Re: [Boa Constr] Project files

[Riaan B. <riaan@e.co.za>]

Sorry about the delay, I thought about this for a while...

Rafa³ Smotrzyk wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> Actually all the project data are saved inside python files.
> Maybe it would be better idea to use external resource files
> (for example in XML format), where project properties, form data,
> etc. could be saved?
> Other RADs uses such files: res, gnome, dfm, frm, dsp, vbp...

Sorry, this is not going to change in the near future.
I made the decision right at the start of the project to generate
source code rather than a resource and a lot of the design is
centered around that. Personally I still prefer it this way.

There are various ways to possibly hide the code. 
One way would be in the IDE by simply keeping the _init_* methods
folded by default.
Another could be on source code level where properties and
constructors gets initialised in a parent class (possibly a 
different module) and only events get defined/maintained in the
child class of source file that the user works in.

I do plan XML support at some later stage, although I was thinking
more in terms import/export rather than running the app from XML.
Still with the new XML support in wxWindows and Python it might
turn into something more.

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