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SirkoZ · Post by **SirkoZ** » 17 Apr 2004 12:53

Oh and could you make a non-installer compiled version (apart from source & installer) available as I don't like installer trying to decide, where to put OTTD and creating all those start menu entries...

CobraA1 · Post by **CobraA1** » 17 Apr 2004 14:28

The installer should ask you where to put them. There should be an option to not create Start Menu entries.

SirkoZ · Post by **SirkoZ** » 17 Apr 2004 16:30

What's wrong with a simple zip file?

CobraA1 · Post by **CobraA1** » 17 Apr 2004 21:21

Nothing, it's just that the installer should already be able to do those things

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habell · Post by **habell** » 18 Apr 2004 09:24

I don't like the installer too.

It's easier to just drop the files from a zip-file in your OTTD dir, in stead of having to install the game over and over again.

It also creates a lot of entries in the registry if you forget to uninstall it first.

I like the installer, for newbies.
But I like a zip-file more.

RaggieSoft · Post by **RaggieSoft** » 18 Apr 2004 20:07

There IS an option to not create entries for Shortcuts! As for getting rid of the Registry entries, I could write a small program to do that.

It would work like this: A message would ask you if you're sure you want to be rid of entries (the default button would be No). It'll then get rid of them. Finally, you'll get a comformation that they are gone.

Would anyone like this program?

Vurlix · Post by **Vurlix** » 18 Apr 2004 20:30

I think the installer should simply overwrite existing registry entries.

SirkoZ · Post by **SirkoZ** » 18 Apr 2004 22:11

Oh goodie, a program to reverse effect of the installer - I mean REALLY, what ARE you THINKING? Why does it have to be so COMPLICATED to create a simple ZIP & a readme to tell everyone to extract it into TTD directory?

I'm very sorry for those, who "don't have time" to read readmes for install instructions...
Do you think someone would extract OTTD in Temp dir, or maybe in ProgFiles/Common Files?

Just make life easier to you & us and everything will be cool.

Oracle · Post by **Oracle** » 19 Apr 2004 13:51

I don't play OpenTTD really, but I think the installer is a good thing. It takes me 10 or 15 seconds or so to put files in the right place with an installer, but would probably take about 45 seconds or a minute with a zip file. What I would like, however, is for the installer not to put shortcuts when you tell it not to.

There should probably be a zip file though to avoid modifying the registry but I see no real problem with it at the moment.

RaggieSoft · Post by **RaggieSoft** » 19 Apr 2004 15:55

Oracle wrote:I don't play OpenTTD really, but I think the installer is a good thing. It takes me 10 or 15 seconds or so to put files in the right place with an installer, but would probably take about 45 seconds or a minute with a zip file. What I would like, however, is for the installer not to put shortcuts when you tell it not to.
There should probably be a zip file though to avoid modifying the registry but I see no real problem with it at the moment.

Talk to CobraA1. He's the one who wrote the Don't Create Shortcuts check box.

CobraA1 · Post by **CobraA1** » 19 Apr 2004 16:16

Talk to CobraA1. He's the one who wrote the Don't Create Shortcuts check box.

Actually, that was made by the people who made the installer - it's one of the standard screens that can be shown.

Why does it have to be so COMPLICATED to create a simple ZIP & a readme to tell everyone to extract it into TTD directory?

That would overwrite TTD

. Some people might actually want to keep TTD.

OK, maybe a few bugs need to be ironed out with the installer, but I don't think we need to throw it away just because of a few bugs

.

What I would like, however, is for the installer not to put shortcuts when you tell it not to.

I'll take another look at the installer, see what's up.

CobraA1 · Post by **CobraA1** » 19 Apr 2004 22:44

Yup. It was a bug. I'm sending the bug fix and some improvements to RaggieSoft.

RaggieSoft · Post by **RaggieSoft** » 20 Apr 2004 01:05

CobraA1 wrote:Yup. It was a bug. I'm sending the bug fix and some improvements to RaggieSoft.

I no longer maintain the installer. I handed the NSI over to Luddie.

CobraA1 · Post by **CobraA1** » 20 Apr 2004 02:33

OK, the installer is in the SourceForge patches.

Vurlix · Post by **Vurlix** » 20 Apr 2004 03:21

Installer updated. Will be used for next release.

RaggieSoft · Post by **RaggieSoft** » 20 Apr 2004 03:51

Vurlix wrote:Installer updated. Will be used for next release.

Thank-you

CobraA1 · Post by **CobraA1** » 20 Apr 2004 06:02

Thanks

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