Scott Rossi <scott@...> writes: > I totally agree, in principle. In my case, the application is a game, and > the files to be deleted are text data, which are useless without the > application. They don't contain any user created data (i.e. addresses, > personal info, etc) they are generated automatically by playing (progress) > or by downloading (levels). So in this case, I don't think it's a big > deal to auto-remove, if possible.
What if I need to uninstall and reinstall the game? Would I lose the levels I've already downloaded? Is there a downside to that? > It seems like you can't win either way. Pathologically true. > The purists say "Don't remove > anything you didn't install!" and the neat freaks say "Dammit, I deleted > the app, I want all its files gone!" That's where prompting the user comes in. Ask before wiping the files, and if they OK it, do the dirty and you're in the clear. -- Mark Wieder mwieder2ahsoftware.net _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list [email protected] Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
