From: Thomas Martitz <thomas.martitz_at_student.htw-berlin.de>
Date: Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:11:12 +0200

On 09.10.2009 16:18, Teruaki Kawashima wrote:
>>> I wanted to show entire path of file names. From my experience, path
>>> tends to not contain spaces and splashf() doesn't handle such strings
>>>
> well.
>
>>> But since the printf() isn't still good especially for smaller LCDs, I
>>> can change it to use splashf().
>>>
>> There are more ways to print a string, like various puts functions. It
>> doesn't need to be a splash. You can even add scrolling for long
>> filenames on small screens.
>>
>>
> puts_scroll isn't so different from splash here, imo.
>
>
>>>> What's the point of rockbox-fonts.config, what is it used for? Rockbox
>>>> isn't limited to the fonts pre-installed. Anyone can build their own
>>>> font and use them in themes.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> For the purpose of rockbox-fonts.config, see the comment at
>>> http://www.rockbox.org/tracker/task/10187#comment31796 and next one.
>>> In such a case, users would change setting to not remove fonts at all.
>>>
>>>
>> I see, I don't like it though. The mechanism seems rather wobby and
>> wasted special casing adding much complexity. What's the gain really? If
>> a theme from the theme site doesn't work, the user can just re-download
>> the package.
>>
>>
> Isn't it a gain to save user reinstalling fonts?
>
>

But the user explicitely decided to delete the fonts. Why are we trying
to be more intelligent than the user?
Reinstalling fonts isn't a problem IMO, actually the fonts should be
downloaded periodically in case something changes in SVN.

>> Additionally, I don't see why icons and fonts are handled differently,
>> asking for deletion of fonts also is the better way IMO.
>>
>>
> It's not more than that I didn't think so when I wrote it. I'll change
> it to "Ask".
>
>
>>> It removes the .cfg file only if the file is in the
>>> /.rockbox/themes directory though.
>>>
>>>
>> Why?
>>
>>
> the .cfg files in the /.rockbox/themes/ would be theme file but the
> files in other directories may not be theme file. e.g
> /.rockbox/config.cfg and /.rockbox/fixed.cfg.
>
>

The user explicitly selected that very .cfg. Again, why are we trying to
be more intelligent than the user? I see now point in limiting the
deletion to /.rockbox/themes.

Best regards.
Received on 2009-10-09