Simple list for special non-GUI settings

[helmut]

Some settings of XnView are very special and therefore they can be set by editing the .ini file, only. Editing settings in the .ini file is a bit cumbersome and even more cumbersome if your settings are saved in the Windows Registry.

I'd suggest to introduce a category "Special" which just offers a list with the name/value/description pairs.
E.g.

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Name           | Value | Default | Description
---------------+-------+---------+--------------------------------------------
EnableHexView  |     1 |       1 | Enable(1) or Disable(0) hex view
DCFCorrection  |     3 |       2 | Low(1), medium(2), or high(3) DCF correction

This would offer a simple way for adding special options without providing a full featured user interface. For normal options, there should be always a full user interface. Ideally, there's even a "Default" column which indicates the default value and a "Description" column which briefly describes the setting and possible values.

[XnTriq]

Related suggestions:

An implementation similar to the Config Editor (about:config) in Mozilla/XUL-based applications would be nice. Hidden (UI-less) and changed settings are highlighted and can be (re)set to their defaults.

For dangerous (decisive) actions while it is recommended to put them in a not-so-easy-to-reach place - Which Tools | Settings | SomePage | LastTab... would be ok - it is not enough. It is required to have a warning & confirmation message. IOW, when the user checks that checkbox a message saying "Warning! By checking this you might lose your work in Full Screen mode by not saving the changed files." {Ok}

For a very nice example of this go to your Firefox (if you have it), open a new tab, enter about:config in the Address line and press Enter.

[helmut]

Thanks for the links which contain detailed discussions on this matter, XnTriq. I'd say this topic can be closed/deleted because it's double.