Sujet : Re: getting the most out of TWM
De : candycanearter07 (at) *nospam* candycanearter07.nomail.afraid (candycanearter07)
Groupes : comp.miscDate : 26. Jul 2024, 17:40:03
Autres entêtes
Organisation : the-candyden-of-code
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Lawrence D'Oliveiro <
ldo@nz.invalid> wrote at 04:34 this Tuesday (GMT):
On Mon, 22 Jul 2024 20:52:55 -0700, The Real Bev wrote:
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On 7/21/24 4:50 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
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Unfortunately, the Windows command line often requires the use of
Registry edits, with those cryptic UUID keys, instead of simple,
straightforward *nix-style text config files. This makes things way too
fiddly and error- prone, even for Windows experts.
I miss the days when each program had its own .ini file which could be
fixed if you did something stupid.
>
Text-based config files are clearly the way to go, which is why *nix
systems have stuck with them to this day.
>
Trouble is, Windows had no standard place to put them. So developers
scattered them all over the place. The Registry was Microsoft’s attempt to
get the mess under control. So now you have a mess of keys scattered all
over the Registry instead.
And there's all the weird binary setting formats that apps use..
-- user <candycane> is generated from /dev/urandom
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