Hey Cyan and LMS,

I know we spoke of some of these already. Since I am actively working on contributing more install.xml's and using LML more often, I thought it might be a good idea to add the suggestions I've thought of, whether you consider them for now, later or not at all, I think these could help make LML more attractive to new users and remove the burden of feeling like it creates more conflict.

Install.xml Process
(Implemented, working) - Allow to specify full path to .xml file, since most modders mix models/textures/VCFs.
(Implemented, working) - Upon re-enabling a disabled mod or resource group that has ELS, re-ask to re-copy the specified XML's (ideally be able to set them by group just to re-copy only those to avoid replacing other addons that have already set the .xml)
 

LSPDFR Website

(Implemented, working) - Allow to create multiple installs on files to be able to create separate install.xml's for replace/addon vehicles or even different versions of certain addons, such as Radiance V (which right now only the oldest version can be installed with LML.)
- Allow to create multiple .xml's inside one .zip file if modders does not separate addon/replace .zip files.

UI

- Some way to see that you can double click on the mods to open the configurability. (Maybe right click and a window showing Open Mod? I just found it today! Amazing!)
- Save the columns sizes when you re-open LML

- Ability to localize it to other languages (I can contribute Spanish translation)

- Allow to maybe add/remove the author's column to the mods view window (Sometimes people put very similar names to mods and to avoid having to double click and check who made it)
(Implemented, working) - When hovering over a table, it'd be nice to be able to view the text as a pop-up maybe as sometimes this text gets lost if it is too long and the size of your screen does not reach.

 

Edited September 6, 20223 yr by mockdot

Thanks for your suggestions. We already covered the .xml option in another topic, I think the copy prompt is a good idea. Please also note that right now you can trigger the copy process again by using the copy button in the main mod list view. I think the other UI changes are relatively easy to do, but I have no timeline for when we update LML next.

 

Support for multiple install.xml files sounds great, but I leave the details of that to @Cyan.

On 8/11/2022 at 12:02 AM, mockdot said:

LSPDFR Website

- Allow to create multiple installs on files to be able to create separate install.xml's for replace/addon vehicles or even different versions of certain addons, such as (which right now only the oldest version can be installed with LML😞

 

Hey mockdot, just a heads up that I looked into this and it shouldn't be as difficult as I initially thought. I'm working on this and it should be available soon.

 

Edit: LMS is also working on the install.xml changes you mentioned.

@mockdot You should be able to add more than one install.xml file to a file's 'subfiles' now. Please let me know if this works for you, and if you encounter any problems.

Thanks Cyan! Will check it out.

For developers that mix in the same .zip file their replace / addon vehicles, would it also be possible to add another index? For example this one: 

The current contribution is for replace vehicles but it also has the ability of addon in the same .zip file, unfortunately it doesn't let me add another install.xml in this case.

I have added a few of the changes and prepared a new LML build, please find it attached below. Let me know if you encounter any issues. Changes:

• Add support to copy individual files (see example xml)
• Add "Copy Files" prompt after enabling a mod or resource group that contains one or more game folders
• Add tooltips for trimmed text

File copy example:

 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<EasyInstall>
  <Name>Copy Test</Name>
  <Author>LMS.</Author>
  <Version>1.0.0</Version>
  <Link>https://www.lcpdfr.com</Link>
  <Metadata></Metadata>
  <ResourceFolders>
    <!-- You can also specify files instead of folders. In our example we use sub folders for most of them, but you do not have to. -->
    <GameFolder>myFile.txt</GameFolder>
    <GameFolder subFolder="myFiles">Nested/myFile2.txt</GameFolder>
    <GameFolder subFolder="myFiles">AnotherFolder/myFile3.txt</GameFolder>
    
    <!-- You can explicitly mark entries as files or not. This is useful if something is a file but without an extension (which the file detection depends on) -->
    <GameFolder subFolder="myFiles" isFile="true">AnotherFolder/someFileWithoutExt</GameFolder>

    <!-- Setting it to false will make LML treat it as a directory and ignore the file name. This does the same thing as just specifying the folder,
    so it is best to use that instead for clarity. -->
    <GameFolder subFolder="myFiles" isFile="false">AnotherFolder/myFile4.txt</GameFolder>

    <!-- Nested sub folders are also supported -->
    <GameFolder subFolder="myFiles/sub">AnotherFolder/myFile5.txt</GameFolder>
  </ResourceFolders>
</EasyInstall>

 

 

lml_beta_046.zip

Amaaazing! Going to test this out 🙂

On 8/19/2022 at 12:09 AM, mockdot said:

For developers that mix in the same .zip file their replace / addon vehicles, would it also be possible to add another index? For example this one: 

The current contribution is for replace vehicles but it also has the ability of addon in the same .zip file, unfortunately it doesn't let me add another install.xml in this case.

Hey mockdot, this is something i've just completed working on and should soon be available after some internal testing.

Awesome, thank you! Been a little bit busy these last two weeks but should continue testing. I have not found any problems yet on the other features.

On 9/6/2022 at 3:33 AM, mockdot said:

Awesome, thank you! Been a little bit busy these last two weeks but should continue testing. I have not found any problems yet on the other features.

A testing version of this is now live.

Any chance we can add the LML features back to the latest beta version? They were working well! 🙂

On 11/16/2022 at 11:24 PM, mockdot said:

Any chance we can add the LML features back to the latest beta version? They were working well! 🙂

 

What features are not included anymore?