MantisBT - Doomseeker
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0001433Doomseeker[All Projects] Suggestionpublic2013-07-26 18:322018-09-29 14:47
ReporterZalewa 
Assigned ToBlzut3 
PrioritynormalSeverityminorReproducibilityalways
StatusclosedResolutionfixed 
PlatformOSOS Version
Product Version0.10 Beta 
Target Version0.11 BetaFixed in Version0.11 Beta 
Summary0001433: When game executable is not specified, the error message is too vague.
DescriptionError message only specifies that there is no game executable specified. Some users have no idea how to solve this problem. The error message should contain specific instructions on what needs to be done to make it go away, something in the line of "Go to the options -> engines -> <insert-game-here> -> specify path to .exe".
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Issue History
Date ModifiedUsernameFieldChange
2013-07-26 18:32ZalewaNew Issue
2013-07-26 18:32ZalewaFile Added: 7sk.png
2013-07-31 00:14Blzut3Assigned To => Blzut3
2013-07-31 00:14Blzut3Statusnew => assigned
2013-07-31 00:16Blzut3Note Added: 0006857
2013-07-31 00:16Blzut3Statusassigned => feedback
2013-07-31 17:04ZalewaNote Added: 0006862
2013-07-31 17:04ZalewaStatusfeedback => assigned
2013-08-02 10:39Blzut3Note Added: 0006892
2013-08-02 10:39Blzut3Statusassigned => resolved
2013-08-02 10:39Blzut3Fixed in Version => 0.11 Beta
2013-08-02 10:39Blzut3Resolutionopen => fixed
2013-08-02 10:40Blzut3Note Edited: 0006892bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=6892#r3861
2018-09-29 14:47WubTheCaptainStatusresolved => closed

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(0006857)
Blzut3   
2013-07-31 00:16   
I've been thinking about this a bit. Since one should assume users are not going to read, do you think it would be good idea to just open the proper configuration page after the user dismisses the message?

Perhaps in combination of clarifying the message a little bit.
(0006862)
Zalewa   
2013-07-31 17:04   
I came up with the same idea, actually. It'd be best if the config box opened directly at the necessary page, combined with pointing out the page in the tree, and with pointing out which widget needs attention. This would actually be a part of the long forgotten issue 621.
(0006892)
Blzut3   
2013-08-02 10:39   
(edited on: 2013-08-02 10:40)
The configuration should open to the proper page when this error occurs.

The implementation isn't quite as clean as I would have hoped, but of course the amount of code tacked into MainWindow got in the way.