Syyd opened this issue on Nov 10, 2001 ยท 41 posts
scifiguy posted Sat, 10 November 2001 at 8:55 PM
OK, some feedback: Well, I had some trouble with the installers (I bought the leathers for Mike too--very snazzy). One of them created a new folder called Runtime instead of putting it in the folder I browsed to (had to rebrowse to Metacreations instead of Curious Labs). The other kept trying to make a Runtime/Runtime folder after browsing and I had to manually type the directory name in. Sorry, I don't remember which did which. If I had the option of a zip or exe, I probably would choose the zip because its just as easy for me. On the general installer thing and directory structure, I do like having control over directory names because its the only way I can remember where things are. For instance, I have Clothes- Dork, Clothes- Vicki, etc. directories for textures, with subs for different kinds of clothes. If I followed all the "recommended" directories, I'd have clothing textures spread out all over the place under mysterious "somebody's name that doesn't tell me what's in there" directories. For my sanity, I have to organize. Same for poses, etc. I'd have 500 menu items, many with one or two things in them, if I didn't organize them by what they are and not who made them. Now for pz3 files, I don't keep those in my Poser directory at all. I keep them in a My Documents folder because I don't want clutter up the Program Files directory with content any more than Poser already does (content shouldn't be in a program folder anyway). So for those, I'd definitely prefer a zip because then I can send the PZ3 where I want it, and move any textures into my regular Poser textures directory where Poser will find them on its own (and if it doesn't, telling Poser where to find a texture only has to be done once so no big deal). Icons on my desktop? Ummm...don't like that, but I can delete them easy enough. No offense, but the new start menu folder doesn't seem necessary. In any event, both were a surprise. Installers usually ask you where you would like the new start menu folder so you know one's coming and where it will be. I don't know what your exe packager is like, but if you could make checkbox choices "add icons to desktop?" "create start menu folder?" "view read me on exit?" that would be nice. In any event, it really doesn't bother me too much to move stuff around, or extract them where I want them from a zip especially when it was free in the first place. Heck, it was free. But with the Mat poses, well I've got to keep the textures where they expect to find them or they won't work anymore right? So that kinda sucks, and as I collect more of them I'm going to have directory bloat that will make it harder to mix and match stuff on my own. Now that there is a MAT editor available, I may take a stab at moving those too. PS: Just wanted to say thanks for the little adjustment options to refit Mike's leathers for best look with and without boots, and to eliminate potential poke through without making body parts invisible. Makes life easier!