Need a better way to tell 1.x and 2.0 appart

• Aug 28, 2014 - 08:27
Reported version
2.1
Type
Graphical (UI)
Severity
S4 - Minor
Status
closed
Project
MuseScore

If you have 1.3 and 2.0 Beta 1 installed, and want to open an mscz file, some decision needs to be made whether it is to be opend by 1.3 or by 2.0 Beta 1. This seems unvoidable, but I see some problems with that:

a) I found the defaults to be inconsistent between 2 machine, both have either version installed (plus some nighlties), both Window 7 Enterprise, 64bit, both had them installed in the same order, however on one machine 1.3 was still the default applocation for mscz, on the other it t was 2.0 Beta 1, Any idea why?

b) in the context menu 'open with' it is pretty difficult to tell the 2 possible applications apart, the only difference is the Color of the Icon, blue for 2.0, black for 1.3.
See the dialog to select the Default application
select.png
(can't capture the 'open with dislog, bit it has a similar siisue, onle the Icons are smaller))
I think the 2.0 Icon should include a 2, and/or the programs name should something like mscore2.exe

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• Aug 28, 2014 - 09:26

With renaming it to mscore2.exe, then scanning the entire registry and fixing all entries there (nothing for the faint-hearted), I managed to make it look like this now:
select002.png
Still not optimal for 1.x, but I guess it is too late to fix that (short of hacking the registry)

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• Aug 28, 2014 - 17:24

I meant too late for fixing 1.x registry keys, to get MuseScore 1.x to show up as "MuseScore 1" rather than "mscore.exe".
I had a look at the stuff you pointed at earlier today, and I believe I have something ready for this, but I haven't yet managed to the QtCreator to actually build an mscore2.exe.
And not having the tools nor knowlegd to build an installable package, I can't test this either...

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