Brian Mathis writes:
>On Thu, 13 Apr 2000, Jeff Ishaq wrote:
>> When you use PrefGetAppPreferences()/PrefSetAppPreferences(), try specifying
>> a creatorID to Pref*AppPreferences that is different than the creatorID of
>> your hack.
>
>But, for all purposes, DO NOT DO THIS!!!!! There is no reason why your
>app should be able to leave behind pollutants on people's devices, while
>all other apps are not allowed to / don't. If you do this, you are
>directly violating the trust that a user puts in you to be an honest
>developer, and you put the entire community's reputation at risk by doing
>something so irresponsible.
>
>The pref problem you are having is a problem, and can be solved other
>ways, such as was mentioned in another post, using your own DB for the
>prefs.
Note that using another DB will actually take up *more* memory in your
customers Palm units than using an alternate creatorID with the system
prefs db.
Calling the use of a creatorID "pollution" or "dishonest" seems more like
taking a religious point of view than discussing technical or business
issues, as long as all creatorID's used by a Hack or application are
properly registered and documented.
IMHO.
Ron Nicholson
HotPaw
http://www.hotpaw.com/rhn/hotpaw/
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