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The Refresh button runs the worker on the main thread somehow. If you let the HDD sleep then refresh, so it takes time to scan, the UI will freeze until done.

When you run an inject_dvd or inject_cd command, an info.sys file is created (seemingly in the working directory, or possibly next to the hdl-dump binary).

This info.sys file seems relatively pointless, so we might as well just delete it.

Example info.sys file,

title = Demon Stone
title_id = SLUS_208.04
title_sub_id = 0
release_date = 20000101
developer_id =
publisher_id = OPL Launcher
note =
content_web =
image_topviewflag = 0
image_type = 0
image_count = 1
image_viewsec = 600
copyright_viewflag = 1
copyright_imgcount = 1
genre =
parental_lock = 1
effective_date = 0
expire_date = 0
violence_flag = 0
content_type = 255
content_subtype = 0

title i b lazy

I installed hdlg using pip on Linux Mint 20.3. It installed fine, but it fails to run. Line 5 in hdlg/ui/main.py tries to import pythoncom module. With some searching, it looks like that module is part of Active Python or PyWin32, and it only works on Windows.

To reproduce:

1. Install Linux somewhere (maybe use WSL2 or a virtual machine?)
2. Make sure pip is installed. In Mint, I had to run apt install python3-pip.
3. Install hdlg via pip install --user hdlg
4. If pip says ~/.local/bin isn't in PATH, add this to it via your bashrc with a line like PATH="${PATH}:${HOME}/.local/bin". Source your new bashrc by running . ~/.bashrc in your existing shell(s).
5. Start hdlg

This feature is severely missed out on in HDLG. Imagine you accidentally CTRL+A and installing 900gb without the ability to cancel. That would suck.

It seems when the first install finishes, and it refreshes the game list, it incorrectly has everything else enabled like the install button except briefly everytime an installation fails.

For example, batch install 30 games, and the total/used/free space will stay the same, while the games list does update.
If you actually rescan the HDDs with the Refresh icon, or reopen HDLG, it then updates.

The windows are always foreground as well. Quite annoying.
I've also noticed that when this happens, the subprocess calls are very noticeably slower. By like a good 10 seconds, compared to almost immediate otherwise.

Currently it shows a message and prevents the installation loop from continuing until its closed.
Instead, it should show the message and still continue.