[openbeos] Re: Preferences/File Help
- From: "Andrew Edward McCall" <mccall@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2002 07:35:36 -0800
>
>> The preference apps were written (apparently) without any
>> specification for a
>> unified format.Although it'd be nice to be able read the settings
>> files, I'm
>> not so sure that it's a requirement if we can't seem to reverse the
>> format.
>> My guess is that they might be libprefs or some other preferences
>> library
>> format. Maybe we should simply go with flattened BMessages, ASCII, or
>> XML
>> with my vote going for BMessages. Thoughts, anyone?
>
>I really don't think that it's of any importance to read in the old
>settings files - okay, it would be nice if it's working, but I wouldn't
>mind if it's not.
>Since we don't have a simple XML Kit, I would vote for BMessages.
>
>Adios...
> Axel.
I on the other and *do* think that its important to read this settings
file for R1 at least.
Remeber we are trying to make a _compatiable_ version of OpenBeOS for
R1, all the new features will come in R2!
Thanks
Andrew Edward McCall
mccall@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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