From 06b41a757d6cab3fa6e24fe1c45f9b0e5ea1c84b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Aaron Brager Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2014 10:29:20 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Reference innoextract in help file --- Boxer/BXCloseAlert.m | 2 +- .../Resources/English.lproj/pages/windows-games.html | 11 ++++++++++- 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/Boxer/BXCloseAlert.m b/Boxer/BXCloseAlert.m index db43593d9..043564639 100644 --- a/Boxer/BXCloseAlert.m +++ b/Boxer/BXCloseAlert.m @@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ + (BXCloseAlert *) closeAlertAfterWindowsOnlyProgramExited: (NSString *)programP alert.messageText = [NSString stringWithFormat: messageFormat, programName]; - alert.informativeText = NSLocalizedString(@"You can run this program in a Windows emulator instead. For more help, click the ? button.", + alert.informativeText = NSLocalizedString(@"You can run this program in a Windows emulator (or possibly extract a DOS version using a tool like innoextract). For more help, click the ? button.", @"Informative text of warning sheet after running a Windows-only executable or importing a Windows-only game."); NSButton *cancelButton = alert.buttons.lastObject; diff --git a/Resources/Boxer.help/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/pages/windows-games.html b/Resources/Boxer.help/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/pages/windows-games.html index ec4846e2e..db764c18f 100644 --- a/Resources/Boxer.help/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/pages/windows-games.html +++ b/Resources/Boxer.help/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/pages/windows-games.html @@ -37,12 +37,21 @@

DOS games inside Windows installers

Rereleased game collections, and online stores like GOG.com, often package MS-DOS games inside Windows-only installer programs. Even though Boxer will be able to run the game itself, it cannot open the Windows installer to get the game out, and so cannot import the game directly.

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Instead, you should:

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Instead, you could:

  1. Run the installer on a Windows PC or inside a Windows emulator, then:
  2. Import the installed game files afterwards into Boxer on your Mac.
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Alternatively, if you're comfortable using the Mac command line, you can:

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  1. Download and install innoextract.
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  2. Use innoextract to get the DOS version out of the Windows installer.
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  3. Import the extracted game files into Boxer.
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