"Robert" == Robert O'Connor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> Arrays are no problem in ini files. see before_command ini key.
Robert> Yes, they are doable, but they just are difficult with the Robert> escape character (I am guessing that is why the Robert> exclusion_lists key has to be under different OS sections in Robert> the pluckerrc / plucker.ini--because some OS's allow ';' as a Robert> valid filename and some OS's allow ':' as a valid filename? Some time ago i suggested the pipe "|" as a filename seperator because this char is not allowed in any OS in an filename. But after an large discussion all other disagree. And for the special chars that not allowed in in files (CR, TAB, ...) is it possible to escape this like %13 for CR. Yes, i love ini files and i hate some complicated stuff like some binary formats or XML for local settings. :-) But that not the point of interest here back to topic. >> Do you talking about an file that describe an channel, so you could >> share it with others? For example make it available for download on >> the web and allow Plucker user to download it and import it in >> plucker-desktop? Robert> Yes, exactly. Ah, yes as an exchange format this XML channel description are fine. Robert> The input into the desktop would certainly involve: Robert> The input into the desktop would almost certainly involve: Robert> (a) Select an XML channel site description from a page (such as a select all Robert> in a multiline textctrl) or just wipe the text off a webpage or usenet post, Robert> and right click (hold click on Mac) and choose "Paste As New Channel" (or Robert> equivalent name) from the popup menu. There are allready somithing like that in the windows version of plucker. Create an text file with the extension *.plucker (contens type are "application/x-plucker-channel") and double click it and it will be added to the default channel. Or download an file with this contents type with your browser an it will also be added. Yes, thats an very simply way and with plucker-desktop and the XML we could do this in an smarter way. >> If yes, should that private user specific information inside that >> file? >> >> Robert> <close_on_exit>1</close_on_exit> Robert> No, you are right. This is should not appear in a showcase listing (though BTW: allow XML also binary data in some way. Maybe we could also store the db icons in this XML instated pointing to some external bmp files? So the db icons could also be distributed along with the info without give some extra files away. Robert> potentially could checkmark a box to include it, I guess if there was some Robert> reason why you would want to, like say for a intranet of something.) This Or for backup reasons, or an admin install it on all client with an similar directory structure? Right maybe useful. Robert> was only to get an idea of how things would fit in a config Robert> file--eventually, down the road, the pluckerrc / plucker.ini may well be XML Robert> based too, so might was well keep that extensibility in mind. But i do not see an high priority in this. At this time i like this flat ini files and switch to XML for the local config make the stuff more complicated. Robert> does). It is a channel like the others in the user's channel Robert> directory, which has its keys, exclusionlist.txt and home.html Robert> copied over to a new channel (minus the doc_file / doc_name / Robert> home.html / exclusion_list keys which get updated to relevant Robert> ones for the new channel.) Sound like the way the current windows version do it already, or i'm wrong? BTW: Is it possible that you give me (us?) an short overview how plucker-desktop work, were it search the files and what files get the priorities and how does the directory layout look like. Currently i does not full understand how does it work all together. BTW: Is an new precompiled binary available someware (i'm still interested to try it out, but i'm not able to compile (or download all the needed development tools to compile over my slow modem connection))? cu, Dirk -- Permanent URLs to the latest Version (1.1.13) of the Plucker Windows installer - For the Webpage: http://www.dirk-heiser.de/plucker - Direct Download: http://www.dirk-heiser.de/plucker/plucker.exe [2.08MB]
