ZSNES version should be included within .cfg file

[Richard C.]

I've been thinking. We've been having a lot of problems recently due to people not deleting their config files after an update. If the version of ZSNES was included within the .cfg file, ZSNES could detect outdated config files, and replace them with acceptable ones.

I can think of two ways to do this.

1) Delete zguicfg?.dat and zsnes?.cfg - the easiest thing, but user will loose all custom settings.
2) Delete zguicfg?.dat only, and program into zsnes default settings for all things within zsnes?.cfg. This way, everyone's custom settings could be kept, and new features would use their default settings. However, this could cause a problem if the old settings were set to values no longer available in the new version.

[Starman Ghost]

I suggested something like this before. It had a relatively posative response, but I don't think any of the developers commented.

[Richard C.]

Nach is a sexy, sexy man.

maybe that will help?

[xamenus]

Or the config files could simply be called "zsnes?143.cfg" and "zguicfg?143.dat" (change the "143" to the appropriate version number, of course). Official releases aren't that frequent anyway, so no big deal if the user will have to reconfigure everything.

Alternatively, the user can just be warned by reading the documentation.

[Richard C.]

Alternatively, the user can just be warned by reading the documentation.

and we know how much THAT happens....

[grinvader]

Or the config files could simply be called "zsnes?143.cfg" and "zguicfg?143.dat" (change the "143" to the appropriate version number, of course).

We have to keep them in 8.3 format.

As said in another thread the file causing trouble is zguicfg?.dat. Just put in the docs that important changes to GUI code require this file to be deleted...
As if they read the docs before whining here.

[Richard C.]

Or the config files could simply be called "zsnes?143.cfg" and "zguicfg?143.dat" (change the "143" to the appropriate version number, of course).

We have to keep them in 8.3 format.

As said in another thread the file causing trouble is zguicfg?.dat. Just put in the docs that important changes to GUI code require this file to be deleted...
As if they read the docs before whining here.

right, but that never happens, and something like this will keep their pathetic souls from visiting the board. although... i was a user like that once, and look at me!

[Nach]

Idealy, I'd like to come up with a way that you'll never have to delete your config related files no matter what we change.

I could do it if I was motivated enough.

[snkcube]

Idealy, I'd like to come up with a way that you'll never have to delete your config related files no matter what we change.

I could do it if I was motivated enough.

What would motivate you? Maybe some money?

[Nach]

Idealy, I'd like to come up with a way that you'll never have to delete your config related files no matter what we change.

I could do it if I was motivated enough.

What would motivate you? Maybe some money?

Perhaps.