Deleting the saves

[000]

I think, easy way for VN-readers to delete the saves would be nice addition for the engine, as it is a standart feature in games. Do you agree with me?

Perhaps the easiest way would be adding new menu screen similar to the save and load screens, but instead of saving / loading, it would delete picked save.
Something like:

Code: Select all

init:
    $ config.main_menu.insert(2, ('Delete Saves', _intra_jumps("delete_screen", "main_game_transition"), "True"))
    $ config.game_menu.insert(4, ("delete", 'Delete Saves', _intra_jumps("delete_screen", "main_game_transition"), "True"))
    

label delete_screen:
    python hide:
        while True:
            fn = _file_picker("delete", False)
           
            if not layout.yesno_prompt("delete",  u"Are you sure you want to delete this?"):
                continue

            renpy.unlink_save(fn)

Treat this thread as feature request (more people says "We need this feature!" = more likely it would be implemented) / how-to tread. Better codes / another ways to do so are welcomed.

If this feature is already there and I was blind of it, then sorry.

[chikotsukino]

I've always wondered how to delete the saves :\

[delta]

KS has a custom file picker that already includes a delete button on both load and save screens.

The code is fairly trivial. This way, you don't have to add yet another menu screen.

[chikotsukino]

whats KS?

[MaiMai]

Katawa Shoujo o_O

[chikotsukino]

Katawa Shoujo o_O

no need for the "o_O"
i didnt know

but how do you get the little x's to delete the saves?

[delta]

renpy.unlink_save()?

[000]

The code is fairly trivial.

Then be my guest an share this piece of fairly trivial code with the rest of us.
Imagemap layout extentions won't count as "fairly trivial", however. But useful, yes.

[delta]

Wouldn't be of any use to you, this is not a stock layout anyway.