Re: [Bug-gnubg] Default directory for SGG and TMG games

[Joern Thyssen]

On Wed, Mar 12, 2003 at 12:42:50AM -0300, Albert Silver wrote
> Hi, 
> 
> I wanted to suggest that the installation program automatically
> set the directory for importing SGG games to be that of \Gamesgrid\Saved
> games where they are stored by by default by the GG client. Contrary to
> the .mat format, used by numerous programs, the Gamesgrid client is the
> only program to generate these files and it makes sense to have it set
> it and not force the user to locate it and then learn how to set it as
> the default.
>       A similar suggestion would apply to TMG games created by the
> Truemoneygames client.
> 

The default paths is set at compile time. Unfortunately the SGG and TMG
directory will vary across different languages, e.g, "C:\Program
Files\GamesGrid\SaveGame" on English versions of windows, but
"C:\Programmer\GamesGrid\SaveGame" on Danish versions of windows, so
"hardcoding" a default value will only satisfy English users.

The only solution is to have the installation program insert a line "set
path sgg "C:\Program Files\GamesGrid\SaveGame"" (or localised analogues
of that command) in the installed .gnubgautorc. I don't know if this is
possible?! Øystein? If it's possible we should verify what happens when
the SGG import dialog is opened when the SaveGame directory doesn't
exists!

Jørn