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Note the console behaviour when closing the GUI window.
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=== Current situation ===
=== Current situation ===
Currently, Windows Release Builds (1.2.0 and earlier) open a console window in addition to the normal ScummVM GUI window.<br>
Currently, Windows Release Builds (1.2.0 and earlier) open a console window in addition to the normal ScummVM GUI window.


This window is '''not''' the drop down debug console (CTRL-D), but the command line DOS style window which shows stdout messages i.e. debug() and warning().
This window is '''not''' the drop down debug console (CTRL-D), but the command line DOS style window which shows stdout messages i.e. debug() and warning().


There is a perennial argument as to whether this is a good or a bad thing, mainly with respect to novice Windows users-
This console window is closed together with the ScummVM GUI window if it was run from the GUI. It's kept open when ScummVM was run from the command line.
 
There is a perennial argument as to whether this is a good or a bad thing, mainly with respect to novice Windows users.


=== Proposed alternative ===
=== Proposed alternative ===
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