> > People that understand Unix hate things that are big and bloated > > and/or non-portable especially is it isn't necessary. > > Please don't presume what I do and do not understand.
Please don't read insults into things when no such insult was intended. > > But it is also good to allow each user to do things the way they > > want, as far as possible. There could easily be multiple programs > > for displaying the data. The same config file should work for > > all display programs. > > No. That would mean to derive programs the opportunity of blending > seamlessly into their environment. Yes. Portability is essential. (But see the last paragraph for a possible solution.) > > Then Bob can ask Carol to look at a dataset > > and config file, and Carol can use a different display program but > > see the same signals and markers. > > Should signals and markers be put into obscure config files? > > Some information can be put into a VCD data file as comments near the > top of the file. No. We want the ability to have multiple config files to go with one data file. > Other kinds could/should be put into a key/value file Yes. A key/value file. > which can be dragged and dropped and moved around the desktop. Whatever floats your boat. > This is > most decidedly not a config file. So call it an "aux data" file or something. Don't get hung up on the name. Maybe we want to split this into two files, one for the "aux data" stuff like order of signals, zoom and scroll starting points, etc. Everything we need so that Carol can bring up her preferred display program and see the same problem that Bob is looking at. And a separate file for esthetic choices like colors, fonts, styles, etc. Perhaps that stuff could go in .Xresources ? Or a display program specific file. But the "aux data" stuff needs to be portable across display programs. _______________________________________________ Open-graphics mailing list [email protected] http://lists.duskglow.com/mailman/listinfo/open-graphics List service provided by Duskglow Consulting, LLC (www.duskglow.com)
