Portal 2 Extras Menu Patcher 1.0
Ok. My program now supports drag & dropping .exp and .txt files. An example comes with the program.
EDIT: I just found out that I had failed. The ID cannot be the same as map file name. This has now been fixed by adding "_id" to the end of the id name. I also added an ability to copy map files to portal2maps folder.
EDIT2: Now the program supports drag & dropping of .bsp files also! Try it.
I improved the drag & dropping capabilities and fixed a couple of bugs. I also added an ability to use command line arguments (you can now drag & drop a map or .exp/.txt file on the program (.exe file) even it is not opened.
Program will now also check if the map already exists in the extras.txt file.
Please comment to this thread if you like it or not! 
EDIT: The program can now update existing map information in the extras.txt file (without adding a duplicate). It will also send "-console" argument as user presses "Launch Portal 2" button. There is also an ability to add all maps to extras.txt automatically!
i am having issues dragging and dropping! i have the latest build (1.5) but it just gives me the circle with the line through it when i try to drag and drop... Any ideas???? Thanks.
I can not, for the life of me figure out how to add a thumbnail to show up. Am I overlooking something? How do I make the thumbnail show up in the Extras menu?
You can only drag & drop .bsp, .txt and .exp files. None else will work.
If you want pictures to show up, they must be found in "portal2materials" folder & they must be in .vtf/.vmt format (.vmt is not neccessary). For example the Super 8 (e1912) pic is "vgui/extras/e1912" because it is located in a .vpk file and it will have a path "portal2materialsvguiextrase1912.vtf" when executed.
You can easily create .vtf files with VTFEdit: http://nemesis.thewavelength.net/index.php?c=178#p178.
EDIT: I released a minor update which makes patching all maps a bit more clear (custom, sp_a & mp_coop).
EDIT2: The program now supports uppercase file extensions.
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That's what I meant. I tried all three of those file extensions to no avail. It would only work if I dragged the file to the actual icon of your executable and clicked "open with". It won't however let me drag any of those files directly into the window once open.
Ideas?
Ideas?
Do you have the newest .NET framework installed? Try to install this (v4): http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=9cfb2d51-5ff4-4491-b0e5-b386f32c0992
Insert grumbling about needing to install the latest .NET (not just any version) to do a task that a good shell script could do.
Retract grumbling because I don't have the time to write the script myself and therefore have no room to complain. This free ice cream is the wrong flavor.
Retract grumbling because I don't have the time to write the script myself and therefore have no room to complain. This free ice cream is the wrong flavor.
Good point, if I got it right. 
Did you mean that I should write a script that detects which .NET version is installed?
My english is not good enough to fully understand you.