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From: Preben Randhol <randhol+abuse@pvv.org>
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Subject: Re: A standard package for config files is needed
Date: Fri, 31 May 2002 16:39:22 +0000 (UTC)
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On Thu, 30 May 2002 08:34:33 GMT, tmoran@acm.org wrote:
>   In a particular Windows program of mine the user can modify the color
> settings (via the usual Windows color dialog), and the program will
> save his preferences in the registry.  This is done with:

Can I get a Linux version of this program?


>   type Shelf_Palettes is record ...
>   procedure Stash_Palette is new Claw.Registry.Write(Shelf_Palettes);
>   ...
>   Stash_Palette(Claw.Registry.HKEY_CURRENT_USER,
>                 "Software\Decision Aids\Shelves",
>                 "Palette",
>                 Saved_Palette);
> 
>   That's pretty simple.  It appears to me you are suggesting that instead
> I should write code to convert every element of Shelf_Palettes to a string
> and write it out preceded with some suitable, human understandable,
> "name=", and also write code to read such stuff back in, complete with
> error handling when the user has botched up that text file. 

No. The name would of course be Palette like you use for the registry.
But I encourage you to use the Windows registry as long as you only care
about windows users. Just don't claim that your code is portable because
you use Ada.

> a tremendous regression and I can't imagine anybody doing it.  Why should
> the config file be an easily edited ASCII file?  Did everyone enjoy
> editing .ini files in old Windows so much?  How often in current Windows
> programs do users modify the config by doing things in the app (like the
> color palette above), and how often do Windows users change a
> configuration by using regedit?

Sorry but I simply don't care for Windows only solutions.

Preben