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This makes it often necessary to (re)implement certain functionality, like virtual keyboards (see above task), or graphic downscalers and the like.  
This makes it often necessary to (re)implement certain functionality, like virtual keyboards (see above task), or graphic downscalers and the like.  


''The Task:''
''The Task:''
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Besides this, optimising code for speed and memory usage benefits all our targets. In particular these "small devices". Hence doing this is a worthy goal on its own.
Besides this, optimising code for speed and memory usage benefits all our targets. In particular these "small devices". Hence doing this is a worthy goal on its own.


''Required Skills:''
''Required Skills:''
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* Refactoring skills.
* Refactoring skills.
* Knowledge of one or more ScummVM platform backends is desirable.
* Knowledge of one or more ScummVM platform backends is desirable.


=== Improve Savestate management (e.g. loading savestates from the launcher) ===
=== Improve Savestate management (e.g. loading savestates from the launcher) ===
''Technical Contact'': [[User:Fingolfin|Max Horn]]
''Technical Contact'': [[User:Fingolfin|Max Horn]]


''Background:''
''Background:''
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   ./scummvm -x5 monkey
   ./scummvm -x5 monkey
to resume playing Monkey Island with the 5th savestate.
to resume playing Monkey Island with the 5th savestate.


''The Task:''
''The Task:''
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Many more things are possible in this direction, depending on your interests. For example, a global uniform *save* dialog (once again, in addition to the "native" dialogs of the games) would be nice, too, but would require some careful research as to how to interface it with the game engines best.
Many more things are possible in this direction, depending on your interests. For example, a global uniform *save* dialog (once again, in addition to the "native" dialogs of the games) would be nice, too, but would require some careful research as to how to interface it with the game engines best.


''Required Skills:''
''Required Skills:''
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