[PATCH] Windows - Put "user" directory in "My Documents"

[ninjin]

This patch makes it so all you need to do between updating revisions, is unzip and run. No need to re-browse for iso's, update graphic config settings or copy across save files.

Of note, it doesn't change the code for making the folders, etc so it won't work if you don't do this. I'd tinker more and fix problems, when I actually get my compiler working properly. This should do for now.

So for it to work, you'll need to go to C:\Users\Public\Documents\Dolphin and drag your current 'user' folder in.

Code:

#ifdef _WIN32
    #define ROOT_DIR "C:" DIR_SEP "Users" DIR_SEP "Public" DIR_SEP "Documents" DIR_SEP "Dolphin"
#else
    #define ROOT_DIR "."
#endif

[Jack Frost]

Bad patch if you ask me. ROOT_DIR should be determined using SHGetFolderPath with CSIDL_PERSONAL instead.
Especially it wont be compatbile with Windows XP, which is still around (hence SHGetFolderPath and not the newer SHGetKnownFolderPath).

[NaturalViolence]

Interesting idea. I always wondered why the original developers chose not to do this.

[Jack Frost]

Theres Issue 3201 on google-code, but so far noone bothered/had time for it. Might also be because Microsoft obsoleted parts of that API, and we (probably) still want to support Windows XP.

[ninjin]

(01-10-2011, 01:36 AM)Jack Frost Wrote: Bad patch if you ask me. ROOT_DIR should be determined using SHGetFolderPath with CSIDL_PERSONAL instead.
Especially it wont be compatbile with Windows XP, which is still around (hence SHGetFolderPath and not the newer SHGetKnownFolderPath).

I've been trying to do it using that method, and as soon as it works that way I'll change it over.

By my reckoning the patch should still work with xp; they just have to make a few folders

edit: patch (when I next update it) will make folders and files in the 'public\documents' directory
ie. fixed this: Of note, it doesn't change the code for making the folders, etc so it won't work if you don't do this

next step is to find '%username%\my documents' automatically.

[IcemanSR]

only Wii folder should have this
and its wrong to be specified directly via dolphin code it actually needs browse to folder button
this i mean specifically for NAND folders as mine is 500mb big

[LPFaint99]

(03-10-2012, 05:31 PM)IcemanSR Wrote: only Wii folder should have this
and its wrong to be specified directly via dolphin code it actually needs browse to folder button
this i mean specifically for NAND folders as mine is 500mb big

you can already do this, Configure > Paths > Wii NAND Root