Scumm Games Save(1)/Load(0)

saulob · Post by **saulob** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 4:15 am

Ok, that's interesting... dunno if it's normal or not... but...

Ok, tried to scumm games.. (Monkey 1 CD and Maniac Mansion/Original) and when we press F5, go to the Save menu, the first number is: 1 (one)

But, on the Load menu, the first number is 0 (zero).

Is that normal ? How can we load a game that we can't save ?

Hmmm.. tried with 0.9.1 and lastest SVN. It's the same.

Some pictures:

- Save menu:
http://img460.imageshack.us/img460/5395 ... 001ux2.jpg

- Load menu:
http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/5589 ... 000br3.jpg

Is it normal ?
It's just curiosity... found this today... hehe

Thanks

Post by **sev** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 5:59 am

Save number 0 is an autosave. You can specify autosave period in GUI in 0.10.0svn ScummVM. Default is every 5 mins.

Eugene

fingolfin · Post by **fingolfin** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 10:06 am

This numbering comes from the very very old days of ScummVM.

From a usability point of view, though, it certainly is confusing. Might be better to label the autosave differently... ? E.g. don't give it a number at all, just leave that spot blank.

saulob · Post by **saulob** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 9:47 pm

thanks sev. thanks fingolfin.

fingolfin, you said the right thing, on the usability it's confusing, I stared at the screens, thinking thinking...

Came to the forum, well, it´s on the readme... after a searching I found it.

well, thanks