Start BYOND after installing in Feature Requests

ID:872353
 
Jul 15 2012, 6:05 pm
Applies to:BYOND Installer
Status: Open
Issue hasn't been assigned a status value.
Can we have a checkbox on the same screen as "Find games!" that says "Start BYOND!"? Most program installers include a "Start Program" option after installing that is automatically checked. Having to install it and then find it and run it is annoying, even more so when just doing a quick update on BYOND.
#1 Jul 15 2012, 6:10 pm
+10
#2 Jul 15 2012, 6:11 pm
I remember seeing it in one of the builds - right after the installer got overhauled. Then it disappeared.
#3 Jul 15 2012, 6:12 pm
If I recall, this was there in previous versions of the installer. I'm not 100% sure, but...yeah. It should be re/added.

Nadrew said something about Tom or Lummy removing "stuff that made sense," or something relating to the installer he updated.
#4 Jul 15 2012, 6:13 pm
This would be nice. :D
#5 Jul 15 2012, 10:52 pm
Yep, I included this feature with my first overhaul recently but it was removed for some unknown and baffling reason.
#6 Jul 18 2012, 9:04 pm
Bump. I would really like to have this.
#7 Jul 18 2012, 9:19 pm (Edited on Jul 18 2012, 9:24 pm)
From what I recall- this used to be the default behavior for the 'Find Games' check-box.

I swear Tom mentioned it somewhere recently. I'll check and edit this post.

Found it [here].
#8 Jul 18 2012, 11:25 pm
Still doesn't change the fact that I want a simple "Start BYOND after installing" option. Preferably checked off by default.
#9 Jul 18 2012, 11:33 pm
The 'Find Games' option has always opened the browser, but it wasn't always optional (one of the changes I made). I had an option to start byond.exe (unchecked by default) but it was removed somewhere along the way.
#10 Jul 18 2012, 11:48 pm
I thought it might be confusing for new users since BYOND.exe by itself doesn't give that much direction at the moment, so I was planning on reinstating it with an update where we just had a little "start" page launched the first time the pager was run.

However, it's not a big deal to me either way so I can always put it back in.
#11 Jul 19 2012, 11:16 am
In response to Albro1 (#8)
@ Nadrew My bad, I must've had it mistaken.

Anyway, @ Albro1; I wasn't denying support for this feature, just trying to provide more information on the matter. I do support this feature myself.
#12 Aug 16 2012, 11:24 am
I still want to see this in.
#13 Sep 4 2012, 9:59 pm
Bump.
#14 Nov 19 2012, 8:45 am
I always thought it was weird since I mostly use BYOND in internet cafe's and I have to install it every time.
Would be great if you would bring that feature back in.