User:Criezy

criezy
Name	Thierry Crozat
Team Member since	NaM (Not a Member)
Working on	Manual
Personal webpage/BLOG	-
Email	thierry.crozat (AT) yahoo.co.uk

First contribution to the project: patch to add support for the mac version of BS 1 (in October 2006)

Currently working on the manual

Manual Proposed Reorganisation

Introduction (on one page)

What is ScummVM?

Or should this be merged with the Quick Start?

Quick Start (on one page)

Summary on how to:

1. Get and install ScummVM
2. Install game for use with ScummVM
3. Add Game in ScummVM
4. Run Game in ScummVM
5. Where to find more documentation. Where to find help (forum, IRC). How to report bugs

This should be short and well illustrated, with links to the rest of the manual for details.

Get and install ScummVM (on one page)

With detailed instructions for all platforms

Install game for use with ScummVM (on one page)

With instructions for the games that differ from the simple case described in the Quick Start (e.g. multi-CD games, mac games on non mac computers, files that need to be renamed).

Add and Run game in ScummVM (on one page)

Detailed descriptions of GUI features (e.g. search box, mass add), options, GMM, Save/Load, hotkeys, controls for portable devices...

Getting help (on one page)

Describe what to do in case of errors / crashes

Appendix

Contains technical informations that should not be needed by most users

1. Command line options (on one page)
2. Config file description (on one page)
3. Tools (on one page)

Manual TO DO

1. Review current manual and look for omissions (partially done)
2. Contact other contributors
3. Reorganise existing content
4. Complete the Manual (there are a number of scattered TO DO to fix)
5. Reflection on integration of the manual with the rest of the wiki.
   1. What content on Game and Platform pages?
      1. Compatibility (version of the games that are supported by ScummVM)
      2. Compatibility (games working/not working on that platform)
      3. Hotkeys for the game
      4. Control on the platform
      5. Installation instructions on the platform
   2. Do we duplicate some infos?
   3. Or should we link to the manual for some of these?