Re: Configuration

[Jason Gilbert <jason scott net>]

Chris Marston wrote:
> 
> I'm new to gnome and haven't, in all honesty, been able to compile the
> thing yet <g> but I had an idea for a way to deal with the sundry
> configuration files that throw off so many newbies:
> 
>  An xml-based config file format for 'tabbed' dialog boxes:
> 
> <panel name="Look and Feel">
> <radio name="cuteMode" cmdline="-cute">On</radio>
> ...
> </panel>

There was a somewhat lengthy discussion of this very topic not all that
long ago (I can't remember who started it though;^)).  Check the
gnome-list archives for more info.  I do think that the point about
generating the config dialogs dynamically from config files was lost in
the shuffle.  I'm sure it can be done in scheme though;^)

jason

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