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Option menu: option-boxes instead of check-boxes
Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 11:23 am
by jens116
In the option menu under "install" there are the check-boxes:
[X] Use Windows folder to save INI file
[ ] Use registry to save options
and you use an internal managemant to enable/disable theses boxes.
I think it would be more clearly to use option-boxes in this way:
(*) Use Windows folder to save INI file
( ) Use registry to save options
( ) Use Xnview folder to save INI file
Re: Option menu: option-boxes instead of check-boxes
Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 12:51 pm
by xnview
jens116 wrote:In the option menu under "install" there are the check-boxes:
[X] Use Windows folder to save INI file
[ ] Use registry to save options
and you use an internal managemant to enable/disable theses boxes.
I think it would be more clearly to use option-boxes in this way:
(*) Use Windows folder to save INI file
( ) Use registry to save options
( ) Use Xnview folder to save INI file
Yes, right, i don't know why i have check boxes....
There is a bone---
Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 4:24 pm
by Clo
—> Pierre
Hello Pierre !
• Like
jens116 points out, I had already noticed this for a long while as illogical.
• While working on the experimental language DLLs (to add the hotkeys), I attempted to fix up this in the resources,
just "to see". Indeed, the radio-buttons appeared, but that did't work as expected, I got a pretty mess
- Hence, please check these codes carefully, I think there is a
around…
KR
Claude
Clo
Re: Option menu: option-boxes instead of check-boxes
Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 5:12 pm
by helmut
jens116 wrote:In the option menu under "install" there are the check-boxes:
[X] Use Windows folder to save INI file
[ ] Use registry to save options
There are two decision (ini/registry and location), so there should be two levels of radiobuttons. Since the contrary of a decision is not 100% clear, radiobuttons must be used.
So the right way to go is:
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(o) Save settings in ini file located in:
(o) Program folder
( ) Windows folder
( ) Save settings in Windows registry
This might be a bit of a overkill, though. Your initial suggestion with three radiobuttons coming with a different wording and order might be good, too:
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(o) Save options in INI file in Program folder
( ) Save options in INI file in Windows folder
( ) Use Windows registry to save options
I think this looks good and is still logical.
Re: Option menu: option-boxes instead of check-boxes
Posted: Tue May 23, 2006 11:59 pm
by Dreamer
helmut wrote:Code: Select all
(o) Save options in INI file in Program folder
( ) Save options in INI file in Windows folder
( ) Use Windows registry to save options
I think this looks good and is still logical.
I agree. It's a very old "problem"...
Re: Option menu: option-boxes instead of check-boxes
Posted: Sun May 28, 2006 7:27 pm
by helmut
Dreamer wrote:helmut wrote:Code: Select all
(o) Save options in INI file in Program folder
( ) Save options in INI file in Windows folder
( ) Use Windows registry to save options
I think this looks good and is still logical.
I agree. It's a very old "problem"...
So let's fix it, now. Pierre?
Re: Option menu: option-boxes instead of check-boxes
Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 7:07 am
by xnview
helmut wrote:Dreamer wrote:helmut wrote:Code: Select all
(o) Save options in INI file in Program folder
( ) Save options in INI file in Windows folder
( ) Use Windows registry to save options
I think this looks good and is still logical.
I agree. It's a very old "problem"...
So let's fix it, now. Pierre?
I'll fix it in the next release....
Re: Option menu: option-boxes instead of check-boxes
Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 10:08 pm
by helmut
xnview wrote:I'll fix it in the next release....
Very good.
Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2006 6:47 pm
by darkfader
I would like "Use registry to save options" to be the default option. I just reinstalled Windows and applications. Of course I forgot to save settings into the registry before deleting everything in Program Files
Most applications use the registry as default since it's better for multi-user systems too.
Registry sucks !
Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2006 10:32 pm
by Clo
—>
darkfader
Hello !
• Don't be so sure that the most programmes are using the registry to save the settings !
- For instance,
Total Commander doesn't use it at all, just one key to define the location
of the application and of its *.INI files !
- Personally, I hate the programmes which use only the Registry, this prevents the capability to add extra-entries for some cases (no need to change the GUI)…
-
XnView is able to create a nicely built and sorted INI, so I much prefer the INI as default; moreover, it's easy to save a simple text-file to reuse it in a new installation (I never use the SFX installers, and I have not any problem !)
KR
Claude
Clo
Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2006 5:52 am
by darkfader
Or perhaps put the ini file in the user profile directory. That way, I'm satisfied too
Posted: Sat Dec 09, 2006 11:31 am
by Danny
It's much easier to backup your settings, if you're using an .ini file. So i don't like the idea of making the registry default.