Should missing icon files be warnings? in BYOND Discussion

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Apr 18 2012, 2:25 pm

Poll: Missing icon files: Error or Warning

List as an error 66% (6)
List as a warning 0% (0)
Derp 33% (3)

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I have thought about it for a while, and I would prefer if icon files that cannot be found were listed as warnings instead of errors. What do you guys think?
#1 Apr 18 2012, 6:18 pm
What if the said icon file was being used as a turf or mob already placed on the map?

You wouldn't want blank spaces on the map now would you?
#2 Apr 18 2012, 6:19 pm
Yes, I would rather have blank spaces on my map.
#3 Apr 18 2012, 6:20 pm
In response to Syne Mage (#2)
Syne Mage wrote:
Yes, I would rather have blank spaces on my map.

Not sure if serious..
#4 Apr 18 2012, 6:28 pm
In response to Syne Mage (#2)
Syne Mage wrote:
Yes, I would rather have blank spaces on my map.

If that's the case:
1) CTRL+n
2) Set the type to .dmi
3) Set the name as the missing file

I honestly do not see any reason why someone would use a non-existing icon file.
#5 Apr 22 2012, 8:22 am
In response to Syne Mage (#2)
Syne Mage wrote:
Yes, I would rather have blank spaces on my map.

I'm not sure how this could possibly be useful to anybody, ever. It's an error because it's an erroneous state; making it a warning is basically gracefully handling something that a game really shouldn't gracefully handle.