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Split one point, into a pro and con.
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=== Pros (Arguments for logging to a file) === | === Pros (Arguments for logging to a file) === | ||
* Users need to restart ScummVM, to get more feedback, when bugs or issues occur and they haven't copied/pasted the relevant information from the console, and might not even be able to reproduce the bug/issue. | * Users need to restart ScummVM, to get more feedback on critical issues, when bugs or issues occur and they haven't copied/pasted the relevant information from the console, and might not even be able to reproduce the bug/issue. | ||
* Sometimes, when ScummVM crashes unexpectedly, the program exits completely, and the user loses the error in question. This doesn't happen with a log file. | * Sometimes, when ScummVM crashes unexpectedly, the program exits completely, and the user loses the error in question. This doesn't happen with a log file. | ||
* A log file can be easily submitted via the bug tracker, even if it is big. | * A log file can be easily submitted via the bug tracker, even if it is big. | ||
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* How do we report unknown games, or games with missing files to users? | * How do we report unknown games, or games with missing files to users? | ||
: Via a GUI dialog. --[[User:Fingolfin|Fingolfin]] 15:37, 25 October 2010 (UTC) | : Via a GUI dialog. --[[User:Fingolfin|Fingolfin]] 15:37, 25 October 2010 (UTC) | ||
* Users need to restart ScummVM, to get more feedback on non-critical issues, and might not even be able to reproduce the bug/issue. | |||
* Many of the current warnings (i.e. loading related, missing code or features) in source code, can provide useful feedback to users. | * Many of the current warnings (i.e. loading related, missing code or features) in source code, can provide useful feedback to users. | ||
: I disagree, most users don't care about the warnings that we throw. Most warnings are very confusing/cryptic for the user anyway, and the critical ones should be replaced with some sort of GUI popup, when possible --[[User:Md5|Md5]] | : I disagree, most users don't care about the warnings that we throw. Most warnings are very confusing/cryptic for the user anyway, and the critical ones should be replaced with some sort of GUI popup, when possible --[[User:Md5|Md5]] | ||