Re: Object Class Violation

El mi=C3=A9, 03-08-2005 a las 10:29 -0700, Neil Schneider escribi=C3=B3:

>=20
> I think the idea of using XML is a good one.

and the gnome stack already provides for interesting libraries to
manipulate XML!

(by the way, how's that gtk2 port coming?)

>  It makes config files
> easier to read, and if done right, you can add features into the xml
> set, that aren't reflected in the gui. Think of it as a hidden feature
> set. The tags exist in the DTD, the parser recognises them, but the
> gui would never use them.  Thus you can code in "expert" options that
> might be needed, but wouldn't be available to the
> faint-of-heart/newbie user.
>=20
> A firewall I use, M0n0wall, has some "hidden" config options that you
> can't access through the gui.
>=20
> I think templates would add a lot of functionality to DA. I would
> suggest default templates, similar to the current functionality, but
> add a preferences dialog, to allow custom templates for advanced
> configuration. Also I would like to see some color coding for required
> fields so errors would be easier to prevent.
>=20
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