TASEmulators / TASEmulators/BizHawk

Improve config file handling: Default settings, changed settings, etc.

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App: EmuHawk Request: Feature/Enhancement
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Description

Config.ini breaks and everyone cries.

Default settings change and users with existing config.ini files don't pick them up.

What can we do? I don't know, it's a big problem because there are a lot of assumptions baked into our config system.

TODO.

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Research direction

No source file or test is identified in the issue. Start by locating the config.ini handling and tracing how default settings and existing settings are loaded; the issue needs a defined migration or update policy before implementation can begin.

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Assessment

Tech stack
csharp
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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