> The idea of the alias list file is one from Ravi's script. It > essentially allows a quicker startup by reading this file, > which should contain all the aliases in the script, without > having to actually parse the script.
I didn't start out that way - and believe me .. it was very slow for me without this file. > If I were to parse the script at PowerPro startup (or at some other > point before the ARB box is first shown), thereby guaranteeing that > ARB will contain all of the current aliases, this file would not be > needed. Instead, everything would only be stored in memory as opposed > to being stored in memory AND in a file. That's how swzoh's original script was. My alias file has about 1000 lines and has aliases for every program on my system (that's not in app paths) - so several hundred. A refresh takes about 5-10 seconds. I'd hate to have that on PP-startup ... especially when playing around with scripts. > The only reason this file exists is for startup performance. Would > anyone like to give me some feedback on whether I should keep or > obliterate this particular file? As it is the file reads and the aliases are initialised in 1-2 seconds. My feedback is a resounding "leave it the way it is!" -- but I guess you already expected that from me :). Whatever your change, I'd likely keep using the current setup and merge changes in - so if other people want it changed .. that's fine... Thanks for responding to my earlier questions. -- Ravi (http://shell-shocked.org) PowerPro 3.8.11 on Windows XP "Cursor: What you become when your computer crashes." **** EDIT YOUR POSTINGS !!!! **** Please remove as much as possible from original messages before replying to them. ________________________________________________ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/power-pro/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
