RFE: Make the 'load core list' have the same descriptions when pressing shift as the online updater
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- Only RetroArch bugs should be filed here. Not core bugs or game bugs
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Description
I hope this is not a duplicate. I searched but 'description' is obviously a common word in the bug reports.
Anyway, as written in the title, users can only see what the core 'offers' in comparison with other cores in the online updater list - in the core list apparently all (but i'm not quite sure) cores just say 'libretro core', which is useless.
I understand it might be confusing to see another core mentioned in a description of a core, that is not on the loadcore list, but it's still more useful seeing that text right away than loading the online updater list just for seeing a description imo.
Expected behavior
Same description as the online updater
Actual behavior
Description that is completely useless.
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
Compare the core list shown when loading a core with the descriptions displayed by the online updater. Start by locating the code paths for these two lists and identify how each obtains core descriptions. Done means the load core list shows the same useful descriptions as the online updater.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- frontend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100