On 7/23/07, nabil ben khalifa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Are plugins really needed ? why we don't offer > compilation options so that everyone can compile > libquran with the adequate options for his platform ? Good point. But the reason i would lean more towards the plugins options is that, not all the expected user base (at least from what i've seen) will be in "compile your program" camp. A problem that's easily solved by maintaining a combination of builds that would satisfy most people, then again it's more work/headache for you (the maintainers) :)
> I have another suggestion: instead of using xml or > binary files, why we don't use to databases instead to > store quranic data (text, tafsir, ...) which will > facilitate access to data and searching of info > within. We can use sqlite for example which is a very > light and portable sql database based in files, what > do you think ? excellent point, i totally agree, sqlite wuold be great for extras such as tafsir (in a plugin arch). but do we really need it for The Quran text? i think for a smaller footprint (mobile devices), XML or sqlite should not be used, the quran text can be stored in a binary record format file and indexed by aya number. of course sqlite search capabilities will be much more superior to such a scheme, so it's still a very good idea to consider. i haven't used sqlite on symbian. anybody has some experience there? Salam, Ahmed Ghoneim _______________________________________________ Developer mailing list [email protected] http://lists.arabeyes.org/mailman/listinfo/developer
