On Thu, 10 Jul 2008 09:59:06 +0200
Felix Dorner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I am thinking of how application data is best persisted in squeak apps. 
> Probably I have problems in distinguishing the Squeak "platform" and  my 
> Application.
> 
> If I see my application as a part of squeak, then I guess there's no 
> need for custom resource management - as soon as a user does "save.." 
> all is saved automatically, including my app data (here its just a list 
> of filenames).
> 
> Is that the intended way? Or is "Save..." intended for developing only? 
> Gee squeak is really different.

Well... that's referred to as "Image based persistence" :-). And yes, it is one 
way of persisting user's data. Some people here store lots of information in 
their images - presentations, stuff they type up, small prototype apps, etc. 
It's certainly not just for developers.

> Otherwise, I could do it all manually, persist my data to 
> somehomedir/.myappdata

If you want to get serious, there are other options for persisting image data. 
Google for Magma and GOODS.

> How can I get the current user home?

Er... that's a hard one. I actually don't know. I'd probably start by 
installing the OSProcess package which might have something like that. I've had 
a quick look in my image and can't find anything.

Anybody else know?

Gulik.

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Michael van der Gulik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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