Re: [Gamedevlists-brew] Alternative to BREW Resource Editor GUI?

[<jh...@lm...>]

Quoting Bill Kendrick <bi...@pe...>:

> 
> jh...@lm... wrote:
> > My solution is similar; I have long since abandoned QUALCOMM's file
> format.
> 
> Isn't there a potential issue with taking up extra space when users disable 
> your app?  (Here I'm assuming this is something that users actually do in the
> 
> real world.  I don't have my own BREW phone, so I don't play with other 
> people's BREW apps much.  I can't imagine myself liking an app enough to keep
> 
> it, but /still/ having some need to disable it.)
> 
> e.g., when one "disables" an app on their phone, it kills the MOD and BAR 
> files, but that's about it.  (Then it re-downloads everything when it's 
> reactivated)
> 
> I guess it can't be too much of an issue, since I have seen so many people 
> mention that they've stopped using BAR files. ;^)
> 
> -bill!

Well, I still call it a ".bar" file, even though it's a different format.  This
might be a bit of an abuse, but since the AppLoader and Get It Now's disable
features give files with these extensions special treatment, I just piggy
back.

-JHW