Re: [Tuxmath-devel] Tuxmath svn commit

[David B. <db...@ta...>]

Dear Yves,

On Tuesday 15 August 2006 08:02, Yves Combe wrote:

> To launch from gcompris, i'd appreciate a "--optionfile filename"
> option,  to make a temp file from gcompris to pass the options.

I will certainly do that.  Does it need to be able to find files in all 
locations (i.e. absolute pathnames)?

I have thought about this somewhat today.  My current inclination is as 
follows:

1. The program starts with the hard-coded defaults, overridden as needed by 
the admin-level config file.  It will either then proceed using these 
settings, or optionally accept a specified file.

2. If the "--optionfile filename" arg is supplied, it will look for a matching 
filename.  I have created a "missions" directory under the program's data dir 
that will contain a series of prepared "missions" (i.e. lessons).  Tuxmath 
will definitely look here and probably some other places for "filename".  The 
config file now has a place for the name of the next lesson file, supporting 
a sort of linked-list arrangement.

3. If "--optionfile filename" is not used, by default the game will look for 
the options file in the user's $HOME, basically keeping the same settings 
from the previous game unless the file has been edited.

4. The program saves the user's settings at exit, so if the student is working 
on a particular "mission", the program will return to it the next time.

Does this all sound reasonable? I should be able to get something like this 
into svn fairly soon.


-- 
David Bruce