[missing-sync-palmos-talk] Tapwave Zodiac Game installation Redux

[Aric Pedersen]

Well now I can say for certain that at least on my computer Zodiac game 
installation doesn't work properly.

Here's a recent example:

I bought Firefly from the Tapwave store (for a discount) and got the typical 
PC Zodiac installer. I used to just drag the zipped file or the install.ini 
file to the game installer and it would prompt me just like the PC 
installer. Telling me the game being installed, and offering to install it 
in internal memory or either one of my 2 1 GB SD cards.

This doesn't happen in the latest beta of MS for Palm OS. If I drag the 
zipped file to the MS icon, it takes a couple of seconds and then adds 
firefly.prc to my internal memory install queue. The data file, which MUST 
go on a card is totally ignored. To make matters worse, I CAN'T install the 
data file, firefly.cfl using the MS installer. I have to mount the card, 
create the correct directory as listed in the .ini file and drag the card 
there.

Any chance of having the proper functionality of the Zodiac game installer 
restored in a future version? I would like to not have to do everything 
manually.

Here's a the fireflyinstall.ini file so you can see what I'm talking about:

; Main installer settings section
; Keys:
;	AppName - The top-level name of the application.  This will be used in 
messages to the user.
;
;	Welcome - The title displayed at the top of the main screen.
;
;	welcomeText - Any additional text the developer wishes to display on the 
main screen.  Instructions to the
;		user, etc.
;
; 	PalmFiles - specifies then number of files to be installed;
;
;	each file's properties are described in separate section called 
[PalmFileXXX]
;	where XXX is the number of the file starting from 1
;
[FireflyInstall]
AppName=Firefly
Welcome=Welcome to the Extreme AI Firefly Install Program
WelcomeText=This program will install Firefly on your Zodiac device.\nFirst 
select the device, and the slot to install to, and press 'Install' to 
continue.\nSoftware will be sent to your device in the next HotSync session.
PalmFiles=2

[PalmFile1]
Source=firefly.prc
Target=RAM

[PalmFile2]
Source=firefly.cfl
Target=CARD
Folder=PALM\programs\firefly-XAff


Regards,

Aric