[Freeciv-Dev] HOME variable and Windows NT (don'n know really who to address)

[LMB <lmb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello.

I have played both Linux and Win32 ("Andreas Kemnade's Native Windows
Freeciv") versions of Freeciv.
Since most people using windows are of the type that just expects stuff
to work without much administering (is that wrong?), then I figured that
most of them will also have problems with the HOME environment variable.
Whithout it saving any user settings will not work, and that way people
just have a reason to complain about Linux

I made a short explanation that you may want to put somewhere near the
Win32 version of Freeciv. It includes a short text, a screenshot
(althouth in Polish, but general idea should be understood), and a
sample .reg file for the user to edit.

I included all three - it's up to you whether you find this is worth
putting anywhere.

Regards,

Michal Borsuk



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How to have the HOME variable on Windows 2000?

(should work with NT4, may work with Win95/98/Me)


 - EITHER -

Download and edit the included registry file (HOME-example.reg)
Replace "f:\\files\\settings\\freeciv" with the directory of your choice.
Remember about the double backslashes.


 -   OR   -

Go to Control Panel | system | Advanced | Environment Variables.
Press Add.
Fields to fill:
Name: HOME
Value: Put a directory where you intend to keep freeciv configuration files, 
i.e. f:\files\freeciv

- - - - -

Now you can save "Local Options" in Freeciv. The filename is ".civclientrc" .


Any mistakes, bugs:

lmb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

HOME-example.reg
Description: application/unknown-content-type-regfile

smime.p7s
Description: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature