Re: [StrongED] RFC; Changing the choices system

[Fred Graute <fjgraute@xxxxxxxxx>]

In message <545211c92fcvjazz@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
          Chris Newman <cvjazz@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> In article <ef70055254.fjgraute@xxxxxxxxx>,
>    Fred Graute <fjgraute@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > In message <5451dc569bcvjazz@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >           Chris Newman <cvjazz@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > > In article <edbb825054.fjgraute@xxxxxxxxx>,
> > >    Fred Graute <fjgraute@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > In message <958e425054.gavin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > >           Gavin Wraith <gavin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > > > In message <df59f24f54.fjgraute@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > > >           Fred Graute <fjgraute@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > >If you have any thoughts on this then please join in!
> > > > >
> > > > > Very interesting to see this nesting of scopes.
> > >
> > > > Another example is the wrapwidth, changing that in the choices window
> > > > doesn't affect the text/view at all - it only changes the mode level.
> > > > This because the wrapwidth can be set from the Infobar and that takes
> > > > precedence.
> > >
> > > Thank goodness you've explained that. I thought I was going mad!
>
> > It's always a good idea to raise any such issues here so that they can
> > be explained. It will also let me know about areas that can be improved,
> > be that by clarification in the manual or changing StrongED's behaviour.
>
> Don't know if you've ever used Powerbase, a shareware database for RISCOS

Yes, I've used but it was a long time ago.

> but in the iconbar "Preferences" there is the opportunity to save the
> settings in 1. the programme, 2.the database which is open at that moment or
> 3. for a particular user. ie you can define at which level at which your
> settings are implemented. Is that too complex a schema for all the different
> parameters available in StrongEd?

Actually my initial proposal is more complicated than the Powerbase
model, so the answer would be 'No'. :-)

The program level is similar to all modes, and database level is either
mode or text level. User level isn't suitable for StrongED, better to
have that at OS level.

Cheers,
Fred.

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