets saved and restored. Can this be eliminated?
> If we load a match, the players names get filled in from the match record.
> If I am playing vs. GnuBg, the name should always be set to GnuBg
(possibly with Expert etc appended).
> I haven't investigated the new player records features yet, but it seems
to me that inadvertently getting the wrong players name up could mess things
up.

The Player Records uses the names of the ongoing match.
So: yes. Inadvertently it could mess things up.

If you keep the record of your good friend 'Xyz', load a match of 'Xyz' with
'Abc' and afterwards you yourself start a new match with gnubg, the names
'Xyz' and 'Abc' will be the ones displayed.
Save Player Records will add to 'Xyz' and 'Abc', yep. Not to 'yourself'.

Nardy