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Hello to everyone, I'm working a small tool similar to l3p addon but it will be very simple, basic, won't need any dll and won't use windows registry. Well this post mainly is to say that I have a suggestion / idea for all ldraw related software (...) (22 years ago, 31-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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This is a good idea. Except forcing the user to a specific dir isn't that user friendly. So I think there should stay one tiny ini file in the application dir telling where to find the rest or something :) I seldom use the registry anyway because of (...) (22 years ago, 31-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Ok well then we should all put the ini files in each program dir as u said. (...) I hate it too, specially as it a technic of M$ to control the user's pc. (...) Well some dll's like directX are ok and about delphi making an exe, well O love (...) (22 years ago, 1-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I agree about using INI files instead of the registry, because it's easier/safer to directly edit INI files. And it's easier for other programmers to figure out the information. For sharing settings between programs, it makes sense (IMO) to (...) (22 years ago, 1-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Another good thing is that it's much easier just to copy the ldraw.ini file from one installation to another than try to go through the huge registry file and search for LDraw related info. Thus I, for example, get all the viewing angles I (...) (22 years ago, 1-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Another positive side-effect of not using the registry is if you have to move the folder that all your LDraw related tools are stored in, you dont have to dig through the registry to fix all the path names. I had to do this and it was a big (...) (22 years ago, 1-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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I understand where you're coming from, but I personally feel that the registry does have its place, if used properly. Mind you, most programs don't use it properly in my opinion. LDView uses the registry to remember your settings, and to remember (...) (22 years ago, 1-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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"Travis Cobbs" <tcobbs@REMOVE.halibut.com> wrote in message news:H06tvn.HEA@lugnet.com... (...) similar (...) might (...) a (...) program (...) runtime (...) Being a VB programmer myself who doesn't have the time or the inclination to learn another (...) (22 years ago, 2-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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