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- From: mforget@elfhaven.ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Michel Forget)
- Subject: Re: Make It Simple
- Date: Wed, 27 Jul 1994 22:27:06 -0600
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-
- Hello Ofir,
-
- >>Couldn't we just write it in C and bind it to other languages? Maybe have
- >>to convert it to ASM (via compiler) for some (can BASICs load C object files?)
- >
- >Couldn't we just use pseudo code so that everyone understands it. I don't
- >know C well enough to follow your code.
-
- Why not both? It would only take a few extra minutes to write
- pseudo-code.
-
- >>The app-defs formats proposed so far all allow per-application and
- >>global specification of configurations. Keep up.
- >
- >Not really. Per-application is not a good idea IMO.
-
- On this point I disagree. Per-application is vital, for exactly the
- reason that was mentioned. If you want a feature in one program, but
- not in another, you need it. If you want keypresses for unique
- options in a program, you need per-application configuration.
-
- >I hope you are wrong. I don't think any app should write to the file, only
- >read.
-
- Yes, the APP_DEFS.SYS file should be read-only for applications. (Except
- the editor that creates it, of course...)
-
- >>The .Xdefaults file's way of specifying shift keys if very sensible:
- >>
- >><Ctrl>Q
- >><Shift><Ctrl>P
- >><Alt>A
- >
- >Why not save them the same way they are displayed in the menu? ^Q, etc.
- >BTW, can I send ASCII 1 and 7 via the internet?
-
- Only printable characters should be used in the file. I am not sure if
- you can send ASCII 1/7 through a network. More importantly, though,
- you can't type those characters easily in most editors. Much better to
- use the method outlined above...
-
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