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Re: Pingus Configuration Tool
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Marcio Luis Teixeira |
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Re: Pingus Configuration Tool |
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Thu, 19 Dec 2002 13:52:17 -0700 |
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On Thursday 19 December 2002 08:10 pm, Ingo Ruhnke wrote:
> I have started a Pingus Configuration tool, its currently not more
> than a simple empty glade prototype, but anyway here it goes:
Well, on the one hand, it looks really nice.
But on the other hand, a configuration tool for a game? Isn't that a bit too,
uh, geeky?
I once read a critique of Linux for being too difficult for the desktop, and
they pointed out that Linux apps often overdo it with configurability or do
things in a way which are to complicated for the average user. I hate saying
this, but a configuration tool for a game is walking that fine line. Every
game I've seen so far has some sort of built-in options menu that is
integrated in the game -- most users expect that. Why does Pingus have to be
different?
Anyhow, there is also the more practical concern that games are typically
ported to other platforms -- porting an SDL game is easy, porting an SDL game
with a Gtk interface is not.
Ok, that's my honest opinion. Sorry. I didn't mean to be rude. I just think
this deserves serious thought before you spend too much more time with it.
Marcio Luis Teixeira
- Pingus Configuration Tool, Ingo Ruhnke, 2002/12/19
- Re: Pingus Configuration Tool,
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- Re: Pingus Configuration Tool, Marcio Luis Teixeira, 2002/12/20
- Re: Pingus Configuration Tool, Ingo Ruhnke, 2002/12/20
- Re: Pingus Configuration Tool, Marcio Luis Teixeira, 2002/12/20
- Re: Pingus for Windows [Was Re: Pingus Configuration Tool], Neil Mitchell, 2002/12/20
- Re: Pingus for Windows [Was Re: Pingus Configuration Tool], Ingo Ruhnke, 2002/12/20
- Re: Pingus for Windows [Was Re: Pingus Configuration Tool], Ingo Ruhnke, 2002/12/20
- Re: Pingus for Windows [Was Re: Pingus Configuration Tool], Neil Mitchell, 2002/12/20
- Re: Pingus for Windows [Was Re: Pingus Configuration Tool], David Philippi, 2002/12/20
- Re: Pingus for Windows [Was Re: Pingus Configuration Tool], Neil Mitchell, 2002/12/20
- Re: Pingus for Windows [Was Re: Pingus Configuration Tool], David Philippi, 2002/12/20