Re: [Tuxpaint-devel] Stamps installer on Windows
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From: Mark K. K. <tux...@cb...> - 2005-09-15 03:13:59
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Yeah, John already mentioned about that ("and of course using the correct registry entries instead of the absolute stuff shown above"). He just gave those paths as an example for standard US installation of Windows. -Mark On Wed, 14 Sep 2005, Gabriel [iso-8859-1] Gazz=E1n wrote: > In the spanish version of Windows, for example, the C:\Program Files\ dir= is > called C:\Archivos de Programa\ > I suppose Windows should provide a generic way of refering to that direct= ory > regardless of the Windows language version used; in that case it'd make s= ense > to use it, don't you think? > > thx! > > Gabriel > > El Mi=E9rcoles 14 de Septiembre de 2005 18:26, John Popplewell escribi=F3= : > > Hi All, > > > > just finishing off the installer for the Tux Paint Stamps collection on > > Windows. > > > > The Stamps can be installed for all users in the application directory: > > > > 'C:\Program Files\TuxPaint\data\stamps\' > > > > or just for the current user in a personal directory: > > > > 'C:\Documents and Settings\%USERNAME%\Application Data\TuxPaint\stamps\= ' > > > > along with that users drawings. > > > > Note that one of these locations has a missing 'data\' element which is > > causing me a slight headache. > > > > It would be nice if the installer didn't fiddle about with relative > > destination paths based on whether it thought you were installing in th= e > > application directory or in the users data directory. It would mean tha= t > > for the situation where a restricted user is installing the stamps they > > could *manually* choose to install the stamps in their data directory > > (the default) or in their local Tux Paint application directory and hav= e > > it work correctly. > > > > > > Would anyone object if I added additional search paths in the Tux Paint > > executable to check for stamps and fonts directories inside a 'data\' > > directory in the users 'home' directory on Windows? > > > > e.g. Tux Paint would search these places for stamps: > > > > C:\Program Files\TuxPaint\data\stamps\* > > C:\Documents and Settings\%USERNAME%\Application Data\TuxPaint\stamps\* > > C:\Documents and Settings\%USERNAME%\Application > > Data\TuxPaint\data\stamps\* > > > > and something equivalent for fonts (anything else?) and of course using > > the correct registry entries instead of the absolute stuff shown above > > > > :-) > > > > It would also make zipped stamps easy to install in both locations: jus= t > > unzip in the relevant TuxPaint directory, > > > > cheers, > > John. > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > SF.Net email is sponsored by: > > Tame your development challenges with Apache's Geronimo App Server. > > Download it for free - -and be entered to win a 42" plasma tv or your v= ery > > own Sony(tm)PSP. Click here to play: http://sourceforge.net/geronimo.p= hp > > _______________________________________________ > > Tuxpaint-devel mailing list > > Tux...@li... > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/tuxpaint-devel > > Internet Banda Ancha Todo el Dia desde $u 490 por mes! > ______________________________________________________ > http://www.internet.com.uy - En Uruguay somos internet > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF.Net email is sponsored by: > Tame your development challenges with Apache's Geronimo App Server. > Download it for free - -and be entered to win a 42" plasma tv or your ver= y > own Sony(tm)PSP. Click here to play: http://sourceforge.net/geronimo.php > _______________________________________________ > Tuxpaint-devel mailing list > Tux...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/tuxpaint-devel > > --=20 Mark K. Kim AIM: markus kimius Homepage: http://www.cbreak.org/ Xanga: http://www.xanga.com/vindaci Friendster: http://www.friendster.com/user.php?uid=3D13046 PGP key fingerprint: 7324 BACA 53AD E504 A76E 5167 6822 94F0 F298 5DCE PGP key available on the homepage |