a useful app: scenario installer

[Pasi Ruhanen]

Is there anything like that already? I mean that installing
new scenarios can be sometimes very unpleasant, because,
for example, in in zip is a file called trt05.sv0 and that's
already in the ttdx dir, then the user would have to unzip
to another dir, find a free name, and then copy it... Very
slow and unpleasant procedure.

So, is there already any apps for that function? I have thought
that I should code that... Name could be "scenario installer"
or something. Any ideas?

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[http://www.linuxfreak.com/~taikaviitta/]

[Paul Wright]

yes, if you have TTD alter, it has a scenario installer thdoes that

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Pasi Ruhanen <r...@laatikko.saunalahti.fi> wrote in message
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Is there anything like that already? I mean that installing
new scenarios can be sometimes very unpleasant, because,
for example, in in zip is a file called trt05.sv0 and that's
already in the ttdx dir, then the user would have to unzip
to another dir, find a free name, and then copy it... Very
slow and unpleasant procedure.

So, is there already any apps for that function? I have thought
that I should code that... Name could be "scenario installer"
or something. Any ideas?

--
"Every breath you take - jokainen leipä jonka otat"
- Kummeli lauantaina 30.10.1999
[http://www.linuxfreak.com/~taikaviitta/]

[Phillip Michael Jordan]

I could do that if you like... You'd have it tomorrow.. I'm ill anyway and can't go to school...
Phillip

[Kmarcks]

Paul Wright <paul-wri...@SPAMSPAMSPAMu.genie.co.uk> wrote in message
news:#mlIUuDN$GA.138@cpmsnbbsa03...

yes, if you have TTD alter, it has a scenario installer thdoes that

if you save new map in its own directory then you can load the game from

there, as the game saves it saves back to that directory, leaveing your old
stuff safe.
K.Marcks

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Pasi Ruhanen <r...@laatikko.saunalahti.fi> wrote in message
news:3838147C.836FD14@laatikko.saunalahti.fi...
Is there anything like that already? I mean that installing
new scenarios can be sometimes very unpleasant, because,
for example, in in zip is a file called trt05.sv0 and that's
already in the ttdx dir, then the user would have to unzip
to another dir, find a free name, and then copy it... Very
slow and unpleasant procedure.

So, is there already any apps for that function? I have thought
that I should code that... Name could be "scenario installer"
or something. Any ideas?

--
"Every breath you take - jokainen leipä jonka otat"
- Kummeli lauantaina 30.10.1999
[http://www.linuxfreak.com/~taikaviitta/]

[Trikky]

Paul Wright <paul-wri...@SPAMSPAMSPAMu.genie.co.uk> wrote in message
news:#mlIUuDN$GA.138@cpmsnbbsa03...

yes, if you have TTD alter, it has a scenario installer thdoes that

A URL would be nice! B-)

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[Pasi Ruhanen]

Phillip Michael Jordan wrote:

I could do that if you like... You'd have it tomorrow.. I'm ill anyway and can't go to school...

Okay, it would be useful...

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"Every breath you take - jokainen leipä jonka otat"
- Kummeli lauantaina 30.10.1999
[http://www.linuxfreak.com/~taikaviitta/]

[Phillip Michael Jordan]

Is there anything like that already? I mean that installing
new scenarios can be sometimes very unpleasant, because,
for example, in in zip is a file called trt05.sv0 and that's
already in the ttdx dir, then the user would have to unzip
to another dir, find a free name, and then copy it... Very
slow and unpleasant procedure.

So, is there already any apps for that function? I have thought
that I should code that... Name could be "scenario installer"
or something. Any ideas?

OK I have collected some Ideas now and only would like to know what kind of like-user interface you would like to have it. This is the only reason I haven't programmed it yet. Of course, it will be a DOS program, TTD is also DOS. I think a real graphical interface with Mouse support etc. would overdo it, so I have thought of a few solutions:

1) There is a kind of 'nice' user interface, all scenarios in the current directory are listed (name not filename) and you can scroll up and down and tick off (<space>) the ones you would like to transfer to the target (TTD) directory. then you press some key (F1, Tab, Enter, whatever) and they get copied.
The Directories can be set either via Switches e.g. SI C:\DOWNLOAD C:\MPS\TTDLX
or when no or invalid switches are passed the program asks you.

2) just veeeery simple you type SI TRT00.SV0 and it renames the file and puts it into the TTD dir. I guess that's not enough.

I don't see any alternatives that don't run into an new Norton Commander or Windows Explorer. I guess most of you will want the first possibility but I haven't programmed the layout yet in case anyone has a bright idea. *ugh you're blinding me!*

The Name of the scenario will be shown in the list, I will probably add the type later (Temperate, Toyland, etc.)

I will leave the possibility of localisation open, so as soon as it's done you can start translating everything into your languages if you like

Also let's try to find a really cool name, I thought maybe Scenario Organiser, Scenario Explorer, Scenario Navigator, ...

Oh yes...
I HAVE done the command line parsing and the scenario name detecting so hurry up with the ideas about the user interface

Phillip
*ooops this WAS a bit long!*

[Edward Bernard]

A URL would be nice! B-)

Excellently linked from the Patches section on my site....

<plug>

The official TTNG website:
http://www.ttworld.the-whale.com

</plug>

Eddie

[Pasi Ruhanen]

Phillip Michael Jordan wrote:

I will leave the possibility of localisation open, so as soon as it's done you can start translating everything into your languages if you like

Finnish version would be good.

Also let's try to find a really cool name, I thought maybe Scenario Organiser, Scenario Explorer, Scenario Navigator, ...

TTDX Scenario Organizer!

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[http://www.linuxfreak.com/~taikaviitta/]

[Paul Wright]

i got itoff YOUR links page, let me just check in the help/about, hmm, no
URL, it's on your site, or eddies i think

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Trikky <tri...@bigfoot.com> wrote in message news:81c0c7$7o2$1@gxsn.com...

A URL would be nice! B-)

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[Rémi Denis]

Phillip Michael Jordan <pmjor...@netway.at> a écrit dans le message :
81c4b5$jk...@news.netway.at...

The Directories can be set either via Switches e.g. SI C:\DOWNLOAD
C:\MPS\TTDLX or when no or invalid switches are passed the program asks you.

(...)

I don't see any alternatives that don't run into an new Norton Commander
or Windows Explorer. I guess most of you will want the first possibility but

I haven't programmed the layout yet in case anyone has a bright idea. *ugh
you're blinding me!*

I would like your program to be able to read a directory name in his command
line, so that I could create a « Search TT scenario » shortcut in Windows's
folder context menu.

(...)

I will leave the possibility of localisation open, so as soon as it's done
you can start translating everything into your languages if you like

Nice. I could translate it from English into French as TTDPATCH.

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Oh yes...
I HAVE done the command line parsing and the scenario name detecting so
hurry up with the ideas about the user interface

Phillip
*ooops this WAS a bit long!*