So let us know when we integrate it :)

Stef

> Stéphane Ducasse a écrit :
>> I reread all the emails you exchanged with gary and igor.
>> What is a parentNode in AbtsractPreferenceValue?
>> This is when you have a composite preference?
> yes
>> I understood when reading the code of PrefProvider2
>>
>>> no problem but tell me
>>> that I stop working on this.
>>>
>>> The set of system preferences constitutes a tree of preferences.
>>> The model for the tree is implemented by the PreferenceNode  
>>> hierarchy.
>>> (see PrefCore2). This is the only mandatory part.
>>> The tree can be visualized with a PreferenceTree UI built on top of
>>> PrefCore2 (see PrefTool2 and snapshot).
>>> Examples of preference declaration are given in PrefProvider2.
>>> in order to open the tree:
>>> PreferenceTree open
>>
>> I have two naive questions:
>>    - I imagine that we will be able to reuse the Preference browser
>> and that we do not have to rebuild one?
>>    because the pragma preference collector could be put there? Or is
>> it better to rewrite everything?
> I guess we can reuse some parts.
>>
>>    - second I was wondering why you only use <preference> and not
>> <preference:zork:> like in andreas solution?
>>    Gary mentioned that some objects can be more complex than mere
>> literal.
> and he convinced me not to use <preference:zork:> for  two main  
> reasons
> -Only one model for preference in the image (no need to retrieve the
> pragma or to store them in a second model)
> -<preference:zork:> is flat, it allow on literals as parameters, so it
> is very difficult to describe composites
>>
>> I was wondering if for the interface it would not be better to have
>> cascaded selector instead of
>> methods with multiple argument.
>>
>>    PreferenceNode name: 'HTTP proxy' description: 'http proxy name
>> and port' parent: #networkPreferenceNode
>> vs
>>    PreferenceNode new
>>            name: 'HTTP proxy' ;
>>            description: 'http proxy name and port' ;
>>            parent: #networkPreferenceNode
> ok for me.
>>
>> So can I summarize your approach as follow?
>>
>>    - packages can defined locally their preferences (by construction
>> this will be better
>>    since people will have to think about preferences value as their
>> stuff. not the one of preference
>>    so this will help the flow to be local --- good.
>>    - preferences are not centralized anymore (youpi)
>>    - tools can register to get notified when preferences changes
>>    - preferences can be complex objects
>>    - preferences are structured in preferences tree.
> exactly
>>
>> Sounds cool to me. I will let the other give their point of view.
>> I'm leaving on vacation now.
>>
>> Stef
>>
>> PS: test should be
>>
>>
>>    "self test"
>>    PrefChangeListener new inspect.
>>    UIPreferences  gradientButtonLook value: UIPreferences
>> gradientButtonLook value not.
>>    UIPreferences  gradientButtonLook value: UIPreferences
>> gradientButtonLook value not.
>>    UIPreferences  gradientButtonLook value: UIPreferences
>> gradientButtonLook value not.
> yes, this is the version you have in PrefListener.5.mcz
>
> alain
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
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