Re: ~/.gnome2/myapp file?

[Martin Klaffenboeck <martin klaffenboeck gmx at>]

Am 2003.06.03 23:18 schrieb(en) Filip Van Raemdonck:
> On Tue, Jun 03, 2003 at 11:08:14PM +0200, Martin Klaffenboeck wrote:
> >
> > Is there an easy way to access the ~/.gnome2/myapp file?
>
> The gnome-config part of the GNOME API.
>
> > Whats the difference between using gconf2 and using a
> ~/.gnome2/myapp
> > file?
>
> Gconf - or rather, it's backend on a particular system - is not
> guaranteed
> to be writable. IOW, your app (through user interaction or otherwise)
> won't
> always be able to save it's settings stored in gconf.
>
> > When do I use what?
>
> Configuration which may get lost -> gconf.
> Important configuration -> gnome-config.

Thanks, I'll have a look at gnome-config.

Martin

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