[Sugar-devel] [PATCH] SDXO#2620 Add ability to save unfinished games in Memorize.

[Walter Bender]

On Sat, Jan 12, 2013 at 5:16 AM, Hal Murray <hmurray at megapathdsl.net> wrote:
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> walter.bender at gmail.com said:
>>> Or may be ask the user  (while exiting), that whether the user
>>> wishes to save the game?
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>> Not a very Sugary approach.
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> What is the right way for Sugar to handle that problem?
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> I get annoyed when I start an activity and it pops up in some strange state
> rather than the new-game I expect.  On the other hand, if I was working on
> something when the system shut down due to battery running low or such,
> starting over where I left off might be a wonderful idea.
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> I think Sugar needs either/both of:
>   Exit/Discard vs Exit/Save

You can discard from the Journal. Is discarding something that is
needed except on occasion?

>   Start/New vs Start/Resume

Sugar already has Start/New vs Start/Resume. If you hover or right
click on the home-view icon, you'll see that option.

regards.

-walter
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