RE: [Pythoncard-users] newbie, tool to print resource structure

[Schollnick, B. <Ben...@xe...>]

> > While that is a valid concern.... In my opinion the user is not=20
> > suppose to edit the file outside of the ResourceEditor....
> >=20
> > So it is a moot point.
>=20
> Sorry, but there you are wrong. The whole point of making the=20
> resource file a valid Python  file is so that you aren't restricted
> to using the resourceEditor to amend it.

So Kevin is suppose to accept typo's, and or bad syntax or managled
white space in the file?

We have a application that is perfectly able to edit and manipulate the
resource file...  If you manually change the file, you need to take
responsibility for altering the file.

Once in a blue moon I may open the file to do a group find and replace,
if I decide to radically change my naming strategy....

But that doesn't mean it's a supported method of changing the file.
How can kevin guarantee that the resource file is valid if it is not
maintained through the resourceeditor?

> This is an important point and if there is any misunderstanding or=20
> mis-communication I think we should address it. Is there anything in=20
> particular that led you to this conclusion?

Specifically, no.  But I believe that there needs to be a clear
seperation between what Kevin supports and doesn't.  Asking Kevin to
support people editing the resource file outside of the resourceeditor
is asking for support headaches.

It maybe a plain text format....  But that does not mean that you can
guarantee a valid resourcefile / python file will be the final result...

> > But it should stay in the resourceeditor to make it automagically=20
> > updated when edited in the resourceeditor.
>=20
> See Kevin's point about scriptlets, this is a perfect use=20
> case for one.

Fine....  But I do still suggest that it is a automatic feature in the
resourceeditor...  Or at least have a preference option for it to be
automatic...

I have found that feature to be very useful....  It prevents me from
having to have the resourceeditor open all the time to simply look up
the field names...

		- Benjamin