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There is a perennial argument as to whether this is a good or a bad thing, mainly with respect to novice Windows users- | There is a perennial argument as to whether this is a good or a bad thing, mainly with respect to novice Windows users- | ||
The following alternative has been proposed: Do not show this console window by default, but only show it when explicitly requested by the user (e.g. via a command line switch, a setting in the GUI, or possibly even a hotkey). In addition, when ScummVM is launched from a console, then that console would not be hidden or affected in any other way by ScummVM. That is, the only difference in behavior would be apparent in the case that ScummVM is started via the GUI (e.g. via the Start menu, by double clicking scummvm.exe, etc.). | The following alternative has been proposed: | ||
:Do not show this console window by default, but only show it when explicitly requested by the user (e.g. via a command line switch, a setting in the GUI, or possibly even a hotkey). In addition, when ScummVM is launched from a console, then that console would not be hidden or affected in any other way by ScummVM. That is, the only difference in behavior would be apparent in the case that ScummVM is started via the GUI (e.g. via the Start menu, by double clicking scummvm.exe, etc.). | |||
This page exists to collect the arguments on both sides and to record counterarguments, so that: | This page exists to collect the arguments on both sides and to record counterarguments, so that: | ||