Hi, maintainer freedospg escribio':
>>Much smaller on disk: Remember that each file will >>be at least 1 cluster big. >> >> > >My focus is to make the program work, and each file >should fulfil its own function, how much it fill a >cluster does not matter to me. > The problem with this approach is that the plug-ins may not be found (it happened in the last version I tried, even if they were in the same dir as the PG executable), or if the user copies PG.EXE to a disk but doesn't copy the plug-ins. That the user should read a bit of documentation is good. But I find programs that are made so that they don't do many unexpected things is also helpful (and it is not very popular that a small executable relies on other external executables to do its work). >>>5. All in one program takes up more resources. >>> >>> >>Why? >> >> >Load those features into main memory if requested, I >keep on this philosophy. > You should also count the overhead of loading a new executable, in time, in clusters, and also in other OS-administrative stuff, such as a PSP or MCB header. And in my humble opinion this is even more critical than disk space. >>Especially given the fact that PG >>has an hex dump view? >>Is PG going to tell me "sorry, you are only allowed >>to see the hex dump of >>TXT files, enjoy..." ??? >> >> > > > >>Eric. >> >> > > >That's what those plugins are for. >Look in a different angle, I feel it is a waste >of time to browse a few files that buried in a >jungle of binaries. > In my opinion it would be better to save the memory of those "if (filetype==EXE) abort();". Countless users have ever done things like "TYPE COMMAND.COM", and where TYPE didn't refrain then from doing that, they would never mostly do it again. On the other hand, the possibility of using a hex viewer with a binary file may be very helpful for those that know what they are doing. Just my 2euro-c, Aitor ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net is sponsored by: Speed Start Your Linux Apps Now. Build and deploy apps & Web services for Linux with a free DVD software kit from IBM. Click Now! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1356&alloc_id=3438&op=click _______________________________________________ Freedos-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel
