From dc7a5de475574e6c86231d6e9a9b13c6b89bbc2c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jonathan Harris Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2017 12:54:33 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Document default interaction log location --- EDMarketConnector.py | 4 ++-- README.md | 11 ++++++++--- 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/EDMarketConnector.py b/EDMarketConnector.py index 89df1561..6218c95c 100755 --- a/EDMarketConnector.py +++ b/EDMarketConnector.py @@ -328,8 +328,8 @@ class AppWindow: # (Re-)install log monitoring if not monitor.start(self.w): self.status['text'] = 'Error: Check %s' % _('E:D journal file location') # Location of the new Journal file in E:D 2.2 - elif monitor.started: - interactions.start(self.w, monitor.started) + elif monitor.started and not interactions.start(self.w, monitor.started): + self.status['text'] = 'Error: Check %s' % _('E:D interaction log location') # Setting for the log file that contains recent interactions with other Cmdrs if dologin: self.login() # Login if not already logged in with this Cmdr diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 69b267c7..08762db5 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ This app can save a variety of data in a variety of formats: By default these files will be placed in your Documents folder. Since this app will create a lot of files if you use it for a while you may wish to create a separate folder for the files and tell the app to place them there. -Some options work by reading the Elite: Dangerous game's “journal” files. If you're running this app on a different machine from the Elite: Dangerous game then adjust the “E:D journal file location” setting on the Configuration tab to point to the game's journal files. +Some options work by reading the Elite: Dangerous game's log files. If you're running this app on a different machine from the Elite: Dangerous game then adjust the “E:D journal file location” and “E:D interaction log location” settings on the Configuration tab to point to the game's log files. ### EDDN @@ -136,11 +136,16 @@ This app will not auto-update when you dock if you're carrying Rares. Visit the This problem is tracked as [Issue #92](https://github.com/Marginal/EDMarketConnector/issues/92). ### Doesn't auto-update and/or persistently gives “Server is lagging” error -This app uses Elite: Dangerous' “journal” files to track the systems and stations that you visit. If you're running this app on a different machine from the Elite: Dangerous game, or if you find that this app isn't automatically tracking the systems that you visit and/or isn't automatically “updating” on docking (if you have that option selected), then adjust the “E:D journal file location” setting on the Configuration tab to point to the game's journal files - typically C:\Users\_you_\Saved Games\Frontier Developments\EliteDangerous on Windows. +This app uses Elite: Dangerous' log files to track the systems and stations that you visit. If you're running this app on a different machine from the Elite: Dangerous game, or if you find that this app isn't automatically tracking the systems that you visit and/or isn't automatically “updating” on docking (if you have that option selected), then adjust the “E:D journal file location” and “E:D interaction log location” settings on the Configuration tab to point to the game's log files. + +The default settings on Windows are typically: + +- `C:\Users\you\Saved Games\Frontier Developments\EliteDangerous` and +- `C:\Users\you\AppData\Local\Frontier Developments\EliteDangerous\CommanderHistory` respectively. ### Credentials settings are greyed out You can't edit your Username/Password or EDSM Commander Name/API Key if: -- Elite: Dangerous is at the Main Menu or in Beta. You will be able to edit these values once you've entered the (non-Beta) game. +- Elite: Dangerous is at the Main Menu. You will be able to edit these values once you've entered the game. - Your “E:D journal file location” setting is incorrect. See [above](#doesnt-auto-update-or-track-systems-visited). ### Error: Wrong Cmdr