MLF Frontend

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I have over the past several months created a Front-end Application for the MLF Modular Loading Controls Files.
This Utility is a initial release. I have not included the command line version.

Features:

• Edit whether the directory loads
• Add a directory to load
• Block other users using this utility from editing whether a directory loads
• Create an alias that other users using this Utility will see rather than the default directory name
• Display an image with an entry
• Edit MLFs in immediate subdirectories
• Start BTS ROM from application

The Start BTS ROM option searches for the Civ4BeyondSword.exe in the 4 most most likely places:

• In the 5th directory directly beneath the Frontend
• C:\Program Files (x86)
• C:\Program Files
• C:\Valve
• C:\Steam

To Use:

• Press the buttons or use the menu at the top
• Includes both simple and advanced views
• Goes into second subdir
• While editing the Load of a Directory you may press close window to stop without writing changes
• Checks if a directory exists first, if it doesn't it doesn't ask you to change the load order.
• Application and installer are fairly self explanatory...
• Restricted.txt file included by installer

I welcome any and all comments, suggestions, and bug reports.
This is the initial release
I hope you enjoy this program and that it is helpful.

Also I wish to create a universal restricted.txt file... This is for Modders who wish to lock the load of a directory or if they wish to rename a directory with out the hassle that goes along with it.
I currently only have some of Afforess's directories locked. The current version of the Restricted.txt is included by the installer

Spoiler :

Please do not edit this file by hand...
To create a restricted directory:
start a line with a ! and ends with a $.
To create an alias for a directory:
start a line with a # type the directory name and end with a $.
start a line with a @ type the name you wish to appear in the MLF Frontend and end with a $.

!Required$
!Mountains_Mod$
!Lead_From_Behind$
!Advanced Diplomacy$
!Event_Images$

#BeautificationProject$
@Beautification Project$
#Modular_Civics_Buildings$
@Civic Buildings$



Copyright (C) 2010 Devon McAvoy
Licensed under the GNU General Public License

I programmed this in Python 3.1, cx_Freeze, Dustutils, and TkInter and used Installjammer to create the installer.
This Program is licensed under the GNU General Public License which is included by the installer.

Included by Installer:

• Application and python modules that it is dependent on
• Source code for application
• Restricted.txt

*NOTE*-This installer does not install Python. It is a semi-self-contained .exe

P.S. I did not post this in utilities forum because its only useful for ROM Modmods that use the MLF Modular Loading Controls File...

FIXED: Installer tries to run application after install even with no option. Then the application would crash.
FIXED: Even after the Frontend found Civ4Bts executable it would continue searching until crash.

Images:

Spoiler :

Links:

MLF Frontend 2 from my main post
Main post