Re: Duality (was Re: gnome-config problems)

[Jason Gilbert <jason scott net>]

Jim Pick wrote:
> 
> 
>             SGML approach                S-Expression approach
> 
>    +-----------------------------+  +-----------------------------+
>    |          Core App           |  |          Core App           |
>    +-----------------------------+  |   (includes simple parser)  |
>    |      SGML Parser & DTD      |  +-----------------------------+
>    +-----------------------------+  |          Raw Data           |
>    |           Raw Data          |  | (s-expressions, must match  |
>    |    (SGML, must match DTD)   |  |       code in core app)     |
>    +-----------------------------+  +-----------------------------+

Of course, as far as gnome is concerned the Core App would only be
accessing the config stuff through the gnome_config API.  So, the parser
in the schemem case would be below that.  Right?  the configuration
storage method is supposed to be abstracted from the access API.  Or, is
the Core App the API is these pictures?

jason

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