FreeLists / openbeos / [openbeos] Re: openbeos Digest V3 #121

["Axel Dörfler" <axeld@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ingo Weinhold <bonefish@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I would favor a format like the one François mentioned. Even better 
> would
> be something compatible to the driver settings format. E.g. an 
> extension
> by optional type annotations. If the type is omitted, `string' is 
> implied.
> If given, a basic parser (e.g. in the kernel or boot loader) may
> nevertheless ignore the typing info, interpreting everything as 
> strings.
> This would allow a certain level of interchangability between 
> BMessages
> and driver settings strings. In particular for sending messages from 
> the
> kernel to userland this format might be used.

Yes, something like this might be nice, although the driver_settings 
format might be a bit unhandy for some types at the moment (for example 
BRects), but that could eventually be fixed.

Adios...
   Axel.