Logging details

Logging Details

• Lookup order for LogConfig and LogFolder: [General] then [Debug] (first non-empty wins).
• Levels:
  • off / 0 / false: no output
  • basic / 1 / true: one config summary block to debugger (OutputDebugString) and to the log file if logging enabled
  • verbose / 2 : basic summary plus a per-item listing (Type, Label, Path, Icon, Params)
• Dynamic log file name pattern: WinMacMenu_<configBase>_<yyMMdd-HHmm>.log where <configBase> is the INI filename without extension. Timestamp uses local time when config loads (first run of process).
• Location: if LogFolder is set its expanded path is used (folder auto-created best-effort). Otherwise the executable directory.
• Encoding: UTF-8 (no BOM) with newline per entry.
• Legacy: LogConfig=true continues to map to basic. The former LogFile key is deprecated and replaced by LogFolder + dynamic naming (direct absolute filenames can be simulated by setting a dedicated empty folder path).
• Dot-prefixed files (like .gitignore) are not extension-stripped (mirrors Explorer convention).
• Keys now use positive logic: ShowFileExtensions / RecentShowExtensions (older HideExtensions / RecentHideExtensions still parsed and invert).
• Precedence for recent items when RecentLabel=name:
  1. RecentShowExtensions=0 (or legacy RecentHideExtensions=1) → hide extension
  2. Else ShowFileExtensions=0 (or legacy HideExtensions=1) → hide extension
  3. Else extension shown
• Folder listings & inline expansions ignore the recent-specific key and use only ShowFileExtensions (or legacy HideExtensions inversion).