RE: [GD-General] A portable preferences library

[Mat N. \(BUNGIE\) <mat...@mi...>]

Wouldn't it be easier to add the ability for the user to import/export
preferences? (Along with the requisite documentation.)

MSN

-----Original Message-----
From: gam...@li...
[mailto:gam...@li...] On Behalf Of
Tom Spilman
Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 11:31 AM
To: gam...@li...
Subject: RE: [GD-General] A portable preferences library=20

> -----Original Message-----
> Behalf Of J C Lawrence

> > Maybe I'm hard-core, but I think everything an application needs to=20
> > operate, short of the absolutely guaranteed resources of=20
> the operating=20
> > system, should be packaged with the application -- and totally=20
> > portable.
>=20
> In the case of user preferences this violates the model of=20
> segmented access rights and patterns as it requires that=20
> users have write access to the installation point the=20
> application.

	Maybe one that wants to maintain application controlled config
selection ala BF1942 for instance, yet not violate the write access of
non-admin accounts should use SHGetFolderLocation( CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA
), CSIDL_COMMON_DOCUMENTS, or whatever is equivalent to 'C:\Documents
and Settings\All Users\' in other OSs. =20

	Tom


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