UAC and multiple datadirs in Windows, pt 2

[Auswaschbar]

I just commited the patch, the datadirs are checked in the following order:

• config variable (registry)
• binary directory
• my documents
• app data
• environemnt variable
• compiler flags

If a directory doesn't exists, spring will simply ignore it (and won't create it).

[reivanen]

Why is it my documents and not where it is supposed to be: my documents/my games/ ?

[imbaczek]

my games is not a standard place, therefore people not using english versions of windows won't have it (or will have it, but with a different name.)

[reivanen]

i'm pretty sure my games has a %path% just like %documents%, no ?

A properly configured application uses my documents, a properly configured game uses my documents/my games/ as their home for user environment. /appdata is used for temp, working files and similar, and therefore i think its silly to include user files to be optionally over there.

change my documents to my games, and appdata to users/public, and it should be fine.

[imbaczek]

change my documents to my games, and appdata to users/public, and it should be fine.

you're assuming vista, I guess. I don't have vista, but if those paths are accessible there through environment variables or other means, I'm for adding them if they exist.

[Auswaschbar]

I followed this guideline: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library ... S.85).aspx, and a "my games" is not mentioned anywhere. But if you know a variable for this, feel free to post it here.

Also, appdata is not used for temporary data, but

Game files that can be created by a user and read by all users. Write access is granted only to the creator of the file

so in my opinion its a great place to put maps and mods in (unlike the base/springcontent etc., which should go in Program Files).

[AF]

Are we also forgetting to append spring/ to the end? we dont want to have maps mods and other spring folders polluting the my games folder getting in the way of other games ^_^

btw

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library ... S.85).aspx

[momfreeek]

I just commited the patch, the datadirs are checked in the following order:

• config variable (registry)
• binary directory
• my documents
• app data
• environemnt variable
• compiler flags

If a directory doesn't exists, spring will simply ignore it (and won't create it).

does this still work as explained here?
what is the registry key? environment variable?