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Hi Everyone,
The new dual-pack (soon to be known as the 'VPinPack') has come along quite nicely and it wont be long now until it will be released. There is one thing i wouldnt mind hearing a few opinions on though, and that is whether or not the pack should have the ability to fix itself. Since this can be just as useful as annoying implementation will strongly depend on the feedback im getting here. Details on what auto-fix means as follows:
1.) Pack installs its files, registers them
2.) Careless user deletes all VBS files (or any file or folder originally installed by the pack)
3.) Installation will call up the installer to re-install the missing files when:
A.) The VP Editor is being started
B.) A table is being started via the auto-start feature (doubleclick .vpt or .vp9)
In other words, if/when any of the files originally installed by the VIP will be found either damaged or no longer present the user will not be able to launch any tables unless the setup could fix itself! This is certainly not bad in itself, (better safe than sorry), but it also means that a copy of the installer has to be kept on the harddrive (or a disk) at all times so that the system can access it when it needs it for the repairing procedure.
So what do you think? Useful enough or too potentially annoying?
Cheers,
Phoenixx
EDIT: Poll added so people can answer quickly without needing to post.
The new dual-pack (soon to be known as the 'VPinPack') has come along quite nicely and it wont be long now until it will be released. There is one thing i wouldnt mind hearing a few opinions on though, and that is whether or not the pack should have the ability to fix itself. Since this can be just as useful as annoying implementation will strongly depend on the feedback im getting here. Details on what auto-fix means as follows:
1.) Pack installs its files, registers them
2.) Careless user deletes all VBS files (or any file or folder originally installed by the pack)
3.) Installation will call up the installer to re-install the missing files when:
A.) The VP Editor is being started
B.) A table is being started via the auto-start feature (doubleclick .vpt or .vp9)
In other words, if/when any of the files originally installed by the VIP will be found either damaged or no longer present the user will not be able to launch any tables unless the setup could fix itself! This is certainly not bad in itself, (better safe than sorry), but it also means that a copy of the installer has to be kept on the harddrive (or a disk) at all times so that the system can access it when it needs it for the repairing procedure.
So what do you think? Useful enough or too potentially annoying?
Cheers,
Phoenixx
EDIT: Poll added so people can answer quickly without needing to post.
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