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Revised readmes and renamed the Steam Verify menu item

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Vhati 2017-12-31 06:34:12 -05:00
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skel_unix/readme_for_unixlike.txt
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@ -24,9 +24,8 @@ Setup
Extract the files from this archive anywhere.
On the first run, you may be prompted to locate your
FTL resources. Specifically "data.dat" in the "resources\"
directory under your FTL install.
On the first run, you may be prompted to locate your FTL resources.
Specifically "data.dat" in a directory where FTL was installed.
On OSX, you can select "FTL.app", because the resources are inside it.
@ -55,6 +54,7 @@ Usage
If you upgrade FTL:
Delete the outdated files in Slipstream/backup/
This can be done from the menu: Help-"Delete Backups".
If you don't, the game's resources will get corrupted.
Commandline:
@ -84,19 +84,22 @@ Troubleshooting
* If FTL's resources are corrupt...
Option 1:
In SMM, Help-DeleteBackups
In SMM, Help-"Delete Backups"
Steam users:
In SMM, Help-Steam:VerifyGameCache.
In SMM, Help-"Steam: Verify integrity of game files".
Standalone users:
Reinstall FTL.
Option 2:
Delete the files in SMM/backup/
Steam users:
Delete FTL's resource directory:
Linux: "[~/.local/share or $XDG_DATA_HOME]/Steam/SteamApps/common/FTL Faster Than Light/data/resources"
Mac: "~/Library/Application Support/Steam/SteamApps/common/FTL Faster Than Light/FTL.app"
Start Steam and "verify game cache".
Start Steam and "verify integrity of game files".
https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=2037-QEUH-3335
Standalone users:
Reinstall FTL.
* UnmappableCharacterException during patching...
For FTL 1.01-1.5.13, Slipstream re-encodes text to windows-1252, which
restricts the set of characters that can be used in mods. Click the
Validate button to find any problematic characters. FTL 1.6.1 switched to
unicode and should not have this problem.

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skel_win/readme_for_windows.txt
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@ -28,9 +28,8 @@ Setup
Extract the files from this archive anywhere.
On the first run, you may be prompted to locate your
FTL resources. Specifically "data.dat" in the "resources\"
directory under your FTL install.
On the first run, you may be prompted to locate your FTL resources.
Specifically "data.dat" in a directory where FTL was installed.
In most cases, this should be located automatically.
@ -43,7 +42,7 @@ Usage
To start the mod manager:
On XP, double-click modman.exe.
On Windows 7 or Vista, Slipstream usually needs to be run as an administrator.
Since Windows Vista, Slipstream usually needs to be run as an admin.
Right-click modman.exe and "Run as Administrator".
Or double-click modman_admin.exe.
@ -61,12 +60,13 @@ Usage
If you upgrade FTL:
Delete the outdated files in Slipstream\backup\
This can be done from the menu: Help-"Delete Backups".
If you don't, the game's resources will get corrupted.
Commandline:
Run "modman.exe -h" for commandline usage.
Run "modman_admin.exe -h" for commandline usage.
On Windows 7 or Vista, the Command Prompt itself must be started as an
Since Windows Vista, the Command Prompt itself may need to be started as an
administrator (right-click it in the start menu).
@ -136,7 +136,13 @@ Troubleshooting
Steam users:
Delete FTL's resource directory:
"C:\Program Files [or (x86)]\Steam\steamapps\common\FTL Faster Than Light\resources"
Start Steam and "verify game cache".
Start Steam and "verify integrity of game files".
https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=2037-QEUH-3335
Standalone users:
Reinstall FTL.
* UnmappableCharacterException during patching...
For FTL 1.01-1.5.13, Slipstream re-encodes text to windows-1252, which
restricts the set of characters that can be used in mods. Click the
Validate button to find any problematic characters. FTL 1.6.1 switched to
unicode and should not have this problem.

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src/main/java/net/vhati/modmanager/ui/ManagerFrame.java
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@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ public class ManagerFrame extends JFrame implements ActionListener, ModsScanObse
private JMenuItem exitMenuItem;
private JMenu helpMenu;
private JMenuItem deleteBackupsMenuItem;
private JMenuItem steamVerifyCacheMenuItem;
private JMenuItem steamVerifyIntegrityMenuItem;
private JMenuItem aboutMenuItem;
private JButton patchBtn;
@ -345,10 +345,10 @@ public class ManagerFrame extends JFrame implements ActionListener, ModsScanObse
deleteBackupsMenuItem.addMouseListener( new StatusbarMouseListener( this, "Delete backed up resources." ) );
deleteBackupsMenuItem.addActionListener( this );
helpMenu.add( deleteBackupsMenuItem );
steamVerifyCacheMenuItem = new JMenuItem( "Steam: Verify Game Cache" );
steamVerifyCacheMenuItem.addMouseListener( new StatusbarMouseListener( this, "Tell Steam to 'Verify Game Cache'." ) );
steamVerifyCacheMenuItem.addActionListener( this );
helpMenu.add( steamVerifyCacheMenuItem );
steamVerifyIntegrityMenuItem = new JMenuItem( "Steam: Verify integrity of game files" );
steamVerifyIntegrityMenuItem.addMouseListener( new StatusbarMouseListener( this, "Tell Steam to 'Verify integrity of game files'." ) );
steamVerifyIntegrityMenuItem.addActionListener( this );
helpMenu.add( steamVerifyIntegrityMenuItem );
helpMenu.add( new JSeparator() );
aboutMenuItem = new JMenuItem( "About" );
aboutMenuItem.addMouseListener( new StatusbarMouseListener( this, "Show info about this application." ) );
@ -753,15 +753,13 @@ public class ManagerFrame extends JFrame implements ActionListener, ModsScanObse
}
else if ( anyInvalid ) {
resultBuf.append( "\n" );
resultBuf.append( "FTL itself can tolerate lots of XML typos and still run. " );
resultBuf.append( "But malformed XML may break tools that do proper parsing, " );
resultBuf.append( "and it hinders the development of new tools.\n" );
resultBuf.append( "FTL itself can tolerate lots of XML typos and still run. But malformed XML may " );
resultBuf.append( "break tools that do proper parsing, and it hinders the development of new " );
resultBuf.append( "tools.\n" );
resultBuf.append( "\n" );
resultBuf.append( "Since v1.2, Slipstream will try to parse XML while patching: " );
resultBuf.append( "first strictly, then failing over to a sloppy parser. " );
resultBuf.append( "The sloppy parser will tolerate similar errors, at the risk " );
resultBuf.append( "of unforseen behavior, so satisfying the strict parser " );
resultBuf.append( "is advised.\n" );
resultBuf.append( "Slipstream will try to parse XML while patching: first strictly, then failing " );
resultBuf.append( "over to a sloppy parser. The sloppy parser will tolerate similar errors, at the " );
resultBuf.append( "risk of unforseen behavior, so satisfying the strict parser is advised.\n" );
}
infoArea.setDescription( "Results", resultBuf.toString() );
}
@ -849,7 +847,7 @@ public class ManagerFrame extends JFrame implements ActionListener, ModsScanObse
deleteBuf.append( "FTL *must be* in a working unmodded state *before* you click 'patch'.\n" );
deleteBuf.append( "\n" );
deleteBuf.append( "To get FTL into a working unmodded state, you may need to reinstall FTL\n" );
deleteBuf.append( "or use Steam's \"Verify Game Cache\" feature.\n" );
deleteBuf.append( "or use Steam's \"Verify integrity of game files\" feature.\n" );
deleteBuf.append( "\n" );
deleteBuf.append( "Whenever FTL is updated, you will need to delete stale backups or the\n" );
deleteBuf.append( "game will break.\n" );
@ -899,7 +897,7 @@ public class ManagerFrame extends JFrame implements ActionListener, ModsScanObse
}
}
}
else if ( source == steamVerifyCacheMenuItem ) {
else if ( source == steamVerifyIntegrityMenuItem ) {
String exePath = appConfig.getProperty( SlipstreamConfig.STEAM_EXE_PATH, "" );
File exeFile = null;
if ( exePath.length() == 0 || !(exeFile=new File( exePath )).exists() ) {
@ -929,7 +927,7 @@ public class ManagerFrame extends JFrame implements ActionListener, ModsScanObse
FTLUtilities.verifySteamGameCache( exeFile, FTLUtilities.STEAM_APPID_FTL );
}
catch ( IOException f ) {
log.error( "Couldn't tell Steam to 'verify game cache'", f );
log.error( "Couldn't tell Steam to 'verify integrity of game files'", f );
}
}