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Replay file info = crap
Posted: 30 Jan 2008, 19:26
by BoredJoe
Replays should be stamped with the start time of the game and the duration. It should also be sorted by date. Its pretty meaningless to have:
Cometcatcher300108- 0
Cometcatcher300108- 1
Cometcatcher300108- 2
Cometcatcher300108- 3
Cometcatcher300108- 4
Cometcatcher300108- 5
Cometcatcher300108
For starters, the first game is at the bottom, then its descended by time from the top. You also have to work out how many of those games are failed starters, then check through which of the "real" games is actually the one you want to watch.
Also, players and specs should be differentiated somehow, if there are 10 specs and 2 players for several games, you dont have a clue whos playing in each!
Re: Replay file info = crap
Posted: 30 Jan 2008, 19:53
by Tobi
Sorting by date can already be done by clicking the "modified on" column in the explorer.
Re: Replay file info = crap
Posted: 03 Feb 2008, 04:16
by Lupus
Tobi wrote:Sorting by date can already be done by clicking the "modified on" column in the explorer.
But it's annoying to do it manually every time you want to check your replays!
Anyway, what if you loose your dates? For example, when you burn your files on CD (DVD) their "modified" date is changed. Then you no longer can sort them by date...
IMHO, the best way to stamp replays would be good old method: adding number in front of the file, and number+1 in every new.
Instead of having:
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080202-DeltaSiegeDry-0.76b1.sdf 1 162 291 2008-02-02 02:40 -a--
080202-Porky_Islands-0.76b1.sdf 1 022 011 2008-02-02 22:59 -a--
080202-Porky_Islands-0.76b1-0.sdf 1 092 563 2008-02-02 23:46 -a--
080202-Speed_Ball_10x10-0.76b1.sdf 339 914 2008-02-02 02:59 -a--
080202-TheRock-0.76b1.sdf 2 086 096 2008-02-02 04:09 -a--
080202-TheRock-0.76b1-0.sdf 892 092 2008-02-02 04:55 -a--
080202-TheRock-0.76b1-1.sdf 1 329 993 2008-02-02 05:40 -a--
080202-TheRock-0.76b1-2.sdf 1 364 848 2008-02-02 06:29 -a--
I'd love to have (sorted by time):
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0000-080202-DeltaSiegeDry-0.76b1.sdf 1 162 291 2008-02-02 02:40 -a--
0001-080202-Speed_Ball_10x10-0.76b1.sdf 339 914 2008-02-02 02:59 -a--
0002-080202-TheRock-0.76b1.sdf 2 086 096 2008-02-02 04:09 -a--
0003-080202-TheRock-0.76b1-0.sdf 892 092 2008-02-02 04:55 -a--
0004-080202-TheRock-0.76b1-1.sdf 1 329 993 2008-02-02 05:40 -a--
0005-080202-TheRock-0.76b1-2.sdf 1 364 848 2008-02-02 06:29 -a--
0006-080202-Porky_Islands-0.76b1.sdf 1 022 011 2008-02-02 22:59 -a--
0007-080202-Porky_Islands-0.76b1-0.sdf 1 092 563 2008-02-02 23:46 -a--
Re: Replay file info = crap
Posted: 07 Feb 2008, 15:35
by rattle
One of the most annoying things about the Explorer is that it remembers folder options at random, if at all. Which is why I don't use it.
Re: Replay file info = crap
Posted: 07 Feb 2008, 16:57
by AF
Actually thats because Explorer only saves it for so many folders. If you add an option for one folder it shifts all the others along until one falls off on the other end and is 'forgotten'. This way explorer didn't have to keep track of them all and was speeded up and had a smaller memory footprint
I assume this feature was removed in either XP or Vista as it was unnecessary considering the improved cpu and ram of modern machines. I cannot find a setting anywhere to change this in Vista or any indication its still there.
Re: Replay file info = crap
Posted: 07 Feb 2008, 17:33
by Satirik
rattle wrote:One of the most annoying things about the Explorer is that it remembers folder options at random, if at all. Which is why I don't use it.
what ???
Re: Replay file info = crap
Posted: 08 Feb 2008, 19:57
by imbaczek
Satirik: total commander.
Re: Replay file info = crap
Posted: 10 Feb 2008, 00:50
by Satirik
imbaczek wrote:Satirik: total commander.
no what do you mean about explorer ?
Re: Replay file info = crap
Posted: 12 Feb 2008, 18:34
by Neddie
Lupus wrote:Tobi wrote:Sorting by date can already be done by clicking the "modified on" column in the explorer.
But it's annoying to do it manually every time you want to check your replays!
Anyway, what if you loose your dates? For example, when you burn your files on CD (DVD) their "modified" date is changed. Then you no longer can sort them by date...
IMHO, the best way to stamp replays would be good old method: adding number in front of the file, and number+1 in every new.
Instead of having:
Code: Select all
080202-DeltaSiegeDry-0.76b1.sdf 1 162 291 2008-02-02 02:40 -a--
080202-Porky_Islands-0.76b1.sdf 1 022 011 2008-02-02 22:59 -a--
080202-Porky_Islands-0.76b1-0.sdf 1 092 563 2008-02-02 23:46 -a--
080202-Speed_Ball_10x10-0.76b1.sdf 339 914 2008-02-02 02:59 -a--
080202-TheRock-0.76b1.sdf 2 086 096 2008-02-02 04:09 -a--
080202-TheRock-0.76b1-0.sdf 892 092 2008-02-02 04:55 -a--
080202-TheRock-0.76b1-1.sdf 1 329 993 2008-02-02 05:40 -a--
080202-TheRock-0.76b1-2.sdf 1 364 848 2008-02-02 06:29 -a--
I'd love to have (sorted by time):
Code: Select all
0000-080202-DeltaSiegeDry-0.76b1.sdf 1 162 291 2008-02-02 02:40 -a--
0001-080202-Speed_Ball_10x10-0.76b1.sdf 339 914 2008-02-02 02:59 -a--
0002-080202-TheRock-0.76b1.sdf 2 086 096 2008-02-02 04:09 -a--
0003-080202-TheRock-0.76b1-0.sdf 892 092 2008-02-02 04:55 -a--
0004-080202-TheRock-0.76b1-1.sdf 1 329 993 2008-02-02 05:40 -a--
0005-080202-TheRock-0.76b1-2.sdf 1 364 848 2008-02-02 06:29 -a--
0006-080202-Porky_Islands-0.76b1.sdf 1 022 011 2008-02-02 22:59 -a--
0007-080202-Porky_Islands-0.76b1-0.sdf 1 092 563 2008-02-02 23:46 -a--
I think Lupus is on the right track here... could some sort of header be added for time played at GMT in the name, or at least a sorting number?
Re: Replay file info = crap
Posted: 13 Feb 2008, 02:46
by rattle
Satirik wrote:imbaczek wrote:Satirik: total commander.
no what do you mean about explorer ?
It discards the sorting options, even if I set it for all subdirectories etc. It's been doing that ever since, it worked at some point, then stopped working again and then I switched over to
TC and never used the Explorer again.
Re: Replay file info = crap
Posted: 14 Feb 2008, 12:27
by Forboding Angel
No it doesn't...
Tools > folder options >apply this folder setting to all folders.
Re: Replay file info = crap
Posted: 19 Feb 2008, 19:05
by rattle
Yeah and that never worked on 2k or XP for me.