Hi! I think xml is a better choice. Some arguments: - no need to write a parser - everyone knows the syntax - easy validation Users probably won't be editing the settings file directly anyway. Also, there is a third choice: ini files. But still, xml is better in case we need to save structured or binary data sometime. Bohdan On Sat, Jan 21, 2012 at 7:13 PM, Cestmir Houska <czestmyr@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi everyone! > > I am about to start working on saving and loading the settings from a > file. The question on everyone is now: > > Which file format would you prefer for settings? XML or our own format? > > This problem might seem unimportant, but starts to gain significance > as soon as one wants to edit the settings via a text editor, which > might sometimes be useful. I personally am for our own format, because > XML can be often cumbersome and ugly. > > Cestmir > > To visit archive or unsubscribe, follow: > //www.freelists.org/list/glideplan_swproj >