After seeing several posts from new users confused about DF's automatic backup feature, I have decided to create an alternative, more accessible load screen for DF. Its current feature set is somewhat limited, although it does automatically hide backups and displays a warning before loading a backup.
At the moment, it looks a lot like the old load screen, but saves are color-coded based on the type of game being played. Also, there is mouse support! (For the main list, that is. In fact, navigating the list with the keyboard is buggier than mouse support at the moment.)
Display of backups can be toggled:
Example of backup warning:
Pressing "u" takes you to the menu for the original save:
(note that the "Restore from backup" and "Delete old backups" options don't actually do anything right now)
(Temporary) Download:OS X (71625f6)
Note that this plugin requires the current development version of DFHack (which shouldn't affect save compatibility, so you can symlink your existing save folder if you want to keep using r3/4). Source code is available in
this branch of my DFHack fork. I can compile a Linux plugin if anyone wants it, but I don't have a Windows build environment.
Keep in mind that this is under active development, so I'm unlikely to update compiled versions as regularly as I update the code. There could be ways to make it crash as well, so I don't recommend relying on it at the moment (not that it'll cause any permanent damage to saves).
Known issues:* Scrolling with the keyboard doesn't scroll the display.
* Any save folder with a dash in its name is considered a backup, even if no "original" exists. This doesn't cause crashes, but it means these saves will be hidden by default.
My main motivation for making this thread is to get an idea of what features people would like to see. I'm entirely open to changing colors (or making them optional), adding a search/sort feature, even redesigning the list entirely to make it more user-friendly. Thoughts?