On Monday, 27 August 2007, at 07:45:08 (+0900), Carsten Haitzler wrote: > yes - and the bad bit is - this conflicts with code for the config > gui. the fact is that almost every app on the planet provides a GUI > (built in) to configure itself - preferences dialogs for firefox, > settings dialogs for gimp. almost NONE provide "remote > control". most of the time people don't care - and don't need it.
This is, of course, not true. Most systems, including firefox (prefs.js) and GIMP (gimprc, et al.), use text-based configurations which do not require specialized "remote control" tools beyond a simple text editor. But even they provide mechanisms for controlling program behavior from afar, from JavaScript and Script-Fu to special command line parameters. An automated way of manipulating program configuration is both wanted and needed. The current implementation of E IPC is pretty ugly, yes. That doesn't mean IPC is bad. It means the IPC code was not designed properly. Michael -- Michael Jennings (a.k.a. KainX) http://www.kainx.org/ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Linux Server/Cluster Admin, LBL.gov Author, Eterm (www.eterm.org) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- "Pleure pas petite sirene, la ville dort encore. Ton histoire commence a peine. Pleure pas petite sirene, le jour attend dehors dans les brumes et les fontaines." -- Francis Cabrel ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ enlightenment-users mailing list enlightenment-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-users
