auto load saved designs

[Mitten.O]

With options there are always three options, not two:
1) Hardcoded
2) Available in the options window
3) Available only in the config file

Option three does not make life harder for normal usage, but gives developers, power users and people with problems a chance to tweak things. I agree that option two might be justifiable for this one, but three would be good, too.

[Vezzra]

Our UI/Graphics Lead Eleazar (largely absent as of late due to upsurge in RL demands)

I think eleazar can be considered inactive, probably even "emeritus". So actually the position of the UI/graphics lead is kind of vacant currently.

...minimize the addition of new options, but I agree that this seems like a pretty suitable situation for one.

Geoff, Vezzra, thoughts on that?

I'd say that warrants an option in the options dialog.

[vincele]

Our UI/Graphics had urged us to minimize the addition of new options, but I agree that this seems like a pretty suitable situation for one.

Yes, minimize != forbidden, I think this one will be pretty harmless.

[Geoff the Medio]

...I think this one will be pretty harmless.

Any given option is usually "pretty harmless"... The problem is that there are lots of those options that could be added, and I think the argument is that unless it's a particularly compelling / useful one, it shouldn't be added to avoid clutter.

(Not that I necessarily agree, particularly for this stage of the project...)

[MatGB]

How about, rather than in options, have it as a checkbox toggle in galaxy creation? When you start a new game, it defaults to load saved designs unless you say otherwise before hitting start.

Could even go before the start button so it's not even in the way unless you want to pay attention to it.

[Geoff the Medio]

How about, rather than in options, have it as a checkbox toggle in galaxy creation?

This option is not that important.

[em3]

How about, rather than in options, have it as a checkbox toggle in galaxy creation? When you start a new game, it defaults to load saved designs unless you say otherwise before hitting start.

Could even go before the start button so it's not even in the way unless you want to pay attention to it.

How would that work in multiplayer?

[Dilvish]

I just noticed that our "Other" Options page is nearly unpopulated, with only one current entry, so adding another entry there certainly won't clutter it. I am becoming pretty inclined to add this option there -- if later on that options page does start to get cluttered then we could do a pruning pass and this could be shifted over to a config-file-only option (i.e. leaving in the config.xml options database but removing the Options UI element for changing it) as suggested by Mitten.O.

[JdH]

I don't like only config file options. I'd rather hide advanced and situational options in advanced option menues.

[Dilvish]

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r7728 | dilvish-fo | 2014-09-26 09:52:07 -0700 (Fri, 26 Sep 2014) | 1 line

Added OptionsDB entry and corresponding Options->Other checkbox to control whether all saved designs would be automatically added to player empire at game start

[Dilvish]

Also closely enough related that I'll simply mention it here:

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r7729 | dilvish-fo | 2014-09-26 11:33:58 -0700 (Fri, 26 Sep 2014) | 1 line

when repopulating designs in DesignWnd Finished Designs (e.g., after a design deletion), preserve position in listbox