What would be the gain in doing this?? It seems to me this mostly complicates something that doesnt need to be changed.. When you complicate it like that, you take the usability out of the hands of computer novices.
IMO of course.. Monty _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ Monty Scroggins Broadband Data Systems Engineering (BDSE) MCI Worldcom > This is off subject, but as far as the whole > localprefs.js/preferences.js > I've got an entirely different opinion. > > -Get rid of localprefs.js. > -Create a file called preference_values.js (or whatever > floats your boat) > > Then change preferences.js to hold the following information: > -Name of pref > -HTML code to change pref: <input name type=checkbox > onChange=updatePrefs() > value=?> (yeah....lotta work to be done on that) > > Then, we create functions that will: > - Create a preferences popup form (like the About form) > and show HTML for > all the preferences found in preferences.js > - Load the values out of preference_values.js (replace > the ? from the HTML > code) > - Maintain/update and output the array to the > preference_values.js using > code like the current history functions. > - Force reload of dqsdd when user presses "Save" > > So...it's little more than a theory right now, but I feel > it should be done > that way or something similar. *Nix users love editing text based > preference files - but the average Windows user doesn't. > > I'm working on another rather extensive addition to dqsdd > right now. After > I finish it, perhaps I'll tackle that theory. > > -Dan > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf > Of Ryan Edwards > Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 5:06 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [DQSD-Users] Missing local-stuff..... > > > I've been doing that with the localprefs.js / > preferences.js files. My > plan was to move all of the commenting currently found in > preferences > into localprefs and comment out all of the lines used to > set values. > > This way, the user doesn't have to go through the process > of copying the > setting he wants to change into localprefs because they > are all already > there, just commented out. The preferences.js file would > become a simple > list without any commenting like aliases.txt, its only > purpose to set > the default values. > > Ryan > > -----Original Message----- > From: Glenn Carr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: April 30, 2002 1:47 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [DQSD-Users] Missing local-stuff..... > > I'm almost certain that localaliases.txt is the only user > preference > file > installed. It was installed simply to give some examples > of usage. > > Probably is a good idea to at least drop empty copies of > the other user > preference files in a fresh install, with just some > comments at the top > explaining usage. > > > Now that HAS to clear everything. And indeed it did. > I am completely > free > > of the script errors. But I noticed something odd. None of the > > local[search/css/aliases/etc] files were in my Quick > Search Deskbar > folder. > > I had to create them. > > > > I thought blank copies were placed in the folder on a > clean install. > Is > > something wrong with the installer? Or does the > install check some > registry > > setting that isn't being cleaned up by the uninstaller? > Or is this > exactly > > as it's supposed to be. > > > > _______________________________________________________________ > > Have big pipes? SourceForge.net is looking for download > mirrors. We > supply > the hardware. You get the recognition. Email Us: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ______________ > Dqsd-users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dqsd-users > http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_id=8601 > > _______________________________________________________________ > > Have big pipes? SourceForge.net is looking for download > mirrors. We supply > the hardware. You get the recognition. Email Us: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ______________ > Dqsd-users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dqsd-users > http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_id01 > > > > _______________________________________________________________ > > Have big pipes? SourceForge.net is looking for download > mirrors. We supply > the hardware. You get the recognition. Email Us: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ______________ > Dqsd-users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dqsd-users > http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_id=8601 > >
