Add dialog to manual Steam Sync clarifying what is happening, as if no changes are needed it looks like you just get returned to the main Steam Tools menu.

config/retrodeck/reference_lists/features.json

@@ -842,7 +842,8 @@
       "description": "RetroDECK Framework",
       "name": "RetroDECK",
       "url": "https://retrodeck.net/",
-      "cli-arg": "--version"
+      "cli-arg": "--version",
+      "logs": "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/retrodeck/logs/retrodeck.log"
     },
     "retroarch": {
       "description": "Libretro Multi-emulator Frontend",
@@ -851,6 +852,7 @@
       "launch": "retroarch",
       "cli-arg": "--version",
       "system": "retroarch",
+      "logs": "$logs_folder/retroarch/retroarch.log",
       "properties": [
         {
           "cheevos": true,
@@ -1045,6 +1047,7 @@
       "url": "https://retrodeck.readthedocs.io/en/latest/wiki_about/what-is-retrodeck/",
       "system": "flash",
       "launch": "ruffle-rdwrapper.sh",
+      "logs": "$XDG_CACHE_HOME/ruffle/ruffle.log",
       "cli-arg": ""
     },
     "melonds": {
@@ -1103,6 +1106,7 @@
       "url": "https://retrodeck.readthedocs.io/en/latest/wiki_emulator_guides/vita3k/vita3k-guide/",
       "system": "psvita",
       "launch": "Vita3K",
+      "logs": "$XDG_CACHE_HOME/Vita3K/vita3k.log",
       "cli-arg": ""
     },
     "rpcs3": {
@@ -1113,6 +1117,7 @@
       "launch": "rpcs3",
       "cli-arg": "--version",
       "launch-override": "cd $(dirname $game) && rpcs3 $game",
+      "logs": "$XDG_CACHE_HOME/rpcs3/RPCS3.log",
       "properties": [
         {
           "ask_to_exit": true
@@ -1143,6 +1148,7 @@
       "url": "https://retrodeck.readthedocs.io/en/latest/wiki_emulator_guides/dolphin-primehack/dolphin-primehack-guide/",
       "launch": "dolphin-emu-wrapper",
       "cli-arg": "--version",
+      "logs": "$XDG_DATA_HOME/dolphin-emu/dolphin.log",
       "system": [
         "gc",
         "wii"
@@ -1163,6 +1169,7 @@
       "url": "https://retrodeck.readthedocs.io/en/latest/wiki_emulator_guides/dolphin-primehack/dolphin-primehack-guide/",
       "launch": "primehack-wrapper",
       "cli-arg": "--version",
+      "logs": "$XDG_DATA_HOME/primehack/Logs/dolphin.log",
       "system": [
         "wii"
       ],

functions/steam_sync.sh

@@ -44,16 +44,21 @@ steam_sync() {
                               if (match($0, /<path>([^<]+)<\/path>/, arr))
                                 print arr[1]
      }' "$gamelist")
-    while read -r game; do
+    while read -r game_path; do
-      if [[ -n "$game" ]]; then # Avoid empty lines created by xmlstarlet
+      local game="${game_path#./}" # Remove leading ./
-        local game="${game#./}" # Remove leading ./
+      if [[ -f "$roms_folder/$system/$game" ]]; then # Validate file exists and isn't a stale ES-DE entry for a removed file
-        if [[ -f "$roms_folder/$system/$game" ]]; then # Validate file exists and isn't a stale ES-DE entry for a removed file
+        # Construct launch options with the rom path in quotes, to handle spaces
-          # Construct launch options with the rom path in quotes, to handle spaces
+        local game_title=$(awk -v search_path="$game_path" 'BEGIN { RS="</game>"; FS="\n" }
-          local launchOptions="$launch_command -s $system \"$roms_folder/$system/$game\""
+                                                            /<path>/ {
-          jq --arg title "${game%.*}" --arg target "$target" --arg launchOptions "$launchOptions" \
+                                                            if (match($0, /<path>([^<]+)<\/path>/, path) && path[1] == search_path) {
-          '. += [{"title": $title, "target": $target, "launchOptions": $launchOptions}]' "${retrodeck_favorites_file}.new" > "${retrodeck_favorites_file}.tmp" \
+                                                              if (match($0, /<name>([^<]+)<\/name>/, name))
-          && mv "${retrodeck_favorites_file}.tmp" "${retrodeck_favorites_file}.new"
+                                                                print name[1]
-        fi
+                                                              }
+                                                            }' "$gamelist")
+        local launchOptions="$launch_command -s $system \"$roms_folder/$system/$game\""
+        jq --arg title "$game_title" --arg target "$target" --arg launchOptions "$launchOptions" \
+        '. += [{"title": $title, "target": $target, "launchOptions": $launchOptions}]' "${retrodeck_favorites_file}.new" > "${retrodeck_favorites_file}.tmp" \
+        && mv "${retrodeck_favorites_file}.tmp" "${retrodeck_favorites_file}.new"
       fi
     done <<< "$system_favorites"
   done
@@ -110,7 +115,7 @@ steam_sync() {
           log d "Some new favorites added between syncs, adding new favorited games"
           # Load added favorites as manifest and run SRM add
           mv "$retrodeck_added_favorites" "$retrodeck_favorites_file"
-          steam_sync_add  
+          steam_sync_add
         fi
 
         # Make new favorites manifest the current one

tools/configurator.sh

@@ -1309,6 +1309,7 @@ configurator_steam_tools_dialog() {
 
   "Manual Steam Sync" )
     log i "Configurator: opening \"$choice\" menu"
+    configurator_generic_dialog "RetroDeck Configurator - Manual Steam Sync" "RetroDECK will now look for any ES-DE favorites and sync them to Steam, if needed.\n\nIf Steam Sync has been run before and no favorites have been added or removed, you will be returned to the Steam Tools menu.\nIf changes are needed, you will see a progress dialog during the process."
     export CONFIGURATOR_GUI="zenity"
     steam_sync
     configurator_steam_tools_dialog