[openbeos] Re: Networks Preferences

Hi Dario,

Casalinuovo Dario wrote:
> i suggest to use this structure for the locations/networks settings : a 
> root directory containing an index file with location names written 
> inside each location has a directory (contained in the root) which name 
> is the same of the location's
> in the location directory every network has a configuration file.

This leaves a lot of questions unanswered. I think you should not worry too 
much about the on-disk storage for now. You need to design a small 
framework of C++ classes that implement the settings representation and 
modification. Maybe I find sometime later to give you an example of what I 
mean. You could re-use the BArchivable protocol to store the settings as 
BMessages on-disk later. Since these are hierarchical, there is nothing you 
can't save using archived BMessages. Separate from that, you need to store 
only the *current* settings in the format that the net_server needs to 
understand. The current settings do not need to reflect the structure of 
locations, unless I am overlooking something.


> about the icon deskbar functionality,
> i noticed a desktop applet named "NetworkStatus", that displays 
> information about the networks.
> 
> can i modify it and add to the menu a voice that open the Network preflet?
> 
> and in the preflet, when the checkbox is marked,is this applet opened?

Yes, modifying that context menu to be able to open the Network preflet 
would be appreciated. Launching another application can be done via the 
BRoster::Launch() function, you just need to know that applications 
signature.

Best regards,
-Stephan

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