On Thu, 02 Dec 2004 11:28:15 +0100 till varoquaux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
(Bbabbled:
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(B> Carsten Haitzler (The Rasterman) wrote:
(B>
(B> >it also makes it more complex. we have a fairly organised system of storing
(B> >such data and we use the same system for everything - so no need to use
(B> >different ways of getting the data, massaging and processing it etc. we kind
(B> >of like our compact way of doing things without the extra text convert to
(B> >binary step and having to create text files to modify binary config's. anyway
(B> >- the point is your problem wasn't "of the config isn't text" the real
(B> >problem was another issue that needs fixing anyway that a text config would
(B> >just have made an EXPERIENCED unix user able to fix it more quickly - the non
(B> >experienced ones are still just as screwed. if we fix it for the non
(B> >experienced ones it's a moot point then :)
(B> >
(B> >
(B> I guess you are right... Anyway the arguments that things should be kept
(B> simple prevails here. However the fact that the config file isn't text
(B> breaks a couple of things on my computer:
(B> _When files in /etc are updated I use a diff to check for the changes
(B> _Files in /etc are backed-up using rcs (which works better with text files)
(B> _Scripting in /etc doesn't work as good (grep awk sed....).
(B> All these details are minor and I guess the discussion is over and out.
(B> To sum things up (from what I understand):
(B> _The possiblity to have text files in /etc instead of binary ones adds
(B> weight and complication (therefore more potential problems,slower
(B> programs and more work for devellopers) so it shouldn't be implemented.
(B
(Bwhat about /etc/ld.so.cache? thats a binary... just for starters. and thats been
(Bthere forever... :) the3res been a binary there ever since... :)
(B
(B> >oh god - of course.entice isn't meant to be a "easy to use for your grandma
(B> >image viewer" i hate those things - they fill my screen with widgets and crap
(B> >that isn't the image i'm looking at (actually entice has gone downhill it
(B> >used to be a LOT more spartan - if you didn't have your mouse over one of the
(B> >widget areas the ONLY thing on your screen was the image and nothing else. it
(B> >made for the most perfect photo slideshow as u didn't have any "crap" to
(B> >disturb the photos :)
(B> >
(B> >
(B> >
(B> I don't know if expressed myself clearly. I meant those widgets *should*
(B> fade out right after the program is started.They shouldn't stay on
(B> screen (and clog up the whole display). I thought they should show up
(B> for about half a second and then fade away (the way they already do
(B> after the mouse went over them). I love entice the way it is and don't
(B> want it to have any more stuff on display than it already has. And by
(B> the way I to hate those programs designed for peoples not even knowing
(B> how to use a microwave oven. Most of the time I can't even figure out
(B> how to use them.....
(B
(Byeah. but i have no time to work on entice. i'm doing e17 wm stuff only. that's
(Bit. someone else will have to play with entice. :)
(B
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