TASEmulators / TASEmulators/BizHawk
Have VS dip switches labelled instead than just numbered
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- C#
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Description
Currently, dip switches for VS system are displayed with a simple numbering. It would be nice, beside a number, to have a text label that explain the functionality of each dip switch for each different game. I'm willing to do all the grunt work, all I need is @alyosha-tas (or anyone else willling to do it) to program the logic for reading the relative text strings from the gamedb_nes.txt file, and display them in the sync settings window.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the VS sync settings window and the code that reads gamedb_nes.txt. Trace how dip-switch numbers are currently displayed and how per-game data is loaded. Done means each VS dip switch shows its game-specific text label beside the number, with appropriate behavior when no label is available.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- csharp
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100