made instance-switching usable

this includes tons and tons of changes to how paths are determined.
the profiles-dir can now also be configured

1 files changed, 144 insertions, 98 deletions

diff --git a/src/settingsdialog.ui b/src/settingsdialog.ui
index b88885dc..805a5060 100644
--- a/src/settingsdialog.ui
+++ b/src/settingsdialog.ui
@@ -108,114 +108,60 @@ p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; }
         </layout>

        </item>

        <item>

-        <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBox_2">

+        <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBox">

          <property name="title">

-          <string>Advanced</string>

-         </property>

-         <property name="checkable">

-          <bool>true</bool>

-         </property>

-         <property name="checked">

-          <bool>false</bool>

+          <string>User interface</string>

          </property>

-         <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout">

-          <item row="0" column="1">

-           <widget class="QLineEdit" name="downloadDirEdit">

+         <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_11">

+          <item>

+           <widget class="QCheckBox" name="compactBox">

             <property name="toolTip">

-             <string>Directory where downloads are stored.</string>

+             <string>If checked, the download interface will be more compact.</string>

             </property>

-            <property name="whatsThis">

-             <string>Directory where downloads are stored.</string>

+            <property name="text">

+             <string>Compact Download Interface</string>

             </property>

            </widget>

           </item>

-          <item row="0" column="2">

-           <widget class="QPushButton" name="browseDownloadDirBtn">

-            <property name="sizePolicy">

-             <sizepolicy hsizetype="Fixed" vsizetype="Fixed">

-              <horstretch>0</horstretch>

-              <verstretch>0</verstretch>

-             </sizepolicy>

+          <item>

+           <widget class="QCheckBox" name="showMetaBox">

+            <property name="toolTip">

+             <string>If checked, the download list will display meta information instead of file names.</string>

             </property>

             <property name="text">

-             <string notr="true">...</string>

+             <string>Download Meta Information</string>

             </property>

            </widget>

           </item>

-          <item row="2" column="0">

-           <widget class="QLabel" name="label_8">

-            <property name="text">

-             <string>Mod Directory</string>

+          <item>

+           <widget class="QPushButton" name="resetDialogsButton">

+            <property name="maximumSize">

+             <size>

+              <width>16777215</width>

+              <height>16777215</height>

+             </size>

             </property>

-           </widget>

-          </item>

-          <item row="2" column="1">

-           <widget class="QLineEdit" name="modDirEdit">

             <property name="toolTip">

-             <string>Directory where mods are stored.</string>

+             <string>Reset stored information from dialogs.</string>

             </property>

             <property name="whatsThis">

-             <string>Directory where mods are stored. Please note that changing this will break all associations of profiles with mods that don't exist in the new location (with the same name).</string>

-            </property>

-           </widget>

-          </item>

-          <item row="2" column="2">

-           <widget class="QPushButton" name="browseModDirBtn">

-            <property name="text">

-             <string notr="true">...</string>

-            </property>

-           </widget>

-          </item>

-          <item row="0" column="0">

-           <widget class="QLabel" name="label_7">

-            <property name="text">

-             <string>Download Directory</string>

-            </property>

-           </widget>

-          </item>

-          <item row="3" column="0">

-           <widget class="QLabel" name="label_9">

-            <property name="text">

-             <string>Cache Directory</string>

+             <string>This will make all dialogs show up again where you checked the &quot;Remember selection&quot;-box.</string>

             </property>

-           </widget>

-          </item>

-          <item row="3" column="1">

-           <widget class="QLineEdit" name="cacheDirEdit"/>

-          </item>

-          <item row="3" column="2">

-           <widget class="QPushButton" name="browseCacheDirBtn">

             <property name="text">

-             <string notr="true">...</string>

+             <string>Reset Dialogs</string>

             </property>

            </widget>

           </item>

-         </layout>

-        </widget>

-       </item>

-       <item>

-        <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBox">

-         <property name="title">

-          <string>User interface</string>

-         </property>

-         <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_11">

           <item>

-           <widget class="QCheckBox" name="compactBox">

+           <widget class="QPushButton" name="categoriesBtn">

             <property name="toolTip">

-             <string>If checked, the download interface will be more compact.</string>

+             <string>Modify the categories available to arrange your mods.</string>

             </property>

-            <property name="text">

-             <string>Compact Download Interface</string>

-            </property>

-           </widget>

-          </item>

-          <item>

-           <widget class="QCheckBox" name="showMetaBox">

-            <property name="toolTip">

-             <string>If checked, the download list will display meta information instead of file names.</string>

+            <property name="whatsThis">

+             <string>Modify the categories available to arrange your mods.</string>

             </property>

             <property name="text">

-             <string>Download Meta Information</string>

+             <string>Configure Mod Categories</string>

             </property>

            </widget>

           </item>

@@ -223,26 +169,132 @@ p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; }
         </widget>

        </item>

        <item>

-        <widget class="QPushButton" name="resetDialogsButton">

-         <property name="maximumSize">

+        <spacer name="verticalSpacer">

+         <property name="orientation">

+          <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>

+         </property>

+         <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">

           <size>

-           <width>16777215</width>

-           <height>16777215</height>

+           <width>20</width>

+           <height>40</height>

           </size>

          </property>

+        </spacer>

+       </item>

+       <item>

+        <widget class="QPushButton" name="changeInstanceButton">

          <property name="toolTip">

-          <string>Reset stored information from dialogs.</string>

+          <string>Restart MO and choose a different set of data paths.</string>

          </property>

          <property name="whatsThis">

-          <string>This will make all dialogs show up again where you checked the &quot;Remember selection&quot;-box.</string>

+          <string>This will restart MO and give you opportunity to switch to a different set of data paths.</string>

          </property>

          <property name="text">

-          <string>Reset Dialogs</string>

+          <string>Change Instance</string>

          </property>

         </widget>

        </item>

+      </layout>

+     </widget>

+     <widget class="QWidget" name="pathsTab">

+      <attribute name="title">

+       <string>Paths</string>

+      </attribute>

+      <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_10">

        <item>

-        <spacer name="verticalSpacer">

+        <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_2">

+         <item row="0" column="0">

+          <widget class="QLabel" name="label_7">

+           <property name="text">

+            <string>Downloads</string>

+           </property>

+          </widget>

+         </item>

+         <item row="2" column="0">

+          <widget class="QLabel" name="label_9">

+           <property name="text">

+            <string>Caches</string>

+           </property>

+          </widget>

+         </item>

+         <item row="1" column="2">

+          <widget class="QPushButton" name="browseModDirBtn">

+           <property name="text">

+            <string notr="true">...</string>

+           </property>

+          </widget>

+         </item>

+         <item row="2" column="1">

+          <widget class="QLineEdit" name="cacheDirEdit"/>

+         </item>

+         <item row="0" column="1">

+          <widget class="QLineEdit" name="downloadDirEdit">

+           <property name="toolTip">

+            <string>Directory where downloads are stored.</string>

+           </property>

+           <property name="whatsThis">

+            <string>Directory where downloads are stored.</string>

+           </property>

+          </widget>

+         </item>

+         <item row="1" column="0">

+          <widget class="QLabel" name="label_8">

+           <property name="text">

+            <string>Mods</string>

+           </property>

+          </widget>

+         </item>

+         <item row="2" column="2">

+          <widget class="QPushButton" name="browseCacheDirBtn">

+           <property name="text">

+            <string notr="true">...</string>

+           </property>

+          </widget>

+         </item>

+         <item row="1" column="1">

+          <widget class="QLineEdit" name="modDirEdit">

+           <property name="toolTip">

+            <string>Directory where mods are stored.</string>

+           </property>

+           <property name="whatsThis">

+            <string>Directory where mods are stored. Please note that changing this will break all associations of profiles with mods that don't exist in the new location (with the same name).</string>

+           </property>

+          </widget>

+         </item>

+         <item row="0" column="2">

+          <widget class="QPushButton" name="browseDownloadDirBtn">

+           <property name="sizePolicy">

+            <sizepolicy hsizetype="Fixed" vsizetype="Fixed">

+             <horstretch>0</horstretch>

+             <verstretch>0</verstretch>

+            </sizepolicy>

+           </property>

+           <property name="text">

+            <string notr="true">...</string>

+           </property>

+          </widget>

+         </item>

+         <item row="3" column="0">

+          <widget class="QLabel" name="label_22">

+           <property name="text">

+            <string>Profiles</string>

+           </property>

+          </widget>

+         </item>

+         <item row="3" column="1">

+          <widget class="QLineEdit" name="profilesDirEdit"/>

+         </item>

+         <item row="3" column="2">

+          <widget class="QPushButton" name="browseProfilesDirBtn">

+           <property name="text">

+            <string>...</string>

+           </property>

+          </widget>

+         </item>

+        </layout>

+       </item>

+       <item>

+        <spacer name="verticalSpacer_6">

          <property name="orientation">

           <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>

          </property>

@@ -255,15 +307,9 @@ p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; }
         </spacer>

        </item>

        <item>

-        <widget class="QPushButton" name="categoriesBtn">

-         <property name="toolTip">

-          <string>Modify the categories available to arrange your mods.</string>

-         </property>

-         <property name="whatsThis">

-          <string>Modify the categories available to arrange your mods.</string>

-         </property>

+        <widget class="QLabel" name="label_23">

          <property name="text">

-          <string>Configure Mod Categories</string>

+          <string>Important: All directories have to be writeable!</string>

          </property>

         </widget>

        </item>