Talk:Datafiles

Shouldn't this page be linked in each game screen? Currently, only one page links to it (documentation) --Md5 19:14, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

I started linking datafiles#paragraph from game pages where it is a little more complicated. For Broken Sword I had to rename some files. It took some time until I found this page. --Matthias 15:29, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

First off, please read below (from the BASS page). You went ahead with all these without looking at the arguments for/against this. It is (IMO) truly pointless to add this to every game page. If anything, it would be better to a) remove datafiles altogether and divide it among the individual games, or b) add a link via the template. -Clone2727 20:12, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

From BASS Talk Page

Is it necessary to put the link on each page? It is linked from the documentation page already. It is a waste IMHO to go through each page and add this. There are too many games that would need to have this. -Clone2727 20:13, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

Asking the other way around: What is better: Having a single page listing all datafile requirements for all games; *or* listing the required datafiles of each game? Both approaches have pros and cons, I think. If I am a newbie looking for this information, I might start out by looking at the page for the game I want to play. OTOH if I am familiar with ScummVM and know about the datafiles page, it might be the first place I look at.... Incidentally, this question also crops up when thinking about how to write the manual: Group information by "game", or by the type of information? (think about: datafiles; known issues; etc.) Fingolfin 17:05, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

Personally, I like it all clumped together. Before I knew exactly what I was doing, I could still read stuff on the site and figure out how to do it. It's pretty straightforward IMHO. About known issues, that would partly be taking away from the compatibility, TODO, and engine pages. This issue is something that would be better to talk about on -devel -Clone2727 22:39, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

The required data files for all games, should be kept on a single page, for easy access. A central location makes it much easier, then having to browsing several separate pages, when looking up more than a single game. As the number of supported games by ScummVM is slowly growing, I doubt many users would be looking up a single game at a time. We provide a direct link to the required data files page on the web site, but not to any game specific pages on the web site, so I don't see how new users could go looking through the wiki pages, without noticing that link on the way. I don't see the need for an additional link to required data files, on each game specific page of the wiki either. Kirben 23:14, 1 March 2007 (UTC)