Choose the Windows installer destination contract #14

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1. eimexdev

   added this to the v0.1.0 public launch milestone on Jul 16, 2026
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   enhancementNew feature or requestNew feature or request

   launchRequired for the public launchRequired for the public launch

   researchResearch needed before implementationResearch needed before implementation

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   added a parent issue on Jul 16, 2026

   • OpenBeat v0.1.0 public launch map #9
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   changed the title [-]Decide and support the Windows installer destination behavior[/-] [+]Choose the Windows installer destination contract[/+] on Jul 16, 2026
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   wayfinder:grillingHITL decision through grilling and domain modelingHITL decision through grilling and domain modeling

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   researchResearch needed before implementationResearch needed before implementation

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   marked this as blocking on Jul 16, 2026

   • Implement the selected Windows installer destination contract #30
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   on Jul 25, 2026
8. eimexdev commented on Jul 25, 2026

   

   eimexdev

   on Jul 25, 2026 – with ChatGPT Codex Connector

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   Resolution

   For the v0.1.0 launch, the Windows installer supports both:

   • The standard per-user Resolve Fusion support root at %APPDATA%\Blackmagic Design\DaVinci Resolve\Support\Fusion, selected by default.
   • A user-selected Resolve Fusion support root through an editable path field and folder chooser.

   User experience and documentation

   • Call the destination the Resolve Fusion support folder.
   • Show that OpenBeat creates Scripts and Modules beneath the selected root.
   • Keep the selected path visible on the confirmation screen.
   • Reject an empty destination and allow a new destination folder to be created.
   • Document the standard default and custom-path workflow without implying that the installer automatically discovers relocated folders.

   Minimum tests

   • Default resolution from %APPDATA%, including the fallback when the variable is absent.
   • Chooser cancellation and empty-path rejection.
   • Custom roots containing spaces and Unicode.
   • Preservation of the selected root through confirmation and installation.
   • Placement of scripts, modules, bundled runtime, and generated Lua configuration beneath the selected root.
   • Exact Windows artifact smoke testing in DaVinci Resolve.

   Explicit deferral

   Automatic discovery of relocated Resolve/Fusion folders is deferred. Resolve documents conventional per-user and all-user locations but exposes no trustworthy installer-facing source of truth for an arbitrary relocated support root. The chooser provides a reliable recovery path without presenting filesystem guesses as authoritative.
9. eimexdev

   closed this as completedon Jul 25, 2026