On Wed 23 Oct 2013 at 16:44:34 PDT Alexander S. wrote:
2013/10/24 Mihail Zenkov <mihail.zen...@gmail.com>:
2013/10/23, Alexander S. <alex0pla...@gmail.com>:
I'm confused as to what is wrong with the .ini style configurations.
They're not just used in Windows, they're used in many other places that
require simple, easy to use configurations. Python uses it, there are C
api's for it, etc.
So what problem do you have with a .ini file?
They are okay for simple config files. They are the opposite of okay
for a markup language.
Why?
<ol>
<li> Lack of proper hierarchy, for one;
<li> Lack of proper heterogenous containers, for two;
<li><b>The most important one</b>:
lack of multiline strings.
</ol>
<p>
Try to express something as simple as <i>my answer</i> (which is
rather trivial HTML snippet) in .ini format.
</p>
So don't use it as a markup language.
As far as I know, it was never claimed to be fit for that purpose.
