Re: gconf relative to other GNOME config API's

[Colm Smyth <Colm Smyth ireland sun com>]

>From: Darin Adler <darin@eazel.com>
>To: Colm Smyth <Colm.Smyth@ireland.sun.com>, <gconf-list@gnome.org>
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>on 8/25/00 8:19 AM, Colm Smyth at Colm.Smyth@ireland.sun.com wrote:
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>> Is there any possibility that gnome-vfs-mime-info() could use GConf
>> internally to store it's settings? While there is a performance penalty,
>> the benefits to sysadmins when configuring mime-bindings for multiple
>> users in a networked environment are significant.
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>There's definitely a possibility. I don't think anyone is worried about the
>performance penalty. But the work to switch to using GConf is not trivial.
>
>We are trying to stop adding features to nautilus, gnome-vfs, and medusa,
>and start fixing bugs so we can send out a good stable version soon. So I
>think it's unlikely that it will fit into the plans for gnome-vfs 1.0, but
>it seems like a nice idea. I'll add something to our bug system / task
>database so we don't completely forget about the idea.

That's excellent! If I find some spare cycles, I'll investigate what's
required and either send a patch or write up a suggested fix in the
gnome-vfs bug system.

Colm.


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