Hello, i'm agree like Helen and TJ about putting the config in ~/.openshot. It's the normal way and the user know the existance of the folder .<application> and the possibility to have his own file configuration here. And if it's preconise by the free desktop...
About using a formal XML Schema for all OpenShot config and project definitions, why not. Helen seems to have a good experience and the possibilties to have an inter-action with the others projects is a real good idéa. And it's the free standard. All his explications and his experience done that i'm agree with her and Tj Tchao, Olivier 2009/9/21 Helen McCall <[email protected]> > Hello, > > I agree with TJ about putting the config in ~/.openshot for the > following reasons: > > ~/.config is confined to only holding config files > ~/.<app-name> is the conventional place to store configs and user data > (typified by the use of ~/.evolution and ~/.mozilla) > > As OpenShot matures, there will be a future need for a place to store > user data such as user defined filters, transitions, masks, profiles, > templates, etc. The logical place for this would be in ~/.openshot > > I agree with TJ about using a formal XML Schema for all OpenShot config > and project definitions. > > Apart from the obvious benefit of having a well structured and ordered > dataset, with standardised methods of accessing it (important for future > developers on OpenShot), There are a whole host of other benefits from > using an established XML library and our own XML Schema. > > One benefit will be to make it easier in future to exchange data with > other apps (maybe Blender).This use is central to the ethos of XML. > > Another benefit will be to make it easier to develop future plugins such > as the StoryBoard system I would like to design when we have got > OpenShot to full release. > > Another would be to improve the useability for prosumer users by > enabling them to generate production reports for clients. > > Many many more benefits can come from using XML. > > If I work with Andy to develop a formal XML Schema for OpenShot, it will > give me some much needed additional practice in designing and using XML > Schemas. I have, as TJ mentions, been studying the subject and started > developing Schemas for another project related to the aims and > objectives I have for the circus company. > > Best wishes, Helen > > > > > On Mon, 2009-09-21 at 12:53 +0100, TJ wrote: > > On Mon, 2009-09-21 at 10:15 +0100, Andy Finch wrote: > > > I'm looking to start work on implementing the first lot of preferences > > > into Openshot. There seems to be 2 ways to go - either use GCONF, or > > > follow the freedesktop.org recommendation and use a config file in > > > ~/.config/openshot, with XDG being able to pick up the location of the > > > settings file. > > > > I'd suggest going the XDG route since gconf is so gnome-centric. Id also > > suggest using an XML schema and an xml library to read/write it. > > > > There are already far too many arbitrary text and binary > > configuration-file layouts and it would be a shame to add another to the > > stew :) > > > > Helen's getting some experience of designing XML schemas so it might be > > something she can define. > > > > There are no packaging issues unless there is an intention to ship > > package-default settings. > > > > In that case they should be installed to "/usr/share/openshot/config/" > > or similar (by the package) and the application should copy from there > > into the user's home directory if, when it starts, the file is not > > there. I'd suggest putting it in "~/.openshot/". > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Mailing list: > > https://launchpad.net/~openshot.developers<https://launchpad.net/%7Eopenshot.developers> > > Post to : [email protected] > > Unsubscribe : > > https://launchpad.net/~openshot.developers<https://launchpad.net/%7Eopenshot.developers> > > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: > https://launchpad.net/~openshot.developers<https://launchpad.net/%7Eopenshot.developers> > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : > https://launchpad.net/~openshot.developers<https://launchpad.net/%7Eopenshot.developers> > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > -- Cenwen un elfe sur la banquise/ an elve on the ice Mon blog perso :
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